Sweet Luxuries: Designer Bag, Bubbly and Bon Bons (with Cake Artist Sharon Zambito)

Description

Cake Artist Sharon Zambito takes you through every step necessary to create a stunning cake. Learn every technique needed to make this life-sized, three-dimensional purse cake, bursting with edible treats. From the purse, to the champagne bottle and homemade candies, down to decorating the cake board. Includes recipes, cake template and supply list. --Techniques taught include: Carving cake layers, Stacking and supporting cake layers, Making ganache base coat, Applying ganache base coat, Applying fondant covering, Applying stitched trims , Making and applying handles, Stenciling fleur de lis motif on sides, Making and decorating chocolate champagne bottle, Inserting bottle into cake, Applying fondant blanket into purse cake, Arranging flowers and candies in purse cake, Decorating cake board with fondant, Cake cutting template included. --Recipes included. --Bonus section: making chocolate cherry cordial candies.