Category "Tutorials"

October 31, 2016

Unicorn Cake

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I made this unicorn cake for my birthday!  I had been seeing a bunch of adorable unicorn cakes on Instagram; nothing against them, but they all looked really similar with black closed eyelashes and no nose, so I wanted to put my own spin to it and do open eyes.  This cake is a tall 6″ pumpkin spice cake with a layer of rainbow cake at the top. The mane is decorated with three colors of buttercream, and I sculpted the horn & ears out of fondant.  The eyes were made out of edible images because I was short on time.  Love this cake! ? I’m a San Diego based cake artist with a licensed home baking business. I like to share quick cake decorating tutorials and ideas under one minute long. Please LIKE & subscribe for more cake videos! THANKS! MMC BAKES For local San Diego order inquiries, please visit my website: http://mmcbakes.com FOLLOW ME! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mmcbakes/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MMCbakes/

September 12, 2016

Tsum Tsum Birthday Cake

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I love this Tsum Tsum birthday cake I made for Selene Rae’s first birthday!  This is a two-tier fondant covered cake with a 10″ chocolate and vanilla marble cake with Oreo buttercream filling.  The top 6″ tier was chocolate with mocha buttercream & leche flan.  I used Satin Ice fondant for the cake, and it gave the cake a simple, clean finish.  The name banner is a custom edible image to match the Tsum Tsum logo font that was on her invitation. tsum tsum cake, fondant mickey and minnie, fondant tsum tsums, fondant piglet and pooh, mmc bakes, custom cakes san diego, chula vista Each of those figures on the cake are hand-sculpted fondant by me.  The fondant figures are fun to make, but very time consuming.  The fondant figures I made from top to bottom (left to right): Beast, Belle, Stitch, Minnie, Captain America, Piglet, Pooh, Mickey and Ironman.  The fondant figures can be kept forever as keepsakes since they dry up firm.   Here’s a gallery of photos of the figures in detail, the matching cupcakes, and the client’s gorgeous setup at a park.
mmc bakes, tsum tsum cake, tsum tsum fondant figures, pink smash cake, san diego, chula vista, custom cake Client review: “This was an incredible cake! Not only the way it looks, but the way it tasted. Guests at my daughter’s 1st birthday party were in love! I’m in love! Thank you so much MMC Bakes !” -Michelle This is my second Tsum Tsum birthday cake I made.  My first one was a buttercream covered cake with hand-sculpted fondant Tsum Tsum figures as well. Tsum Tsum buttercream cake with fondant TsumTsum figures mmc bakes custom cakes san diego chula vista Here’s a little tutorial on Petal Buttercream texture in pink and white. I used a Wilton large circle tip for piping. It makes for a gorgeous effect, especially on this smash cake. I’m a San Diego based cake artist with a licensed home baking business. I like to share quick cake decorating tutorials and ideas under one minute long. Please LIKE & subscribe for more cake videos! THANKS! MMC BAKES For local San Diego order inquiries, please visit my website: https://mmcbakes.com FOLLOW ME! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mmcbakes/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MMCbakes/  

September 1, 2016

Frozen Birthday Cake

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This is one of my favorite cakes I have ever made!  My client had sent me a bunch of Frozen cake inspiration photos, but they were mostly two-tier cakes.  So I took the turquoise and purple colors & airbrushed them onto a single tier cake.  This was an 8″ purple & white swirl cake with vanilla buttercream & strawberry filling.  The white drip is white chocolate highlighted with sugar crystals.  The Anna, Elsa & Olaf toy figures were provided by my client.  Here’s a mini tutorial I made to document how I decorated the cake. Decorating an 8″ round cake with buttercream, edible airbrush paints, and White chocolate drip. I’m a San Diego based cake artist with a licensed home baking business. I like to share quick cake decorating tutorials and ideas under one minute long. Please LIKE & subscribe for more cake videos! THANKS! MMC BAKES For local San Diego order inquiries, please visit my website: https://mmcbakes.com FOLLOW ME! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mmcbakes/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MMCbakes/