Design & Decorating Cakes

There is growing awareness of the consumers about the cake designs.

The customers also are now realising that they would never be able to convert their dreams of a sweet and sumptuous masterpiece into reality, if it was not for the passionate cake decorators pushing the bar higher every time... to deliver something new and exciting. Today customers are well aware of the trending designs that are popular and they know which are passé.

Succinctly, these are simply great times to belong to the cake decorating community. But before one venture into cake decorating, it is wise to remember that each cake artist may have her/his own creative process in designing a cake but discipline and innovation and also the inclination to go beyond one's comfort zone will be the common keys to success in this creatively demanding profession of cake creation and decoration.

The three major role players in cake decoration fondant, butter cream and royal icing are very much at play across the industry. They are the favoured frosting mediums among the cake makers. Fondant frosting has been adding satiny elegance to cakes as a covering medium and for embellishing ornate wedding cakes.

Butter cream is probably the most underestimated of these three frosting mediums, but now more and more cake designers are relying on butter cream to get smooth finishes on their cake designs.

Of course, the refrigerator is one's best friend when working with this medium.

And of course, time and patience are crucial elements while playing with butter cream.

Royal icing, also famously known as the cement of the baking world, is one of the most versatile of cake decorating mediums. From understated and simple traditional piping to covering cakes, cookies, for making petite flowers, monograms, stenciling, texturing and not to forget to adhere to the hot trend of string work and Lambeth method piping, this frosting medium can tackle them all.

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