Spanish Tiles Cake
Rachael Teufel
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Introduction
1:01
In this lesson, Rachael shares her inspiration for this Spanish tile cake and touches upon each of the steps needed in order to create your own cake.
Buttercream Hexagon Cake
27:20
Icing cakes with corners, like hexagons and squares, can be a challenge for even seasoned decorators. In this lesson, Rachael shares a tried and true two-board method for icing a hexagon cake with crisp corners, straight sides, and smooth edges.
Fondant Hexagon Cake
15:15
In this lesson, Rachael demonstrates how to cover a hexagon cake and the base board at the same time. She shares techniques for eliminating buckles in the fondant, smoothing the surface, and creasing the corners. Rachael also walks you through a few tricks for patching tears and eliminating that dreaded elephant skin.
Making Tiles and Painting
29:03
Creating tiles can be a labor-intensive process but using Rachael’s method will not only speed up the process but also allow you to replicate tiles over and over. Rachael shares a few ways to impress texture onto modeling chocolate with various objects, how to cut tiles quickly and easily, as well as how to color multiple tiles at once using a simple trick. By the end of this lesson you’ll be making edible tiles that look like porcelain.
Gumpaste Blossoms
10:36
In this lesson, Rachael shows you how to take one simple Dogwood flower and create multiple variations to add variety to your cake design. Small changes to the shape, texture, and color of the flowers allows for endless styles.
Assembly and Final Decor
18:40
Stack up your tiers and start decorating. In this lesson, Rachael shares how to add structural supports to you tiers to create a stable three tier cake. She provides a few design options for arranging your tiles and shows you how to cut and line them up perfectly. Finally, she will add some embellishments and arrange the blossoms to create depth on this Spanish tile cake.
Inspiration for cake designs can be found anywhere. In this class, Rachael takes you to Spain to be inspired by beautiful and bright Mediterranean tiles. She will guide you through each step of the process from icing and covering your cake in fondant to creating and placing tiles that look so real, you won’t even know they are edible. Finally, she shares how to create multiple variations of one simple flower to create more depth and interest in the final design. Rachael provides you with all the knowledge you need to make this cake from start to finish and even supplies her very own modeling chocolate recipe so you can get started making tiles quickly and easily.
Rachael Teufel
Rachael grew up baking in the kitchen with her Hungarian grandmother, but she didn't discover her passion for cake decorating until later in life while seeking a creative outlet from her day job. She always had artistic interests, so cake decorating seemed like the perfect activity after a long day working as a Physical Therapist. Rachael launched Intricate Icings Cake Design in 2006 and quickly became known for creating cakes that were both delicious and beautiful. She enjoys translating any type of inspiration into an original cake design striving to think outside the box, explore new techniques, challenge her design skills, and push the limits of creativity! Intricate Icings is best known for their bridal gown-inspired cakes and more recently, the Geode Cake trend which took hold quickly over a large geographic band making it one of the most recognizable design concepts in recent years. Rachael's work is now nationally recognized and can be seen on episodes of <em>Food Network Challenge</em> as a competitor as well as on Hulu’s <em>Baker’s Dozen</em> and Food Networks <em>Buddy VS Duff</em> as a Judge!
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