Hot Cake Decorating How-Tos
How To: Apply chocolate transfers
In this video series you will learn how to make cut outs using chocolate transfers. Then seehow to apply the chocolate transfers to dipped crackers, sugar cookies and caramels.
How To: Cover a Cake with Rolled Fondant
This how to video will take you through the steps of learning how to cover a cake with rolled fondant. It is not as difficult as it may seem. Fondant gives a real professional finish to a cake. Watch this video baking tutorial and learn how to decorate a cake with fondant.
How To: Fill a sheet cake
Watch this how to video and learn how simple it is to fill a sheet cake.
How To: Decorate a cake using dividers and picture presses
Impress your friends by using cake dividers and picture presses to decorate cakes. Watch this short how to video and learn how make pieces of art.
How To: Ice a cake with butter cream icing
Watch this how to video to learn an easy and quick methods for frosting a cake with butter cream icing.
How To: Decorate a cake with melted marshmallows
Watch this how to video to learn how to decorate a cake with melted marshmallows.
How To: Decorate holiday butter cookies
Watch this video and learn how easy it is to decorate holiday butter cookies. Decorate holiday butter cookies.
How To: Make a smothly frosted round layered cake
Learn how to make a perfectly frosted round layered cake by watching this video. Watch how simple it is to layer a round cake and how to make the frosting seamlessly smooth.
How To: Decorate a cake with buttercream roses
Who needs a flower nail to decorate a cake? Watch this video to learn how to pipe buttercream roses directly onto a cake!
How To: Frost a square cake
Here is a video that shows you a quick and easy technique to frost a square cake. Not only will you learn how to make a perfectly smooth cake but also how to add decorative ruffles.
How To: Make a diaper cake for any baby shower
Learn a decorative and inventive way to make a cake for any baby shower. Watch this video to make a three tier baby shower cake out of baby diapers and how to decorate it with baby items.
How To: Make sugar flowers for cake decorations
This video shows you how to make sugar flowers for cake decorations. Follow along with these cake decorating tips as our pastry chef explaining the petal paste techniques. Use the petal paste technique to make sugar flowers for any cake.
How To: Decorate a child's Barbie princess cake
Wish your little girl could have a unique cake for her birthday party? Learn to decorate a child's birthday cake like a Barbie princess. This cake decorating how-to video shows you how to decorate a cake so it looks like a princess. It is very simple to do just follow along with the simple instructions.
How To: Level marzipan and ice a wedding cake
An important part of making great cakes involves knowing great decorating techniques. This cake decorating how-to video shows how to flat ice a wedding cake using marzipan. Follow along and learn great tips for working with marzipan and making gorgeous, unique cake decorations.
How To: Make a sugar art candy clay rose
This video shows you how to make a rose out of candy clay for your cake decoration. The candy clay is an alternative to fondant or gumpaste. I also use this for figures and the kids have a lot of fun playing with it. I used a wet paper towel to wipe off my hands every once in awhile because they get sticky working with the clay.
How To: Make fondant Easter chicks for cake decorating
Learn how to make fondant Easter chicks for decorating your cake.
How To: Make fondant monkey cupcake toppers
Learn how to make fondant monkey cupcake toppers to decorate your cupcakes. Cool sugar art video!
How To: Make a cupcake bear topper
Learn how to make a cupcake bear topper with fondant or sugarpaste to add a smile to any cupcake.
How To: Make a tartan pattern on sugarpaste or fondant
This video shows you how to create a tartan pattern on sugarpaste or fondant. Great for decorating cakes - cool sugar art video!
How To: Make a rose with a 5 petal cutter
This video show you how to make a rose out of frosting paste with a 5 petal cutter for decorating your desserts.
How To: Make loopy ribbon bows for a cake decoration
This video shows you how to make loopy ribbon bows as a decoration for your cake topper.
How To: Make a minature teddy bear for decorating your dessert
This video shows you how to create a miniature teddy bear using household items for decorating a cake or other baked goods.
How To: Mold and decorate a chocolate Santa Claus
Jacques Torres shows how to mold and decorate a jolly Santa and pretty Christmas trees in milk and dark chocolate. His handy tips will help with any sort of chocolate project.
How To: Decorate a cake with frosting swirls
With the quick flick of a spatula, your cake will have textured swirls. Tuck parchment paper under the cake to keep everything even. Work frosting with a spatula to warm it up before you spread it. Make sure swirls go all the way to the edge. Always use fluid motions.
How To: Apply the final frosting to a crumb-coated cake
Watch this video to apply the final frosting to a crumb-coated cake. Learn some great tips on getting a beautiful, smooth surface.
How To: Decorate a wedding cake with leaves and roses
Watch this video to learn how to pipe leaves and roses. Finish your cake with these beautiful decorations.
How To: Decorate a wedding cake with piping swag
Piping a swag decoration on a multi-tier cake doesn't have to be difficult. Watch this video to learn how to decorate your cake!
How To: Decorate and seam a wedding cake
Watch this video to learn how to finish seams on a multi-tier cake for weddings or other events.
How To: Write with icing on cake
Learn how you can use simple, easily made icing (frosting) to write and draw on your baked goods.
How To: Make miniature frosting roses
Decorate your cookies, cakes and pastries with these deliciously gorgeous miniature roses, from icing!
How To: Decorate a "gift box" cake
A hand-decorated cake makes any occasion more special. This series has expert Karen Weismen showing you how to decorate a cake like a "gift box".
How To: Frost a layer cake
An impressive layer cake isn't as hard to make as it looks, even for inexperienced bakers. In this video, Jennifer Armentrout walks you through all the steps in frosting your layer cake, from splitting the cake layers to swirling the frosting in a pretty pattern. You'll also learn what a crumb coat is, and why you should use one. Frost a layer cake.
How To: Decorate a cake with fondant
Make a cake that looks like it came from a professional without leaving your own home. Just watch this how-to video. Working with fondant is a lot like playing with playdough. Surprise your family with a colorful and tasty treat, or get them to help! Watch this video baking tutorial and learn how to decorate a cake with fondant.
How To: Make chocolate fudge frosting
Chef Jim Dodge demonstrates how to make chocolate fudge frosting; A rich and creamy fudge icing perfect for any cake. Make chocolate fudge frosting.
How To: Ice a wedding cake
In this series of expert videos, you will see examples of different wedding cake icing techniques. Watch as our expert demonstrates the turntable technique to icing the wedding cake.
How To: Decorate a cake
In this series of video clips, you’ll learn cake decorating ideas and techniques from a professional.
How To: Decorate a cake with fruit
Adams Holland and his design assistant Debra now decorate a cake. They start with an angel food cake that has already been baked and cooled. They next add an apricot glaze between the layers. It doesn't have to be perfect, it can be messy, that just makes it feel more homemade. They have stiffened some whipped cream, then fill the middle and apply it around the edges. Adams starts low and moves up, that way the whipped cream has something to rest on. Once covered, you might think what a mess ...
How To: Make chocolate garnishes
Martha shares a sweet Good Thing: chocolate garnishes. Here is a sweet Good Thing to add to your Valentine's Day dessert that is very simple to create. You can make your own chocolate hearts to garnish your sorbet, ice cream, or even a slice of cake. All you need is some dark chocolate and Reynolds parchment paper. Make chocolate garnishes.
How To: Decorate a gingerbread man cookie
Make your gingerbread men come to life! Use some fondant and some butter cream frosting and your cookies will look professionally decorated.