omglion 1 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Hi guys! After hearing about how the girl who did the gaga drawings caught the attention of Lady Gaga herself, I thought I would start my own series of Gaga artwork with the craft that I do....cake decorating! Now, the first project will be finished within 1 - 2 weeks (a special cake take a lot of time, planning, and patience.) I thought I would take you guys through the whole process step by step on how I'm creating my cakes so today was step 1. Working out dimensions and logistics and drawing a basic sketch of what the cake is supposed to look like (it never turns out EXACTLY like the drawing but it should be close.) This is probably the biggest "sculpted" cake I have done to date, and I don't have high hopes. And I will be making this out of real edible cake. Usually decorators use styrofoam cakes to decorate on when the design is intricate and not going to be eaten (ie competitions) but I don't understand the logic of making a "fake cake" when your art is supposed to be edible. :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagaOopsy 26 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 OMG!!! so cute ;')) Can't wait ;'P!!! I wanna learn how to bake cakes and cupcakes ;'))!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo 3,000 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 This is so incredible! And such a good idea of using your skills in this way! I hope she sees this once it's completed :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
omglion 1 Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 I will be updating this thread after each step is done. To give you an idea of how my sketches translate to reality, here is an example of how the cake comes out slightly different but the big picture is the same. I am posting this here so that if anyone has any suggestions to yell out after each step, I would love to hear them! Point out mistakes or irregularities, frank comments are always welcome for my cakes! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagaObsession 1 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I agree with you, why the hell do people make fake cakes, make real ones and then stuff yourself full of it when you are done! I love the plans, excited to see how this turns out, good luck! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagaOopsy 26 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I will be updating this thread after each step is done. To give you an idea of how sketch to reality translates, here is an example of how the cake comes out slightly different but the big picture is the same. I am posting this here so that if anyone has any suggestions to yell out after each step, I would love to hear them! Point out mistakes or irregularities, frank comments are always welcome for my cakes! AWW!! Did you make that cake?? It's so cute ;'))!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foster 23 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 This is probably the biggest "sculpted" cake I have done to date, and I don't have high hopes. And I will be making this out of real edible cake. Usually decorators use styrofoam cakes to decorate on when the design is intricate and not going to be eaten (ie competitions) but I don't understand the logic of making a "fake cake" when your art is supposed to be edible. :) I don't know about other decorators, but when I use styrofoam, it's so that the final cake can be put on display permanently. Something this intricate, I would definitely want to show off to the rest of the world for as long as possible. Good luck with everything, though. It's gonna look fabulous :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Goulding 8 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 You're really talented tbh see you on Food Network :hor: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
omglion 1 Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 I don't know about other decorators, but when I use styrofoam, it's so that the final cake can be put on display permanently. Something this intricate, I would definitely want to show off to the rest of the world for as long as possible. Good luck with everything, though. It's gonna look fabulous :) Almighty Foster! You never dissapoint with your infinite wisdom. Now you got me thinking :eww: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deco313 0 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 you should make a BTWB Castle cake. i'd eat that :saira: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
omglion 1 Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 Actually no. I'm ok with just having a good quality picture. I know people use foam for the time factor, you can keep it out, work on it off and on, keep it forever, but I want to practice my skill. No bride is never gonna want a styrofoam sculpted cake, they always want the real thing (which means more money for me) :evil: It would behoove me to get in the practice already, since this cake isn't for anyone specific in the first place so no intense pressure really :sweat: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floppy 7,951 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Actually no. I'm ok with just having a good quality picture. I know people use foam for the time factor, you can keep it out, work on it off and on, keep it forever, but I want to practice my skill. No bride is never gonna want a styrofoam sculpted cake, they always want the real thing (which means more money for me) :evil: It would behoove me to get in the practice already, since this cake isn't for anyone specific in the first place so no intense pressure really Your idea is amazing... I see you in the Haus already :hug: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foster 23 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Actually no. I'm ok with just having a good quality picture. I know people use foam for the time factor, you can keep it out, work on it off and on, keep it forever, but I want to practice my skill. No bride is never gonna want a styrofoam sculpted cake, they always want the real thing (which means more money for me) :evil: It would behoove me to get in the practice already, since this cake isn't for anyone specific in the first place so no intense pressure really Actually, a lot of brides get fake cakes to cut down on costs. Out of the 6 wedding cakes we had at my work last weekend, 5 of them had dummy layers. Just make sure you use a ton of support in the cake. Something that thin and tall is going to be very unstable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Tulip 12,428 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I'm loving the idea! The fashion of his love cake sounds like it can taste really amazing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayla 7,595 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Omg. Omgomgomgomg. This is SO COOL! I'm super psyched for this. :excited2: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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