In this Project, Pretty Witty Cakes' tutor Dawn Butler shows you how to make this full size sport's trainer shoe perfect for any man or boy cake or a female sport's fanatic by changing the colours. As an added bonus, Dawn also shows how you can turn this cake into a football boot.
This Project is all about creating a large novelty cake perfect for parties and birthdays. If you want to learn how to carve unusual shapes on cakes, this is a great cake to start with. The videos will cover everything you need to know about making this cake, decorations and detailing.
What you will learn
This Project is all about making a life size shoe cake. You will learn:
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How to size a cake properly to work out how big it needs to be to cater for your party guests so you don't make the cake too big or too small.
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How to carve a generic sport shoe shape which can be converted to different sport's shoes
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How to convert the generic shape to a sport's trainer shoe shape
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How to convert the generic shape to a football boot shape
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How to ganache a sport's trainer shoe shape
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How to cover a sport's trainer shoe shape
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How to ganache and cover a football shoe shape
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How to build up the shoe shape and model the structure
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How to make the soles, laces, tongue and other detailling
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How to refine the carving to make different types of sport's shoes
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How to work with fondant when covering sport's shoe shapes
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Creating the embossed pattern on a shoe shape
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Adding stripes to the trainer shoe
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Adding stitching effects to the trainer shoe
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How to make the heel
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How to make a leather look on the shoe
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Making studs for a football boot
At the end of the Project you will have a fabulous cake that is a little unusual. It is a great cake that can be adapted for the needs of any recipient
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Materials
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