In this Project, Pretty Witty Cakes' tutor Dawn Butler shows you how to make a cake in the shape of a full size violin together with edible music sheets.

This Project is all about learning to carve a more complex shape from cake and making something with a real wow factor. 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 carved violin cake with edible music sheets.  You will learn:

• How to work out how many people your cake will feed and therefore how big your violin needs to be
• How to carve a cake into the shape of a violin and why this differs from normal cake carving
• How to make strings on a violin that are edible using cake lace
• How to make a wood grain effect on the violin
• How to make the arch
• How to make the bridge
• How to make light contours on the cake for a reflective surface
• How to make the engraving on the violin
• How to work with modelling chocolate
• How to make the edible music print paper
• How to make the tuners
• How to assemble all elements of the cake
• How to position the strings

At the end of the Project you will have a fabulous cake that will look like a real violin including wood effects. It is a great cake to impress with

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Materials

We sell much of the equipment you use in the Project in the Pretty Witty Cakes' online shop . To see a full list of materials used including quantities of fondant and cake sizes, click on the Materials tab.

Buying from Pretty Witty Cakes

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