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    Home » Blog » Blog Tutorials » Themes and Occasions » Seasonal & Holiday » Winter

    Happy New Year~2015! Cake Tutorial {Blog}

    December 30, 2014 By Melissa Diamond 31 Comments

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    Festive New Year's Cake! Free Cake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com

     

    Hi everyone!  The new year is almost here and I wanted to share a festive, quick & easy cake tutorial with you!

    First, I truly love the look of piped buttercream on cakes.   In fact, the more piping, the better!  It's often a quicker option than applying frosting with a completely smooth finish, and I love the dressed up feel.

    I often use my trusty 2D tip to pipe vertical ribbons of buttercream onto cakes....but today I wondered what would happen if I piped horizontally instead.  The result is so pretty...and so easy!  It's my favorite part of this tutorial ;0)

    First, I crumb coated my cake with a thin layer of buttercream.  Then, starting from the bottom of the cake, I piped long strands of buttercream with my 2D tip.  If you have a turntable, it makes things a bit easier so that you can spin as you pipe.  We used this recipe but any frosting that holds it's shape nicely to piping would work well.

     Fun and festive New Year's Eve Cake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! Still going!  I love the effect.

    Happy 2015 Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com

    Here is a shot of the back of the cake.  I stopped and started  my bands of frosting in the same spot, creating a seam all the way down.  If the seam bothers you, you can pipe a vertical line of small rosettes, or add sugar pearl "buttons", but I like the look just as it is ;0).

    Happy 2015 Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com

    The piped frosting was finished in just a matter of about 5-10 minutes!  Next, I created a fondant plaque.  We actually used a plaque cookie cutter for this.  If you don't have one & would like this same shape, you can use a rectangular cutter and then snip away the corners with a small circle cutter or piping tip.

    I dusted my plaque with silver luster dust. (Rolkem Super Silver)

    Happy 2015 Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com

    My fondant numbers were cut using a Wilton cutter set. I dusted with gold luster dust (Rolkem Super Gold) & sparkled with hologram twinkle dust.

    Happy 2015 Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com Now for the stars!  I melted white candy coating/bark coating and spooned it into a disposable piping bag (with the tip snipped away).  Then, I piped lots of stars onto a waxed paper lined cookie sheet.  I chilled in the freezer for about 5 minutes so that they would set up much more quickly and could be easily handled.

    Happy 2015 Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com Using a dry paintbrush, I dusted my stars with silver and gold luster dust.  Pearl dust would have been nice too!  I chilled the dusted stars one last time for a few minutes before placing them into the frosting. (* Use your preferred luster dust for your stars.  I used Rolkem Super Silver & Rolkem Super Gold luster dust for mine, which I ordered online.  You could also sprinkle your stars with sparkling sugar/sprinkles or sugar pearls before they set up, or by using a little piping gel as adhesive.)

    Happy 2015 Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com

    And that's all there is to it!  I love the sophisticated look of this cake, and I especially love that it came together so quickly!

    New Year Cake Tutorial By MyCakeSchool.com

     

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    Thanks for stopping by our site, we truly appreciate it!   Wishing you all the best in the new year!  Here's to 2015! xoxo

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    1. Melissa Diamond January 5, 2015 at 9:00 am

      @Jolena, I'm glad that you like it! @Rosangel, I piped a little buttercream to the back of the plaque before applying to the cake.

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    2. sofia purata January 6, 2015 at 10:08 pm

      Hi Thanks for sharing and can you please add the link to order the dusters.
      happy new year!!!!!!!!!!!! Loved the cake thanks.

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    3. stella January 9, 2015 at 9:34 am

      it lovely

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    4. Christina May 29, 2015 at 3:01 am

      Just used this technique for an 8"x4" dark chocolate cake. I used 1M and piped the horizontal bands to the top, leaving the top of the cake flat and smooth. I actually used the "seam" (shown above in the back), as the front of my cake and piped in small 1M star where each line met. I then put light green sixlets in the center of each star.
      This was a great, quick, design for a Manly Man Cake.
      p.s. Received my subscription as a Birthday Gift! LOVE IT!

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    5. Melissa Diamond May 29, 2015 at 12:22 pm

      Hi Christina! I'm so happy that you liked this technique and put your own spin on it! I'm sure that it was a hit, and I'm happy that you are enjoying the site! xo

      Reply
    6. Sharon M July 21, 2015 at 6:27 am

      Were you able to find the Rolkum in the US, if so do you mind sharing!
      I just love your site!
      I've been looking for a supplier in the States for a while now with no success. Thanks!

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    7. BeBe July 21, 2015 at 1:35 pm

      Hi Sharon, We have not found the Rolkum gold in the US. Global Sugar Arts now has an edible gold luster dust that we will be trying soon. Here is a link to the product http://www.globalsugarart.com/search.php?q=edible+gold+luster+dust

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