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

    Raised Heart Cake Tutorial

    February 3, 2011 By Melissa Diamond 28 Comments

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    Cute Raised Heart Cake Design by MyCakeSchool.com. This free cake tutorial is perfect for Valentine's Day!

     

    Today I'm going to share a CUTE raised heart cake decorating technique that you can take & twist to fit many different themes.

    The idea is to create a raised pattern on top of your cakes or cupcakes with fondant.   Today, we're going with a sweet and simple and raised heart design that would be perfect for Valentine's Day.

    First, I'm going to make a fondant pearl border.  I love silicone molds and the bead maker is no exception.  If I could get away with it, I would put a fondant pearl border around every cake!

    I'm using the 8mm size-- you can find them at lots of online stores, including this one...CK Pearl Bead 8mm Mold.

    Beautiful Raised Heart Cake Tutorial! Perfect for Valentine's Day! Free tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com.

    I wrapped my fondant pearl border around my fondant cake, securing with a bit of piping gel.

     

    Beautiful Raised Heart Cake Tutorial! Perfect for Valentine's Day! Free tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com.

    Now...for the heart!  Start by creating a nice, even snake of fondant about 12" long.  I rolled out my fondant with a smoother, to help make it nice and even.  (You could also use an extruder or just roll it out by hand.)

     

    Beautiful Raised Heart Cake Tutorial! Perfect for Valentine's Day! Free tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com.

    Arrange your snake into a heart shape and attach to the top of your cake with a little bit of water or light corn syrup.  Mine is a 6" fondant covered cake.

     

    Beautiful Raised Heart Cake Tutorial! Perfect for Valentine's Day! Free tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com.

    Here, I'm using a bowl that is slightly smaller than the size of the cake as a template to cut out my fondant for the top.

    Beautiful Raised Heart Cake Tutorial! Perfect for Valentine's Day! Free tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com.

    Now, lay the fondant circle over the heart and use your hands smooth and define the lines around it.

     

    Beautiful Raised Heart Cake Tutorial! Perfect for Valentine's Day! Free tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com.

     

    Beautiful Raised Heart Cake Tutorial! Perfect for Valentine's Day! Free tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com.

     

    Using a toothpick, create a ruffled effect with the excess fondant by gently pinching with your fingers.Beautiful Raised Heart Cake Tutorial! Perfect for Valentine's Day! Free tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com.

    I used a small ball tool to add even more definition.Beautiful Raised Heart Cake Tutorial! Perfect for Valentine's Day! Free tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com.

    Now...fill the heart with sprinkles!  I used pink sanding sugar and white sugar pearls. Beautiful Raised Heart Cake Tutorial! Perfect for Valentine's Day! Free tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com.

    Using a piping tip 3, I piped on royal icing dots with medium consistency icing and wrote "Love".  A crusting buttercream would be fine to use for the tiny hearts also.

     

    Beautiful Raised Heart Cake Tutorial! Perfect for Valentine's Day! Free tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com.

    Come back again soon!

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    1. franca June 18, 2014 at 10:29 am

      Seriously u r honest on ur techniques and teaching.most tuttorial I c online will never give u a perfect detail d way u did thank u 4 d knowledge

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    2. Claudina August 25, 2015 at 2:22 pm

      Hola, Esta preciosa la torta muchas gracias por compartir me gusta .

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    3. JOAN HUMES February 21, 2016 at 12:14 pm

      Can I use this fondant raised heart as a topper for a buttercream cake?

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    4. Melissa Diamond February 21, 2016 at 1:22 pm

      Hi Joan- This would be fine to apply to a crusting buttercream. However, for a soft/non-crusting buttercream, I wouldn't apply to the cake until right before the event (just because the moisture from the frosting may soften the ruffles). Glad you are making this cake!

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