@@KarolynsKakes It covered other techniques and I've learned heaps, (an online course). I've learned so much from you- you're amazing Karolyn!!! Thank you 😘
Thank you for this Karolyn! I’m always intimidated using stripes in my decorations because theyre so easy to mess up and they have to be done perfectly otherwise itll look weird and sloppy. Again thank you for showing us these tricks that you figured out yourself!
You are so funny! One of the reasons I love your videos. I don’t do many cakes anymore but every time I watch one of your videos I want to jump up and go bake a cake and start decorating!
Thank you so much for all of your videos Karolyn. You are so informative and I love your quirky personality. Your videos are so easy to sit through and follow along. You’re the only person I can sit around and listen to for hours 😂
Thanks for the fondant strap tutorial ,your are really a pro and I love you so much .if you were a school teacher or lucture ,all your students would pass in flying colors .keep it up the good job and God bless you 💞
Thank you so much as always for the videos. Have you ever tried getting dark colored buttercream in the food processor?? It's LIFE changing and could be a good video idea
@@KarolynsKakes lol adding a bit of color to the buttercream and adding it inside of the food processor and its INSTANTLY darker and the smoothest ever. I could not believe it worked. No making in advance or using a ton of color
Hi Karolyn. Love your tutorials. I’m going to make some fondant just to practice some of these techniques. I’ve only made it one other time but I did not need to cover the entire cake. My daughter asked me to make a Jack Skellington cake, for my granddaughter‘s birthday. Needless to say I’m nervous but up to the challenge. I’m doing the simplest possible design by decorating a round cake with buttercream and using fondant to make vertical stripes down the side as well as eyes, mouth etc. An experienced friend suggested using a pasta machine to make stripes. Because I t’s new to me and I don’t want to leave making stripes day of event, Can I make them 2 days before? If so should I try to dry them or keep them moist? Thanks Karolyn.
The only thing with making them so far in advance is that they could dry out and crack. I prefer to make the stripes and immediately put them on the cake. The fondant isn't dry yet when I'm handling it so I don't get any cracks. If you do want to make them in advance, I personally would put them in a ziplock bag so they don't dry out. Good luck with it, you got this!
I just found your channel and you are so helpful! Did you went to college for baking? I’m thinking about it and I want to learn more about cakes and decorating not bread and other pastries. So idk what to do
I actually got a marketing degree in college, so I didn't go for culinary arts. You definitely don't need a culinary degree to do cakes, especially nowadays as there's so much information readily available to learn!
I recently started spraying Confectioners Glaze on my Paint Decorations, after they have dried to the touch about 5 mins I transfer to where ever it's going. And the "painted" part doesn't get all over my fingers lol. I didn't know if you have thought of that or what, just thought I'd share.
@@KarolynsKakes your welcome. I now paint with the lemon as well. I prefer the smell lol. I bought a small pack of mini mist spray bottles, and use for Gold Paint, Silver Paint and water for fondant work. And I just spray a lite layer of the glaze just enough to seal it
Hey Karolyn you are just great! I have a question when making the fondant what's the longest you've kept it wapped and in the fridge, basically what do you thing the expiration is? I have never eaten fondant do people take off the decorations then eat it? Or do they eat it too? Also with the crisco does it change the taste of the cake?
I keep the fondant wrapped in plastic wrap, then I put it in a ziplock bag, and then I store it in an airtight container at room temperature. I don't store it in the fridge. I go through so much of it (I probably make 10-15 batches a month!) so it doesn't sit too long. But I've had it last about 3 weeks. I'm sure you can freeze it, but I never have so I'm not sure what to recommend for that. I personally hate eating fondant. It's like kale on your dinner plate. It looks pretty, but you just leave it there. So when I eat cake, I just eat the cake and icing and leave the fondant on the plate. I feel like most people do that as well. It's chewy in texture, which is weird to eat with cake! LOL And the crisco, there's a light coating and a lot of it gets absorbed by the fondant. So I haven't noticed any taste difference.
@@KarolynsKakes thank you for your input. My husband birthday is just around the corner and I wanted do do something different for him. I appreciate this. I want to get a few steps done before so I'm not slammed putting it together. Love your videos
@KarolynsKakes thank you so much for that. I am making a princess tower cake for my daughter and I was worried the border wouldn't stick on just bettercream. You are the only person to answer me, you are awesome thank you. Watched a few of your videos and learnt allot.
I always learn so much from each and every one of your tutorials. I love the rose gold color. I'd love to see the beanie baby tutorial and the black cake with rainbow 🌈 stripes. Hell I'd love to see them all. Being from Bensalem PA most cake decorators are from the UK and do things quite different. It's so nice to have a hometown girl show me the ropes. Thank you for sharing and keep on caking 💜. If you can please friend me on Facebook as I'm desperate to move out of the apartment. Love ya 💜
I think I need to just start recording all of the cakes I make LOL I feel bad when I don't have videos to show you guys how I made them! Where do you want to move to?
If you enjoy my tutorials, I'd be so grateful if you'd Buy Me A Coffee! ☕🙏
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I love how you show sometimes things don't always go as plan & most of the time there is a fix. That's real cake Life. Thank you !
Thank you Emily! It's all about tricking the eye in to thinking everything is perfect, right?!
I just paid hundreds of dollars to do a cake decorating course on this! Your tutorial was better Karolyn!!! Thank you from Australia!😘
You're welcome! Was the course just about stripes or did it cover other things as well?
Holy moly that’s a lot! I hope it covered a lot more than stripes?
@@KarolynsKakes It covered other techniques and I've learned heaps, (an online course). I've learned so much from you- you're amazing Karolyn!!! Thank you 😘
Thank you for this Karolyn! I’m always intimidated using stripes in my decorations because theyre so easy to mess up and they have to be done perfectly otherwise itll look weird and sloppy. Again thank you for showing us these tricks that you figured out yourself!
You're welcome Lana! They really can be a pain in the butt, you just gotta work with them a little bit to get them straight. Glad it was helpful!
You are so funny! One of the reasons I love your videos. I don’t do many cakes anymore but every time I watch one of your videos I want to jump up and go bake a cake and start decorating!
You're adorable, thank you honey! 💜🙏
Thanks for the tutorial.
You are super talented.
Thank you so much for all of your videos Karolyn. You are so informative and I love your quirky personality. Your videos are so easy to sit through and follow along. You’re the only person I can sit around and listen to for hours 😂
Awww Taylor, thank you love! 💜
I'm from South Africa and i absolutely love your video's 💯
Thank you honey!
I’ve never used fondant before but I have watched your fondant video many times! Thanks for educating me with all your great videos.😊
You're welcome Lisa! Maybe one of these days you'll try it out?! 😊
Thank you I Love your work n the way you explain.
You're welcome love! 😊🙏
Thanks for the fondant strap tutorial ,your are really a pro and I love you so much .if you were a school teacher or lucture ,all your students would pass in flying colors .keep it up the good job and God bless you 💞
I love this so much, thank you Mapula!! 💜🙏
About to go through your whole series lol you got so many good, tutorials! Love this channel Karlolyn. I am learning so much!
Your videos are always helpful 🥰
Glad you like them!🙌
Thank you, Karolyn, for sharing your tips and tricks!
Beautiful
I love your videos
Thank you so much as always for the videos. Have you ever tried getting dark colored buttercream in the food processor?? It's LIFE changing and could be a good video idea
What is this sorcery you speak of?!? 😂😂
I've got to look that up, I've never heard of it!
@@KarolynsKakes lol adding a bit of color to the buttercream and adding it inside of the food processor and its INSTANTLY darker and the smoothest ever. I could not believe it worked. No making in advance or using a ton of color
Great video/tutorial as always, thank you.
great job! your work is amazing
Looks beautiful 😍 I’m still scared using fondant 😔
I sucked at it when I started! There's a learning curve with it. Don't be scurrd! 😂
Hi Karolyn. Love your tutorials. I’m going to make some fondant just to practice some of these techniques. I’ve only made it one other time but I did not need to cover the entire cake. My daughter asked me to make a Jack Skellington cake, for my granddaughter‘s birthday. Needless to say I’m nervous but up to the challenge. I’m doing the simplest possible design by decorating a round cake with buttercream and using fondant to make vertical stripes down the side as well as eyes, mouth etc. An experienced friend suggested using a pasta machine to make stripes. Because I t’s new to me and I don’t want to leave making stripes day of event, Can I make them 2 days before? If so should I try to dry them or keep them moist? Thanks Karolyn.
The only thing with making them so far in advance is that they could dry out and crack. I prefer to make the stripes and immediately put them on the cake. The fondant isn't dry yet when I'm handling it so I don't get any cracks. If you do want to make them in advance, I personally would put them in a ziplock bag so they don't dry out. Good luck with it, you got this!
I just found your channel and you are so helpful! Did you went to college for baking? I’m thinking about it and I want to learn more about cakes and decorating not bread and other pastries. So idk what to do
I actually got a marketing degree in college, so I didn't go for culinary arts. You definitely don't need a culinary degree to do cakes, especially nowadays as there's so much information readily available to learn!
@@KarolynsKakes I’m learning a lot with your videos!!! Can’t wait to start practicing. THANK U 🫶🫶
I recently started spraying Confectioners Glaze on my Paint Decorations, after they have dried to the touch about 5 mins I transfer to where ever it's going. And the "painted" part doesn't get all over my fingers lol. I didn't know if you have thought of that or what, just thought I'd share.
Ooh I love this!! The color transfer is so annoying, so thank you!!
@@KarolynsKakes your welcome. I now paint with the lemon as well. I prefer the smell lol. I bought a small pack of mini mist spray bottles, and use for Gold Paint, Silver Paint and water for fondant work. And I just spray a lite layer of the glaze just enough to seal it
Beautiful work, as usual!!! What font did you use for the name?
It's called Sweet Shine 😊
@@KarolynsKakes you’re the best!!! You’re so responsive!!
Hey Karolyn you are just great! I have a question when making the fondant what's the longest you've kept it wapped and in the fridge, basically what do you thing the expiration is? I have never eaten fondant do people take off the decorations then eat it? Or do they eat it too? Also with the crisco does it change the taste of the cake?
I keep the fondant wrapped in plastic wrap, then I put it in a ziplock bag, and then I store it in an airtight container at room temperature. I don't store it in the fridge. I go through so much of it (I probably make 10-15 batches a month!) so it doesn't sit too long. But I've had it last about 3 weeks. I'm sure you can freeze it, but I never have so I'm not sure what to recommend for that.
I personally hate eating fondant. It's like kale on your dinner plate. It looks pretty, but you just leave it there. So when I eat cake, I just eat the cake and icing and leave the fondant on the plate. I feel like most people do that as well. It's chewy in texture, which is weird to eat with cake! LOL
And the crisco, there's a light coating and a lot of it gets absorbed by the fondant. So I haven't noticed any taste difference.
@@KarolynsKakes thank you for your input. My husband birthday is just around the corner and I wanted do do something different for him. I appreciate this. I want to get a few steps done before so I'm not slammed putting it together. Love your videos
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What did u use for the frosting ? Buttercream??
It's American Buttercream, here's how I make it:
ruclips.net/video/IaQLNQTXo5E/видео.html
Is the base Icing or Fondant I'm just wondering as I need to do something similar.
Thanks
They are iced in buttercream then I put the fondant stripes on.😊
@KarolynsKakes thank you so much for that. I am making a princess tower cake for my daughter and I was worried the border wouldn't stick on just bettercream. You are the only person to answer me, you are awesome thank you. Watched a few of your videos and learnt allot.
After watching your videos i now realize that I've been using tylose wrong.
It took me a while to figure it out, but once you use it right, it's the best!
I always learn so much from each and every one of your tutorials. I love the rose gold color. I'd love to see the beanie baby tutorial and the black cake with rainbow 🌈 stripes. Hell I'd love to see them all. Being from Bensalem PA most cake decorators are from the UK and do things quite different. It's so nice to have a hometown girl show me the ropes. Thank you for sharing and keep on caking 💜. If you can please friend me on Facebook as I'm desperate to move out of the apartment. Love ya 💜
I think I need to just start recording all of the cakes I make LOL
I feel bad when I don't have videos to show you guys how I made them!
Where do you want to move to?
A 3-4 bedroom smaller house in Bensalem or Philadelphia but the nicer part.
Even back to Levittown would be nice but it gets more expensive.