Testing Cake Decorating Hacks on a $20 Grocery Store Cake!
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I feel we need to see @TheIcingArtist recreate Rachel’s design, in a kind of first-timer vs pro-baker video on her channel/a collab! Would love to see Laurie recreate this - the design concept is beautiful and for a first attempt, very impressive too! 💙 🍰
YES JUST YES
And then full circle would be them together with icing artist helping Rachel and teaching/ giving tips!
That would be so cool
She's already done this
Or Ann Reardon, “how to cook that”.
So when you smooth the cake instead of pushing the bench scraper away from you, try pulling it towards you. Also if you do this again get yourself a plastic scraper it's flexible and makes it easier. :) great job for not knowing what you're doing it turned out good 👏
I’m so glad you commented this! I was thinking the same thing.
Came here to comment this! I'd also advise frequently cleaning your bench scraper off. As you said, I think she did great for not having done something like this before!
Agree with previous comments. If you don't have a plastic scraper use an old credit card. This is what is used in our bakery.
I came to say this too... Also it looked like she left it a smidge too thick? And another option would be accitat sheet
Came for the same, bless you Rachel you’re making it so hard for yourself. If you want more blending squish the colours up and down over each other a bit before scraping. Also soften the icing in the microwave or with a dribble of boiling water makes it way easier! Xx
This is on the most relatable RUclips videos I've ever watched. I also watch a lot of baking shows and thought, "I could do that. Maybe?" Last year, I made pate choux for the first time and made cream puffs. I piped them on a baking sheet and now have an amazing respect for bakers and their arm and hand strength. It was so hard and my hands hurt for a couple of days after. Plus side- they turned out yummy.
I NEED a Rachel/Laurie Collab!!! I love the Icing Artist!
ME TOO
Ohhhh,yes! I fully endorse this idea.
Yesss! Especially that both of them live in Canada and are Canadian
Yes please!!!
@@katerinapetrova.3179 lol Canadas a big country. Just because they both live there doesn’t mean they’re neighbours
The high-five and “learning” sent me, Rachel and Chris are too cute❤️ and I’m a newbie caker too, it all comes with practice!!!
Chris is also the definition of eff around and find out lol
Coolest. couple. on the internet. 100%
Two lovely Canadian RUclipsrs. All we need is Mia Maples!!! Awesome job
AHHH YES!! MIA ! Imagine Mia Laurie and Rach - omg
@@katerinapetrova.3179 chef kiss
Omgggggg that would be EPICCCCCC
that would be awesome to watch ❤
That would be so amazing!!!
When structuring the cake is best to put multiple dowells in each layer. This prevents the cake from sinking in to the one below
Maybe not this cake and size but I was taught to have a flat between layers and hammer a (or several) rods through center. But I was taught by a mom with a side business in the 80&90s
@@cshae9953 yes! Having a cake board between the layers would also help with the structure
Yes! I don’t quite understand if adding the dowels after stacking all the layers, as she did, would do anything to help. It seems like if the same dowel is going through all 3 layers, it would defeat the purpose of having resistance between layers.. idk
So, having a dowel through all the layers would help only if you were planning to transport it somewhere, it would keep the layers from sliding apart. However, if you want to do it "professionally", you put a piece of cardboard under each tier with some sort of support under each tier, (i.e. dowels, straws, etc.). They sell waxed cardboards at Walmart, Hobby Lobby, Michael's, and other such places for this use. You may even be able to find them at a dollar store.
There's Ann from How to cook that and she shows how to save a failed cake on more that one occasion, and she has many useful tips 😍
Oooo yes, i love her
Okay I had to look this one up out of pure, enthusiastic curiosity. This channel, ladies and gentlemen, is * cake chef's kiss * IT everyone! fantastic tutorials.
ruclips.net/channel/UCsP7Bpw36J666Fct5M8u-ZA
Rosie's dessert spot is probably the most informative cake decorating techniques channel. She's very detailed and clear, and gives very valuable tips as she goes. I highly recommend if you want to learn and make things way easier.
Ok, this looks like fun!
My chef friend puts the dowels in before stacking, and a stabilizing cake board. Its how we made my wedding cake!
This is the standard for stacking cakes.
That was what I was going to say. Glad someone did.
That’s exactly what I was going to say! You want to set the foundation before stacking. If you don’t the cakes will compress and tilt. So use thicker dowels and cake boards and you should have a winner.
Maybe you can try more cake decorating tips/hacks with fondant made from marshmallows and powdered sugar. It’s simple to cook up in the microwave, looks very fancy, and you can use shape cutters for pretty decorations. We did a really cute cake for my cousin’s 4th birthday. Took forever to make but looked good. I still peel the fondant off before eating though lol.
Yeah even the Icing Artist ALWAYS dowels her cakes, usually in threes. She uses plastic straws so she can cut them perfectly level & I've never seen her do more than a single tier without doweling.
Also the cakes should have been way colder & the icing way warmer or thinned out.
Right. Just sticking dowels through all the layers isn’t doing anything for the structure. The dowels should be supporting a cake board, upon which a cake layer is placed. The dowels and board make a little “table” inside of the cake, which supports the weight of the cake(s) placed above.
To get the ombré effect you need to overlap a few lines of the color when you pipe it on so that it blends in between. And pull the icing twirls you with a bench scraper instead of pushing it away! Also everything will be easier to ice and stack with frozen cakes/ a real frosting that will freeze. Store bought frosting is so light and full of preservatives that won’t get solid so it’s hard to get it smooth and straight
Agreed on the colder cakes, like they basically need to be frozen to work with them like this. Definitely needed dowels, but also skip the bench scraper & use an offset spatula, it's 100% easier to get that perfectly smooth icing look, even with the low quality store icing if you're using a slightly warm offset.
FREEZE YOUR CAKES!!!! I've been a professional cake decorator for 12 years and I always freeze my cake layers for at least a few hours, overnight is even better. It makes icing so much easier and doesn't change the texture or flavor. Pretty much all bakeries freeze their cakes. Also, freezing before stacking is ideal. If you end up touching the cake the risk of messing it up is minimal.
Interesting! It doesn't dry them out? Do you put them in an airtight box and freeze?
@@lishaalmeida just wrap them in plastic wrap!
I’m impressed with the fact that you didn’t drop it. We love personal growth 👍♥️
Thank you for addressing the purple icing 3 mins in 😅
When you talked about it being blue, I was like.. that’s purple.. and then I thought about that viral
“What color is the dress” picture lol
Wow Rachel likes the Icing Artist! I always love it when RUclipsrs I watch like OTHER RUclipsrs I watch 🤣
It’s validation haha
@@lacsuttle yess for real! ^^ lol
Me three!!
It shows we all have good taste in RUclipsrs.
Dip your icing spatula into hot water to smooth the icing. It’ll remove the air pockets, help blend it, and slightly soften the surface layer!
I too enjoy Laurie (The Icing Artist)! Like many others said, it would be great to see a collaboration between the two of you as you are two wholesome creators.
Please make this a series! I would love to see your skills grow
Seeing you and Chris do a challenge together would be fun! Who can make the prettier cake out of recycled cake 😁
Lots of tips from a pastry chef 🤗✨ but I do have to say that you’ve improved so much since I started watching your videos a few years ago! Great job! 😍
To get that true ombré effect and not just stripy I’d suggest to wiggle the lines a bit messily (is that a word? Idk😂) with the pallet knife. That way the colours blend better.
Also try to pull the spatula towards you and not away from you. That way you’ll get more control of everything.
To get the tops smooth, level the sides first and don’t care about the top. Once you’re done with the sides, clean your pallet knife and bring it from the outside and go inwards. I was taught to thing of it as an airplane landing. Slowly but surely approaching the ground, in this case the cake 😂. Not sure if that made sense lol.
Last icing tip: to avoid air bubbles you could A: beat the icing first with a spatula to lose some of the air. And B: heat up the pallet knife (not too much).
As a now retired professional cake baker, thank you so much for this comment. I loved the video, but I had so many tips for her that would have made it better! Your comment summed up most of them!
@@jordanstoop233 thank you 🙏🏼 there were a few more things I could’ve mentioned but it was such a long comment already 😂
i only found laurie’s channel a couple of months ago and have already binge watched every single video she has. she’s insanely talented and entertaining 😊
When stacking a cake, use 4 straws cut just above the bottom cake put the second cake to lie on top of the straws, with a cake board under it, straws again, then small one on a cake board. I used to make wedding cakes for friends. Biggest one was 6 layers.
When I saw her putting the cakes on without it, I almost screamed at my computer: "Don't do it!!!"
When frosting, always have a hot water container to dip your spatula in, it helps smooth over the frosting. And for the blend, use a little less frosting and make sure to wipe off any excess to keep a smooth, even swipe
I would love to see Rachel make a 7 tiered cake then ice it and decorate it. She can even take it a step farther and try to do each tier a specific theme from her journey on RUclips, using fondant or piping or whatever.
Listen this looks awesome! I remember doing my first two cakes when my kids were turning one and two and thank goodness they were too young to remember. I had made a caterpillar and a train and I stand by that’s what they were even though no one knew. LOL
😂🥰
You two laugh so much with each other and I love it so much. You can really see the fun and joy you bring to each other's lives... Rachel, you literally never stop smiling when Christopher is in the room. He makes you so happy. And he loves it so much. I am so endeared every time I watch you guys
It is impossible not to smile at this video, she is just having so much fun! It makes me so happy! You go girl!
Good job! I did an ombre but "ombreing" with a basting brush first, then smoothing out with a straight spatula.
Rachel knows THE Icing artist!?!? Everything is actually connected...
truly though… all RUclipsrs form a RUclips cinematic universe… ITS CRAZY
I'm just going to say, GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE
knows as in watches her videos it's not like they are best freinds (yet) hahaha
Ok I’m on a mission now going to link this video on the icing artists most recent video. We can make this happen.
The cake turned out really pretty. I love the geode. Rosanna Pansino has geode sprinkles to put on your cake. You can also crush up jolly ranchers and they will look the same. Use boba straws to structure your cake as dowels and it will help to center each tier as well.
Jolly Ranchers you say.... Brilliant!
MOAAAR PLEASE - mainly because it’s just fun to see you having so much fun. Also because I do love cake decorating. It would be fun to see you and Chris do them side by side to see what you both come up with!
For your first time, I think it turned out amazing! The geo rocks look very professional! Great job Shell and Chris 😂😂
I'm no professional cake maker, I've made plenty of home made cakes for the kids growing up and have done my beat at trying to decorating them to whatever they were into for that year. some turned out awesome and then some of them were just plain sad looking. They are very time consuming but can be relaxing at times too. I love that you tried to learn something new and fun to do. I think you did a great job and I'd love to see more videos like this and especially with cake decorating hack and tips. Thank you for being you💞
I love this! It's a good way if you are not confident actually backing cakes. Rachel you are also very funny and I love that you will try anything.
I learnt a lot from my first attempt at a cake. I went from normal cakes to tier cakes with no experience which was a bad decision. However, tip for the top, smooth the sides and leave all the leftover buttercream at the top, chill it and then using a sharp knife cut the chilled buttercream off to get that clean sharp line around the top between each cut clean off your knife.
Hey!
Just want to take this opportunity to thank you so much for your videos! Among other things, I have been diagnosed with PTSD, depression and with this daily anxiety attacks, but I have noticed that your way of behaving in your videos and also how you and Chris behave with each other is extremely calming and makes me happy. . .
Watching your videos saves me so much mental pain and allows me to let go of my problems, even if "only" for short moments and every second is absolutely incredible.
So from the bottom of my heart I want to thank you.
Warm greetings from Sweden.
I have to say that i love you!!! I'm so tired of watching videos where everything is perfect. I feel like you are me. Can't do anything right. Still trying. It's really refreshing to see somebody else have frustrating meltdowns. Misery loves company!!! I really struggle with alot of what you struggled with. Thank you thank you thank you!!!!
I'm just in awe of the lack of icing on your sweatshirt😅. I'd be a hot mess by now lol
IKR
That looked so good! Especially the geode part 🥰 I'm glad you had fun & enjoyed yourself 😊 Repurposing the cake is a great idea. I hope you saved the extras, because you can make cake pops with them. Also, I have to say I crack up whenever you say 'Christopher!' 😆
Great job for your first try!! Im a professional cake decorator and am proud of you! My recommendation for smoothing out the top edge is to scrape off your spatula after every swipe. That way your not dragging more icing on top. Hope that makes sense!
Rachel is literally me when I bake😂. We know the terms and stuff but have no clue how to execute. I think Rachel was using the bench scraper backwards and also when you insert dowels you do it for the individual layers and put cardboard or inbetween to support the cake, instead of sticking the dowel all the way through. This was an insanely good first try !!
I'd love to show your video to my class as an EXCELLENT example of growth mindset! Thank you for trying something new and modeling your thinking and feelings as you go.
Can you please do lunch box cakes...it is so fun to make. You did so good on your cake🤍
I have always used vodka with metallic color. Also do the crumb coat thin freeze for 1 hour. Then put on frosting. You did great for your first time.
I can’t believe how close you are to 700k!!! You deserve it so much. You are so consistent and constantly put out stuff we want to see. You are an OG and I can’t imagine RUclips without your channels!
I love The Icing Artist!
Also, use the lemon extract in sugar cookies. So good!
You cake turned out good. It's harder that it looks/sounds to do! 😊
I've been watching The Icing Artist fur a long time. She does unbelievable transformations! I love her videos where she orders cakes giving them the budget and what she wants OR where she creates her version of what she expected. 💜
I am totally wincing over here!! Ive been doing cakes for 10+ years. Its a beautiful effort. Im just glad she is showing people how hard it really is!!!!
Clean off your spatula after each swipe. Also put it in the freezer and then run the scraper on it. It will smooth better
Always put a board between each tier, put dowels or jumbo straws to support each tier. And then run a wooden dowel straight from the top tier down to the cake board on the bottom. You need lots of support for a 3 tier cake. It is very heavy and will collapse on itself if you dont!!!
No dont use extract!!!! Always use a high grain alcohol like Everclear!!!! It evaporates better and it doesnt leave a taste.
Turn more grocery cakes please 😍 i love icing artist too 😍😍😍
I love this! I think you should try to make a cake where you put flowers on it, I always think it looks so pretty! I was so happy to hear you like the icing artist I was just watching her earlier lol
Christopher obviously did the most work. He did amazing!
I add a tiny little bit of lemon extract in my cheesecake batter, brings a nice brightness to it without making it lemony.
Great job !!! Your husband is such a trooper and soo handsome
I hope you two are always blessed and happy
I have a use for your lemon extract. I always add a drop or two of lemon extract along with my vanilla extract when making my homemade buttercream. I enjoy how the hint of lemon takes the edge off the sweetness of the icing.
The moving shots of you scraping the icing were sooo satisfying and relaxing. Great job to production 👏🏼
Glad you liked my very professional setting up a DSLR on a mug ✨💃
That looks great! I've been watching The Icing Artist for quite a while, love her makeovers
I love watching your videos because you are so relatable, and not afraid to try new things, and show us your efforts, without trying to look 'perfect' every time. It makes me feel like I can do these things too! :D If you want some good step by step baking videos, with recipes, watch Rosanna Pansino, if you haven't before. She is of course a professional baker, and makes everything look super easy, but she does break it down step by step, and has some really cute ideas with cakes, and other pastries. :D Love watching your videos, it's like sitting in a friend's kitchen!
You did a spectacular job for the first time! And look at it this way - doing something for the first time is one of the only times that it's not only acceptable but expected to not be perfect!! 💜
A few tips from a fellow amateur who likes cake content:
- Freeze/chill the cakes between stages of decorating (e.g. before crumb coat, before final icing, before adding decorations, etc.)
- I've seen people use a spatula to, for lack of a better word, mush the different colors together a bit before smoothing/blending properly with the bench scraper
- As other commenters have said, using multiple dowels and cake boards is better for stabilization
Great job as always! I love your content, esp. when your awesome family shows up. You're all so nice, funny, and charismatic. :)
I think it looks fantastic. You did a great job on it. The only thing I would have done differently, is I would have done the gold drips all the way around the top. I think it just would have been the perfect Finishing Touch to it. I'm sure that's not what the picture showed, but I think it just would have brought it all together.❤❤
I was thinking the same thing. Doing the drip all the way around would have tied the top of the cake to the rest of the cake with the gold. But fantastic first attempt!
Lemon extract is amazing in simple sugar cookies! You don’t need much at all, but it’s a perfect use!
swirled fondant is a method I could see you getting into. I think you would love the completed aesthetic.
I love you and Christopher’s relationship sooo much!! 💕💕💕
This was so much fun! I want to see you doing more baking and decorating 😀
I would love to see you venture into some piping hacks. They can be really inexpensive as well and they create such great looking designs.
This looks good for your first time! Much better than a lot of people's first time!
Would love for you to do a drip cake! They are really fun! As a self taught cake decorator I love watching the icing artist. Lots of fun!
When you do anything with metallics on cakes, using vodka is best!! I don’t know the science behind it honestly, but I’ve heard of tons and tons of professional cake decorators using vodka with the metallic dust. Definitely recommend!
I want to see you and Mia maples have a cake off together ! That would be fun to watch 🤩
I honestly think your cake looks great! For a first timer and someone whose winging it!? Looks awesome!
I think this looks great. To get a really smooth icing look a lot of bakers use fondant. It’s not icing and you’re able to get a completely smooth looking cake.
Oh I watch all her videos also! Love her!!! Yippie!!! Rach is going to do it….exciting!
I love the icing artist, she’s amazing for sure’ I can watch her videos for hours x
@TheIcingArtist needs to react to this omg
I love the ombre and geode! So pretty! You should do it with rainbow colors!
I think you did a very beautiful job on decorating the cake!!
Great video! And great job re-making and decorating the cake! It looks great! Also, it looked like you really enjoyed the process, so I think you should definitely do this again. 😊
I always use the small knife too.....more control! I loved the high five "learning" 😜
Make a cake with icing roses and a swirly boarder!! Difficult techniques to learn but it’s so worth it!
MY HUSBAND DOES THE SAME THING! He always uses the steak knives for EVERYTHING. I’m like “it will be faster to cut the vegetables if you use a real knife”
This was fun to watch. Store bought cakes are not appetizing but you made this one look lovely
The leftover lemon extract can be used in LOTS of things! Basically anything that you would use vanilla in, you can use lemon instead. White, or yellow cake, muffins, scones, frosting, custard, bread pudding, rice pudding....
The videography in this video😍🤌🏼 *chefs kiss*
I definitely think you should do more cake hacks, for your first time this turned out beautifully! I love how your husband is trying to keep taking credit for all your work, (just like my husband when I make handmade birthday and Christmas cards!) Love your channel!
I’m really impressed by this one! Great job, Rach!
You did a great job! 👏🏻This should definitely be a series!🥰💜🌈 I can’t wait to see more.
I hope you are enjoying,making these videos, as much as I enjoy watching.
Also, may I say, “it was very touching, when you and your husband publicly supported Ukraine.” 🙏 Just a thank-you from a fellow Canadian.
I love that you tried this!!! It makes me want to try as well. I'm not the greatest at cake decor but I like to try. Definitely gonna try the candy rocks thing.
I watch the icing artist too.. she always uses cardboard rounds to support each layer. She showed a cake she made that collapsed because she doweled it ..but the weight of the other cakes made it all sink in. So each tier has the cardboard and a set of separate dowels ( idk if I explained that correctly lol). And she said she asks her grocery store bakery if she can buy extra icing from them. That's normally the extra icing she's using.
Good job!
This was so fun to watch. Good job, for your first attempt especially. (And thank you for normalizing sitting down when doing stuff in the kitchen. So many people, especially disabled people, feel like they have to stand the whole time when that's just not true.) Maybe use lemon extract for sauces, glazes, in baked goods, cocktails/mocktails, that sort of thing?
Rach I love your videos and would absolutely love for you to do more of these videos.
I love The Icing Artist!! She's is great. I also love your videos and the array of subjects.
Okay I seriously love this cut and color on you!!!
It actually turned out good! I always get so anxious when I try to decorate a cake
The Icing Artist is amazing! Her cake transformations are so beautiful!
Also using a metal flat spatula is great because you can heat up the metal with hot water to get a super smooth top/sides.
The cake turned out beautifully. Good job👏👏👏👏
Okay, but, this actually turned out pretty good! I’m impressed!
I'm beyond amazed with your great job on the Cake! That looks stunning! Thousands of thumbs up for your effort and achievement!!! Soo proud of you 💓💓💓💓
Good job!
I use lemon extract 🍋 in vanilla (Greek) yogurt. Love 💛
You did a great job for your first time. If you hold the scraper straight, it would give you a smoother look as well as pulling it towards you and cleaning it after each time you lift it off. I usually use straws to stabilize my cakes. 4 straws cut to just below the cake layer in the center of the layer, then put the next layer with a cake board onto the straws. Repeat that for each layer and it works very well.
I would love to see you try a fault line cake. It would be another way to use your bench scraper