Cake Structure Basics

Skill level: Newb

Welcome to Cake Basics: Cake Structures, our video all about making your very own cake structures using a variety of materials. Getting a cake structure right can be one of the most challenging tasks for a cake decorator starting out learning sculpted cakes, and in this tutorial, I break down all the pros and cons of 3 different types of cake structures, how to scale a reference picture to make a structure that supports any design, and why you would chose one structure over another. I cover all the materials you will need for each structure and my thought process when problem-solving a structure to fit each unique project. There’s a lot to cover in this tutorial, so let’s get our tools together and let’s get started!

1:26:14 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

• Learn how to create 3 different types of cake structures
• How to scale and plan out a cake structure based on a reference photo
• Learn how the materials and tools needed for each type of cake structure
• Several tips and tricks to plan out and make whatever structure you might need for your specific project

Tutorial Chapters

1. PVC Structure
2. Tools & Materials 0:30
3. Setting the Scale 6:50
4. Cutting PVC & Adjusting 22:05
5. Assembling 28:24
6. Threaded Rod Structure
7. Materials & tools 43:32
8. Measuring & scaling 48:15
9. Cutting threaded rod 59:11
10. Assembly 1:01:10
11. Multi-Material Structure
12. Planning & scaling 1:07:06
13. Cutting threaded rod & wood 1:14:35
14. Structure assembly 1:16:38
15. Making armature arms 1:19:27