Taking photographs of beautiful or interesting cakes when you are out and about at weekends and during holidays will help you to build up a portfolio of ideas for the Cake Craft course. Here are some of my favourite cakes from some Edinburgh Cake Shops.  Some of the techniques you will use and make in the course.

These cupcakes are covered with buttercream and all the decorations are made with sugarpaste.  The cakes were made at a 'Fashion' Cake Decorating class at 3D Cakes in Edinburgh.

This is a madeira sponge cake which is cut to the size and shape of a handbag then covered with sugarpaste.  The handles of the bag are made from flower paste which is more stable than sugarpaste.  This is again from 3D Cakes in Edinburgh.

 

The 40th celebration birthday cake is covered and decorated in sugarpaste.  With royal icing hand piping for the writing. 

The cakes above are carrot cakes, baked in cup cakes and decorated with a cream cheese frosting which was piped.  The carrots are made from coloured sugarpaste.  These were made in school.

 

 

The vanilla cupcakes are piped with buttercream and finished with hand made flowers using flower paste.  The flowers are made using flower moulds and cutters. 

 

 

The beautiful cakes above were made by Ross Baxter, from the Dunbar Community Bakery.  Ross was a finalised in the ITV "Britain's Best Bakery".    You can see more of his work on facebook.  Just type in Ross Baxter - Patissier.