Sculpting Essentials: The Perfect Sphere

Description Make unforgettable, spherical cakes that look just like baseballs, volleyballs, basketballs, soccer balls and beach balls. Find out how alongside Kimberly Bailey, the owner of The Butter End Cakery. Start by building a straightforward armature featuring a simple half-sphere support for your cake. Next, Kimberly will teach you her techniques for stacking, filling and carving your cake with confidence. Worried you’ll mess up? Discover how to make mistakes disappear using a simple buttercream fix. You’ll also see how to apply a ganache crumb coat that unifies your cake and its support to create a smooth ball. Then, Kimberly will guide you step by step through using fondant to decorate an amazing array of ball designs.

• Class Preview
• Building the Base
• Sculpting Your Cake
• Ganache & Fondant
• The Baseball Cake
• The Basketball Cake
• The Beach Ball Cake
• Creating a Beach Showpiece