In the UK the traditional wedding cake was fruit cake covered in royal icing. I'm not sure if this is as popular today as it was in the past, but royal icing kept the cake moist and you could do incredibly intricate designs with royal icing. If interested, do a youtube search for Elaine MacGregor to see some of the detailed work she was teaching in the 80s.
This is a real cake. Take a look at it in the beginning. I've been decorating cakes for almost 20 years and I have to say you are very good. Because of arthritis, I had to change my specialization to scenery/themed type cakes. Hope you take care if your wrists!
To Samantha, Please accept my heartfelt condolences, for your family. So sorry to hear that Charlotte has left this earth. She will be missed by all of those who admired her beautiful cake work, even though we have never met her nor, even, seen her dear face, as we know her only from this video. As GingerCarol has said movingly, it is so painful to lose a sister, an unfathomable loss. I also lost a brother in law, who I knew my whole life, was a brother, truly. My thoughts move from pain of missing him to gratitude for having him in my life, for who he was and how he was in the world with everyone he met, kind and curious, sweet and talented. I imagine your sister was like this too, from her voice and the care she put into her teaching and her craft.
This takes me back... I learned my craft 60 years ago and still love to make these cakes, though they are seldom asked for nowadays. It was a beautiful icing to work with, and results were spectacular!😊❤
Great piping technique and designs. I have tried my hands on simple piping and believe me it is not easy and very hard on the hands. I think t he consistency of the icing is important. Thank you Lauri for sharing
This cake was done by my very talented sister Charlotte. You was taught so many your amazing talent. You will be sadly missed by many. I love and miss you. RIP Charlotte xxxxxxxxxxx love Samantha xxxxxxx
+gingercarol Charlotte sadly passed away aged 38 on 5/5/16. Her talent was amazing . She was one of life's greatest and I was proud to say that she was my sister xxxxx
+Samantha Morrow I am so very sorry, Samantha. One of my dearest friends is a psychoanalyst and he told me some years ago that the only pain worse than losing a child to death is to lose a sister to death, because our children see us always as older, our grandchildren see us as just plain old, our husbands, no matter how old we get, usually see the woman they fell in love with, our parents always see us as children no matter how old we are, but it is only our siblings who know who we are in our own right, who knew who we were as children, then as teens, then as young adults, then as middle aged women with grown children of our own and finally as senior citizens. The same is true for brothers. I have 3 sisters of my own and while we are not nearly as close as I wish we were, I cannot begin to imagine living without them, and I certainly cannot comprehend the utter devastation of losing a sister as young as Charlotte. Bless your heart, Samantha. One day, one night at a time, Dear. I suppose that's how we make it through such terrible grief, that and a boatload of faith and knowing this is not the end of life, just a change in direction with more to learn and more to do. I believe that with every fiber of my being. Selfishly, I so wish she had made more videos to share with the world. I know the sound of her voice, the way she moves her hands, but I do not know her face, the color of her eyes, the length of her hair or the shape of her smile. I wish I knew those things and so much more about her. It was a brilliant, stunning moment when I realized that a person on the other side of the ocean moved me so deeply from one little video that I actually wanted her friendship and now, tonight, I actually feel an emptiness inside of me. She must be a magical, blessed and wonderful woman indeed. I pray your connection with the Divine creator brings you peace, and I also pray that your other family and friends bring you a modicum of comfort. My heart aches for you. Blessed be, Samantha. Blessed be.
So young and patient, I was that once. She did a lovely job not her only exquisite decorating but in her describing how to do things all while she decorated. I waited the whole time to see how she was going to cover the flaw on the back middle, a shell crisscross design or flower perhaps? No nothing to my surprise! A decorator for showcase cakes to be sure.
mama cmx I personally like small details like that. Although its a royal icing cake, meticulously detailed...those small imperfections actually improve its overall appeal, when they are limited. Its handmade and professional all at once.
yes its true..Charlotte Feve passed away on the 5th May bless her soul sooo sad, and such a loss to her family and friends loved by so many...the best Cake Decorator Hull had ever seen in my eyes...god bless your beautiful soul Charlotte (Charlie) xxx
As with all Master craftspeople, they make it look like something you might be able to do with a little practice.... realistically you need years and years and years of practice! Amazing.
Very sad to hear about Charlotte, such a talented teacher and lovely person. she really wasn't too keen on making this video, which is why you don't see much of her only the cake. it was fun to make and I'm glad she did it. the popularity of this demonstration is testament to her skill and ability. love to all who had the pleasure of knowing her. x
oh thats a lot of work.a master piece indeed but quite difficult and i notice only one decorating tip was use.the round one.very simple looking design but it took a lot of patience and practice to achieve a very clean result.she is indeed a master cake decorator
gingercarol You are right, I was thinking that at the time, it was difficult to get an angle that showed everything, could have done with another camera. I've tried to get her to do more videos, as she is so skilful and a great teacher.
+LauriShowler Oh, Lauri, is it true? Has Charlotte passed away? God, my heart is broken if it's true what Samantha Morrow posted earlier today, and I didn't even know her other than through her video.
this was pure art! I watched this like it was a movie. I'm a newbie to cake decorating so please excuse my question. Royal icing is brittle when it dries right? If so, when the cake is cut, does it crack?
My mum put a few drops of glycerin to make it flow? forgive me watched/helped her bake Xmas cakes/puddings when I was growing up 55yrs ago I'm now in late 60`s. God bless you Charlotte R.I.P
from what I've read before, RI was used to preserve cakes for royalty way back in the day. Yes it dries HARD. But it makes an almost airtight seal on the cake. When food preservation was not as it is today, that was important in those huge royal celebrations that took days to prepare for, and even longer to get through! Not as silky smooth as IMBC, for sure, but a beautiful method of cake decorating anyway!
First I want to say the video fascinates me. I didn't look away for one second. Such pretty, pretty work. But that ridge of icing on the side of the cake almost drove me mad. I thought for sure she was going to put some kind of decoration on top of it or scrape it away.
My 1st homemade Christmas cake is in the kitchen cooling at the moment. 28cm, brandy infused. Looking at Tesco all in one Royal icing sugar. Will likely buy that closer to xmas when cash available. I enjoyed the video. I really am on the wrong side of 40. Preparing xmas fruit on the last day of August - 4 months almost before Christmas.! Ahhhh. Oh, i suppose i had better subscribe... Thanks again for the video.
When a cake is covered in royal icing, you would usually put a layer of marzipan underneath it too. The cake does not turn hard because it's not a sponge cake, it's a fruit cake which is very moist, so it will stay soft.
Commonly called the crumb coat, it's just a thin layer of royal icing to basically hold the crumbs in place so they don't interfere with (get into) the final layer of icing.
Wonderful how the icing flows and no dots on the ends. Not called master class for nothing. Very well done. Do you make you royal from scratch with egg white and a wooden spoon or have you mastered good icing in the mixer? You look so young to be a master, fantastic work.
pardon me for being ignorant...in the states, we mostly eat buttercream or ganache iced cakes but how is this cake eaten when it is served? Is it a normal thing to eat the crunchy hardened icing along with the cake or am I missing something?
Very nice consistent piping and good job handeling that air bubble they happen. Only critique I have is even though it is a dummy cake amd probably done to put on a shelf as display when working with white icing it needs to look perfect. And I talking about the extra icing on the back side of tje cake when smoothing the side the seam is a real eye grabber. Dont want anything to draw attention away from the lambeth work. Other than that great job!
In the UK the traditional wedding cake was fruit cake covered in royal icing. I'm not sure if this is as popular today as it was in the past, but royal icing kept the cake moist and you could do incredibly intricate designs with royal icing. If interested, do a youtube search for Elaine MacGregor to see some of the detailed work she was teaching in the 80s.
Thanks very much
It's like magic!!!! I tried decorating my mom's birthday cake like this... It was a mess but it's the thought that counts and I tried!!
This is a real cake. Take a look at it in the beginning. I've been decorating cakes for almost 20 years and I have to say you are very good. Because of arthritis, I had to change my specialization to scenery/themed type cakes. Hope you take care if your wrists!
To Samantha,
Please accept my heartfelt condolences, for your family. So sorry to hear that Charlotte has left this earth. She will be missed by all of those who admired her beautiful cake work, even though we have never met her nor, even, seen her dear face, as we know her only from this video. As GingerCarol has said movingly, it is so painful to lose a sister, an unfathomable loss. I also lost a brother in law, who I knew my whole life, was a brother, truly. My thoughts move from pain of missing him to gratitude for having him in my life, for who he was and how he was in the world with everyone he met, kind and curious, sweet and talented. I imagine your sister was like this too, from her voice and the care she put into her teaching and her craft.
She passed away! How awful, prayers to her family.
This takes me back... I learned my craft 60 years ago and still love to make these cakes, though they are seldom asked for nowadays. It was a beautiful icing to work with, and results were spectacular!😊❤
Everything about this video was captivating...got all teary eyed as she said "that's the end of the cake"...RIP my dear
So much talent. You made it look easy. RIP you will be missed.
So yeah, I basically watched 25 minutes of someone decorating a cake. I think I found my favourite thing to do. This was amazing.
So very talented. Truely a Master class. So sorry you left us at such an early age. . Rest in peace dear. And many thanks for sharing.
I think this cake is best ever demo, and I am in the process of teaching myself from this video, well done Charlotte Feve and Hull collage
A Beautiful tutorial to watch so talented I can not believe this beautiful young Lady is not with us anymore God bless angel x
That crease on the side of the cake is maddening - smooth that shit!
You are a master lady. You make it look so simple yet so elegant Thanks so much for sharing your talents!!
such a world class demonstration.. as a beginner. it helps me a lot.. Thanks Charlotte... we will miss u
Do not understand why peopke rate this with a thumb down....? Its sooo beautiful and she did a great Job!
She really didn't get that ability overnight ...... things like this make me proud to be human ...... pride in excellence.
That's amazing! Very talented! She was born to decorate cakes!
Nice one
This is the one of the most beautiful and perfect cake works
Great piping technique and designs. I have tried my hands on simple piping and believe me it is not easy and very hard on the hands. I think t he consistency of the icing is important. Thank you Lauri for sharing
her voice is so soothing
This cake was done by my very talented sister Charlotte. You was taught so many your amazing talent. You will be sadly missed by many. I love and miss you. RIP Charlotte xxxxxxxxxxx love Samantha xxxxxxx
+Samantha Morrow WHAT????
+gingercarol Charlotte sadly passed away aged 38 on 5/5/16. Her talent was amazing . She was one of life's greatest and I was proud to say that she was my sister xxxxx
+Samantha Morrow I am so very sorry, Samantha. One of my dearest friends is a psychoanalyst and he told me some years ago that the only pain worse than losing a child to death is to lose a sister to death, because our children see us always as older, our grandchildren see us as just plain old, our husbands, no matter how old we get, usually see the woman they fell in love with, our parents always see us as children no matter how old we are, but it is only our siblings who know who we are in our own right, who knew who we were as children, then as teens, then as young adults, then as middle aged women with grown children of our own and finally as senior citizens. The same is true for brothers. I have 3 sisters of my own and while we are not nearly as close as I wish we were, I cannot begin to imagine living without them, and I certainly cannot comprehend the utter devastation of losing a sister as young as Charlotte. Bless your heart, Samantha. One day, one night at a time, Dear. I suppose that's how we make it through such terrible grief, that and a boatload of faith and knowing this is not the end of life, just a change in direction with more to learn and more to do. I believe that with every fiber of my being. Selfishly, I so wish she had made more videos to share with the world. I know the sound of her voice, the way she moves her hands, but I do not know her face, the color of her eyes, the length of her hair or the shape of her smile. I wish I knew those things and so much more about her. It was a brilliant, stunning moment when I realized that a person on the other side of the ocean moved me so deeply from one little video that I actually wanted her friendship and now, tonight, I actually feel an emptiness inside of me. She must be a magical, blessed and wonderful woman indeed. I pray your connection with the Divine creator brings you peace, and I also pray that your other family and friends bring you a modicum of comfort. My heart aches for you. Blessed be, Samantha. Blessed be.
+Samantha Morrow I'm so sorry for your loss. Your sister was obviously incredibly talented. My condolences to you and your family.
+Veronica Lamb , thank you very much for your message of condolence. Charlotte was laid to rest today. 💔. Xxx
So young and patient, I was that once. She did a lovely job not her only exquisite decorating but in her describing how to do things all while she decorated. I waited the whole time to see how she was going to cover the flaw on the back middle, a shell crisscross design or flower perhaps? No nothing to my surprise! A decorator for showcase cakes to be sure.
mama cmx I personally like small details like that. Although its a royal icing cake, meticulously detailed...those small imperfections actually improve its overall appeal, when they are limited. Its handmade and professional all at once.
What a clever girl, so professional, never seen anyone ice with such a steady hand
yes its true..Charlotte Feve passed away on the 5th May bless her soul sooo sad, and such a loss to her family and friends loved by so many...the best Cake Decorator Hull had ever seen in my eyes...god bless your beautiful soul Charlotte (Charlie) xxx
As with all Master craftspeople, they make it look like something you might be able to do with a little practice.... realistically you need years and years and years of practice! Amazing.
WOW!!!! She's terrific!!!!! What a gorgeous cake...
I am so impressed!! I have never seen such awesome decorating from such a young* cake decorator... I am thoroughly impressed... and jelous
Gorgious Cake!!!! you are a great instructor, it was easy to follow you and what an awesome job :)
she passed away
@@giulianaaponte4287 what do you mean ? Is she dead ?
you are so good! i could never get to that level. i like watching you work.
this is actually really cool imo. in the US we don't use royal icing on cake (we use it on like cookies and stuff) so this is interesting to watch
I accidentally came across a this video, so glad I did. Going to look her up, hope she has her own channel.
So glad i ifound someone who knows how to flatten the top part❤
she makes it look so easy to write happy birthday
Fantastic skills, very sad that this girl died.RIP Charlotte.
How did you know she died
Other people mentioned it here
WOW FANTASTIC LOVED IT, I BEAUTIFUL, love Marina from Newcastle upon Tyne England xxx
Beautiful cake!! You are so talented!!! And your accent sounds just like Daisy on Downton Abbey:)
Congratulations chef you are the good decorateur.
This girl is AWESOME, mad crazy skills. I can't believe she is dead
Sooo beautifull and what a incredable tecniche!! congratulations!!
Oh my gosh I've been looking for this video for ages
Thats a Really Good one! Thanks for sharing such a wonderful video. :-)
When she started piping the second pink graduation line, I almost drifted off to sleep, it was so quiet and peaceful.
Very sad to hear about Charlotte, such a talented teacher and lovely person. she really wasn't too keen on making this video, which is why you don't see much of her only the cake. it was fun to make and I'm glad she did it. the popularity of this demonstration is testament to her skill and ability. love to all who had the pleasure of knowing her. x
What happened to her?
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Cancer, May 2016. Terrible to hear.
Ohhh. So young.
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Uma bela arte! Parabéns pelo seu trabalho!
oh thats a lot of work.a master piece indeed but quite difficult and i notice only one decorating tip was use.the round one.very simple looking design but it took a lot of patience and practice to achieve a very clean result.she is indeed a master cake decorator
You are soooo talented!! Unbelievable!
Бесподобно,Браво Мастеру👍❤
Very beautiful piping!!! I have never tried to make royal icing before. One day I will give it a try.
one of the best videos I ve seen in a while.......very nice
I so wish her hands had been filmed from a different angle so that rather than only seeing WHAT she did, I could see HOW she did it. She's remarkable!
gingercarol You are right, I was thinking that at the time, it was difficult to get an angle that showed everything, could have done with another camera. I've tried to get her to do more videos, as she is so skilful and a great teacher.
+LauriShowler Oh, Lauri, is it true? Has Charlotte passed away? God, my heart is broken if it's true what Samantha Morrow posted earlier today, and I didn't even know her other than through her video.
this is so wonderful , georgeous and neat and amazing.........I should only hope..lovely
this was pure art! I watched this like it was a movie. I'm a newbie to cake decorating so please excuse my question. Royal icing is brittle when it dries right? If so, when the cake is cut, does it crack?
It kinda does. I'm new too but im only good with butter icing .
My mum put a few drops of glycerin to make it flow? forgive me watched/helped her bake Xmas cakes/puddings when I was growing up 55yrs ago I'm now in late 60`s. God bless you Charlotte R.I.P
Great work. it looks so professional, I'll keep trying.. Cheers Steve
cute and no disturbances during Christmas and all.
Incredibly beautiful cake
So jealous. You make it look so easy. With arthritic hands find it difficult to ice using a bag
your Icing it's soo soft, i would love to have the recipe!
from what I've read before, RI was used to preserve cakes for royalty way back in the day. Yes it dries HARD. But it makes an almost airtight seal on the cake. When food preservation was not as it is today, that was important in those huge royal celebrations that took days to prepare for, and even longer to get through! Not as silky smooth as IMBC, for sure, but a beautiful method of cake decorating anyway!
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First I want to say the video fascinates me. I didn't look away for one second. Such pretty, pretty work. But that ridge of icing on the side of the cake almost drove me mad. I thought for sure she was going to put some kind of decoration on top of it or scrape it away.
+gingercarol Me too!
Ooh me tooo 😆😅
+nboese90 You could be right about that. :-) But, truly, it would not have bothered me if the rest of the cake had not been so, so perfect.
What you people don't understand is she's using royal icing.... it gets rock hard within minutes sometimes seconds
yea i agree the cake is beautiful but that annoyed me too she could have smoothed it out while the icing is still wet...but overall beautiful cake
Wow that's so lovely.
How did you do the Royal Icing? Did you just mix water and poweder sugar? Or what did you do? I want to know it, please show us the recipe
Beautiful... that must have taken a LOT of practice to be so darned good!
Yes.... I think so too
My 1st homemade Christmas cake is in the kitchen cooling at the moment. 28cm, brandy infused. Looking at Tesco all in one Royal icing sugar. Will likely buy that closer to xmas when cash available. I enjoyed the video. I really am on the wrong side of 40. Preparing xmas fruit on the last day of August - 4 months almost before Christmas.! Ahhhh. Oh, i suppose i had better subscribe... Thanks again for the video.
When a cake is covered in royal icing, you would usually put a layer of marzipan underneath it too. The cake does not turn hard because it's not a sponge cake, it's a fruit cake which is very moist, so it will stay soft.
Fantastica! complimenti! felicitaciones! manos de oro!
C'est magnifique Bravo Madame
This looks beautiful but I'm confused. If this is royal icing, it all dries hard? How do you cut into the cake?
Wow... wow... wow. Beautiful work.
What type of icing do you use to make a rose/flower only when i use buttercream it isnt firm enough and falls apart
Excelent charlotte.
Saludos from panama city central america.
Congratulation
you are so great designer you simply great
This is absolutely gourgous!💖
please can someone tell me how she has made the icing she used to pipe the cake? what did she add to the royal icing?? many thanks x
That is just beautiful!
Commonly called the crumb coat, it's just a thin layer of royal icing to basically hold the crumbs in place so they don't interfere with (get into) the final layer of icing.
Wonderful how the icing flows and no dots on the ends. Not called master class for nothing. Very well done. Do you make you royal from scratch with egg white and a wooden spoon or have you mastered good icing in the mixer? You look so young to be a master, fantastic work.
I am so very sorry that this beautiful talented girl died.It makes your heart bleed.
What? How?
Royal Icing is hard work as it span over several days due to various layers and it could be a dummy or using real cake as it is Master Class.
omg that looks so good
BEST🎉 TUTORIAL🎉 EVER🎉
I love this, what is you royal icing recipe?
Beautiful!!!! But royal icing get hard like a rock. How can you cut through and eat the cake.. . .
pardon me for being ignorant...in the states, we mostly eat buttercream or ganache iced cakes but how is this cake eaten when it is served? Is it a normal thing to eat the crunchy hardened icing along with the cake or am I missing something?
How do you fix royal icing when your doing a cake and the icing get too soft so I add more icing and now it's too hard
Can you please post the recipe for this royal icing frosting?
What is the drip of icing on the side of the cake that you forgot too smoothe all about...your scrolls look nice....
It was a beautiful cake.
Very nice consistent piping and good job handeling that air bubble they happen. Only critique I have is even though it is a dummy cake amd probably done to put on a shelf as display when working with white icing it needs to look perfect. And I talking about the extra icing on the back side of tje cake when smoothing the side the seam is a real eye grabber. Dont want anything to draw attention away from the lambeth work. Other than that great job!
RIP! you were so talented but god has better plans for you.
What number nozzle are you using for the piping please? Great tutorial.
Bonjour est t'il possible d'avoir la recette du crémage que vous utilisez pour couvrir le gâteau c'est trop bien merci😍
magnifique ticgnique very beautiful
I understand that the cake is smeared with BZ cream? And decorated with royal icing, right?
beautiful cake. Wish you can make a new one with the camera focusing and have it place closer to your hand maybe on the side?
wooow!!! :O very nice :D :D
hello from Hungary ;)
What piping tips/ nozzles where used and when? Can you please give us the numbers on them?
Pls what did you put to make your cake so white before adding icing
This would make lovely ASMR!
Wow what's the full recipe of d icing