You are very hard on yourself you are an excellent teacher. I love your work. Your neat, precise n explain things so clear. I look at so many tutorials n always get the best teaching from you.
Margeeeeeee! Thank you! I do get in my head sometimes because I don't have the perfect setting or equipment (yet), but the information is good so I have to remember that! 🥰
I use to watch Global Sugar Art videos and learned a lot. But they have all the fancy expensive tools, and a kitchen set up just for videos, and a cleaning crew and camera man lol. So for a woman concerning the world from her kitchen I think Karolyns Kakes is the best lol
This cake is amazing. I've loved it since the first moment I saw it on yourvwebsite. Thanks so much for showing us how you did the reverse lettering & the stencil. You make everything look so easy. And I know how difficult it really Is. As I've tried your lettering techniques myself. You ARE the Michael Angelo of cakes! Thank you Karolyn.
Karolyn!.....you are so AMAZING at what you do! That cake is super dope! A beautiful creation by a beautiful person! Thanks for the great and informative videos and for dropping all these gems 💎! Love you cake bestie! Blessings to you!
Wow!!!! That is so cool looking. I've never seen that before. The whole cake is gorgeous in fact. So many different techniques on one cake that's why you are amazing. Thank you for sharing and keep on caking 💜
I love all your videos and I am learning so much! But my favorite videos that you do are the ones where you talk about real life cake stories and share tips on how you handle customers, pricing, etc. I would love to hear about how you manage your decorating schedule, how many orders you take per week, when do you consider yourself “booked”, how far in advance you make cakes, fondant decorations, and what day you start decorating to ensure freshness, etc…stuff like that! Thanks for all you do to help other cake decorators!
To keep paper on fondant while cutting if you add little Cristobal to corners it helps it stop moving and you don’t need to hold down so much,hope you don’t mind me saying ,love your tutorials,I’m watching from the uk x
A big thank you Karolyn for another great tutorial you are so fantastic sharing all the tips us beginner need all the help we can get so thank again from Australia 🇦🇺 with love
Such an awesome technique! ❤️❤️❤️Now that you mentioned it, I don’t think I’ve seen this done on any cakes! Also, love how you always make references to Friends 😆
@@KarolynsKakes I forgot which video it was because I’ve just been having a marathon of your tutorial videos but in one of them you said “PREPARED” like how Rachel did in the Unagi episode and I had my headphones on while watching, when it got to that part, I busted up laughing so loud 😆 Good thing no one really heard me coz I was on break at work. But then I kept laughing at myself for cracking up LOL
Hey Karolyn. This tutorial was wicked! Thankyou so much! Would you consider doing a video on how you did the stripes n the ganache on top of the bottom tier pretty plz?? Anyway, thankyou, awesome as always! You rock! xoxo
Hi Karolyn, so stunning!! Question; when you say put into the refrigerator, is it a low moisture/condensation fridge? Aren’t regular fridges not good for fondant work? Do you have a specific fridge you’re using? Thanks, Kim
I just have fridges from a scratch and dent store, nothing special. I didn't even know they had low moisture fridges! LOL There is a dial in my fridges and I keep it in the middle. I explain in this video! th-cam.com/video/vBKi-O7v98w/w-d-xo.html
I can't remember the brand of that one I used to use. It required the use of an app with it and it stopped working so I got rid of it. Here's the one I use now: amzn.to/3Lk4JdD
I have impression mat tutorials, but I always do it on buttercream, not fondant. If you use an impression mat on fondant, you may have to go over the lines to deepen them!
SORRY TO KEEP BOTHERING YOU!! but i have my first 3 tier and im literally shaking in my boots! lol I so appreciate your responses! I want to do a 5",7",9" and have been looking for those diameters in cake boards.... apparently they dont exist lol. so when you do those sizes are you just using the next size up cake boards?? do you cut them down to fit or just use ask is? Thank you so much!
Yes you can! Crisco is thinner and greasier than the Sweetex Golden Flex high ratio shortening that I prefer. Here's a video where I compare them: th-cam.com/video/rqtPIMoyc5A/w-d-xo.html
Hi Karolyn! Your kakes are absolutely amazing! Thanks for your videos. This question has nothing to do with the video, but what tools do you use to calculate your cake costs? Ingredient cost, cost per hr, utilities, etc?
Thank you! This is going to sound horrible, but I don't break everything down like that, it would drive me insane. I use an Excel Spreadsheet to keep track of expenses for tax purposes though!
@@KarolynsKakes you're welcome! I'm new to this and trying to find the easiest way to price my products. Thank you for sharing your videos and for answering back. 😊 I look forward to watching more of your content.
I am not sure if Karolyns Kakes knows this or not but.... You can use a portion of your utilities as a deduction for taxes. We do that at the family farm. They deduct half of the electric bill as a farm expense, because of the electric fence to keep cows in, the well runs on it and waters the cows and pecan trees. Got to find a good tax person to help you find all your deductions. Even miles driven for Deliveries and supplies. If using your personal vehicle to deliver cakes, the repairs and I believe even oil change and up keep are deductable. She has videos and print outs that you can use as a guide for pricing your cakes and explains how she charges.
@@pmc9927 I bake for fun family and friends, not a business... But I have learned a lot watching these videos. I also tried doing an online course on doing other people book keeping... I tell you what, find a good one that can help you not pick everything, you can use a bunch of stuff you probably haven't thought about yet. Even cakes you do as donations or give deduction on for charity. And Karolyns Kakes also explained in her videos on pricing, be sure to check with local bakeries and home bakers for what they would charge. You don't want to under price your cakes, but over pricing too much could cost you a sale as well. Her prices, are way to high for where I live, but I would imagine it would be much higher say in NYC or LA. I watch these videos as a relaxing Technic lol.... Watching the frosting smoothed, and the pipping, and fondant creations is relaxing to me. Lol so I go on TH-cam binge watching of cooking videos lol.
You are AMAZING! Thank you so much for this thorough tutorial!! There are so many things that you do that I want to try! But I’m still trying to get smooth icing 🥴 thank you so much for access to all this. You’re my cake idol ☺️
I believe this cake was 5" / 7" / 9" (feeds 50-60) Baked in 2" high pans. 2 layers per tier, torted into 4 thinner layers with 3 layers of filling in between. I hope that helps!
Over the years, what have you learned to do to safely have a fondant cake in fridge until delivery without it sweating ? With the change of temperatures. ?
Ok, so I also watched the stencil video as well. But question??? The gold Bow? Did you use Rice Paper? Or is that actual Ribbon? I have been watching videos on working with rice paper, and Amazon said it would arrive yesterday, but then said not til next week... My cake is due Friday afternoon. So it looks like I am going to try using Fondant to make the roses for the cake. Lol wish me luck
@@KarolynsKakes I basically use it for dummy/display cakes and decorations, but I’m gonna start using tylose with it so I can work with it better. Basically my orders are buttercream.
I get some people who ask the same questions so I'm trying to make sure I'm covering all bases! I don't mean to make you guys feel dumb! I can dial it back a bit. 💜
I love Weezer, but no, it's a weightlifting group that I actually don't belong to, but the shirt was on sale and I love this style (I have it in 5 other colors LOL) so I got it 🤷♀🤣🤣
@karollyns kakes do you ever use the wafer paper included with the printer? If so will you please do a video on what you use it for? Also you are sooo Monica! Organized and anal. I mean that in the best possible way. And yes i end up with stuff all over when i decorate too. Those cleaning breaks make me feel so much better.
If you enjoy my tutorials, I'd be so grateful if you'd Buy Me A Coffee! ☕🙏
www.buymeacoffee.com/KarolynsKakes
You are very hard on yourself you are an excellent teacher. I love your work. Your neat, precise n explain things so clear. I look at so many tutorials n always get the best teaching from you.
Margeeeeeee! Thank you! I do get in my head sometimes because I don't have the perfect setting or equipment (yet), but the information is good so I have to remember that! 🥰
👍🏼👍🏼🌟🌟👏🏼👏🏼
I use to watch Global Sugar Art videos and learned a lot. But they have all the fancy expensive tools, and a kitchen set up just for videos, and a cleaning crew and camera man lol.
So for a woman concerning the world from her kitchen I think Karolyns Kakes is the best lol
Thank you so much for sharing!! I find myself binge watching all your videos LOL
Yay! Thank you gorgeous! I'm so glad you like them 😊
That is a STUNNING piece of ART, my friend! Absolutely GORGEOUS!
Heidiiiiiii!! Thank you love, I appreciate you!!
This cake is amazing. I've loved it since the first moment I saw it on yourvwebsite. Thanks so much for showing us how you did the reverse lettering & the stencil. You make everything look so easy. And I know how difficult it really Is. As I've tried your lettering techniques myself. You ARE the Michael Angelo of cakes! Thank you Karolyn.
Cindy! You're the sweetest, thank you love!! And I promise it gets easier with practice 🙏
Karolyn!.....you are so AMAZING at what you do! That cake is super dope! A beautiful creation by a beautiful person! Thanks for the great and informative videos and for dropping all these gems 💎! Love you cake bestie! Blessings to you!
Awwwww thanks boo! I love you!! 🥰🥰
Thank you fpr sharing this new way of adding the name to a cake. That cake looks gorgeous. I am going to check your bow tutorial. 😍
You are Awesome and everything you share with us is super helpful, I enjoy watching your videos ❤️ Thank u
You made me smile, thank you!!☺
Absolutely Gorgeous 🤩
Oh my Goodness!!!! I was wondering what you were going to do with the extra letter pieces. You did that!!!🙌🏾🙌🏾💞💯
Looking great! Love it. 👍🇦🇺
Wow!!!! That is so cool looking. I've never seen that before. The whole cake is gorgeous in fact. So many different techniques on one cake that's why you are amazing. Thank you for sharing and keep on caking 💜
Thanks so much 😊
Thank you Karolyn , i learned a lot from you
So beautiful!! You have so much patience!!
Thank you! 😊
I like the technique. The cake is beautiful.
🥰🥰💜🙏🏼
Amazing cake 🎉
Oh my gosh, it's gorgeous!!! Thanks so much🤗
You are so welcome!😊💜🙌
I love all your videos and I am learning so much! But my favorite videos that you do are the ones where you talk about real life cake stories and share tips on how you handle customers, pricing, etc. I would love to hear about how you manage your decorating schedule, how many orders you take per week, when do you consider yourself “booked”, how far in advance you make cakes, fondant decorations, and what day you start decorating to ensure freshness, etc…stuff like that! Thanks for all you do to help other cake decorators!
Thank you Pamela! I’m making a note of this ☺️
That is a beautiful cake.
Wow!! Just awesome!!! I’ll be trying it. You are the best. Thank you so much!!
Let me know how it turns out!
Omg beautiful cake 😮 WOW, amazing work. Thank you for sharing, ❤ love your videos 🎉
Thank you love! 🥰
Thank you for all !!!
Wow Karolyn! Just beautiful ❤️ you cover so much thank you so much
Wow! This tutorial is so AMAZING! I love it. Thank you so much Karolyn for sharing your talents to us! God bless you more!❤💕
Awww I'm glad you like it! I love doing this technique!
So lovely!❤️
You make me want to decorate a cake! Love this!!
You should! Thank you😊
I can’t thank u enough , you are amazing
You make it look so easy. Your great
Thanks so much 😊
So love your tutorials because you and your process are real AND your cakes look fabulous. Thank you so much for a new technique 🥰
Denise! Thanks girl, you're so sweet! 🥰🙏
Beautiful 💕👍
To keep paper on fondant while cutting if you add little Cristobal to corners it helps it stop moving and you don’t need to hold down so much,hope you don’t mind me saying ,love your tutorials,I’m watching from the uk x
OMG Thank you!!
Beautiful cake!! Love, love, love, your techniques, you’re amazing and fun 🤩
Thank you Debra!! 🥰🥰
What a beautiful cake!
A big thank you Karolyn for another great tutorial you are so fantastic sharing all the tips us beginner need all the help we can get so thank again from Australia 🇦🇺 with love
You’re welcome Deb! Sending love back from USA 🇺🇸 🙏🏼
another amazing cake
Thank you love! 🥰
Absolutely beautiful!!!
Amazing cake 👏
Thank you!🙌
Love this!!
AMAZING!!!
Great job Karolyn.I love this cake
Thank you Roseline!
Great tutorial Karolyn. Thanks for sharing. Can you please do a denim cake that has thighs??? Thank you.
Amazing work. Beautiful cake 😍
This cake is stunning!!♥️♥️
Thank you Norma! 😊
Love it!! Thank you so much!!!
You’re welcome, I’m glad you like it!😊
Thanks!
Granny!!!! Thank you SO much! I really appreciate you! 💜🙌
Love it. ❤️
Amazing!!
Super talented,, thank you for sharing 🥰
You’re welcome Mona! ☺️🎂
Absolutely beautiful cake as always! Love from NJ 💜
Thanks girl! Love back from PA 💜🙏
Love your videos!! That is a beautiful cake!!
Thank you love! I appreciate you! 🥰
So cool thank you so much your amazing
Love your tutorials. Amazing work as always.
Thank you Lisa!
Amazing, I love this idea!
Thanks girl! ☺️
Such an awesome technique! ❤️❤️❤️Now that you mentioned it, I don’t think I’ve seen this done on any cakes! Also, love how you always make references to Friends 😆
(Ross voice) Thhhhhhankkkk Youuuuuu!! 😂😂
@@KarolynsKakes I forgot which video it was because I’ve just been having a marathon of your tutorial videos but in one of them you said “PREPARED” like how Rachel did in the Unagi episode and I had my headphones on while watching, when it got to that part, I busted up laughing so loud 😆 Good thing no one really heard me coz I was on break at work. But then I kept laughing at myself for cracking up LOL
Hey Karolyn. This tutorial was wicked! Thankyou so much! Would you consider doing a video on how you did the stripes n the ganache on top of the bottom tier pretty plz?? Anyway, thankyou, awesome as always! You rock! xoxo
Figures people want to see the only thing that I don't have a tutorial on! 🤣🤣🤣
I'll film it the next time I do it!
Once again another great vid!! I really hope you're monetized, because you give out so much info❤. Thank you!!!
Thank you! I am monetized, but I try not to bombard everyone with ads!
Great tutorial thankyou! You give me so many good ideas 💡 👌🏼 Also that cake is beautiful!!
Thank you Chenise! 🥰
SO helpful :) Thank you! Such a cool cake, too
You're welcome! I hope you try it!
You are AWESOME
Thank youuuuu!!😊
Wow!
Hi Karolyn, so stunning!! Question; when you say put into the refrigerator, is it a low moisture/condensation fridge? Aren’t regular fridges not good for fondant work? Do you have a specific fridge you’re using? Thanks, Kim
I just have fridges from a scratch and dent store, nothing special. I didn't even know they had low moisture fridges! LOL There is a dial in my fridges and I keep it in the middle. I explain in this video!
th-cam.com/video/vBKi-O7v98w/w-d-xo.html
Karolyn I love every video ive watched. And learning much. But I want to ask, if you have link to your microphone piece. Thank you!
I can't remember the brand of that one I used to use. It required the use of an app with it and it stopped working so I got rid of it. Here's the one I use now:
amzn.to/3Lk4JdD
Beautiful work. Do you have a stripe tutorial?
Thank you! That's the only part of this cake that I don't have a tutorial for LOL
I'll film it if I do it again!
Hello! Do you have any tutorials using a fondant impressions mat? ☺️
I have impression mat tutorials, but I always do it on buttercream, not fondant. If you use an impression mat on fondant, you may have to go over the lines to deepen them!
Love ur cakes. How much do u charged on this one, please
SORRY TO KEEP BOTHERING YOU!! but i have my first 3 tier and im literally shaking in my boots! lol I so appreciate your responses! I want to do a 5",7",9" and have been looking for those diameters in cake boards.... apparently they dont exist lol. so when you do those sizes are you just using the next size up cake boards?? do you cut them down to fit or just use ask is? Thank you so much!
I cut them all the time. So if I need a 5" board, I take a 6" board and trace a 5" cake pan onto it and cut it out!
Can we use crisco shortening in making buttercream
Yes you can! Crisco is thinner and greasier than the Sweetex Golden Flex high ratio shortening that I prefer.
Here's a video where I compare them:
th-cam.com/video/rqtPIMoyc5A/w-d-xo.html
Can you paint the gold color onto buttercream?
I’ve done it before but I think it looks better on fondant.
I know you have mentioned it before but where do you get your icing sheets from for your printer?
Icing Images!
Hi Karolyn! Your kakes are absolutely amazing! Thanks for your videos. This question has nothing to do with the video, but what tools do you use to calculate your cake costs? Ingredient cost, cost per hr, utilities, etc?
Thank you! This is going to sound horrible, but I don't break everything down like that, it would drive me insane.
I use an Excel Spreadsheet to keep track of expenses for tax purposes though!
@@KarolynsKakes you're welcome! I'm new to this and trying to find the easiest way to price my products. Thank you for sharing your videos and for answering back. 😊 I look forward to watching more of your content.
I am not sure if Karolyns Kakes knows this or not but....
You can use a portion of your utilities as a deduction for taxes.
We do that at the family farm. They deduct half of the electric bill as a farm expense, because of the electric fence to keep cows in, the well runs on it and waters the cows and pecan trees.
Got to find a good tax person to help you find all your deductions. Even miles driven for Deliveries and supplies. If using your personal vehicle to deliver cakes, the repairs and I believe even oil change and up keep are deductable.
She has videos and print outs that you can use as a guide for pricing your cakes and explains how she charges.
@@littlelady3895 Thank you. This is very helpful.
@@pmc9927 I bake for fun family and friends, not a business... But I have learned a lot watching these videos. I also tried doing an online course on doing other people book keeping... I tell you what, find a good one that can help you not pick everything, you can use a bunch of stuff you probably haven't thought about yet. Even cakes you do as donations or give deduction on for charity.
And Karolyns Kakes also explained in her videos on pricing, be sure to check with local bakeries and home bakers for what they would charge. You don't want to under price your cakes, but over pricing too much could cost you a sale as well. Her prices, are way to high for where I live, but I would imagine it would be much higher say in NYC or LA.
I watch these videos as a relaxing Technic lol.... Watching the frosting smoothed, and the pipping, and fondant creations is relaxing to me. Lol so I go on TH-cam binge watching of cooking videos lol.
Do you ever have trouble with your paper ripping? I also used regular fondant and found it didn't really trace very well.
If the fondant is too soft, I will have issues. What was the consistency of your fondant?
Do you have a video on how to cut cakes and if not could you do a video on that? How many does that cake feed? Is it a 4,6 and 8?
Here ya go! And they are 5 / 7 / 9 tiers, feeds 50-60 ☺
th-cam.com/video/TdhPZ4C73gU/w-d-xo.html
@karoline where do you purchase sprinkles?
You mean jimmies?! (It's a Philly thing 🤣🤣)
I usually get them at the local grocery store. They are on Amazon too. (Shocker LOL)
@@KarolynsKakes my family calls me the Amazon queen. Lol
You are AMAZING! Thank you so much for this thorough tutorial!! There are so many things that you do that I want to try! But I’m still trying to get smooth icing 🥴 thank you so much for access to all this. You’re my cake idol ☺️
Awwww you're welcome honey! Smooth icing took me a while to get, just keep at it and you'll find your flow!
Clever ehhhh.meny tnx
Is tylose the same as CMC
Yes. Tylose / Wilton Gum Tex / CMC is the same.
What sizes are the tiers and how much layers of cake are in each ?
I believe this cake was 5" / 7" / 9" (feeds 50-60)
Baked in 2" high pans.
2 layers per tier, torted into 4 thinner layers with 3 layers of filling in between.
I hope that helps!
Over the years, what have you learned to do to safely have a fondant cake in fridge until delivery without it sweating ? With the change of temperatures. ?
Here's a video where I talk about it! th-cam.com/video/vBKi-O7v98w/w-d-xo.html
Ok, so I also watched the stencil video as well. But question???
The gold Bow? Did you use Rice Paper? Or is that actual Ribbon?
I have been watching videos on working with rice paper, and Amazon said it would arrive yesterday, but then said not til next week... My cake is due Friday afternoon. So it looks like I am going to try using Fondant to make the roses for the cake. Lol wish me luck
The bow is light yellow fondant! Here’s the tutorial for it. Then I painted it gold the way I did in this video. You got this!
@@KarolynsKakes awe ok duh... I don't know why I didn't think of that lol. Have you ever done roses in fondant
where did u get ur extruder
It’s linked in the description (Clay Gun)
is this a 6",8",10"?
is the biggest tier just one layer torted??
This is 5 / 7 / 9 tiers, all 3 are 2 layers torted. ☺
Gonna have to get some tylose because this Wilton fondant is soft as heck!!! 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️😩
Yeah Wilton fondant is super soft, that's why I make my own!
@@KarolynsKakes I basically use it for dummy/display cakes and decorations, but I’m gonna start using tylose with it so I can work with it better. Basically my orders are buttercream.
I love how she talks to us like we’re 5 lol. I mean, there are some dumb people out there so she’s a great teacher.
I get some people who ask the same questions so I'm trying to make sure I'm covering all bases! I don't mean to make you guys feel dumb! I can dial it back a bit. 💜
😍😍😍😍😍😍🥰
Okay, totally off topic.. but is that a Weezer shirt?!
I love Weezer, but no, it's a weightlifting group that I actually don't belong to, but the shirt was on sale and I love this style (I have it in 5 other colors LOL) so I got it 🤷♀🤣🤣
@@KarolynsKakes I love you even more now. 🤣
@karollyns kakes do you ever use the wafer paper included with the printer? If so will you please do a video on what you use it for? Also you are sooo Monica! Organized and anal. I mean that in the best possible way. And yes i end up with stuff all over when i decorate too. Those cleaning breaks make me feel so much better.
Yes!! I rarely use the wafer paper. I really should try using that more!
@@KarolynsKakes I'm going to use it for edible fabric.
Karolyn why don't you use alphabet letters to cut the letters out? Is that a stupid question? Perhaps you don't have that font of alphabet?
I want the font to be a certain size and style. When you use cutters, you’re limited to whatever size and style they are.
@@KarolynsKakes yeah that was my thought!