Advanced Level:
This Cake Lesson show Bobbie’s Method doesn’t just work for Cookies, it’s great for cakes too! Expand your royal icing repertoire of piping Methods. In this lesson Bobbie’s shows you how pipe delicate Oriental String Work, and her Signature Brush Embroidery. Tiny piped roses and blossoms added antique effect! You’ll turn royal icing into a stunning, European Style Cake while achieve a masterpiece for a major wow!-factor Join professional Cookie Decorator Bobbie at 5ᵗʰ Avenue’s Cookie Art Academy!

Supplies Needed for5ᵗʰ Avenue Oriental String-Wok Wedding Cake:
Royal Icing Recipe: http://bit.ly/1KLvDED
Decorating Nozzle: http://bit.ly/2krM8AZ
• Piping Nozzles/Tips
• – #16, Wilton or PME #5
• -#3 PME
• -#2 PME
• -#1 Pme
• -#0
• -#43 PME
• -# 1.5 PME
• Artistic brush
• Damp cloth
• Tilting turn table
• Parchment cones, large medium, and small
Materials:
• Cake cover with royal icing or fondant
• Royal icing recipe
• Pre made toothpick roses
• Pre made 5- petal blossoms
• Everclear
• Gumpaste/flower paste rose,optional
Visit Shop 5th Avenue Cakes for supplies

Cake Decorating Schedule:

You will need to cover your cake or cake dummy several days prior to decorating. (I prefer the fondant covered cake versus royal icing coved cake, for taste.)

You can dust your cake directly after covering your cake (this is only for fondant cakes,) if you choose to cover the cake with royal icing you will need to wait until the icing is completely dry.

Pipe your toothpick roses and blossoms the same day you cover your cake (if you need a refresher on how to pipe the roses visit Royal Icing Rose Garden and the blossom tutorial can found at Royal Icing and Piping Flowers). Prepare your royal icing the day you are planing to decorate the cake. If you have extra time you might want to watch Having Fun With Lambeth Method of Cake Decorating. The video teaches how to over pipe boarders.

Royal Icing Designs:
I brushed a mixture of petal dusts to achieve that antique blush pink colour for the cake. Remember to attach the cake board and pipe the border prior to decorating your cake!
The String work: Pressure Piping medium/soft peak

Tips for Success:
Change your royal bag every 20 minutes
Sit in a comfortable upright position, unless you need to stand to pipe the top
Be sure your bag is in the correct position and your royal icing is the right consistency and most important relax, be patience (learning anything new takes time), , and practice correctly.

Watch the video below to learn how I created The Over-Piped String Work Cake
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Watch the video to see the cake being decorated!

The actual time to decorate the entire cake is about 2.5 hours with the three interlaced piped Oriental String Work!

For more amazing cake decorating projects click on the photos below

5 Comments

Martha T on July 30, 2015 at 8:59 am

What a beautiful cake! I can’t even dream about being able to pipe like that!
- bobbiebakes on July 30, 2015 at 9:54 am
  
  Thank you Martha! My daughter thought she would not be able to pipe a similar cake, however after practicing she piped a superb sugar art cake!
enid laukam on March 23, 2016 at 7:04 pm

guess you have to be artistic
Irina on July 23, 2017 at 9:08 am

Such a great job! Wow! How is it possible to deliver such delicate cakes? As far as I know, the string work is pretty tricky for any kind of movements. How do you do it? Thank’s.
- bobbiebakes on July 23, 2017 at 9:24 am
  
  Thank you, Irina! I package the cake on foam in a box, and have another person hold the box. As long as the string work does not touch the sides of the box they will not break. Also I only deliver cakes locally.