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One Easter cake, three designs, part 1

by Louise 30 Comments


This is the first Easter cake tutorial out of three. I will show you how you can make a sweet and easy decoration for your Easter cake(s). I’m decorating on a 10″ round dummy cake. You can use a smaller sized cake if you like, but then there may not be enough space for the “Happy Easter” lettering on the cake.

This is what I use:
10″ fondant covered cake
Clear pipin gel + brush
Ribbon for the cake.
Fmm Funky Alphabet & Numbers + Funky Alphabet lower case set. Other types of lettering can be used instead.
Basket cookie cutter
Basketsweave Embosser (Patchwork Cutters)
Sugar craft/Clay gun
Primrose flower cutters (I have used 2 different sizes) Other small 5 petal flowers can be used instead
5 petal flower veiner
Piping bag with no.2 round piping tip
Piping bag with medium leaf piping tip
Gum paste, white
White royal icing (1/2 cup is more than enough)
Food gel colors: Blue, Brown, Egg yellow, Purple + Green. Alternative colors can be used for both basket and flowers
Edible glue + brush
Small rolling pin
Small knife
Cornstarch for dusting
Small paint palette

Step 1:
Prepare the cake with fondant and attach a ribbon around the cake. Please see my ribbon tutorial on how to attach the ribbon on the cake.

Step 2:
Next dust your work board with cornstarch and roll out (in the size of a dinner plate) some of the white gum paste very thinly. Set a side and let it dry for 15 minutes. Dust the gum paste with cornstarch and cut out strips of fondant wide enough to cut out the Funky letters. Take one strip at a time. Press down the tappits and remove any excess gum paste. The letters should release easy if you tap the cutter on to your work board. A needle can be helpful, if it won’t release. Cut out 2 letters of each in case of breakage. Set a side to dry.

Step 3:
Color small amounts of gum paste for the Primrose flowers in the colors you like. Roll out gum paste thinly and cut out the Primrose flowers. Dust the 5 petal flower veiner with a little cornstarch. Before you place the Primrose flowers in the veiner. To see how to vein the flowers, please see my flower tutorial. Place the Primrose flowers in the paint palette to dry.

Step 4:
Color some gum paste for the basket and roll it out. Emboss the gum paste with the Basketweave embosser. Next, cut out an embossed “basket” with the basket cookie cutter.


Step 5:
Take the basket cookie cutter and place it in the middle of the cake and gentle press down the cookie cutter to make an indentation in the fondant. Then trim the top of the cut out basket.


Step 6:
Load the sugar craft gun with a little brown gum paste and make two 4″ strings. I have used the medium round disc for this. Twist the two strings and glue the basket and handle on the cake, where you made the indentation with the cookie cutter.
TIP! If you don’t have a sugar craft/clay gun? You can roll out a little fondant sausage with your hands. Then take a fondant smoother and roll the sausage with the fondant smoother. This way it can get very thin.


Step 7:
Place the funky letters on the cake: When they are in the right place turn one letter at a time and brush with a tiny amount of edible glue. Turn over and attach to the cake.


Step 8:
It’s time to fill the basket with Primrose flowers. Take the piping bag with the no.2 round piping tip and fill it with 2 tbsp white royal icing. Attach the Primrose flowers with a little dot of royal icing and pipe a little dot in the center of the Primrose as well. Try not to use to many flowers or it will look to crowded.
Next, take the piping bag with the medium leaf piping tip and fill it with 2 tbsp of green royal icing. Pipe small leafs in between the flowers.


Your Easter cake is now ready. The flower basket design is also a sweet decoration to use for a Mother’s Day cake!
If you want some sugar cookies to go along with your cake? Then find some sweet inspiration with my Easter basket cookie tutorial

Happy Caking!

Louise

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Comments

  1. Arena

    March 15, 2015 at 3:29 PM

    Oh my God, easter cakes could be so elegantly served, i never thought about this before, its a very new and learning thing for me to design such easter cakes. I will be loving it.

    Reply
  2. Shannon

    April 7, 2012 at 3:30 PM

    i love how your work is always so clean. beautiful!

    Reply
  3. Ashley @ FROSTEDChic

    April 6, 2012 at 4:07 PM

    Very nice!

    Reply
  4. send gifts to India

    April 5, 2012 at 9:29 AM

    its really nice Easter cake good job..:)

    Reply
  5. Virginie

    April 4, 2012 at 8:53 AM

    Thanks for sharing, great tutorial !
    Virginie @ Thatcutelittlecake.blogspot.com

    Reply
  6. Nur Ainee

    April 3, 2012 at 1:27 AM

    Simple but really nice. Thanks for sharing.

    Ainee (Malaysia)

    Reply
  7. Kim Stenhouse

    April 1, 2012 at 11:09 PM

    thats so simple yet beautiful. I have been looking for one of those veiners for a long time, but where do you buy them from (UK)?

    Reply
    • Louise

      April 2, 2012 at 7:56 PM

      I got mine from the UK. I think it was from A piece of cake or Design a cake??

      Reply
      • Kim Stenhouse

        April 2, 2012 at 9:19 PM

        Thank you so much!! Its on order! can’t wait to use it!!!!

  8. Erika

    March 31, 2012 at 6:14 AM

    So pretty and sweet!!

    Reply
  9. Kezia

    March 29, 2012 at 4:44 PM

    Wow, that is impressive! I doubt I’ll be able to recreate it in my kitchen, but I’m looking forward to seeing your other designs!

    Reply
  10. Zarina Frederick

    March 29, 2012 at 12:24 PM

    Hi I live in Dubai and would like to order the Basket weave embosser and the Funky alphabets online. Can u suggest a online site to buy these?

    Reply
    • Louise

      March 31, 2012 at 8:49 AM

      You can get both from this site in the UK https://www.design-a-cake.co.uk/

      Reply
    • Hilary Tresidder

      April 1, 2022 at 9:54 AM

      Wondering where you got your basket cookie cutter

      Reply
  11. Monica

    March 28, 2012 at 10:39 PM

    Such a beautiful cake Louise! And an awesome tutorial. Thank you for sharing. 🙂

    Reply
  12. Bridget

    March 28, 2012 at 4:09 PM

    You’re wonderful! Thank you for all your hard work!

    Reply
  13. Sarah (Canterbury Cakes)

    March 28, 2012 at 12:56 PM

    This is so pretty, especially the flowers. Thanks for sharing the step-by-step!

    Reply
  14. Priscilla

    March 28, 2012 at 6:36 AM

    Beautiful… and you showed just how easy it is to make… thanks:)

    Reply
  15. JenniferMC

    March 28, 2012 at 5:17 AM

    What an awesome tutorial! Love this!

    Reply
  16. Mack

    March 28, 2012 at 4:54 AM

    Where you bought the letters, are divine <3

    Reply
    • Louise

      March 28, 2012 at 1:52 PM

      You can get the Funky letters from most cake decorating stores that stock FMM.

      Reply
  17. uma

    March 27, 2012 at 11:44 PM

    very nice

    Reply
  18. Anna

    March 27, 2012 at 5:00 PM

    Louise this is a beautiful Easter cake. Could you tell me where to get the funky letters and the basketweave embosser. Thank you so much, have a wonderful Tuesday 🙂

    Reply
    • Louise

      March 28, 2012 at 1:55 PM

      Anna, the funky letters are from a brand called FMM and the basketweave embosser is from Patchwork Cutters. If you need more help? Let me know where you are located and then I can help you with a online shop if possible.

      Reply
  19. Teresa S.

    March 27, 2012 at 4:06 PM

    Pretty, and great tutorial !

    Reply
  20. Mi Vida en un Dulce

    March 27, 2012 at 2:51 PM

    This is a very beautiful cake, and your tutorial is so clear…!!! I just realize that I absolutely need the sugar craft gun.

    Reply
  21. Lizy b

    March 27, 2012 at 2:47 PM

    Beautiful!! I’ve been dying to try gumpaste, this just might be the perfect holiday for it!

    Reply
  22. TemariAddictAustralia

    March 27, 2012 at 11:35 AM

    Awwww SO cute! I need to get one of those flower cutters and veiners. They are awesome.

    Reply
  23. Paola

    March 27, 2012 at 9:35 AM

    Dear Luise, your works are always stunning,this cake is simple but very elegant, the pastel color mix is perfet! Thank’s for sharing.
    Paola (an italian’s admirer)

    Reply
  24. katie

    March 27, 2012 at 9:12 AM

    Simply beautiful.

    Reply

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