"Buttercream floristics" tutorial
Nearly 12 hours of video material
From smoothing the cake to the final decor.
From smoothing the cake to the final decor.
Basic lessons | 16 min
- Recipe in PDF file. Download, print and keep it at hand.
- Piping tips: photos and characteristics in PDF file.
- Lesson "Upgrading the tips" 06:01 min.
- Lesson "Preparing the buttercream glaze" 10:57.min.
The Cake | 2 hours 27 min.
- Lesson "Colouring the buttercream" 36:10 min.
- Lesson "A tea rose" 02:08 min.
- Lesson "Tea rose: a small bud" 01:10 min.
- Lesson "A rose with lacy petals" 01:50 min.
- Lesson "A rose with a deep centre" 02:37 min.
- Lesson "David Austin rose № 1" 06:25 min.
- Lesson "David Austin rose № 2", 04:04 min.
- Lesson "Various petals techniques" 07:37 min.
- Lesson "Various petals techniques" (from a different angle)05:59 min.
- Lesson "Greenery" 06:13 min.
- Lesson "Small flowers for filling the gaps" 2:03 min.
- Lesson "How to smoothen a cake" 36:02 min.
- Lesson "Drips on the cake" 10:46 min.
- Lesson "Cake decoration" 24:10 min.
Cupcakes | 1 hour 49 min.
- Lesson "Preparing the cupcakes for further decoration" 3:56 min.
- Lesson "Colouring the buttercream" 18:20 min.
- Lesson "Open peony" 16:35 min.
- Lesson "Peony bud" 11:38 min.
- Lesson "Closed peony" 9:44 min.
- Lesson "Small flowers" 8:19 min.
- Lesson "Chrysanthemum" 7:36 min.
- Lesson "Chrysanthemum bud" 3:29 min.
- Lesson "Greenery" 8:45 min.
- Lesson "Cupcakes decoration" 21:35 min.
Desserts in a jar| 1 hour 18 min
- Lesson "How to prepare the dessert in a jar for decoration" 3:45 min.
- Lesson "Colouring the buttercream" 18:41 min.
- Lesson "Ranunculus" 8:15 min.
- Lesson "Pink ranunculus" 3:44 min.
- Lesson "Ranunculus with straight petals" 7:46 min.
- Lesson "Closed chrysanthemum" 2:46 min.
- Lesson "Chrysanthemum with a center" 4:04 min.
- Lesson "Chrysanthemum with a large center" 3:24 min.
- Lesson "Small roses" 3:45 min.
- Lesson "Decorating desserts in jars" 21:52 min.
Spring Cake | 1 hour 30 min.
- Lesson "Colouring the buttercream" 15:50 min.
- Lesson "Tulip" 09:27 min.
- Lesson "Tulip with uncoloured buttercream base" 01:53 min.
- Lesson "Tulip, a closed bud with pointed petals" 06:39 min.
- Lesson "Tulip, an open bud with pointed petals" 05:00 min.
- Lesson "Tulip, a bud" 00:47 min.
- Lesson "Tulip, a half-opened bud" 01:27 min.
- Lesson "Tulip with round petals" 02:55 min.
- Lesson "Tulip with high-volume petals" 02:00 min.
- Lesson "Peony-like tulip" 02:11 min.
- Lesson "Review of the tulips" 02:01 min.
- Lesson "Colouring the buttercream for mimosa and the greenery" 11:02 min.
- Lesson "Greenery" 02:34 min.
- Lesson "Decorating the cake" 27:06 min.
Valentine Card Cake | 1 hour 24 min.
- Lesson "Colouring the buttercream" 18:27 min.
- Lesson "Peony" 10:12 min.
- Lesson "A rose with a deep center" 04:00 min.
- Lesson "A classical rose" 05:16 min.
- Lesson "Small roses" 06:43 min.
- Lesson "Preparing the buttercream for the carnation" 02:56 min.
- Lesson "Carnation" 02:30 min.
- Lesson "A small carnation" 04:09 min.
- Lesson "Decorating the cake" 30:21 min.
Christmas Cake | 1 hour 1 min
- Lesson "Colouring the buttercream" 08:13 min.
- Lesson "Poinsettia flower" 03:47 min.
- Lesson "Round bud-like roses" 08:37 min.
- Lesson "Cotton" 05:34 min.
- Lesson "Drips" 06:31 min.
- Lesson "Decorating the cake" 28:33 min.
Summer mood | 2 hours 1 min
- Lesson "Colouring the cream for sweet briars and greenery", 11:08.
- Lesson "About gloves", 0:30.
- Lesson "A sweet briar rose", 4:19.
- Lesson "A closed sweet briar rose", 6:57.
- Lesson "A sweet briar bud", 5:05.
- Lesson "Colouring the cream for ranunculuses", 4:03.
- Lesson "A ranunculus", 9:24.
- Lesson "A ranunculus bud", 2:59.
- Lesson "Colouring the cream for daffodils", 4:02.
- Lesson "A daffodil", 11:08.
- Lesson "A small daffodil", 1:30.
- Lesson "Colouring the cream for peonies", 4:41.
- Lesson "A peony", 4:32.
- Lesson "A peony bud", 2:08.
- Lesson "Colouring the cream for roses", 3:51.
- Lesson "A rose with a deep center", 5:47.
- Lesson "A rose bud with a deep center", 1:37.
- Lesson "Colouring the cream for lilac", 10:20.
- Lesson "Colouring the cream for greenery", 1:09.
- Lesson "Greenery for the cake", 3:23.
- Lesson "Decorating the cake", 22:42.
What will you need?
- Hand/stand mixer (a blender with a whisk won't do)
- Unsalted butter 82,5% (the whiter, the better)
- Milk
- Glucose syrup
- Icing sugar (powdered sugar)
- Piping tips
- Water - dispersible gel food colours
What do we need?
A beautiful photo, something we can't do without ).
Piping tips
Ateco piping tips: we use Ateco piping tips. You can use any other piping tips. There is a file with all the tips characteristics inside the course.
In our tutorial we need:
1. Piping tips: 00, 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 59, 66, 79, 80, 81, 104, 123, 124К, 125К, 350, 352.
2. Couplers: S и M. Better take several couplers, there really make your work easier.
3. A flower nail with a flat head. If you can, buy a flower nail with an inverted head as well.
4. Plastic scissors with long blades for taking flowers off the nail.
1. Piping tips: 00, 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 59, 66, 79, 80, 81, 104, 123, 124К, 125К, 350, 352.
2. Couplers: S и M. Better take several couplers, there really make your work easier.
3. A flower nail with a flat head. If you can, buy a flower nail with an inverted head as well.
4. Plastic scissors with long blades for taking flowers off the nail.
Food colours
Kreda food colours: we happened to have a whole colour palette of Kreda food colours in our local shop.That's why we use them in our tutorials. You can use any water-dispersible gel food colours.
In our tutorials we will need:
№02 Electric yellow, №03 Lemon,
№05 Egg yolk, №06 Orange,
№08 Peach, №12 Rich red,
№20 Pink, №21 Pale pink,
№24 Fuchsia, №26 Lilac,
№29 Purple, №42 Electric green,
№44 Brown, №48 Dark chocolate,
№51 Black coal
№02 Electric yellow, №03 Lemon,
№05 Egg yolk, №06 Orange,
№08 Peach, №12 Rich red,
№20 Pink, №21 Pale pink,
№24 Fuchsia, №26 Lilac,
№29 Purple, №42 Electric green,
№44 Brown, №48 Dark chocolate,
№51 Black coal
Example lesson
