How to Perfectly Sugar Paste a cake - Full Tutorial | Cupcake Jemma

Sally promised and has delivered. Many of you ask for tutorials on a foolproof method on how to cover a cake in sugar paste/ fondant, and here it is. We've also thrown together a cute, simple, clean decoration design that will elevate your cake and make it look super professional.

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You'll need approximately 2.5kg of sugar paste/ fondant to comfortably cover and decorate a 3x layer 7" round cake. Plus food colouring paste/gel of your choice.

CHOCOLATE CAKE:
3x 7" Round Cake Tins
435g Plain Flour
460g Caster Sugar
80g Cocoa Powder
1tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
1/2tsp Sea Salt
4 Eggs
300ml Coffee (cooled)
300ml Buttermilk
260ml Vegetable Oil

METHOD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCeVpEpuwxs&t=362s

VANILLA BUTTERCREAM:
285g Unsalted Butter, Softened
1/4tsp Sea Salt
450g Icing Sugar, Sifted
1/4tsp Vanilla Extract
1 1/2tbsp Whole Milk

METHOD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4qazwRvO6E&t=11s

WHITE CHOCOLATE GANACHE:
300g White Chocolate
100g Double Cream

METHOD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-g7ffvjNJY&t=145s

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