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Edible Sculptures Design

A course by Marc Suárez , Cake Designer

Cake Designer. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined November 2020

Learn to shape and sculpt cakes to recreate hyperrealistic elements and textures

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100% positive reviews (138)
5,518 students
Audio: Spanish
Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

Learn to shape and sculpt cakes to recreate hyperrealistic elements and textures

With just a few ingredients and lots of creativity, a cake can become a work of art. Cake designer Marc Suárez, winner of several international awards for best cake sculptor, teaches you to carve and model delicious and hyperrealistic edible sculptures with a touch of magic.

In this course, learn how to make 3D cakes with basic baking ingredients and a good dose of imagination. Heat up your oven and prepare to make a personalized sculpture using edible materials, from sponge cake to fondant to modeling chocolate.

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What will you learn in this online course?

22 lessons & 29 downloads

What Will We Do in The Course?
3 minutes, 11 seconds
Feasible Cake Ideas
4 minutes, 49 seconds
Sketch and Structure 1
16 minutes, 8 seconds
Sketch and Structure 2
7 minutes, 38 seconds
  • 100% positive reviews (138)
  • 5,518 students
  • 22 lessons (4h 38m)
  • 29 additional resources (8 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Craft an edible sculpture, including its framework, using sponge cake, chocolate, icing, and a few other ingredients.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

Any creative type, especially from the world of illustration or sculpting, and both professional and amateur creative pastry chefs who want to broaden their knowledge of edible sculpting and cake design.

Requirements and materials

No previous experience is necessary for this course, Marc will walk you through everything step-by-step.

In terms of materials, you need a fondant rolling pin, some basic cake decorating tools, food colorings, paintbrushes, and a few other things that your teacher will explain along the way. For the final project you also need a few basic household tools like an iron or radial saw, a drill, a hand saw or electric saw suitable for wood, and a selection of wrenches.


Reviews

5,518 Students
138 Reviews
100% Positive ratings

Marc Suárez

A course by Marc Suárez

Teacher Plus
Cake Designer

Marc Suárez is a cake designer and expert in hyperrealistic sculptures using modeling chocolate. He's given creative baking and cake decoration classes all across the world, from New Zealand to Canada, stopping by in Australia, Singapore, India, Kuwait, Greece, United States, and Costa Rica.

He received the Sculpted Cake Award at the 2019 Cake Master Awards, also known as the Cake Oscars due to its international prestige. Throughout his career, he's also been awarded first prize at the 2015 BCN&Cake (Spain), first prize at the 2016 Marseille ExpoGato (France), gold medal at both the 2016 and 2019 Cake International (UK), and second prize at the 2018 SoFlo Cake&Candy Expo (USA).


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • Presentation
    • Influences
    • What Will We Do in The Course?
  • U2

    From Idea to Paper

    • Feasible Cake Ideas
    • Inspiration and Define Color Palette
    • Sketch and Structure 1
    • Sketch and Structure 2
  • U3

    From Sketch to Reality

    • Assemble and Isolate the Structure
    • Assembling the Cake
    • Biscuit Carving
    • Cover the Cake with Ganache 1
    • Cover the Cake with Ganache 2
  • U4

    Bring the Sculpture to Life

    • Modeling the Head and Tail 1
    • Modeling the Head and Tail 2
    • Modeling the Head and Tail 3
    • Fondant and Details 1
    • Fondant and Details 2
    • Painting 1
    • Painting 2
  • U5

    Final Details and Transportation

    • Make the Fins
    • Cover the Rod and Finish the Base
    • Conservation and Transport
  • FP

    Final project

    • Edible Sculptures Design

What to expect from a Domestika course

  • Learn at your own pace

    Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.

  • Learn from the best professionals

    Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.

  • Meet expert teachers

    Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.

  • Certificates
    Plus

    If you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.

  • Get front-row seats

    Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.

  • Share knowledge and ideas

    Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.

  • Connect with a global creative community

    The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.

  • Watch professionally produced courses

    Domestika curates its teacher roster and produces every course in-house to ensure a high-quality online learning experience.


FAQs

Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.

All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.

The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.

You can redeem the course you received by accessing the redeeming page and entering your gift code.

If you're a Plus member, when you complete a course you've purchased, you'll instantly get your personalized certificate. You can see all your certificates in the Certificates section of your profile. You can download your certificates as PDFs and share the link online. Learn more about certificates.
Edible Sculptures Design. Craft, and Culinary course by Marc Suárez Best seller

Edible Sculptures Design

A course by Marc Suárez
Cake Designer. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined November 2020
  • 100% positive reviews (138)
  • 5,518 students