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Sandy Sheppard

Confectioner's Art

www.confectionersart.com

703-550-6978

sandyscakes2000@yahoo.com

Sandy Sheppard, an award winning Master Cake Designer, and owner of Confectioner's Art, has over 25 years experience and has been published in Who's Who.”

Cake Decorating - Part Two

Master cake decorator Sandy Sheppard demonstrates how to make sweepies on your cake.

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Sandy Sheppard: Well lets add some flowers on to this, how about some sweepies. I need to get an icing bag ready; I have a parchment cone here. You can use scissors or just simply tear the tip off. I tend to tear it because thats quick and easy and I am going to drop in my rose tip. This is a no. 104 rose tip. You want to make sure that the tip is not covered up by any of the paper and I do have a little bit right there. So, I will fix that by taking it down just a little bit more. I have got some yellow icing, this is a vibrant yellow icing. I am just going to fill this parchment cone by putting in the icing and I have my thumb on the outside here, and I just rub that spatula against my thumb, as I pull it up. To close the parchment bag, always make sure that the icing is not so full that when I fold the top of the bag over that there will be icing there. If there is icing above this paper, if I can only fold it half way over the icing, I will have icing squeezing out at the top of my tube and that makes it messier than I would like it to be.

So, fold down the front in the center, I have to turn for you to see this, and then I fold down one corner, and I take the other corner slightly crease it, fold it down. This forms a nice little pocket right here and I like to try and get a point and fold it and tuck it down in the pocket, and there we go.

Now, I am going to show on this little board here, what I am going to do on the cake, but I am going to set the tip down on the surface and squeeze and let the icing flow out when it reaches the board or the cake surface, I will stop my pressure and pull away and I am going to add another petal just like that to the right and to the left. Do the first one with my flower tip straight up and down, my rose tip, and then that one I angled it to the left and the other one, I angled it outwards to the right. So that I end up with a three little petal flower, this flower is generally called a sweepy. I am just going to add these in here. These are quick and easy to do, and thats why I am using them on the video today. You dont need to put a flower on every stem, and you may want to use a few flowers right along the long stems, instead of at the end of the stems. Just to fill in your space very nicely. I have got my flowers. I am going to add some leaves in a minute, but before I do that since I have this nice rose tip in my hand, I am going to add some borders on the sides of the cake. Now, I was taught that every cake should have three borders, the top border, a bottom border and something on the sides or a side border, and I have this nice rose tip. So, what I am going to do is make a garland.

Now, I have turned this tip over and I have got the wide end of the tip up towards the top edge of the cake, and I am just going to simply scoop along, and add a nice garland to brighten up the sides of the cake. See there we go. I am going to come back and pick up my star tip here and put some shells around the bottom border, but you might want to see how those are done. The shell is worked at a 45 degree angle, not a 90 degree angle like I did my stars, but the shells are go with a nice heavy pressure at the beginning and build it up and then ease it off to a nice little tail. I continue in a nice little row, and thats what I am going to do around the bottom edge of the cake.

sandy sheppard cake decorating by landon5 at 10/20/11 01:16PM Flag

i have trouble with large cakes. do u put dowels in all tiers? what is the batter ratio to pan. vanilla and chocolate cake recipes would be helpful also frosting recipe.

Love your videos!!! by vick21 at 02/18/11 07:22PM Flag

I just started with the cake decorating classes but we use icing form the can... is there any way i could have your recipe for the butter cream frosting you use... it looks so smooth and easy to use... Thanks ruth_vera@hotmail.com

Amazing by tamtam619 at 07/07/10 04:22AM Flag

I just started to learn to decorate and you were my inspiration. You made it look so easy. Thank you.

Icing by jkohler at 02/20/10 04:22PM Flag

I'm just starting to bake more and I agree with the other posts. If the recipe for the icing is possible that would be great or if you can suggest a good recipe that would be great too. My email is jkohler@optonline.net ..thanks :o)

cake decorating by ramalina at 11/02/09 12:53PM Flag

i like your video they are very helpful.Can you email the icing recipies it looks verygood.Thank you

really kool vid by laila at 10/14/09 10:13PM Flag

hi really good vid buh was woundering if you coiuld email me the icing recipy. thnxxx

by ude at 10/06/09 07:00AM Flag

hi,I'd like to do the 1st Birthday cake for my husband.I am new to cake making ...would you mind to email me ur secret simple butter cake,chocolate cake and icing recepie, please?? many Thanks!! (udeshika82@hotmail.com)

Viva! by Vivamarie at 10/01/09 05:51AM Flag

First, i would also really appreciate it so much if you would also share the icing recipe to me, i've never made an icing before, and we're so lucky to have you guys for a free very educational baking class thats so easy to understand and follow! God bless you and thanks in advance! my email: vivamaries@yahoo.com

semi experienced cake decorator by esther at 08/25/09 03:01PM Flag

please show a video on how to properly stak a wedding cake

Edible Images/Cakes by cakelover at 08/13/09 09:54PM Flag

I love this video. It's very helpful. I also use Edible Cake Images/Cake Stickers. I buy my images from Gogo Cake. Thanks again for the video

cakes by nlantz at 05/19/09 12:28AM Flag

I found your video very helpful.I was wondering if I could have your icing recipe? My e-mail is nancylantz@live.com

dear Sandy by invitationcards at 05/18/09 03:14PM Flag

love your video! i want to try your technique of smoothing the icing with paper towel. what kind of icing do you use? I would greatly appreciate your icing recipe.( invitationcards@aol.com) Thank you

Summer by Summer_mail at 03/01/09 08:10PM Flag

Your videos were very heplful. I am currently taking a Cake Decorating class. Wish you were my teacher. I would love to have your Buttercream icing recipe. My email is Summer_mail@bellsouth.net

Icing Recipe by michellemiller17 at 02/23/09 12:10AM Flag

could you email me your icing recipe? Great videos!

Cake Decorating by mary0616 at 02/10/09 11:20PM Flag

Hi- My name is Mary and I am a beginner cake decorator from California. You do a terrific job in demonstrating techniques for cake decorating. Your videos are great!!

Icing recepie by Niranji at 01/24/09 07:54PM Flag

Hi!! I'm from Germany, I'd like to do the 1st Birthday cake for my daughter.would you mind to email me ur secret icing recepie, please?? 'cause they use cream only to decorate. many Thanks!! (nirani06@hotmail.com)

Edible Cake Decorations by radiosinaloense at 01/22/09 01:34AM Flag

You can also decorate using photos, patters, graphics or text with edible images. You can get them on the internet. I get my cake stickers from gogocake.com Cool video

icing recipe by anushka at 01/20/09 05:41PM Flag

Your videos are wonderful. I was wondering if you could give me your icing recipe. I absoluely love the consistency. Would extremely appreciate if you could email me the icing recipe at anushkakakkar@gmail.com. Thank you in advance! Anushka

i like to see by erika at 10/28/08 06:10PM Flag

hi my name is erika im original from chihuahua, mexico and im living in oklahoma i like this videos is very helpfully for me im a beginer so thankyou

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Cake Decorating - How to Level, Tort, and Fill Your Cake

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Cake Decorating - How to Put Icing on

Cake Decorating - A Secret to Smoothing Icing

Cake Decorating - Making a Decorating Cone with Parchment Paper

Cake Decorating - The Star Technique

Cake Decorating - Writing

Cake Decorating - Part One