CHINESE NEW YEAR Cake Tutorial: How to Make a Fondant Dragon, Gold Lanterns, Wafer Paper Fans, Lunar

Happy Chinese New Year! I really enjoyed creating all these details, and of course, finishing them in some GOLD! RECIPES for fondant, buttercream, and cakes are HERE: http://www.customcakesandcupcakes.com I hand sculpted the dragon using fondant, which I had colored a light brown/gold color. This color helps to cut down on the amount of gold luster and highlighter dusts I'll need to use, as it already gets our minds thinking gold! I started by making a tapered snake shape, then added some curves and contours. I used a scale embosser/cutter tool from my shop HERE: https://www.custombakingbyerin.com/on... to give it some scaly texture! I should note that I wasn't able to fully capture this on my camera, but the dragon did have a little trouble staying in place with just buttercream due to the weight of the fondant, so I added a few toothpicks underneath him to support him. Leaving a raw edge at the top of the cake rather than my usual leveling with a tapered offset spatula really changes the aesthetic of the cake! It's fun to paint it gold (after it has set in the refrigerator for 20 minutes or so). Here are the products I used to create this cake: Custom Cutters and Embossers ( http://www.custombakingbyerin.com ): Mermaid, Fish, Dragon Scales Cutter/Embosser in SMALL size https://www.custombakingbyerin.com/on... Circle cutter set ‪@nycakesupply‬ Professional fondant work mat Satin Ice fondant Gold luster dust Gold dragees sprinkles Detail brush Isomalt Isomalt work mat ‪@ChristieVegaApodaca‬ Gold highlighter dust ‪@chefmaster‬ Super Red liqua-gel Buckeye Brown liqua-gel Lemon Yellow liqua-gel Amazon storefront ( http://www.amazon.com/shop/erin.cakes... ): Fondant tool set Palette knives tool set Wafer paper Makeup brush (perfect for dusting gold!) Fondant extruder @Sweet Sticks edible art paint in Pure Gold and Black ‪@wilton‬ edible gold spray Hemisphere molds Thank you for watching. Links: Website: http://www.customcakesandcupcakes.com Shop: http://www.custombakingbyerin.com DIY Kits: https://globalbelly.com/collections/c... TikTok:   / erin.cakesandcupcakes   Instagram:   / erin.cakesandcupcakes   Amazon Storefront: http://www.amazon.com/shop/erin.cakes... Facebook:   / erin.cakesandcupcakes   Pinterest:   / erincakesandcupcakes   Twitter:   / erincakecupcake   Note: products purchased from links in this description may result in my earning a commission.