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Teddy Present Cake, with Wafer Bow & Poinsettia & Paneling
Teddy Present Cake, with Wafer Bow & Poinsettia

This is the easiest way I’ve found to prepare ganache when using it to fill and/or ice a cake, before covering a cake in fondant, or even just leaving it as the finish!  See Section 3 (Making Ganache) of the Fundamentals Course for a detailed video showing how to make this ganache.

See the notes section to adjust the amounts for making white chocolate ganache!

Check out this video tutorial on how to make modeling chocolate or this live session recording that is all about modeling chocolate and making a rose, too.

This recipe is used to achieve a smooth buttercream finish on cakes, especially using the Viva paper towel method. This recipe is not recommended as the layer of icing underneath fondant if you’re trying to achieve sharp edges, because the shortening used in this recipe won’t allow the buttercream to harden in the freezer well enough before adding your layer of fondant.  See the Non-crusting American Buttercream recipe for that application.

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Wilton 3D Sports Ball Cake Pan
No matter what sport you’re passionate about, this four-piece set can create the perfect centerpiece for it. Set includes two 6 in. diameter half-ball aluminum pans and two metal baking stands. Each pan half takes 2 1/2 cups batter. Whether your celebrating a birthday, game day or just in a fun mood, this cake pan is covers it all.
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Fiskars Acrylic Ruler, 6x24 Inch
Fiskars large Coastal Colors Acrylic Ruler is perfectly sized for cutting strips or squares of fabric right from the bolt. It features clearly marked measurement lines and 30-, 45- and 60-degree line indicators. Made of durable acrylic.
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CAI Tylose Powder
CAI Tylose Powder is an enhanced Tylose Powder that provides the paste with binding and structural properties that makes the paste last longer. Flowers and showpieces dry remarkably fast, excellent to use in pastillage.
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X-ACTO #1 Knife, Z Series With Safety Cap
Make precise, fine cuts every time with the X-ACTO #1 Z-Series Knife with Safety Cap. This knife features a #11 fine point zirconium nitride-coated blade for sharpness and strength, and the lightweight aluminum handle enables you to make agile cuts with ease.
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Wilton Easy Glide Fondant Smoother
Easy-Glide Fondant Smoother. Essential tool for shaping and smoothing rolled fondant. 5.75 inches long x 3.25 inches wide.
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Edible Rectangle Wafer Paper, 8 by 11-Inch, White
Easy-to-use and delicious Oasis Supply Edible Wafer Paper, commonly known as rice paper, helps you create edible decorations that are as much a treat for the eyes as the mouth. When you need your designs to stand upright, these potato-based edible papers are the way to go.
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Conair Travel Smart by 450 Watt Dual Voltage Garment Steamer
Conair Travel Smart by 450 Watt Dual Voltage Garment Steamer, One Size, Green
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Yellow Brick Rd RAW Cocoa Butter
NATURAL AND POTENT SKINCARE USES: Cocoa butter is often recommended as a skin moisturizer and in the prevention of stretch marks, chapped skin and lips, dry skin,
Great for body lotion, lip balm, skin care products, craft and hobby uses
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Honbay Plastic Artist Paint Tray Palette with 10-well Thumb Hole
Suitable for all water based media. Different size and design wells for mixing colors. Works for oils and especially for acrylic or watercolor paints.
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Roxy & Rich Edible Hybrid Petal Dust Master Kit, 24 Colors
This special Floral Kit contains the revolutionary Hybrid Petal Dusts in 24 colors. Each color bottle contains 2.5 grams.Roxy & Rich Hybrid Petal Dusts are the latest innovation in decorating dusts. These matte finish, water soluble Petal dusts are FDA approved. They contain no iron oxide, chromium oxide, carmine or color fillers. U.S. Certified Food Coloring gives these dusts an amazing color and brilliance that is unparalleled. Use dry on gumpaste or dilute with water and brush on for smooth, beautiful results. May be dissolved with water, alcohol or lemon extract.
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Artists' Cake Decorating Brush Set
This set includes our Small Flat Oval Brush, Medium Flat Oval Brush, Fluffy Dusting Brush, Round Blending Brush, Round Precision Brush, Straight Fine Point Brush, and Angled Fine Point Brush. Our Complete Artists' Brush Set will give you everything you need to bring your edible creations to life! We use only the best bristles made from high grade synthetic fibers safe for use with food and edible media. These bristles are incredibly durable and won't shed, giving your brushes an indefinite lifespan with proper care.
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Wilton Clear Piping Gel, 10-Ounce
Pipe designs and messages or glaze cakes before icing. Use clear or tint with icing color. Try these other uses for piping gel: Stabilized whipped cream (whip pint heavy whipping cream to soft peak stage, add 2 tablespoons piping gel and continue to whip to stiff peaks), glaze fruit and baked goods; crumb coat cakes before covering with rolled fondant. 10 oz. Certified Kosher.
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Martha Stewart Crafts Punch, 1-Inch Circle
This fun and easy craft punch creates crisp, perfectly shaped cutouts that are great for decorating cards, scrapbook pages, party favors, or custom gift tags.
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EK Tools Circle Punch, 0.50-Inch
Stevsteve and Alma Mitchell founded American Crafts in 1994 with their son. They quickly built a general craft market company. American Crafts has since become known for its fresh and clean product design and friendly and attentive customer service.
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Confectionery Arts Jewel Dust Food-Grade Powder Color - Burgundy
Edible food-coloring dust that glitters like disco dust
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Wilton 418-789 Carded Tip Cake Icer
Wilton-Decorating tip. These icing tips simply screw onto Wilton decorating icing pouches or tubes and make it easy for you to create great looking designs on your cakes in minutes. This package contains one decorating tip made of nickel-plated brass. Dishwasher safe. Comes in a variety of styles. Each sold separately.
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Innovative Sugarworks Sugar Smoothers, Small and Medium
Created by decorators for decorators, the new Sugar Smoothers are perfect for removing excess fondant and creating cleanly covered cakes, excellent for curved or flat surfaces. Its lightly frosted surface prevents sticking or pulling while working with edible and non-edible ingredients, helping you achieve amazingly smooth finishes. The perfect tool for sculpting, shaping and smoothing buttercream, ganache, fondant, marzipan, and much more. Rounded corners, with one 90 corner. Each set comes with two sizes and two thicknesses. Edge ruler for measuring. Made from durable, food-grade material.
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Cakeheads Bench Scraper
EMAIL THOMAS AT [email protected] (or click on the link and fill out the contact form) IF YOU'D LIKE TO ORDER A BENCH SCRAPER.
(We're running low in stock and don't currently have them listed on Amazon.)

Measuring 10″ in height, the Cakeheads bench scraper is ideal for icing double barrel height cake tiers as well as regular height tiers, and its curved handle sits flush with your cake board creating a 90 degree angle, helping you achieve perfectly vertical sides when icing your cakes.
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Squeeze Bottles - Make'n Mold Microwavable - Plastic - 4 oz - 2 Pack
Use these clear plastic Make'n Mold squeeze bottles to fill candy molds and decorate small confections like a professional. Fill these 4-ounce bottles with chocolate and microwave them to your desired temperature for mess-free filling. Because these bottles are microwavable, you can easily reheat the candy inside if it becomes too hard to work with. This pack contains two microwavable squeeze bottles with durable hard plastic tips that are ideal for repeated use.
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Wilton 402-234 No. 234 Multi-Opening Decorating Tip
These tips are variations on our tips 2010 and 233. Tip 234 creates larger pull-out lines for hair, fur and grass. Tip 235 pipes a circle of stars and works well for tiny wreaths or a ring of tiny flowers. Fill in the flower centers with a round tip.
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12 in. Natural Bamboo Skewers
Pointed Tips, Chamfered Ends, Fully Polished Body, and Not Splintery.
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CK Products Confectioners Glaze 8 oz.
Use this confectioner's glaze to make your chocolate candy shiny. Just simply brush it on your candies to give them a shiny appearance. This is a food grade lacquer. You get 8 oz. per order. What is confectioners glaze? it is a glaze made from a wax free shellac. Since it is wax free, it has a lower viscosity allowing for a higher solids application. Clear or Refined Glaze provides quick uniform drying, superior colour retention, prolonged appearance and taste over extended time periods. The finished product will have a clear brilliant finish and enhanced clarity.
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CK Products Confectioners Glaze Thinner 8 oz.
Use this confectioner's glaze thinner to make your confectioners glaze more thinner to work with. Use this product to clean up your chocolate brushes after a long day of painting chocolate molds. Mix this thinner and glaze for desired consistency, then brush on chocolates, marzipan or gum paste flower and watch it gleam. Also helps to protect candies against high humidity. Alcohol based, edible shellac. 8 oz. bottle.
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Wilton - Set of Holiday Candy Melts
Sweeten up your holiday baking with this Wilton Holiday Candy Set. With 6 bags of Candy Melts candy, as well as bottles of holiday nonpareils and jimmies, this candy set is all you need to make delicious holiday truffles, candy bark, lollipops and more.
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Hemispherical Silicone Molds
A 4-pack of different sized hemispherical silicone molds.
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Roxy & Rich Edible Hybrid Luster Dust Metallic Kit, 6 Colors
Roxy & Rich Edible Hybrid Luster Dust Metallic Kit, 6 Colors by Global Sugar Art.This special Metallic Kit contains the revolutionary Hybrid Luster & Pearl Dusts in the following colors: Bronze, Soft Gold, Aztec Gold, Nu Silver, Copper, and Natural Pearl. Each color bottle contains 2.5 grams. All dusts are FDA, Canada Health and EU approved colors.