a decorated "zoo" cake
Cake decorating is part of some bakers' professional skills. It can be the basis of a business run out of a home, or it can be a hobby.
Cakes are commonly decorated for special occasions, parties, events or to accompany a special meal. Some people enjoy decorating cakes as a creative outlet and way to make a meal or dessert feel like something out of the ordinary.
fancy cake
Cake designs vary from simple to complex. Some cakes are single layer cakes and others are multi-tiered cakes. Shaped cakes, also called cut up cakes or cut out cakes, are often easy to create and make a celebration unique. Complex, three-dimensional cakes are popular by many bakers. Some television shows show bakers competing to create complex, large, multi-tiered three dimensional cakes.
Decorations can vary from simple icing to amazing recreations of objects, like castles. Often, items from your local supermarket can be used to creatively decorate cakes. Like any skill, some people are better at it than others and can turn their ability into a way to make some extra money or even to earn a living.
While some decorations, like candles, are meant to be removed before eating, most cake decoration is edible. Frosting can be used to decorate. Another related hobby is making crystallized flowers.
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La decoración de pasteles forma parte de las habilidades profesionales de algunos panaderos. Puede ser la base de un negocio desde casa o puede ser un pasatiempo.
Los pasteles comúnmente se decoran para ocasiones especiales, fiestas, eventos o para acompañar una comida especial. Algunas personas disfrutan decorar pasteles como una salida creativa y una forma de hacer que una comida o un postre parezca algo fuera de lo común.
Los diseños de pasteles varían de simples a complejos. Algunos pasteles son de una sola capa y otros son de varios niveles. Los pasteles con formas, también llamados pasteles cortados o pasteles recortados, suelen ser fáciles de crear y hacen que una celebración sea única. Muchos panaderos prefieren los pasteles complejos y tridimensionales. Algunos programas de televisión muestran a panaderos compitiendo para crear pasteles tridimensionales complejos, grandes y de varios niveles.
Las decoraciones pueden variar desde simples glaseados hasta asombrosas recreaciones de objetos, como castillos. A menudo, los artículos del supermercado local se pueden utilizar para decorar pasteles de forma creativa. Como cualquier habilidad, algunas personas son mejores que otras y pueden convertir su habilidad en una forma de ganar algo de dinero extra o incluso de ganarse la vida.
Si bien algunas decoraciones, como las velas, deben retirarse antes de comer, la mayoría de las decoraciones para pasteles son comestibles. Se puede utilizar glaseado para decorar. Otro pasatiempo relacionado es hacer flores cristalizadas.
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Some cake decorations reflect a person's hobbies.
References[]
- Marshmallow Fondant Recipe and Photo Tutorial by Peggy Weaver on What's Cooking America (Peggy Weaver's Baking Corner)
- dummies.com on Cake Decorating Ingredients You Need, also Cake Decorating for Dummies excerpt
- The Wilton company, which makes dessert decorating supplies, has classes and a Web site with information about how to use them: decorate a cake, cupcakes, cookies & candy
- Global Sugar Art, sells supplies, also has pictures and instruction sheets
- Cake Decorating Ideas
- American Cake Decorating newsletter
- CakeShapes Designs, sells downloadable cake patterns to create cut up cakes and gives tips for decorating cakes without expensive cake decorating pans and supplies
- Food Network Challenge, Food Network's show where bakers compete in cake decorating
- Flour Confections, sells cake decorating supplies and ingredients
- Wikipedia's article on cake decorating