10 Tips for your First Cake

If you’re about to make your first cake there’s a LOT to think about but with these 10 tips I hope to make the process easier and more enjoyable! If I don't answer all of your questions please ask them in the comments!

In this cake decorating tutorial I share 10 hacks for decorating cakes like a pro, used by professional cake decorators to make cakes look and taste amazing! I opened and ran my own cake shop and have managed several others and these are tricks I've picked up along the way. I hope you find them useful!

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[madonnahagedorn]

I just got finished baking and decorating 2 cakes, 2 dozen cookies, and a whole bunch of mini cupcakes. Now I understand why people charge like they do. It takes a lot of time, product and cleanup to get all of this work done. The time and energy put into this art deserves a lot of credit to those who do this for a living. It's a labor of love and artistic ability that deserves respect. Thankyou for your tutorials.

[beatriceaberanena]

Iam Beatrice from Uganda I been following your lessons religiously and now I have greatly improved on my cakes and because of this I have two wedding cake orders for next month

[elyranch]

This is WAY more beginner than I was looking for. Despite that, I really appreciate seeing a video that's truly for beginners. It's easy to forget that some people are truly starting from scratch, and might not have anyone to have taught them these beginner steps. I still watched the whole video and must admit I learned a couple of small things I didn't know. Great video.

[malikaphillip]

Attempting to make my first cake in May! Can’t wait to see how it comes out with these tips

[hobiefishingwomenaustralia]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. I’m about to make my first frosted cake for my 60th birthday. I think the tips here are fabulous. Thank you so much.

[bugsbling]

You explained everything perfectly!! I’ve been wanting to get into baking cakes and this definitely made me feel better about making my first one!

[nazyrnajam]

I'm from Pakistan.I am a home baker & I am learning alot from you.I really appreciate your effort. Your tips are very helpful.The way you describe, I mean covering each & every detail is really an advice for beginners. please keep making such detailed tutorials.

[wafmkmam]

That's really amazing demonstration, clear and accurate tips. Thanks for sharing..

[reshma]

More than your tips I was watching your positive angel smile. Thank you so much for sharing wonderful tips❤

[susanmeyer]

I really enjoy how you explain each step so simply and offer different ideas and suggestions 😊 love your new kitchen or backdrop! It's very contemporary and stylish, Emily 🙏🏽🇨🇦

[lisafowler]

I just finished my very first cake 🎂 Thank you so very kindly for showing me the techniques and tools, as well as giving me the courage to do so. Btw, your buttercream is the BOMB!!! I can’t wait to see my son’s expression when he sees it! Xo

[ladykatietx]

Thank you so much for this! About to make the cake for my daughter's 1st birthday and this was so helpful.

[jeniferjahul]

Thank you so much for all your tutorials, this was an answer to my prayer. I can't thank you enough for sharing your knowledge, now I do feel I can tackle cake decorating. May God bless you!

[lorrainehicks]

Thank you for explaining every step and the reasoning behind it. You always do such great videos. Thank you for sharing and keep on caking.

[rose]

Thank you so much this was my first attempt ever making a cake like this. Thank you for being so thorough and precise💗

[leelavathiramachandran]

I'm from Malaysia.Finaly I found such a wonderful cake decorating video.Tqvm for sharing all the tips.

[nancykapur]

This is really really good for beginners like me. Thankyou so so much for sharing this.

[naledidibete]

Thank you so much for a well detailed video, I'm starting to bake and decorate cakes and this is very much useful ❤

[sylviabanda]

I always look forward to watching your videos...
Your explanation is good, and makes things more easy.
Love from zambia

[merrilincoleman]

Thank you for your tips. I appreciate it very much! Your cakes are gorgeous!!! And you are awesome to be sharing this knowledge with us!!! God bless you.