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Online Class

Designer Handbag Cakes

with Elisa Strauss

As an annual Bluprint member, you'll choose one own-forever class to add to your library each month

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$40.00

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Have your handbag and eat it too! Let celebrity cake designer Elisa Strauss teach you to sculpt and decorate an unbelievably realistic couture handbag from cake.

Skill Level

Intermediate

What You Get

11 Streaming HD video lessons with anytime, anywhere access
Class materials
Hours of close-up instruction
Answers to student questions from instructor, Elisa Strauss
Closed captioning available (web only)

How it works

Once you purchase, find your class in your class library.
Watch on any device anytime.
Find downloadable class resources in the class viewer.

Overview

Get a handle on designing handbag cakes, including custom color and texture choices. Sculpt your cake into a fashionable handbag with divots and pleats to form an authentic sense of movement; and create genuine-looking zippers, rivets and buckles from gum paste. Learn new techniques for doweling your cake and applying textured fondant. Develop dynamic sculpting methods; and explore exotic fondant patterns and textures like ostrich, alligator, and giraffe. Make a handbag so cute you could just eat it up.

Overview

Lesson Breakdown

1. Introduction