• $249

Tiered Cake

  • Course
  • 26 Lessons

- Learn our system for smooth sides & sharp edges every time and build a stable tiered cake foundation. - Includes our silky smooth vanilla buttercream recipe that's light, fluffy, & "not too sweet" PLUS 13 flavor variations, including a VEGAN, dairy free, nut free option! BONUS - unlimited access to me answer all your cake frosting & tiering questions!

Contents

Welcome to Tiered Cake!

Start Here!

Recommended Tools

A list of our recommended tools needed to achieve smooth sides and sharp edges, including the links to where to purchase them.
Tiered Cake Tools

Silky Smooth Buttercream

How to make our signature silky smooth buttercream. We also use this buttercream as the base to our flavored buttercream fillings. 
Silky Smooth Buttercream ingredients
Silky Smooth Buttercream Video Tutorial
Interior vs Exterior buttercream
Silky Smooth Buttercream Written Recipe
Buttercream Troubleshooting

Buttercream Variations

Includes our buttercream variation for flower piping, a vegan option, & 13 other flavor variations.

Buttercream Recipe 2.0 (for Buttercream Flowers)
VEGAN Buttercream Recipe
Buttercream Flavor Variations

Reviving Aerated Buttercream

How we revive buttercream that may appear clumpy or has a lot of air bubbles back to its silky and smooth consistency.
Reviving Aerated Buttecream

Trimming Cake Layers

How we trim our cake layers before we stack and frost the cake.
Trimming the Cake Layers

Prepping the Acrylic Disk

How we prep our acrylic disk before we stack and frost the cake.

Acrylic Disk Prep for Single Tiers
Acrylic Disk Prep for Tiered Cakes
Acrylic Disk Guide

Crumbcoating

How we stack, fill, and crumb coat the cake in preparation for the final coat of buttercream.
Crumbcoating the Top Tier
Crumbcoating the Bottom Tier

How to Achieve Smooth Sides and Sharp Edges

Our tried and true method on how to achieve smooth sides and sharp edges for the final coat of buttercream.
Frosting the Top Tier
Frosting the Bottom Tier
Removing the Acrylic Disk - Top Tier
Removing the Acrylic Disk - Bottom Tier
How to Get Sharp Edges - Close Up
How to Get Sharp Edges - Alternative Method
Smooth Sides and Sharp Edges Guide

How to Stack a Tiered Cake

How we build the internal support and stack tiered cakes.

Bottom Tier Internal Support
Stacking the Tiers