The art of cake design with Amber Comadira-Smith
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In this episode, I speak with the founder of Commie’s Cupcakes, Amber Comadira-Smith. Amber is a cake designer, and we talk about the best way to bake cakes, how to use fondant, and why she enjoys working with miniature designs! (0:00:40) Queensland, Australia: the sunshine state  (0:02:00) Amber Comadira-Smith: the cake artist and designer (0:02:40) Helping people move from cake decorator to cake designer/artist  (0:03:05) Commie's Cupcakes (0:04:35) Leaving graphic design (0:08:15) The low point and finding a new creative outlet (0:10:10) The honeymoon period vs the business  (0:11:35) Inspiring creativity in others through cake (0:14:35) Baking is a science: follow the recipe! (0:16:43) Give your oven a hip check! How to know when your cake is ready. (0:19:20) Do different cake types make a difference?  (0:20:45) The easiest icing: American Buttercream  (0:21:44) The American Buttercream recipe  (0:22:40) Cream Cheese frosting  (0:23:40) Recommendations for piping bags    (0:25:27) The common mistakes  (0:28:22) Piping: A good starting point  (0:29:50) Why choose fondant? Taming the beast. (0:35:20) Sculpting miniature foods (0:39:41) Sculpture outside of food (0:42:10) Managing a creative businesses  (0:44:45) Learning to market yourself: a difficult transition  (0:46:15) Going all in: social media  (0:53:58) The future of Commie’s Cupcakes  Visit Commie’s Cupcakes: https://www.commiescupcakes.com/ Follow Amber on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commies.cupcakes/ Follow Amber on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CommiesCupcakes/ Visit Planet B612 on the web: http://planetb612.fm/ Follow Planet B612 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlanetB612fm Support Planet B612 on Patreon: https://patreon.com/juliesworld
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