Hand Bag Cake Tutorial
Inspired by a $20K lively pink hand bag, this handbag cake is a delicious and affordable alternative for those of us who would never dream of spending that much on an accessory.
I always smile when people comment on YouTube that ‘she must have made it hundreds of times before’. The video you see is actually me making the cake for the first time. So who taught me to do a zip like that? Well I just looked at a zip on a handbag and try to figure out what else has evenly-spaced thin parts that could make those little indents? I did some tests on scraps of fondant until I had it down. The aluminum flashing for the pattern is a similar method that I used to make my Twitter and iPad cakes. You can actually buy patterned texture mats, but they’re expensive and most people will only make a cake like this once, so this is a much cheaper alternative. Hope you enjoy.
To make the cake you will need:
Hand Bag Cake Template with guides for cutting the cake and fondant pieces.
This cake 25cm (9.84 inches) x 19cm (7.48 inches) x 11 cm (4.33 inches) (Length x Height x Width) and will make about 35 serves.
If you want the a bigger cake you will need to enlarge the template and increase the quantities accordingly.
Double the quantity of the chocolate cake recipe baked in two trays 38cm (14.96 inches) x 25cm (9.84 inches) x 2.5cm (0.98 inches)
400g (14.11 ounces) red fondant
1400g (49.38 ounces) white fondant
200g (7.05 ounces) black fondant
To make the lively pink fondant mix the red and white fondant and add a tiny bit of yellow and blue gel colour.
edible gold luster dust
Shine spray (optional)
2 quantities of Chocolate Buttercream frosting mixed with 1 quantity of chocolate ganache
by Ann Reardon How To Cook That
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All recipe quantities in the book are in grams, ounces and cups.
Hi Qwame, There is a link for the templates with the recipe. They cost $4.99 in Australian Dollars. Just convert that to your local currency.
I can’t BELIVE that was your first time making the cake. You have really good talent.
Hi Ann, this is awesome! How many servings this cake makes?
It says about 35
Hi… Just made this cake with a few alterations to the handles, it was great fun, thanks for the inspiration x x
Where do you go and get the cake templates for the outline on the papper to measure the cake?
I can’t find my download.
My download expired. cant find where i saved it. how can i print the templates?
i have reset the order so you should be able to download it now.
How can i print the design (the size)
Hi Ann,
One word….Awesome! I love the site! If I use the template how many people do you think this cake would feed?
hi I would love to buy the template but it won’t let me 🙁 is there any other way to buy it?
Hi Ann, did you make a meringue recipe ? If not, can you make one please?
Cute
Hi again, I noticed that it doesn’t say anywhere how much chocolate buttercream to use?
Are there any alternatives to using the shine spray? Do you think it would look ok without shine spray? It’s just a little pricey for my budget for this cake being around christmas time and all 🙂
Hi Ann, did you make a meringue recipe ? If not, can you make one please?
Hello Ann!
First of all congratulations for your smart ways and ideas to make that cake!I have to say you surprised me by how easy you can make things that look hard to achieve.I’m about to start doing this cake myself,and now I’m organising the stuff I’ll need.I would like to ask you how much frosting is needed? And because in my country I couldn’t find the shine spray and it will take several days to purchase it from the internet and have it , is it ok if I apply luster dust (in the color “snowflake” which is a sort of clear ,shiny dust) all over the fondant?
Thank you in advance!
Hi,thank u for showing me how to make your bag cake , hope I have done you proud
Beautiful! You did a great job and using a different embossed print to personalize the cake was a great idea.
Where do you go and get the cake templates for the outline on the papper to measure the cake?
Thumps up switie u’ve done a gr8 job.hint me
wao.. you did great !!! very nice
Omg that looks so amazing!
Thanks Zaynab!
Hello Ann, I have been trying to purchase the LV bag template but it keeps failing,i have even sent a query email but still can’t get it due to my country location. My birthday is next weekend and I would love to bake the bag cake. Please can u email me the template? I’d really appreciate it if u can. Thanks and keep up d awesome job, am a HUGE fan!!
Hi,i just pay on 5/11/2014 to buy lv bag cake template, after the purchase process is completed, the template keep loading for long time. i cant get the template. can you send the template to my email?
What is luster dust?where can I get it i am eleven years old and my dream is to do a cake with you and buddy valesco from cake boss fAv show