Mellina the Honeybee Cake: Part 1 - Getting started

Описание: Part 1 of 6 short videos showing how I created Mellina, my hyper-realistic, 3D, gravity-defying honeybee cake. She may not be exactly your cup of tea, but the sugarcraft techniques I demonstrate can easily be used on your own cake designs.

Named Mel - after the Latin for European honeybee ‘Apis mellifera’ (mellifera meaning honey-bearing) and lina from part of my given name.

Mellina was based on an actual bee from a local hive here in Shropshire. She’s 2000% larger than life and took 6 days to create. She is completely edible apart from her frame plus leg and wing supports.

Links to the complete honeybee cake series:
Video 1 – (This video) Getting started
Video 2 – RKT (rice krispie treat) sculpting the thorax and head:    • Mellina the Honeybee Cake: Part 2 - RKT Sc...  
Video 3 – Gelatin honeybee wings:    • Mellina the Honeybee Cake: Part 3 - Making...  
Video 4 – Covering and texturing the honeybee cake with sugarpaste:    • Mellina the Honeybee Cake: Part 4 - Coveri...  
Video 5 – Painting the honeybee and creating her head using black sugarpaste:    • Mellina the Honeybee Cake: Part 5  - Paint...  
Video 6 - Modelling the legs from modelling chocolate and the big birthday cake reveal:    • Mellina the Honeybee Cake: Part 6  - Model...  

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