1. Floating Ghost Cake Tutorial
Bring your Halloween bakes to life with Paul Bradford’s Floating Ghost Cake Tutorial on CakeFlix — where the ghost actually floats!
Step into the world of magical cake design with Paul Bradford’s Floating Ghost Cake Tutorial on CakeFlix — a truly spellbinding class where the ghost genuinely floats! This one-of-a-kind tutorial teaches you how to create a show-stopping illusion cake that defies gravity, making it perfect for Halloween parties, spooky-themed events, or simply to amaze your friends, family, and clients.
Under Paul Bradford’s expert guidance, you’ll learn every stage of the process, from the foundational structure to the final decorative details. He breaks down the build step-by-step, showing how to safely engineer a floating internal support system that gives your ghost its magical lift. Using easy-to-source materials and professional techniques, Paul demonstrates how to construct the armature, shape and cover the cake, and finish it with a flawlessly smooth surface that hides all the supports — leaving nothing but the illusion of a ghost hovering in mid-air.
You’ll also explore airbrushing and shading techniques to give your ghost depth, realism, and that signature ethereal glow. Plus, Paul shares tips on lighting options, cake balance, and safe transport, ensuring your masterpiece can be confidently displayed at any event or competition.
This tutorial is designed for intermediate to advanced cake decorators who want to push their creative boundaries and develop new skills in gravity-defying cake design, cake structure, and illusion artistry. By the end of the lesson, you’ll not only have created an extraordinary centrepiece but also gained the confidence and knowledge to adapt these principles to other floating or suspended cake designs.
As one of CakeFlix’s most imaginative projects, the Floating Ghost Cake combines engineering and edible art in a way that captures the magic of the season — and proves that with the right guidance, anything is possible in cake decorating.
Join Paul Bradford on CakeFlix today and learn how to create the floating ghost cake that truly floats — a hauntingly beautiful masterpiece that will leave everyone asking, “How on earth did you make that?”
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