ONLY using TikTok HACKS to decorate an ENTIRE CAKE!

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Uh, I was on the woodworking and forge welding side of YouTube. Have no idea how I ended up here... but this lady is hilarious and super fun to watch. What a cool channel.

i love how the cake matches laurie. whenever i see a hot pink + black stuff, it’s definitely laurie

Archie's face upon being called a weirdo is hilarious! He really took that personally 😂😭

A box cake hack from my mom is to add a little brewed coffee or espresso powder to box chocolate cake - it doesn't taste like coffee, it just enriches the chocolate flavour. Love the black icing - the whole cake looks amazing!

Can we take a moment to appreciate Kevin’s amazing videography and editing skills, so beautiful

Oh, that's the epitome of chef's kiss! When that cake was leaning like the cartoon cake from Sleeping Beauty (🤣), I thought we had a fail for sure. But no, in comes Laurie with her mad skills and, voila, masterpiece! My favorite hacks are the gold drip and the buttercream decorations applied after. Laurie, don't read this next part! 🤦‍♀Those decorations could easily cover the multitude of mistakes I make when I decorate cakes! And no having to fuss with fondant (that people are just going to pick off anyway!). Brilliant!

I haven’t tried Sugarologie’s black frosting, but I’m intrigued. She makes the black cocoa as a syrup first to get rid of grittiness.

Karolyns Kakes has the BEST box cake recipe hack for every flavor. Her channel has been an actual blessing for me as a home baker.

The extra eggs added a ton of protein that absorbed all of the water in the system which allowed the cake to rise more due to moisture expansion during baking. Also, using butter, milk, and extra egg added a ton of fat to the cake which is what made it so jiggly. I bet this cake was super rich.

You are adorable, and Kevin is just the sweetest! So much positive energy, I was genuinely smiling!

Glad you brought some of these interesting hacks for newer decorators to see. I’ve used buttercream in my moulds for years. Accept I actually make rolled buttercream, which is thick, and easier to put into the mould. But the texture of yours were cool, kinda imperfect and pretty at the same time. Black icing….I make icing really black by starting with dutch cocoa based icing, then adding black cocoa, taking less black cocoa to achieve. Black cocoa can be bought at Bulk Barn. Buttercream transfers….Got taught from my first cake decorating teacher…1980’s, to pipe little buttercream decorations and freezing to put on cakes, so that’s not new. And doctored cakes I always dowel even before doing my crumb coat, because of them being less stable. Definitely a wobbly factor to watch out for. Glitter….The “glitter” hack has been around for awhile, and really does work, as you saw. Gold drip….I got a recipe years ago for gold/silver drip….icing sugar, alcohol and piping gel…cheap and works great. My fave hack is the glitter, because hey, crazy expensive to buy. And you can make any colour you like. Thanks again Laurie for a fun and informative video 👍👍

That buttercream in the heart and flower silicon molds was one of my favorites, I think! For someone like me, who's never been good at piping or decorating (and should probably try your online class, lol), spreading frosting into a mold and freezing it, and having it come out so pretty seems awesome!!

Knowing that you guys also watch Ann Reardon made me so happy! 🤩

Yea I've done the boxed hack before & it's delicious & rich, but because it's so rich & soft it's not the best for tiered cakes. Thanks for testing these for us! ❤

For the first hack: I use softened butter that has been whipped up nice and fluffy and you get a SUPER fluffy spongy cake!

Your first hack is exactly what I did when I made my daughter’s wedding cake. There were compliments all around about the taste and texture.

Someone mentioned usung chocolate milk in your chocolate boxed cakes. I do this too! I have so much trouble with scratch cakes, i use doctored mixes almost exclusively! I use flavored coffee creamers in place of water (except for Red Velvet which gets buttermilk, & chocolate milk for chocolate ) I actually prefer oil over butter as i think it keeps it moister. I also add a pack of instant pudding into my mix as well.

Fun little tip for when making homemade fondont! You can buy flavorings online and just add it to it before it’s solid. I made some with a cotton candy flavor and it made it so good it was the first time I didn’t just peel the fondont off the cake, I ate every bit lol

I'm in luv with the buttercream pop outs, not a fondant fan either but this is legit a game changer, thx for sharing.