Metallic Accents Cake | Man About Cake Tutorial

Make cakes that are the star of any celebration (or family dinner) with Man About Cake's friendly help. Star Joshua John Russell will take you through the entire decorating process - from frosting and covering to decorating and stacking - for delicious cakes that look amazing and are always in fashion! In this video, Joshua's luxe art deco cake puts a vintage spin on the modern metallic trend.
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[@Hinaweena]

Besides his awesome personality and talent; I love the editing! The sound effects, interaction with producer and crew... makes these videos even more awesome!

[@CraftsyYouTube]

Thanks, we'll pass along your compliments to our crew & editors!

[@Praxis4RageBaiting]

that is actually not the origin of the red. it originated from the dutch chocolate that was used. the process used to make the chocolate prevented the chemical anthocyanins from changing colors.

[@nguyenhoangkhanhha7032]

You are literally the male version of Yolanda Gamp ! You have a funny crew, just like Yolanda does, and you're cakes are just as beautiful as Yolanda's.

[@aubreyvictoria320]

The way he respectfully refers to the cake as "she" 😂

[@annamacijeski9930]

I totally agree! Red velvet should be dark, cocoay, and delicious!

[@ManAboutCake]

If you're new to the series, subscribe to the Man About Cake channel for new episodes!

[@travisd.greavessr.6311]

Man About Cake I beg of you please make a Harley Quinn cake (the original ) and I am using my dads account I am a 16 year old girl that loves your show

[@cupcakemum12]

Hi. Where can i get the round 2 piece maroon piece from? I think it would work well on my sons 4 tier Art Deco wedding cake i'm making

[@janafrisch7629]

Travis Greaves oh yeah, please!

[@brittanyklein2990]

Your cakes are awesome! But you need a website :)

[@RavishingFaces]

Hi! What brand of butter do you use?

[@ozbolder]

I've found my excitedly waiting for this segment this week. I would love to see you do this show more often. 😊

[@ThreesiaGoff]

"I think that's called the wind." LOLOLOL! You just earned a new subscriber! Beautiful cake!

[@debbiehargreaves3380]

totally gorgeous! (the cake of course) love the presentation, you're all as mad as a box of frogs, but I like that. Always makes me smile when I watch your videos!

[@ballerina2rockerchik]

You and Yolanda from How to Cake it need to meet lol.

[@codebluek3430]

#crumbcoatandchill

[@soirabiltuyor8165]

ballerina2rockerchik I agree

[@marypetrie3513]

Yes, yes

[@tubotuvivian5343]

So true, love Yolanda as well as Joshua

[@jennywalton3366]

Yep. My new favorite channel.

[@tyshine33]

Could you have painted the embellishments before you put them on the cake? or would the metallic paint be too messy? It seemed awful time consuming and quite scary that the metallic paint would actually get on that beautiful white cake when you were painting it.

[@dhianfirstiana]

help i am obsessed with this series

[@amandalaloggia9424]

Awesome series. Joshua needs his own channel!!! Love his sense of humor. Also, thoroughly enjoy the sound effects!

[@bluoblivion4649]

Yes, please!!

[@azaainmuhammad4531]

Amanda Underwood

[@pennydevereux2138]

Amanda Underwood he does

[@amandalaloggia9424]

Penny Devereux he didn't 4 months ago 😉

[@talentadonggago]

Love seeing you here, Sir! Ive always been a fan since your FN challenge days. You deserve your own KZbin channel, will definitely subscribe! :)

[@georkost]

I am really bad at baking and cakes (I try hard and fail!!!) but I really enjoy your videos!!! :)

[@RERodgers1]

It's awesome to follow your videos. Not only informative, hand-on and entertaining, its a wealth of knowledge and tips. That cutter you used for the Gatsby inspired cake border where did you get that. I've been searching a lot of sites. Thanks Rod, I'd appreciate it.

[@annastachowicz7370]

YOU are the cutest creature I've ever seen on KZbin and I just want to hug You! keep it that way, Joshua!

[@EyeSooGuy]

The guy is so cute. *hearts in eyes*

[@daniellemicaroales6253]

The sound effects are on point

[@janc9965]

Looks amazing ❤️❤️

[@afsanachowdhury56]

Hi, instead of alcohol what I can use to make the color? Love your videos! Thanks

[@themagicknightress7132]

A rainbow with no color... rainbow is light refracting through rain prisms so a colorless rainbow would just be a rainstorm. No sun.

[@AmeliaBaljit]

Very entertaining to watch. I'm looking forward for next week's. Plus love the interaction between you and the camera men. Lol

[@demongrl81011]

red velvet started in the south...its a vanilla cake with a little bit of cocoa powder in it and buttermilk instead of regular milk....and yea it was always been creepy red

[@stormangelus6638]

I'm really enjoying your videos, my friend! Keep them coming! I love how simple the stuff looks, and your sense of humor works out beautifully! You have a new subscriber, sir!

[@venriamaia830]

So why call it red velvet when its just dyed and does not have beetroot (real red velvet)?

[@AnnikaTanja]

Your channel is rather refreshing. I like your approch of things. Well done and please keep going... :D

[@isabellaturner760]

Could you please make a crystal cake

[@gsunsetave]

Joshua and his crew seem like they are genuinely enjoying themselves and that translates to a video that is very enjoyable to watch. Love this series.

[@ludmylasanches1922]

amazing!! i really like this series... #I'mWatchingFromBraziilll

[@naureenakhter2484]

love your videos! from the production, to your humor, the level of detail/timing - perfection. thank you for knocking out all the latest cake trends!

[@XDskylover]

I have a question! IS there a reason to not paint the decorations before putting them on?

[@tzisorey]

Look down, back to me, what's in my hand? It's two slices of that cake you like. The cake is now _diamonds_....

[@vilmabrady4981]

All your cakes r awesome!! So pretty and some very different. love watching you do what you do. Thanks.

[@e-jthompson6322]

A rainbow without any colour is just regular light

[@ReniseC]

how would i make this cake as a display cake. I would like to put it on my buffet as decor

[@thebloomingbakery]

I adored you before..have all your classes on crafsty..now have huge crush..you have such a wonderful presence and are so cute and funny..your crew seems like a hoot as well..keep up the great classes, we love them

[@OffTheCreamyCrack]

LOL, You're hilarious Joshua! And the sound effects are great!

[@OffTheCreamyCrack]

GASP!! Sparkling sugar! You're the first baker on KZbin I've seen to do this! I do it all the time (cause I like me some sparkle, lol). I've done it in pink (for a princess cake), ice blue (for an ice skating cake) and gold (with dragees mixed in the gold). They're on my instagram esbee12191. (*goes back to video, clicks "Subscribe"*)

[@tareybeckwith3191]

He is absolutely amazing and funny too!

[@collettehannah4405]

I love it. it's beautiful. you should eat a slice every episode. show us it's delicious. lol. keep it up. you're very entertaining to watch and you have a very pleasant voice and demeanor.

[@pelogadi76]

So pretty sparkly with the sanding sugar 😍 love to watch you're videos :) Thanks for sharing

[@kalikalac.sharpe5213]

I think I'm in love with the man about cake shows. your like the darth to my luke. lol good job!!!

[@2jnkml150]

Love that the crew interacts with JJR. Informative, fun and helps put this novice at ease to learn more. Thank you.

[@toimyers6943]

Where did you get the Marble slab from?

[@IshaTell]

Is there a way to decorate like this without the fondant? I've heard many bad things about fondant, from the texture to it being too sweet.

[@suziselig4236]

I really like the fan mold. I can think of a lot of places to use that one. but, I can't find it anywhere. Could you possibly give more specific shopping info for the tools you use for each cake?

[@Qu33nB33Brandi]

I’m in love with it tooo I’ve been looking for days please tell me after 11 months u found it!

[@Qu33nB33Brandi]

I’m in love with it tooo I’ve been looking for days please tell me after 2 years u found it!

[@aip1981]

Have you found the fan mold?

[@jelissabisono9721]

I loved the video, love the energy. You made it easy and fun! Thank you can't wait for your next video

[@VeelaGeekQueen]

I find it funny that in most of his videos the cakes are "He's" until he starts to frost them. Then they're ladies ;)

[@ChayiliJL]

how long does it takes to make those cake?

[@rhodesantos2686]

Can't wait for the rest of the new videos each week! I'm so in love with this new series! It's so great!

[@lizcastro2702]

Hilarius never had so much fun LEARNING

[@kordicmarta]

"No dead cakes on my set" 😂😂😂😂

[@majesty0830]

Josh! I'm so loving it!! So glad you decided to be you! Awesome job! 👍🏼👍🏼. Funny! Informative! 👌🏽

[@patriciahardwicke8286]

Mad about your cakes Joshua John!! They're all fab!!!! You have an amazing talent and thanks for sharing. Just one request if I may please....any chance you could list the ingredients in your recipes in grams for us gals and chaps in the UK (and europe I guess). I'd like to bake your red velvet cake this weekend. Thanks so much

[@cvera1981]

I wish you uploaded more than once a week. You need your own channel!

[@maheenzahid3225]

Oh my God, Joshua. "Lazyboy and a TV tray, sir. I'll roll all the fondant you want." just makes me think of so many inappropriate things!

[@rosewms1]

More "Man About Cake" please! Have seen them all and can't get enough! Such fun to watch & learn! Love the theme music...Catchy!

[@maaikaalbertsen4032]

Thanks so much for all the episodes. Love watching you😍 Just have a quick question, how do you split and level your cakes so fast? I have been making cakes for years and still have problems😣

[@anangoohns]

I just found your videos (both here and on your own channel) because I LOVE watching cake decorating but had a hard time waiting for new videos over on Yolanda's channel How To Cake It. Your personality is so warm and fun and adorable! You have so much skill and approach designing and decorating cakes in such unique ways. and the sound effects and interactions with the crew makes watching you bring these cakes to life even more funny and entertaining. also it really struck me how thoughtful you are when you were painting the details metallic and said "if you can't consume alcohol at all you can use lemon juice" i have several muslim friends who cant consume alcohol for religious reasons and just that little aside can make all the difference in having something be a little more inclusive and made me so happy. thanks for sharing your talent and your treats!

[@Jaypat74]

Love your interaction, with the camera and the crew on set. So much fun! Have been watching you for ages and just realised I wasn't subscribed, so I'm watching you from scratch haha!

[@lumenperiev9655]

Hello there. I was wondering if it's possible to do this with just buttercream because I live in a tropical country and I have wasted 10 kilos of icing sugar and I still can't make a good fondant that I can roll. I am desperate. Please help me.

[@wendyslazevnick6047]

Question: why wouldn't you paint the border before placing it on? Would the color smear? Also, do you always use bubble tea straws instead of dowels? Thanks!

[@erisisthename]

Cake 😍 JJR😍😍

[@Pizzelle]

one of your funniest videos! props to the production team - the awesome quality, funny sound effects, fast pace, and music really sets y'all apart! (not to mention the gorgeous cakes & awesome personality, of course)

[@katrinp6072]

Love all of his cakes, so talented!!! I have a quick question... where could i buy the scraper he uses? it's a very nice size. Thank you

[@lindaguerin1833]

What a stunning cake... what talent you have... thanks for sharing it.....

[@saganaranjan4276]

You need your own channel! I would defo subscribe! You show us amazing techniques and all of the cakes are awesome! Big thumbs up to the crew!

[@aquariusliu24]

the gold deco are definitely art deco! they are so pretty❤❤❤ keep up the good work

[@ratnasadal5561]

we know what happens to the cake scraps but what happens to the fondant scraps

[@iaminfinitelyimmortal]

Ratna Sadal That's what I want to know.

[@sushi7598]

Rita Johnson i think the crew eats the cake scraps and they also bring the cake to the craftsy office for everyone to share. Idk about the fondant though ^^

[@JessicaHuangTheQuetzalKirin]

Re-use?

[@lynnecamozzi1705]

i keep scraps of white fondant. When i need glue i add boiling water

[@glaucomelo3777]

amei seu vídeo, amarei receber dicas, conselhos pois pretendo trabalhar com confeitaria, amooooo demais confeitaria. desde de já agradeço e que o Senhor Jesus te ilumine.

[@DouglasSantos-in8ej]

Oi, sou brasileiro me chamo Douglas, sigo todos os seus vídeos, sou apaixonado por confeitaria, gostaria que você postasse um fazendo a massa do bolo com pelo menos os ingredientes legendados. Ficaria muito grato

[@adde9506]

The history about red velvet cake is incorrect, or at least not old enough. The original red velvet cake used an acid reaction to leaven a chocolate cake, usually buttermilk or vinegar. The acid also reacted with the cocoa powder, turning the cake red. It was renamed red velvet cake. Modern cocoa powder does not produce this reaction, so now cakes must be turned red using food coloring. But, yes, it was a brownish red, not technicolor.

[@lidyanemarques1064]

The sugar around the cake will not get hydrated? How many time this cake stay "stable" (considering the sugar)?

[@Nay_Nay73]

Very informative, yet ohhhh so entertaining. My question is... Can you paint the gold on the border accents before you put them on the cake or does it pick up finger prints?

[@marypetrie3513]

Red velvet, came about I'm the south during the great depression and sugar shortages, so the used beet juice, which is really really really red and stains everything.

[@rebeccasewing]

So many are asking the same question. Please respond to: Wondering why you paint them after applying to the side of the cake. Any reason not to paint them beforehand?

[@emipark210]

Why wouldn't you paint the decorative pieces before attaching them to the cake? I'd be worried about getting the metallics onto the actual cake when doing the edges.

[@RachelShadoan]

I heard that red velvet cake developed during WW2 when chocolate and sugar were rationed. So it started out as Devil's Food cake, but there wasn't enough sugar and cocoa to do it like usual, so people used shredded red beets to sweeten the cake (so it could use less sugar) and that also made the red color (and disguised there not being enough chocolate).

[@ameliaadams1965]

You say in the video that you use a gold petal dust, but the link to craftsy shows edible gold paint ; I do not think these are the same product, are they? And if they are, it only comes in 1 Oz ; is that the amount in your bowl or was that more?

[@ashleyhansen9009]

How about a bohemian style cake?

[@AnnieIsaLau]

Awesoeme cake! Did you say that if you can't use alchohol for the gold dust you can use lemon juice? Thanks!

[@silvanamoura8698]

To aprendendo muito com vc moço,amo seus trabalhos, um grande beijo da aquí do Brasil

[@xxikurumixx]

I thought red velvet got it's colour because the buttermilk reacted with the cocoa powder and that turned it red. But we just process things differently so that we have to add the food dye.

[@sarachh8116]

Why is he calling the cake "she" ??? jajaja

[@varvanie]

exactly, le gâteau not la gâteau XD

[@Crazygirl1997XD]

'with everyday cutters you probably have at home' * shows a cutter with a complicated heart/diamond shape *

[@DennisDippary]

So many commensts to go through, so i am not sure if anyone let ya know - the red originally came from the beetroot, supposedly started in the Victorian era, not food dye.

[@birjisaslam218]

Hi I find your videos interesting and very informational for this particular cake what quantity of fondant is needed to cover four layers in stack.

[@AbdallahThiago]

I really love your channel . You are an artist, you are funny, you are amazing ...and the recipes are easy and tasty. Thank you so much.

[@AndreaEerlingen]

Hello! I was wonder if can I paint frosting like buttercream and royal icing...?

[@brittanywalker516]

Anyone have a link to where I can get that fondant stamper? I live in the country and my “cake store” is Walmart 😐

[@dsukanyarao507]

You are actually pretty amazing ... neat and so creative ..... wonder y u have so less subscribers and views ...

[@pippylunalove]

rainbow with no colour is called white light. Cause if you add all of the colours together you can get white light, which is why you can split white light to get a rainbow.....

[@anthonycukras9023]

Where do you get the cookie cutter?

[@ManAboutCake]

Here are some peony cutters! www.craftsy.com/cake-decorating/supplies/petal-crafts-peony-cutter-and-veiner-set/44336

[@victoriagarces8231]

fantastic amazing l am learning alot and hes funny victoria

[@janafrisch7629]

I'm not sure if a cake, coded with sugar tastes that good... could be pretty crumbly

[@deniseguel8642]

I'm glad I found you. you are so tanlented, not so complicated and not all that extra talking . simple yet lovely.

[@imahimfan]

I'm obsessed with your channel now! I'm so excited to get back to baking again!!

[@sharlatroop3795]

love it! you should do more cakes per week :-)

[@miekzand]

When I started this video (after bingeing on almost all your others) I was like: WHERE IS THE COOL TSHIRT, haha. Love this show. It is absolutely amazing!