Today we are making a Jimmy Choo shoe cake.

There have been lots of requests for a shoe cake tutorial and Lisa has been requesting

a pillow cake every week since May so I have combined the two.

I will show you how to make the shoe first and then the pillow.

First thing you need to do is cut out your shoe template, that is available on the website

howtocookthat.net there's a link in the description below this video.

Once you have cut it out also cut an sole from some thin cardboard so we can use it

as a support while the fondant is drying.

You will also need to cut a couple of other things out of cardboard and staple them together

where shown.

Place a stack of books on a baking tray and using your template for the side profile of

the shoe match them up to the right height and then open the cover of the top book and

prop it up to the right angle using tissues or paper towel inside the book.

Then take the cardboard sole and bend it to match the side profile of the shoe, set it

up on the books and tape it into place.

Take some non-stick baking paper and place that over the top so that the fondant doesn't

stick to the template.

Now to make your buckle, place some baking paper over your template and roll out a thin

even snake out of black fondant.

Then using a knife to help you bend the corners to match outer size of the template, trim

it to the right size and join the two ends together in the middle of one of the sides.

Then use an off cut to make the prong of the buckle.

Then take a dry paintbrush and dust that fondant with silver luster dust on all the edges and

then leave the buckle to one side to dry.

Next to make our label roll out some white fondant really thinly, put your template over

the top and cut out the rectangle shape.

Next take a sharp pencil and trace over the letters of the logo pressing reasonably firmly.

When you remove the paper you will be able to see a light indent that will guide you

to where to put the letters.

You can either paint them on using black gel food colour or you can use an edible marker

to write them on.

To be honest I had never heard of Jimmy Choo before making this cake, I just searched for

expensive shoe brands and found one that I thought would look pretty on a cake.

If you want someone who does know a lot about fashion and make up then check out beautiful

Carah's channel, her channel is called Carah Amelie she has studied apparel design and

cosmetology and has been a licensed cosmetologist for the last 8 years so she really knows her

stuff.

She has heaps of great get ready with me videos and skin care, hair and makeup tutorials and

some creative hair ups.

As always I'll put a link in the description below the video and I'll add one to her channel

at the end of this video as well so, make sure you check it out and let her know in

the comments that 'how to cook that' sent you over.

Next roll out some black fondant to be half a centimeter thick and cut around the outer

sole template line.

After you've cut it run the flat edge of your knife around it to smooth off any imperfections.

Roll out some cream fondant and cut the inner sole template size.

Rub a tiny amount of water onto the black sole and add the cream sole over the top,

if it stretches a little as you add it like mine did add your template back over the top

and trim it to shape.

Take your toe template and trim across the cream toes section and remove that bit.

Line up your fondant sole with the sole that we made out of cardboard and put it into place

so that it is going to dry in the right shape.

Dab a little bit of water on the top section and add your label.

Take the tip of a knife and gently make stitching indents across the top and base of the label.

You can see here the sole has little crease marks in the fondant at the bend, if you want

to avoid that put the black sole onto the support first and then add the cream sole

once it is in place.

Now to make the toe.

This shoe uses snake skin, you can buy expensive snake skin texture mats but here I ma just

going o use a plastic texture mat that I use for chocolate as well.

You get all of these texture mats in the back of one book, whenever I mention them in a

video people always ask what was the book and where did you get it from so I will put

a link to that particular one in the description below the video so you know which one it is

it costs about $8 for the book.

Roll out your black fondant and then place a texture mat over the top and roll over it

to make the imprint on the fondant, then remove the template.

Then using the toe template cut along the top of the toe shape of it but leave the rest

of it.

Add it to the toe lining it up with the cream shoe lining.

And then use your finger to smooth it down and around the toe and trim it off at the

base.

The top angle of the heel to match the base of the shoe angle so they can join together

nicely.

So to make that take a thin book and prop it open so that it matches to side profile

of the heel that I have given you.

Then add the heel template and double check the angle is correct and tape it into place.

Roll out a thick snake of black fondant and then using the palm of your hand push down

on one side as you roll to make it skinny one one side.

Place it on the template and then roll it some more until it matches the shape.

Use a knife to cut the angle of the top of the heel then mold to the right shape using

your fingers.

Do you know how much these shoes actually costs to buy? the real one I mean not the

cake.

Let me know what you think in the comments below how expensive is too expensive for a

shoe and do you have a favourite shoe brand that you like to wear?

Trim the end of the heel using a knife and then make an indent at the base of the heel.

Next we are going to make the ankle strap roll out some black fondant add a thin layer

of cream to the underside and then rub the texture mat on the black side of it.

Using the ankle strap template cut out a long strip and wrap it around your cardboard support

that is covered in baking paper.

Then using the back of a knife make two indents near the end of the strap and add your buckle

into place.

Use a tooth pick to make a hole and then add the other piece into the hole.

So that it looks like this.

After a couple of days once those pieces are dry take a some black fondant and using the

back of a spoon mix into a thick paste with a little water.

Use the paste to glue the heel to the shoe.

If you are in a hurry you can mix some tylose powder into your fondant to make these pieces

set faster but that also means you need to work faster when making your shapes.

Use something to support the shoe while it sets and leave it to set for an hour you can

be work on your actual cake while you wait for this or if you are making it ahead then

just take a break.

Roll a snake out of black fondant and add it to the underside of the shoe where the

heel joins the sole and smooth it around, then trim off the excess.

Take a toothpick and poke it into the shoe on almost an upright angle.

Then sit the cardboard support over the top.

Roll out some black and some then some thin cream fondant.

Using a tiny bit of water put the cream onto the black, then flip it over and rub the texture

mat on top.

Cut it out using the template.

Use your knife to indent down the back in two straight lines and then use the very tip

of the knife to make stitching marks down the middle.

Add a little water along the base and put into place resting it on the card.

Now I should have covered the card here in baking paper because my fondant stuck when

I tried to take it off so make sure you don't forget to add the baking paper.

Next to make the lower strap roll the black and cream fondant just like we have before

but this time you don't need the texture mat because this bit is made out of satin.

Cut out the shape and you can use a roll of card here or bunch of tissues might be easier.

Rest the strap over the top and join it at each side using a little water.

Repeat that process for the middle strap adding some tissues for support.

Measure using you template to make sure they are the right size and then add the fondant

strap dampening the ends with a little water.

Carefully line up the edge and gently push it into place.

And yes you guessed it leave it out to dry, now this fondant is only thin and it was a

really hot day here so i was able to take the supports away after a couple of hours

but to be safe I'd suggest you leave it longer.

If you keep one of your strap off cuts you can use that to see if it is dry enough you

can test it and see if it will hold its shape.

Carefully remove the back support and then stack up some items to make supports of equal

height to balance a ruler on.

This is to hold the ankle strap in place while it sets.

Then add some of your black paste and loop it around the back of the shoe, with the buckle

on one side towards the back.

You could leave this shoe just like that or customize it and add your own decorations

like flowers or whatever the birthday girl likes.

But we are going to continue to decorate it like the Jimmy Choo shoe, so to do that remove

your other supports and using your template make your centre vertical strap just like

we made the others.

Slightly dampen the top of the strap and then the top of the bottom two loops that are on

the shoe.

Attach it underneath the ankle strap and over the other two loops.

Now to make our razor sequins that decorate the shoe.

Staring with the black cut a thin strip, segment it and cut one end into a point.

Add a little water and gently place them onto the shoe.

Make another layer that overlaps the first and then repeat that going up the shoe changing

to blue then greens and then back to the black.

Then we want to leave that to dry out, the longer you leave it the stronger the shoe

will be.

For the pillow cake itself bake 4 quantities of my red velvet cup cake recipe in a tray

and then let them cool.

Trim off the edges and then make yourself a square template that you can use, mine is

23cm by 23cm.

Put a smear of cream cheese frosting onto the base and cut a square of cake and add

it to the cake board.

Add a thin layer of cream cheese frosting, each time you cut a square you are left with

off cuts that you can join two of those together to make another square so you can use those

for alternate layers.

Use your knife to level them off if they are not quite even.

Add another layer of cream cheese frosting and continue to stack the cakes up in this

way.

My red velvet cake recipe and the frosting recipes are all on the blog howtocookthat.net

if you go to the shoe cake page which is in the link below this video I will link to all

the recipes that you need from there.

Keep going until it is around 8 cm tall.

When we carve the top of the cake we want to come down just past half way down to about

3cm we don't want it exactly in the middle because pillows squash down when you put them

down on something.

Fold your square template in half and then in half again to make a smaller square and

place that in the centre of your cake.

Starting with the corners carve down on an angle down through the layers to the 3 cm

level that we looked at not right down to the bottom.

Then repeat that on each of the corners and then on each of the sides, cutting down on

an angle just down to the 3cm level.

Next use your knife to shave off thin layers of cake at a time to round off your pillow,

we don't want hard angles.

We don't want it to look like a rock we want it to look like a soft pillow.

So round it up to the top.

Then looking at your cake from above curve it in slightly at the sides.

Not too much just a little bit.

Now for the underneath, from just below that 3cm line trim down on an angle towards the

cake board at each corner and then along the sides.

Next the key to making it look soft and pillow like is giving it some creases.

Grab a pillow and have a look at how it sits and where the creases are.

Using your knife take some chunks out of the sides to give it that look.