3D Electric Guitar Cake

3D Electric Guitar Cake

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Learn how to make a 3D Electric Guitar Cake!

Join me in this 3D Electric Guitar Cake tutorial as I guide you through the process of creating one of the most iconic electric guitars of all time – the legendary Gibson Les Paul – as a life-sized 3D cake!

This guitar has been played by some of the greatest musicians in rock history, including Slash from Guns N’ Roses, Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, Joe Perry from Aerosmith, and, of course, Les Paul himself. It’s a guitar that has inspired generations, and now, I’ll show you how to bring this masterpiece to life in cake form!

In this tutorial, I’ll be working from blueprints, photos, and even my own memories from my days as an electric guitar player. My goal is to create a cake that’s as realistic as possible, down to the slim, solid body that sets electric guitars apart from their acoustic counterparts. I’ve made plenty of guitar cakes in the past, including the famous Fender Stratocaster, but today we’re focusing on the classic Les Paul.

Along the way, I’ll share my tips, tricks, and techniques for replicating the details that make this guitar so special. And don’t worry, even if you’re a beginner, I’ll walk you through the basic principles so you can apply these skills to other guitar models as well.

Let’s get started on this rockin’ cake adventure!

What you will learn:

  • How to shape a guitar following a plan
  • Preparing essential parts before hand
  • Creating a realistic guitar neck using pastillage.
  • Creating a wood grain on guitar body
  • How to make realistic guitar strings using elastic cord

Downloadable Course Material

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3D Electric Guitar Cake Course Material
This PDF document contains templates and guides to help you with this tutorial.

Track
Duration
Part 1
1:14:40
Introduction
0:53
The Plan
1:37
Tools & Materials
1:45
Recipes & Ingredients
2:15
Making the Neck
10:57
Making the Bridges
7:05
Making the Pickups
10:45
Making the Knobs
3:37
Making the Tuning Pegs
7:58
Shaping the Cake
14:40
Colouring the Small Parts
5:44
Colouring the Neck
6:42
Part 2
54:30
DAY 2 - Coating the Cake
7:23
Attaching the Tuning Pegs
5:38
Colouring the Body
10:41
Attaching the Neck
2:06
Making the Fretboard
10:24
Attaching the Pickups and Knobs
7:08
Attaching the Bridge
2:07
Adding Strings & Final Touches
5:06
Final Thoughts
2:38
Total Duration
2:09:10

While not everything on this list is absolutely required, these are the things used in this tutorial video. Of course you are welcome to find alternative ways of doing things and we would love to hear if you've discovered an easier method or better tool to achieve good results. Please note that some items may be listed as sets, and it is usually recommended to have full sets, it may not be neccessary. In most cases, only one item from a set is actually used in the tutorial. Please watch the tutorial before purchasing any items to make sure you are not buying anything you don't need.
Tools & Materials
Masking & Layering
  • Set of icing spatulas
  • Set of scrapers (hard and flexible)
Rolling & Coating
  • Set of PVC pipes (30mm to 40mm thick, 40cm & 20cm long)
  • Rolling pin (30cm long)
  • Powder shaker (Filled with starch)
  • Needle or pin (to pop air bubbles)
  • Perfections strips
  • Fondant smoother
Cutting & Slicing
  • Set of knives
  • Craft knife
  • Pizza cutter
  • Box cutter
  • Set of scissors
Modelling & Shaping
  • Modelling tools
  • Plastic cutlery (knife, fork, spoon)
  • Hard pastry margarine/shortening
  • Oil cooking spray
Plastic Straws
For marking screws
Gold wired ribbon
For guitar strap
Flexible cord
For guitar strings
Cellophane Shop Online
6mm dowel
For supporting the neck

Neck size + 15cm for poking into body

Confectioners Varnish Shop Online
Gold and silver lust
Mixed with alcohol to spray parts
Edible Pearl Dust Shop Online
To create position markers
Colours
Brown, egg yellow, black and orange
Plastic Wrap Shop Online
Cake Board Watch Tutorial
115cm x 35cm, 9mm thick. Upholstered with burgendy velvet and covered with cellophane.
A piece of wood coated with fabric and temporarily covered with cellophane to keep fabric clean until the cake is complete. For more information, watch our tutorial on how to cover a cake board with fabric .
Long hard board for neck
Philips screwdriver
To mark screws
Small brush
To create lines on wood grain
Recipes & Ingredients

2 x 1500g
2x 45cm x 28cm , 25mm high

A moist and rich chocolate mud cake aerated with baking powder and soda bicarbonate. A very dark and dense mud cake which contains a lot of chocolate and cocoa powder with a touch of coffee powder. Years ago wedding cakes...[read more]

2kg

Chocolate ganache is nothing but pure chocolate melted with a generous amount of boiling fresh cream. This smooth airless chocolate cream makes a lot of things possible. A benefit of chocolate ganache is that the high...[read more]

Rolled Fondant

1500g white
300g very dark brown

A commonly used sugar paste for coating cakes. Also known as RTR (ready to roll) fondant.

1000g

A thick sugar paste, similar to gum paste, that can be molded into different shapes and forms. When dried, it is hard and brittle. Unlike gum paste, pastillage dries much quicker and stronger. Made with gelatine, water and...[read more]
Dark Chocolate (Compound) Wikipedia

300g

Compound chocolate is a product made from a combination of cocoa, vegetable fat, and sweeteners. It is used as a lower-cost alternative to true chocolate, as it uses less-expensive hard vegetable fats such as coconut oil or palm kernel oil in place of the more expensive cocoa butter. It may also be known as 'compound coating' or 'chocolatey coating' when used as a coating for candy.

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One comment

  1. goldengirl02deb says:

    when will you do another tutorial?
    I just love watching your work

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