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Version en EspaΓ±ol: [link]My other polymer clay tutorials:
Polymer Clay Plate Tutorial Polymer Clay Bowl Tutorial Polymer Clay Waffles Tutorial Polymer Clay Cakes Tutorial Polymer Clay Cinnamon Roll Tutorial Polymer Clay Chocolate Chip Cookies Tutorial Sugar Scrub for the Polymer Clay Artist Tutorial Mica Shift an Awesome Polymer Clay Technique FTF: Chocolate Shavings Mini-Tutorial Polymer Clay Faux Opal Tutorial (Buyable) Polymer Clay Waffles Tutorial (VIDEO) Polymer Clay Flowers Tip (VIDEO) Polymer Clay Cake Texture Tutorial (VIDEO) The Perfect Frosting Tutorial (VIDEO) See all my Artisan Craft tutorials here: [link]
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When using my tutorials or techniques explained in my tutorials all I need is that you say or write "Inspired by Talty" somewhere on the description, that's all I'm asking for. A link back to my gallery or tutorial is appreciated, but not necessary. You can make anything in my tutorials for personal or commercial purposes (yes, that means you can sell what you make) but you can't claim these techniques as your own. No redistribution, reposting or repacking of my tutorials, images, text or any part of them is allowed. They can't be translated to other languages without my permission (ask me about it). FREE TUTORIAL, NEVER TRY TO SELL IT.
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UPDATE: The amazing ~Snowfern pointed out some mistakes I had made about the baking times. She explained to me why it was important to bake your items at the correct temperature, for the right amount of time. Even if your minis look fine, they're raw in the inside and they will deteriorate overtime! Not immediately, but in a few years they will crumble... so please, I can't stress how important it is to learn to bake your creations correctly!
I am sorry everyone for the mistake, I hope I didn't cause trouble
I am not perfect and I am still learning, so if you see me making any more mistakes please let me know 
I really want to help, so I certainly don't want to give false information. Please give some love to ~Snowfern !--------------------
MY MOST AMBITIOUS TUTORIAL TO THIS DAY IS FINALLY COMPLETED.
One of the tutorials that helped me the most when I was learning how to make cakes was this [link] by Betsy Niederer
If you still have trouble understanding how to texture the cake, I recommend you see this video [link] by *fairchildart
Cake brush by ~Nana-viciouS
Cakes are one of the most complicated things I do, so the tutorial ended up being quite long... actually they're not complicated, they're quite easy but they involve many steps.
This took me months to finish, months! I took the first photos 3 months ago, and the last one just a couple of days ago. It was getting ridiculous: the more I advanced, the more I felt the need to take a new photo, explain a new technique, revise everything... I had to stop myself from dragging the tutorial any longer. It's finished, but I'm sure that I'll want to revise it again in the future.
Well that explains why the lightning is so inconsistent. I'm sorry about that, I hope it's not too annoying.
My next tutorial is going to be something quick and easy or I'll die
what to do next? 
My template and cakes made by me using this technique:
Cakes made using my tutorial:
[link] by ~dekosweet
[link] by ~ClaudusAles ' daughter
[link] by ~disney002
[link] by !blossomingart
[link] by ~happy-kittens
[link] by ~Rae-Lynn
[link] [link] [link] by !ShirtSizes
[link] [link] [link] by ~FatalPotato
[link] by ~annaym
[link] by *Wholikesshinythings
[link] by *iwillburnyou
[link] by ~stirfryarcade
[link] by ~fimocrazy
[link] by =Coven-tina
[link] [link] by ~TheEmeraldMasquerade
[link] by ~daregindemone04
[link] by =Nilanja
[link] by =KT-Silver
[link] by ~cupcakecutiefriends
[link] [link] by ~RedMizuki
[link] by *BacktoEarthCreations
[link] by ~sapphire44456
[link] by ~SweetSuguri
[link] by ~dfritillary
[link] by *Aryiea
[link] by ~h4rd-kisses
[link] by ~Bubbles1010101
[link] by *Angi-Shy
[link] by ~KaytiiSue
[link] by ~Maleficent1959
[link] by ~CraftMonster
[link] [link] by ~LittlePurpleCloud
[link] by ~iamdemic
[link] by ~XXSaturnNinjaSGXX
[link] by ~OmenaApple
[link] by ~StripeyKneeSocks
[link] by ~Animonia
[link] by *veddabredda
[link] by ~Neidonkorento
[link] by ~claymasey98
[link] by ~Kichisama666
[link] by *madebyadcdmc
[link] by ~Kaerlyn
[link] by ~BlackCurtains
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I don't know if you have answered this question yet but:
For the strawberries (The fruit you add on after icing and stuff) are they like crushed up mints or something you buy Apperently if it says it on there I'm pretty much blind 
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I made the strawberries too, I'm planning to do a tutorial for them but I haven't found the time to do it yet. It's pretty much a small piece of red clay, I poke some holes on it and then paint them with yellow paint. I hope your cakes come out pretty, have fun with your clay!
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Ok thank you! This will help lots!
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I'm glad, no problem ^^
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Thanks for the spanish version
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Thank you Talty for this great tutorial.
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It's my pleasure to help
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can i color this clay myself? so that i buy white clay and put some colors in?
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You can paint over it with acrylic paints, or you can also buy translucent clay and mix in pastel dust to make colored clay. Both are too time-consuming in my opinion, but it works.
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i would really like to try clay out but i have a problem ... we just have a really old oven it changes it temperature itself and you can't really use the scale ... can you also -see- when your 'cake' is done? In your tutorials you said that it becomes darker and gray when you bake it too long
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That's not good, polymer clay can burn easily and it can emit toxic gases, if you can't control the temperature maybe you should try getting a cheap toaster oven or try air dry clay instead. And you can't "see" when they're done, the best you can do is use the time indicated in the package.
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may i also could bake it in a microwave? o.o ...
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No, it can't be baked in the microwave.
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how sad
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I FREAKIN LOVE YOUR TUTORIALS! *Goes to Your Page* *Clicks Watch 1,000 Times* :3
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Your Welcome! By The Way, Your Tutorial About Sugar Scrub I Made It Without Sugar And Put In Liquid Hand Soap And Baby Oil, Then Put A Dab on My Finger And I Conditioned My Clay. It Went From Hard To Smooth And Soft 
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Does all Makin's clay extruder fits the nozzles c: ? xx
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Good question, I don't know if all of them do... I think I saw a video of someone that used the ultimate clay extruder (which is makin's most popular extruder) and it worked, but I don't know about the rest.
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This tutorial was so helpful! Thank you! XD
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No problem, I'm glad that you found it useful! ^^
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used again. o3o Kind of, at least. [link]
I love how you get your icings so sharp and cool. I guess i cant make mine like that because 1, I havent made cakes for as long as you, and 2, i have Fimo Soft. :Y I should do that clay hardening trick soon.
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Oh it looks great
Well I also use fimo soft for the icing, and actually I even add clay softener to it, I use a very soft clay when I make the icing 
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Whaaat, really? Quite interesting.
I thought if the clay is harder, it would keep it's shape better and wouldnt stick with so many fingerprints like mine :Y Oh well, good to know anyway. ^^ And thank you, i like the texture as well, i guess putting the slices into the fridge before texturing was good idea; they kept their shape much better and it was easier to get it crumbly :3
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Yup putting them in the freezer helps! It's fun that you're noticing the small tips ^^
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Wow, this is an amazing tutorial! Thanks so much for making it!
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I'm glad that you liked it, thank you for your nice words ^^ indeed it took a lot of work, but it's all worth it when I receive nice comments like yours 
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Absolutely!
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This is an awesome tutorial! Thanks so much for sharing it and for your help! I will try it out!
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Thank you so much for your nice words, I'm glad that you liked it! Please let me see what you do with it, have fun
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Thanks so much
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Thank you, I definitely will! ^^ I'm already planning the next one
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YaY can't wait HaHa!
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All those cakes look so yummy! ^v^
This is a very informative tutorial! I'm also a clay worker and recently got into making cakes and other goodies. I've been wanting to make jelly-filled shortbread cookies, but couldn't figure out a way to color the liquid Sculpey and keep it translucent. The oil paint is a great idea! Although I can't help but wonder; could it also work with food coloring? Because food coloring can be baked into things. I'm going to be testing it out tonight. I hope it works!
Anywho, even for someone who's been working with clay for years I still learned quite a bit from this. It just proves that no matter how good you are at something you can still learn and improve. Thanks so much for making this! ^v^~β₯
-Tori
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Thank you I'm glad that you liked it!
Did you try it? Did it work? I think it depends on the food coloring you used, it would be best if you have paste or solid concentrate, liquid water based food coloring can cause the clay to bubble and it will make the liquid clay less clear. And I've been baking oil paints a lot of times without troubles
I'm glad that you found it useful and still were able to learn something, I think the same we can always learn ^^
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I did try it. And it worked! ^^ I used gel food coloring, because like you I was unsure if a liquid food coloring would work, and it turned out just fine. My jelly-filled shortbread cookies look so cute! I'm so glad I found how to make jelly on this tutorial; just think of all the possibilities! Cakes, pies, tarts.... yum~ P:
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Excellent, I'm glad it worked! 
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Thank you so so so much! I was ready to give up making cakes, then I tried your tutorial and I'm so happy with my results! This tutorial is the BEST! <3
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That's awesome, I'm glad I helped you not give up
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amazing tutorial, i really should try and find the liquid clay stuff, i have lot of clay colors but without the liquid stuff a lot of things i wanna make are not possible
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Thank you! And yes it's very helpful, it makes a lot of awesome stuff so whenever you can find it you'll love it
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THIS IS SO CUTE (^^)
I need to try and make these.... \(^o^)/
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Thank you! ^^ and yes do try it, it's so much fun
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