Top Hand Painting Tutorials

Hand painted cakes have graced the cover of Cake Central Magazine, are always a favorite in the CakeCentral.com galleries and make the most desired tutorials. We’ve shared some amazing techniques for painting on cakes and cookies by masters of the craft. Check out our best hand painting tutorials to inspire your creative sugar art.

How to Hand Paint Poppies

Adding a splash of vibrant color to your cake design is only a few steps away.

How To Hand Paint Your Cake

Cake decorating tips and tutorials by Mich Turner of Little Venice Cake Company.

Cocoa Painting

Traditional method of ‘Cocoa Painting’.


Multi-dimensional Sugarwork Cake Tutorial

Learn the techniques used by Anna Craig on her multi-dimensional sugarwork ranunculus cake, as seen on the cover of Volume 4, Issue 7 of Cake Central Magazine.


How To Paint Leopard Print

Get the hand-painted leopard print look.

Painted Sunflower Tutorial

These delicate, hand-painted sunflower cookies capture all the beauty of autumn.

Hand-Painted Vintage Rose

Super simple technique can be adapted to countless flower varieties.

Learn to create the pattern, mark the cake and hand paint.

How to pipe and paint this antique glazed cookie.

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