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Uh, I was on the woodworking and forge welding side of KZfaq. Have no idea how I ended up here... but this lady is hilarious and super fun to watch. What a cool channel.

i love how the cake matches laurie. whenever i see a hot pink + black stuff, it’s definitely laurie

Archie's face upon being called a weirdo is hilarious! He really took that personally 😂😭

A box cake hack from my mom is to add a little brewed coffee or espresso powder to box chocolate cake - it doesn't taste like coffee, it just enriches the chocolate flavour. Love the black icing - the whole cake looks amazing!

Can we take a moment to appreciate Kevin’s amazing videography and editing skills, so beautiful

Karolyns Kakes has the BEST box cake recipe hack for every flavor. Her channel has been an actual blessing for me as a home baker.

The extra eggs added a ton of protein that absorbed all of the water in the system which allowed the cake to rise more due to moisture expansion during baking. Also, using butter, milk, and extra egg added a ton of fat to the cake which is what made it so jiggly. I bet this cake was super rich.

Oh, that's the epitome of chef's kiss! When that cake was leaning like the cartoon cake from Sleeping Beauty (🤣), I thought we had a fail for sure. But no, in comes Laurie with her mad skills and, voila, masterpiece! My favorite hacks are the gold drip and the buttercream decorations applied after. Laurie, don't read this next part! 🤦‍♀Those decorations could easily cover the multitude of mistakes I make when I decorate cakes! And no having to fuss with fondant (that people are just going to pick off anyway!). Brilliant!

I haven’t tried Sugarologie’s black frosting, but I’m intrigued. She makes the black cocoa as a syrup first to get rid of grittiness.

For the first hack: I use softened butter that has been whipped up nice and fluffy and you get a SUPER fluffy spongy cake!

Glad you brought some of these interesting hacks for newer decorators to see. I’ve used buttercream in my moulds for years. Accept I actually make rolled buttercream, which is thick, and easier to put into the mould. But the texture of yours were cool, kinda imperfect and pretty at the same time. Black icing….I make icing really black by starting with dutch cocoa based icing, then adding black cocoa, taking less black cocoa to achieve. Black cocoa can be bought at Bulk Barn. Buttercream transfers….Got taught from my first cake decorating teacher…1980’s, to pipe little buttercream decorations and freezing to put on cakes, so that’s not new. And doctored cakes I always dowel even before doing my crumb coat, because of them being less stable. Definitely a wobbly factor to watch out for. Glitter….The “glitter” hack has been around for awhile, and really does work, as you saw. Gold drip….I got a recipe years ago for gold/silver drip….icing sugar, alcohol and piping gel…cheap and works great. My fave hack is the glitter, because hey, crazy expensive to buy. And you can make any colour you like. Thanks again Laurie for a fun and informative video 👍👍

Knowing that you guys also watch Ann Reardon made me so happy! 🤩

Someone mentioned usung chocolate milk in your chocolate boxed cakes. I do this too! I have so much trouble with scratch cakes, i use doctored mixes almost exclusively! I use flavored coffee creamers in place of water (except for Red Velvet which gets buttermilk, & chocolate milk for chocolate ) I actually prefer oil over butter as i think it keeps it moister. I also add a pack of instant pudding into my mix as well.

Fun little tip for when making homemade fondont! You can buy flavorings online and just add it to it before it’s solid. I made some with a cotton candy flavor and it made it so good it was the first time I didn’t just peel the fondont off the cake, I ate every bit lol

Honestly, she sounded very sarcastic when she said she really liked the icing in the end of the video really shows that she is a mother of Oreo icing

Your first hack is exactly what I did when I made my daughter’s wedding cake. There were compliments all around about the taste and texture.

That buttercream in the heart and flower silicon molds was one of my favorites, I think! For someone like me, who's never been good at piping or decorating (and should probably try your online class, lol), spreading frosting into a mold and freezing it, and having it come out so pretty seems awesome!!

You are adorable, and Kevin is just the sweetest! So much positive energy, I was genuinely smiling!

your videos are honestly soo damn entertaining.. they make me all the more inclined to bake a cake :)

Yea I've done the boxed hack before & it's delicious & rich, but because it's so rich & soft it's not the best for tiered cakes. Thanks for testing these for us! ❤

Laurie really said "𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠" 😂

I'm in luv with the buttercream pop outs, not a fondant fan either but this is legit a game changer, thx for sharing.

I’m in LOVE with the black buttercream! But seeing the hearts take shape as buttercream and not fondant makes me really happy!

Seeing you struggle to icing a box cake makes me feel SO MUCH better. I have such a hard time with box cake!

I love that you don't have a drawn out long intro like most youtubers, you just get straight into it, and I LOVE it!! You guys rock! ❤😊

Never would I have thought to try buttercream in silicone molds! That changes the game for me.

I tried SO MANY scratch cake recipes and nothing ever worked out the way I wanted it to. I’ve been making my cake like this for about 3-4 years now and it’s the best solution I’ve come to. There’s enough change that I don’t feel like it’s box cake, but it’s not as dense and problematic as the scratch cakes I was trying to make. I recommend the cake recipe. Sub milk, sub butter, add an extra egg👌🏼

I don't even bake, let alone decorate cakes, but this channel is my cosy place 😊🍰

I'm definitely going to try the black buttercream! I've been wanting to make a cake that's black on the outside and rainbow on the inside. I also LOVE Oreos!

I LOVE that cake! Re: the buttercream hearts melting at room temp, how about lining the mold with chocolate and then filling them with buttercream? Would probably hold up better at room temp, but then there‘s no need for full solid chocolate (and it would still taste better than awful fondant of course)

hope you guys are doing well and staying safe amidst all the fires!

Of course it’s beautiful and you always do an amazing job, Laurie. I just imagine taking a full bite of buttercream of the one of the hearts and just choking on buttercream😂

I really struggle with the loose hair, the nails...and yet I'm still fascinated 😂

We definitely need a part 2 of this. Loved the cake!

I love this video. Pls, do more. I personally like the black buttercream hack and the new box cake recipe. Sending lots of love from Malaysia

Just gotta say, Sugarologie has the best ever black buttercream (without any dye at all!)

New subscriber here! 🙋🏻‍♀️ I *_love_* y’all’s energy/chemistry/banter together. 🫶🏻 And I loved the “creepy” smile- 😬🤭 Heck, I was laughing & smiling through this whole vid! 🩷💜

You are so fun to watch. You give me such babish vibes and I love it. I like that you look like you genuinely have fun baking and decorating.

I love your channel… Definitely wrap the Hacked Boxed Cake in cling wrap then put in a ziploc and pop in the freezer for at least 3hrs and it’s easier to torte and stack. A center dowel helps withdraw wobbles too!

Have you ever tried to make a really good gluten free cake? I would love to see you do that.

OMG, you have a KZfaq channel!!! How did I not know this! I was looking at origami cakes, and one of your videos pulled up. Oh I’m so excited! Great now I’m gonna be up till 4am watching them all instead of sleeping like I should be 😂

Laurie, this is the best cake yet!!!! Amazing! Thank you for taking the time to explain the steps and trouble shoot. This definitely makes me waaaaayyyy more confident to make my own cakes!

Perfect timing! I needed an icing artist fix!! ❤

Holy crap! I didn't expect much from that black buttercream, but wow! NICE JOB GIRL!!!

I think this might actually be my favourite cake you’ve ever made! It’s STUNNING! 😍

You really worked it out well with the box cake!! It came out beautiful 🖤🩷

My daughter loves your hair! She also says your cakes look delicious and you're really nice. Thank you for the fun videos!

Wow I love how this all came together! Looks amazing.

Gorgeous! I used to have to make apologies for the taste of my black butter cream. I’m glad there’s a better way to make it now! ❤

Today's cake matched Laurie's outfit at the end. ❤ love the boss babe tshirt

Such a Beautiful Cake ❤️ you are truly Talented

This cake came out so beautiful 😍😍😍 I especially love the gold drip!

I love that dark black cocoa. Makes great mini waffles, turned ice cream sandwich. Yum.

I love your videos, Laurie! You are truly The Icing Artist! Could you try baking a cake using only Gluten and Dairy free ingredients? As someone who is both, it’s so hard to find good recipes that look awesome. Thanks!

I love these types of videos. Love all of your videos but these are a must watch.

I’m trying to design my besties 40th birthday cake. It’s gonna be tall 4 tiers but I want elegant and a wow factor. So one tier will be some sort of origami and I think another tier will be the black with gold drip. Cause wow! Gorgeous!

Hey Laurie, I've done similar with box cake. I also add vanilla, a tsp of butter and a packet of pudding mix to it. It changes it up a bit.

Love this! I want to try the buttercream mold trick!

You and Kevin are always fun to watch anytime! 👍👍👍😁😁😁😁 Love the cake it's so bright against the dark.

THE CAKE LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL SO ELEGANT JUST LOOKING LIKE A WOW

Your hair makes me happy 😍 I’ve been following you since the beginning and you have helped me so much work my anxiety. Thank you so much 🙏

I always use warm coffee (not hot) instead of milk/water for box chocolate cake. The coffee brings out the chocolate flavor and the warm liquid enriches the cocoa flavor. Makes it taste wayyyy more like home made cake. I add am extra egg yolk for the added fat, but toss the extra egg white. Also, butter quality makes a huge difference. I love unsalted Irish butter for cakes! 😊

i love your videos so much😊❤ i look forward to seeing them everytime you post!! loved this one!❤❤

I'm vegan and rarely ever bake except for my kids' birthdays. Not a huge cake fan. But these are just so fun to watch and her personality is so sweet and cheerful I come back every time.

When you get your stick blender back please do the Swiss meringue buttercream hack!

Omg it looks wonderful 🌟

This cake is SO beautiful!

Love love love this video!

Laurie's videos make me smile. I don't try anything because I just don't have any time to bake but I love watching!! =)

i loved the glitter hack, also looks like you could do the same steps but use different colours and its a unique way of doing like sugar work.

Wow the cake looked so good i love that glitter hack great job!

I love these little "hack" videos! Have you tried the "Frost Form" silicone mold for instant frosting yet? 🤔

I always use that box mix hack but for chocolate cake I use chocolate milk and it's delicious!!

Those turned out great!!

It's so beautiful. I loved this video

OMG! The cake is absolutely so gorgeous and magical 🩵💛🩵

Loved this video. Such fun hacks. Would love more like this. Also, your personalities are the best. I feel like I’m laughing with friends. 😄

I love all your little happy joyful silly antics throughout the video. It’s everything. Love it.

Love these videos! Really interesting! Thanks girl!

Absolutely brilliant!!!🎉

That is a gorgeous cake!

This was gorgeous!!!!

You 2 are so sweet and cute and funny! and these hacks look YUMMY!

Thats black cake makes me want to learn how to bake really well❤

Gorgeous cake and hacks

Oooooh, gold on black - exquisite! 👌 I love the drips! They look great! And you're right, the airbubbles give the hearts some character ❤

I love the buttercream flower and heart hacks!! Only because we absolutely hate fondant. Thanks Laurie! And Kevin, your photog skills are bangin!

Colour Mill is oil based so it doesn't need to be emulsified into the SMBC. The hack is done using gel food colouring, which is water based.

Sooooo satisfying how those hacks all worked out well!

I love that cake Laurie!!! I love black and gold together because it's so rich looking and the pink really sets it off. Laurie i think it's a beautiful cake!!!! I'd have you make a cake for me any day of the week!!!!!

This is the best video of yours yet !!

New subscriber, you were adorable in this vid and very much enjoy the interaction with the cameraman.

Love it!!!!!❤❤❤ I'm definitely gonna try the buttercream hearts and the gold drips....it looks amazing!!👌👌

I love the way you think on your feet and that you don’t edit out all the bumps in the road

The glitter making is the best. I'd do that! All are great.

Your relationship is so authentic and cute 😭

You two are the best team honestly 😊 so genuinelly honest ❤️

Love the video, Just subscribed ❤

Thank you for this video! 😀🌺