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Twilight Birthday Cakes

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:11:15 +0000

If you’re planning a Twilight-themed birthday party, there are several fun, creative and beautiful cake ideas you can choose from.

Twilight Book Cover Cake The image of the two hands holding the apple is a popular one for Twilight cakes. There are several ways to execute a twilight book cover cake, the image shows a set of [...]

Free ebook for making fondant leaves & flowers

admin — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:06:28 +0000

I have to share with you the free eBook I got from CleverDough Cakes. It’s the same Amanda that has the awesome funcakes ebook. This one has a great marshmallow fondant recipe that’s really silky and easy to work with. It also has less fat than my fondant recipe. It dries a bit faster, [...]

Free Cake Decorating Newsletter

admin — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:47:11 +0000

When I first started looking around for cake decorating information, I joined a free newsletter that’s supposed to help you learn to be a professional cake decorator. It had tips on managing a cake decorating business and running a cake decorating company, but also plenty of practical tips and resources for decorating cakes.

I ended [...]

Decorating Cakes with Gumpaste

admin — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:17:19 +0000

Gum paste is pliable, is easy to shape like modeling clay, can be tinted, painted on and dries with the texture and crispness of a Necco wafer. It is considered “technically” edible, but it is not palatable, especially when dried because it’s hard and bland.

Gum paste is versatile. It can be made into life [...]

Cake Tint Spray-on Food Coloring

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:40:19 +0000

This cake tint has to be the absolute most amazing product on the planet. I was first introduced to it at my friend Emily’s house, she had sprayed the popcorn pink for a Princess party. Isn’t that genius? Obviously it dries fast if it can be used on popcorn, even though it’s [...]

Cake Decorating with Edible Flowers

admin — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:43:46 +0000

I adapted this chart from one published by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service – Basically theirs had several more flowers listed, but these are the only ones that would be suitable for cake. I mean,you don’t want to put onion flowers on your cake, or [...]

Making a Hello Kitty Birthday Cake

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:33:44 +0000

Hello Kitty

Hello Kitty Birthday Party

Hello Kitty is a popular birthday theme. Hello Kitty is simple, fun and sweet, supplies for a hello kitty party are easy to come by and to make.

Making a Hello Kitty Birthday Cake

A Hello Kitty cake can be really easy to make. For a double layer cake, cook Three round [...]

Perfect Cartoon Cakes

admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:02:07 +0000

Have you ever wondered how to duplicate a cartoon character onto a cake PERFECTLY? It’s easy and fun, people will be amazed with the results. Carton birthday cakes are easy to make. Almost anyone can make one and when you see it you’ll say “I can’t believe I did that.”

Print a black [...]

Making Perfect Homemade Cakes

admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:06:30 +0000

Maybe you’ve seen this picture on my sidebar, I just have to say that Before I had kids, I had no idea how to make a Birthday cake. now, I’m so cool I’m even making my own fondant. Have you seen those cake decorating TV shows? The rolled fondant that they use [...]

Experimenting with fondant

admin — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:03:13 +0000

Elmo fondant cake

So I’ve been experimenting with fondant, using my amazing fondant recipe and although the color on the Elmo cake picture is messed up, I’m pleased with the results.

Little Fondant Cake

This little one was made using a leftover slice of the Elmo cake, later in the day. I colored the fondant [...]