Sugar Paste Fabric Open Rose

I love a full open rose sitting on top of a cake. It is a simple touch of elegance. I had planned on designing a few cakes for Sydney to choose from...

Figurine #2: Sea turtle TUTORIAL

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homemade silicone mold #1: tutorial

two brands of food safe FDA approved silicone mold I use . I buy this two from Michael’s using 40-50% coupons. The box comes with two different colored component. varieties of knick...

Caramel Mud Cake

Cooking Time 70 – 120 minutes depending on your equipment Ingredients • 200g Chopped butter • 200g Good white chocolate • 250g Dark brown sugar • 180ml Hot water • 1 ½ tbsp. Golden syrup...

How To Get Smooth Butter Cream that Stands up to Heat and Humidity

I have be decorating cakes for 3 months shy of two years now and have had many challenges decorating cakes in a climate that is always hot and humid. My little cake studio is just off of my office...

How to create perfect stiped fondant and chocolate

This a tutorial on using a pasta maker to create perfect horizontal stripes on fondant or modeling chocolate. 1. Take your chosen base colour of fondant or modelling chocolate and pass it...

Gumpaste Tulip Tutorial

Here is a tutorial on how to make a gumpaste tulip Supplies you will need: - gumpaste - tulip cutter - floral wire (22 guage and 26 guage) - wire cutters - grooved cel board -...

Elmo Tutorial

In March I made my youngest daughter Jasmine, a very special little guy to sit on both her ‘at home’ family cake and then her special ‘party’ cake later in the week. Elmo rules her world, or...

How to make a two-toned cake with buttercream

Ok, so this two-toned technique has many applications, but I used it to create a landscape on the side of my cub scout cake. It worked so well, I can’t wait to find a good reason to use it again!...

Gum paste figures #1: Maggie Simpson :)

How to make this little cutie : Now things you need: I don´t have any fancy tools so I use what i have :) Start by making the head. Squeeze the gum paste around the sides at top. Cut out...

Gum Paste Flowers #1: How to Make Carnations on Wires

In order to make gum paste carnations on wires, you need to make the bases in advance. I like to make mine at least a day ahead and let them dry overnight. You’ll need 22 gauge (food safe)...

Gelatin Gems

I came up with this last summer after struggling to try and find a way to fill small candy gem molds with isomalt. It’s fast, cheap and easy when you need a quick gem and don’t fill like...