Faux Venetian Plaster

This technique is quick easy and Fun! It uses simple tools for a great effect. Hope you will give it a try. The instructions are very brief so if you have any questions, please let me know ...

Sugar Spider Mums Flower Tutorial

Here are the things needed to make this flower. Colored gumpaste, Daisy cutters or plungers, ball tool, vein tool, flute dresden tool, sharp craft knife, rolling pin, foam pad, scissors,...

Lion Topper Tutorial

Hi! I hope you’ll find this tutorial useful! :) xoxoxo http://www.crumbavenue.com :)

Veined Wafer Paper Rose Leaves

Working with Wafer Paper just grabbed me since I took lessons in a workshop by Stevi Auble who taught a beautiful open rose. But I was not totally happy with the leaves, so I started an attempt...

Rainbow Stripes

Rainbow stripes on the outside of the cake – easy technique, super effect.

Cowboy Boot Topper Progress Shots (Pictorial)

As promised, here are some progress shots from when I made my Cowboy Boot topper for my Girly Western 19th Birthday Cake in March. These are not edited and were merely taken so I could remember...

Graffiti Text Tutorial

It will probably seem very obvious to some, but every time I make a superhero cake I am asked what cutters I use for the text, so I thought this mini tutorial on hand cutting sugarpaste text...

Making Modelling Chocolate

One of the beauties of Modelling Chocolate (I find) is it allows you more time to detail your work, and spend more time modelling in contrast to fondant and the other sugar-pastes which (for me) ...

How to make gum-paste poinsettia

Hey everyone. Here is my step bu step of how to create live like poinsettia. If you wish to make red one use ready to use red flower paste. The instructions are in Bulgaria :) but I hope picture...

TUTORIAL - Simple Swags by The Violet Cake Shop

This is a quick tutorial for simple swags as seen on my Modern Steampunk Hat cake that was featured in Cake Masters magazine (November issue)… Not sure if anyone else has ever done swags this...

Edible Feather Tutorial

This has been one of the most popular tutorials on my blog, so I thought I would share with my CD friends! My friend Kimberly told me a while about that she had made peacock feathers using...