Interview #16: Karen Portaleo

Bio I studied art at the Ringling School of Art and Design, jewellery at Georgia State University, jewellery, enamelling, copper smithing, glass and porcelain at Penland School, and...

How to make a Baby Bum Cake

I recently made this Pink Baby Bum Cake for a Baby Shower and made a small video on how I made it. I hope it helps some one with their next project. Thanks Veena

Base Ball Cap Cake

This is my husband’s Birthday cake. Yes, he is a big fan of the New York Yankees. As always I took progress pictures for my blog and then decided that it would be best to make a video… So...

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,...

Tutorial - Stained Glass Effect Cake

After seeing the amazing stained glass effect cakes by people like Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes, Way Beyond Cakes by Mayen and Vinism Sugar Art, I decided I wanted to have a go and put my own...

Fast Big Statement Flower ready in 24 hours

OK when someone wants a fast cake this flower will make a statement without taking ages You will need a parrot tulip cutter & viener or similar (these ones are from www.sugardelites.com)...

Purple Perfection Peony

Peonies are one of my favorite flowers, we have had them adorn our landscaping for almost 22 years; I remember planting our first peony plant with Sydney...

Adding Silhouettes to a cake

Adding Silhouettes to a cake. I wanted several dancers around edge of my cake firstly I googled to find appropriate pictures and sized them accordingly and cut out. (Check them against the...

Learn How to Create a Gumpaste Life-Like Rose: From Bud to Fully Open Series 3

This the third series Learn How to Create a Gumpaste Life-Like Rose. In the first two series we completed a rose bud and a partially open rose (the transition phase).On the last video we had...

Lace #1: Beautiful lace with normal sugar paste

For this technic you will need one of lace mat that are used normally with some of flexible sugar pastes and if you are run out of the specific product, you can try out my idea. Hope you will...

Bonus Sugar Rose to Ultimate Level: Adding the Calyx and Rose Hip

I you on the previous post “Take Your Sugar Rose to Ultimate Level with wired Petals” to add a bonus video: adding calyx and rose hips. Generally in a finished spray the calyx and rose hips...

Pine cones

since doing my season’s cake’s i have had a few people ask how i did the pine cone’s, now im no proffesional ive had no lesson’s i tend to make stuff up as i go along so this is’nt perfect by any...