Wooohoooo my cakes at number 5!!!!
I’m going to bed one seriously giddy happy lady!!! My tangled themed cake’s at number 5!!!! Squeeeeeeee na night and thank you xxx
Disaster strikes #1: Wish me Luck
I love my job and would happily do it for free. Well actually there have been many times over the last few years when it almost has been but knowing it was a for a higher purpose, made it a no brainer. Should I make these 400 macarons for a new up and coming designer for her after party at the Spring/Summer Fashion Show?. Should I make them for free in return for advertising and inclusion in the “Goody Bags”?? Sure why not…...I have nothing better to do with my time, whilst ...
What a month!!!!
I am one very lucky lady indeedy! In the past month I turned 30! I was bricking it but it turned out to be the loveliest birthday I’ve ever had! I made my own 3 tier chocolate cake, covered in chocolate :D each tier represented a decade of my life and the cake was adorned with photos from my birth to now :D I loved making every bit of it, though choosing who to cut through or eat was a weird feeling! I took some time out of caking, just to take it all in and enjoy the holidays wit...
How to Make a Rainbow Cake
Have you even seen a cake that when you cut into it it looks like a rainbow and wanted to know how it was done??? Well now you can know how its done by this step by step and picture by picture tutorial. http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2011/09/14/how-to-make-a-rainbow-cake/ First up, you’ll want to have your favorite white cake recipe handy. My personal favorite is the Perfect Party Cake, but any of your favorite recipes will work, and you could always use a box mix too, if you prefer. ...
Easy Buttercream Ruffles
Ruffles are everywhere these days, and recently I had a bride want ruffles on her wedding cake. But not fondant ruffles – Oh no, she wanted butter cream ruffles. So I took a few hours to figure them out and I documented the process. Let’s start with an image of the technique, almost completed: Pretty, huh? The best part is, you only need 2 tips to accomplish this look! I have seen a rose tip used to make ruffles, but I have found that the Ateco Tip 070 is absolut...
How to Make Fondant Calla Lilies
Are you looking for that beautiful flower to put on top of a cake, for a wedding, birthday, or any celebration, well…lean how to make a calla lily Wiltons way and you will become a pro in minutes. http://www.wilton.com/technique/Calla-Lily-1 step 1Coat Roll & Cut Mat with a thin film of shortening. Roll out a small piece of white gum paste less than 1/16 in. thick using Rolling Pin with pink Guide Rings. Cut with Calla Lily Cutter. Step 2Move to thin foam. Use the ball tool...
Fondant Double Bow Tutorial
I absolutely love girly bows. Ever since my daughter had long enough hair to be put back, I felt the need to have a matching bow or hair accessory for each outfit she’d wear. Gymboree bows were definitely a staple:) I really wanted to make a bow out of fondant that looked just like one of those fun adorable bows. Here is a tutorial on how to make a double bow. You can add more layers of loops and ribbon or even cute decorative accents. To start, I use rolled up wax paper cut into d...
How to Make Fondant Baby Shoes
Is there a little bun in your or someones oven…and love to see little booties on babies feet. Well this tutorial will be great for topping your cake off with baby booties. This tutorial has great step by step pictures to help guide you along. http://sugarteachers.blogspot.com/2010/01/ooooh-baby-easy-sugarpaste-booties-by.html Step 1 – Roll out your paste about 1/4” thick. You can use fondant or gumpaste. I’m using gumpaste on these. The set comes with three cu...
How to make a Fondant Petite Owl
I came across a most adorable bow online that had the cutest little hot pink owl, and I knew that I had to make it out of fondant:) So here is a pictorial that I put together on how I made her. I am working on putting together a tutorial of the girly bow that I made with the little owl on top. Thanks!
Large Romantic Rose
Very easy Rose using one sized cutter can be made any size, but I usually make the biggest possible Equipment: Gumpaste, white fat, veiner, foam pad for thinning, ball tool, Rose cutter (I use Jem large set -available Sugarcraft Hawkes Bay) rolling pinRoll ball of gumpaste into ball then roll one side to form cone shape so it is 3/4 size of cutter you are using, allow to dry overnight 1.Roll out gumpaste very thin, cut out your petal, I’m using the Jem roller pad so I use my c...
