My fondant and gumpaste class

Today i had a fondant and gumpaste basic class. Wow it was just amazing. I learned how to cover a cake with fondant. I learned how to make three kinds of flowers and different details for a great...

Do you dream of cake?

Or am I just a weirdo? Whether I am working on a cake, or planning one, or even in between cakes…I dream about them. I get some of my best ideas in my sleep. A way to make it look the way I...

Hi. Just a little about me

I am a stay at home mom. I am 24 years old. Five years ago I got a degree on culinary arts. I worked as a cook for 4 years. Last year my beautiful baby boy was born so i decided to become a SAHM....

Castle Cake #1: Whimsical Castle Cake

HOW TO MAKE AN ALL EDIBLE CASTLE CAKE The whole design is actually NOT my original. I have seen several versions of Castle Cakes online which I used as inspiration for this cake. I cannot...

Pillow cake tutorial

This is a pillow cake for a 50th birthday. The shoe is made of fondant/gumpaste and completely edible. We two-toned the fondant with purple on the bottom and biege on top with white royal...

Interview #3: Royal Bakery's Lesley Wright

Lesley is English, but has lived in California for two years. She has been baking ‘full-time’ for less than a year, and counts herself as very lucky that she doesn’t have to do a proper job as...

Tiramisu Cupcakes

Ingredients: For the cake 1 1/4 cups cake flour 3/4 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 cup milk 1 Tbsp vanilla bean paste 4 Tbsp unsalted butter 3 large eggs + 3 egg yolks, at...

Sugarcraft work #1: victorian lady/bride

Well i had a weekend few from cakes and decided i really needed to start practising my skills in modelling more beauiful figures. I have practised this over and over and just couldn’t really...

How to mail cupcakes

How to ship cupcakes Two weeks ago I was on the phone with my mom and she said, “You need to send cupcakes for your dad’s 75th birthday!” My thought was, “Yeah, right mom, how on earth am I...

How we made Goofy out of Fondant/gumpaste

This is our first attempt at an iconic character. We were pretty happy with the results!We couldn’t find any help on line, so this is how we made our goofy. We hope it can help! First...

How to work ahead

Time management is a key ingredient to cake decorating success. I have found a way to work ahead. Recently, I used this method and was able to complete 3 cakes, all with detailed fondant accents,...

New CakesDecor Features #3: Following a member and Tracking Discussion

After receiving lot of messages and questions about the Follow buttons on our website, we decided to to tidy up this mess a little bit. As a result, we’re bringing you new “Following a Member” and...