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Tiered birthday cakes #1: Diving and Plane themed cake w/ shark.

4 days ago by Nancy's Fancy's Cakes & Catering (Nancy Goolsby) | 4 comments »

!https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdimg/mogv28a.jpg! I frosted an 8 & 10-inch round 2-layer cakes in blue buttercream icing. I made diver, treasure chest, and shark out of fondant, and allowed to dry for several days. I placed clear cake columns through 10- in. tier to line up stacking 8-inch tier that will be placed on 9-inch cake plate. I put 10-in. cake on 12-inch cake board. I used sugar tropical fish and buttercream icing detail for coral, and candy pebble rocks. In betwe...

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Wedding cakes in Buttercream #1: 3 designs in one cake

9 days ago by Nancy's Fancy's Cakes & Catering (Nancy Goolsby) | 2 comments »

I used 100% buttercream to frost cake with, and do all scrollwork, boarders, etc… 3-tier wedding cake (6-8-12 inch tiers) 2-layers in each tier w/ buttercream filling. I baked and frosted all tiers w/ buttercream frosting. I very lightly spritz sides of iced cakes w/ water. I smoothed icing by dipping icing spatula in very warm water, and shaking off excess. I continue to dip and shake off excess by tapping on side of tall cup or pitcher. *You can also dip spatula ...

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Logo Design #1: Why is it so hard to create a logo

35 days ago by weddingcakeboutique | 2 comments »

Ive sat down many time at the computer or with a pad and pencil trying to create a logo for my cake business.How hard can it be really, well quite hard.I find it easier to create a wedding cake then to design a logo. So today i finally bit the bullet and sat down all day creating a logo, ive not just created one but 6.I will give them to my very supportive outspoken honest hubby who will then tell me what is rubbish and what is good.Other wise it will be another full day sitting at the co...

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Food Writing

48 days ago by shells_cakes_ | 0 comments »

Has anyone ever seriously thought about doing food writing as well as the cake business? i know i have. i have written a few diabetic recipes for publication, but want to expand into other areas of food writing.

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The Heart Of A Cake Foundation #2: THANK YOU ROYAL BAKERY

84 days ago by Emine Pazan | 4 comments »

I got an email about a little girl who will turn 4 yo next week. If my The Heart Of A Cake Foundation could make a castle/princess cake for this poor little girl (sorry I can’t give any detailed information about her situation). I searched and searched and came to the facebooksite of Royal Bakery. I send her a message and she donated this amazing tutorial for this little girl: HELLO KITTY CASTLE TUTORIAL. Amazing huh??? Thank you Royal Bakery. You are AMAZING. I will pos...

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The Heart Of A Cake Foundation #1: 181 likes WOW

85 days ago by Emine Pazan | 0 comments »

Wow, my The Heart Of A Cake Foundation (The Heart Of a Cake Foundation )went from 70 to 181 likes in just one day. People want to help me with donating stuff, so I can make more kids happy with a cake. And today 3 family’s are signed in for a cake. One does not have the money to buy a cake for her little daughter. One has a very sick child etc. it breaks my heart, but i’m glad that I can help them. Now back to the kitchen to make Sponge Bob cupcakes for my nephew and...

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Welcome to my blog

86 days ago by Emine Pazan | 2 comments »

Hi, I’m from the Netherlands. So my English is not that good LOL. I’m a 30 yo SAHM. I’m decorating cakes since 2011. I haven’t taken any classes. You can find a lot on the internet these times ;) I also have an foundation: The Heart Of A Cake Foundation. It’s a little bit as the Icing Smiles. But everybody can ask my help. They don’t need to be Ill etc. If a child or family deserves a beautiful cake because of something that happened in their l...

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From All Around the World

116 days ago by The Pastry Boutique | 0 comments »

A common situation in most overseas airports used to be Indians on their toes, shopping at the duty free stores and filling all the space that remained in their over-packed bags with chocolates for all their numerous friends and relatives back home.Like every other Indian girl, the arrival of those typical “Trolley Cases”(a birthmark of an overseas voyage) used to make me prance around for weeks together. I used to long for those ” Foreign Chocolate boxes” that anyone ...

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Slow process

129 days ago by Kirstie's cakes | 0 comments »

Hi wonderful cakesdecor I hope everyone’s having a good weekend. What have I been upto this last week? Well lots of organising and getting very disheartened at the moment everything is going too slow and there is nothing I can do to speed it up. I’ve got a few cakes for friends coming up that I’m looking forward to planning and making more on those later. I have so many ideas buzzing round in my head is unreal. I’m dreading Monday I’ve got an appointment with Mr...

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New beginnings #21: Organise Sunday

136 days ago by Kirstie's cakes | 1 comment »

Well today is organise Sunday. (That’s after the food shopping)My other half is sorting my kitchen ready for inspecting and I must crack on with my health and hygiene course. I had seen alot of posts regarding whether or not you needed a hygenie certificate for a small cake business from home, so I got in touch with my council and they said yes they advise it. I had also read about various online courses but not all are recognised as a proper certificate so again I got in touch with my ...

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