Cake decorating blog entries tagged with 'trick'

Vintage Chinese Fan by Sweet Blossom Cakes

162 days ago by Sweet Blossom Cakes | 8 comments »

1.Here is a picture with all the materials needed. 2. Roll out your pink fondant on a non stick surface. 3. Cut out a large fluted round with a fluted round cutter. 4. Now cut out atleast 1/3 of the round leaving a fan shape. 5. Now indent the fan with a smaller plain edge round cutter. 6. Now using a knife or craft knife, indent lines with equal gaps like show in the picture. 7. Now using the “smiley tool” create indents like in the pic. ...

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How to make your own mold!

283 days ago by YummyTreatsbyYane | 8 comments »

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How to use CLICKSTIX letter cutters (my way)

234 days ago by couturecakesbyrose | 5 comments »

ClICKSTIX is one of my favorite tool but just like every other tools I have, I was faced with a big “uh-uh” moment when I first used it. I am not one to give up specially on something I had set my heart on to so I experimented on various ways to effectively use it. Here’s my very effective way of using my CLICKSTIX letter cutters. Enjoy and happy caking :)

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Hidden heart cupcakes

60 days ago by Vicci | 0 comments »

This tutorial shows you how to create the hidden heart images inside cupcakes.I have used a basic red velvet and a basic vanilla sponge recipe for this cake, and used vanilla buttercream. Victoria SpongeHidden Heart Cupcakes

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Fondant cakes #1: Wacky Cake Tutorial

156 days ago by Rumana Jaseel | 1 comment »

I made a WACKY NAUGHTY CAKE a few months back and thought I’ll share how I made it.A birthday gift from my client to her hubby dear on his birthday.She wanted a really wacky cake of a lady’s bust.Each…. had vodka miniature bottles inserted inside just for kicks.;)Now here is the pictorial tutorial: Step 1:Begin by baking two dome shaped cakes of six inches diameter.Cut into layers to fill.Start by filling the cake with chocolate ganache.Once filled,using a 1.5 inch st...

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How to make Camouflage Cupcakes

178 days ago by Cakes by Khandra (sweettooth) | 1 comment »

Is someone having a camo party and want to make their party complete with a camo cake or cupcakes well here is the perfect tutorial to show you how. http://thecraftymamablog.wordpress.com/2012/08/03/camouflage-cupcakes-tutorial/ I started out with 2 box mixes, one chocolate, one white. Divide the batter into 4 bowls. 1: White batter. 2: White batter with green food coloring and a dash of chocolate batter. 3: Equal parts chocolate and white batter. 4: Chocolate batter. ...

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Camo Cake Drum Using "The Mat"

45 days ago by Kendra Hicks | 2 comments »

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Spongebob stick cookies

111 days ago by Ginestra | 1 comment »

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BEWARE OF FRUAD EMAILS...

273 days ago by EvelynsBakery | 5 comments »

Hello everyone just wanted to warn everyone of people emailing with outrageous cake orders to try and run a scam. Back in October 2011 I received a voice message from a women who wanted to order a wedding cake for 300 guest and was willing to spare no expense on the cake. When I emailed her he informed me that the cake would be picked up by a carrier service and she would pay me extra for sending the payment to the shipping company. Well once I told her the price of the cake which was more th...

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Alice in Wonderland - The making of the characters

214 days ago by KerriesKreations | 0 comments »

Hi, I’m a new cake maker and have just created my first real cake – an Alice in Wonderland 3 tier topsy turvy cake, covered in wonderful fondant characters, including Alice, White Rabbit, Queen of Hearts… (view here—> http://cakesdecor.com/cakes/32594) I made a few mistakes along the way, including poking some toothpicks through characters heads, failing at making white toffee in the first instance etc. I’m hoping that by sharing my blog on how I made ...

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