What is Brush Embroidery?
It is a decorative technique used in sugar craft art. A paintbrush is stroked through royal icing leaving behind brush strokes which resemble stitching in fabric. It...
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...
Crystallizing flowers will give your cakes that special touch all bakers long for – although it takes a little bit of work, the end result is well worth it. Here’s how:
Ingredients:
1 Tbsp....
How to Cover a Square Cake Drum – (12” or smaller)
Materials Needed:
Cake drum (I always use ½” thick)
12” x 12” sheet scrapbook paper
Roll of contact paper
Scissors
STEP 1...
*You will need *
Silicone Spatula
Giant cupcake mould (silicone)
White Chocolate – 300gms
A fridge LOL
Colouring to your desired choice
A little patience
Firstly bake your...
A number of people have asked me exactly how I make the ribbon roses on my bouquet cake so here’s a quick tutorial.
*The Equipment *
I use a small cutting board, a rolling pin and a...
This is a tutorial to create a sculpted or 3D sitting dog cake like my ‘Freddie’ cake.
You could adapt this to different breeds (even different animals!) and make it in a variety of sizes. ...
First, you’ll need to gather your resources! So, rummage through your goodies and accumulate your loot! Here you go:
A clay extruder (we used the Makin’s Professional Clay Extruder) with...
I came up with this last summer after struggling to try and find a way to fill small candy gem molds with isomalt. It’s fast, cheap and easy when you need a quick gem and don’t fill like...
OK, so I posted some time back in one of the forum posts about how I achieve sharp edges on fondant, and while for the most part my technique is much the same, I am always learning how to do...
I’ve been asked many times how I made this cake. The cool “kaleidoscope” effect is pretty trippy, right? Are you having a flashback to the groovy era of the 1960’s?
It’s a pretty simple...
