
MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY HANUKKAH
As with most of you I would imagine, I am up to my eyelashes in fudge, rum cake, zucchini bread, white chocolate mousse/raspberry Napolean’s and even Tortellini today. My kitchen must have a haze of flour and sugar floating around because my eye...

Wedding cake for a friend dilemma
A friend asked me to make her wedding cake for her earlier this year and I was delighted to be able to, but I’ve come across a bit of a quandary. We looked at various different cake’s on the internet and established the type of cake she was after...

Christmas Cake Contest happening now!!
HAPPENING NOW CHRISTMAS CONTEST IS OFFICIALLY OPEN**** My FB wall is open to all of you who want to share the Christmas cake to enter in this Christmas event. Its not a real competition, remember is just a Christmas spirit...

A big THANK YOU to this fantastic community :-)
Hi everyone, I would like to thank you for all your support and constant love you’re sending me, for having embraced my work and made me a part of this amazing selfless comunity! Making me Cake Decorator of the week seemed surreal, I can’t be...

Hello everyone
Hello my name is Teresa, I started in this sweet world a few years ago, I always liked making tarts, I made them for friends and acquaintances, until I discovered the world of fondant, everything I learned searching the net, I’m always learning,...
a shy hello to you amazing sugar artists
hi all. my names gerry, i run studio8cakes and i’m new to cakesdecor. I’m a total technophobe so any guidance on how this place works would be much appreciated. hope i can bring some colour to this forum

I want to thank you all for your amazing support! EAG Awards Winning!
My Dear friends, with this post I really would like to thank you for your amazing support on my work and, thanks to all of you I was able to Win the EAG Awards on the “Most Inspiring Royal Icing Artist” Category, recently held in Hong Kong. ...

CakesDecor Gazette: Issue 5.12 / December 2016
Well here we are again, December , can you believe it??? The month of December was such a great month with some truly gorgeous cakes from across the globe and we are so blessed to be able to showcase them here in this months Gazette. We also...

I want to give you my excuse
I am so sorry for not having the time to look here but i am very buisy making a collaboration fr worldlightday and christmas and valentine lots of things to do but i will be there soon … fir now back to my pc to work on a lot of photo’s… 😘🌲😘🌲😘

Ideas & Pointers Needed for Relief Pan Cakes Decoration
Hi all! Months ago I found this site and was so excited to begin making cakes; however, I am also a grad student and when classes began in August, I had no idea how time consuming this semester would become! I’ve barely been able to do my normal...
Natural Food Coloring
I am very new to cake decorating, and just do it as a hobby but am wanting to learn more. I want to only use natural food colorings, and was wondering if anyone else here only uses the natural stuff and if so what your favorite brand is. So far...

Standing number one cake
I have bee asked by a client to make a number 1 cake for her daughters birthday, but she wants it standing up rather than laying down. It really concerns me for many reasons, so wondered if anyone has ever made one, how did it transport, is there...

Hey Guys and Girls! It's been a while!! :)
Hey All!! I just wanted to say good luck to all those off to Cake International this weekend!! Hoping you have an awesome time :) I’ve not been on here for a while and have missed all your beautiful creations :( Life has been a bit of a roller...

Rolled Buttercream Fondnt
Has anyone tried working with the butter cream fondant? I found this recipe and I have to deliver a cake worked with cream, this fondant stretched with cornstarch, will make it less sweet? 250 g softened butter 250 mL light corn syrup 1 kg or...

Wedding cake Help!
I have been asked by my cousin to do her wedding cake. Oh cripes! No pressure, having NEVER done such an important cake. The cake itself is fairly simple however it does require some pipe work. I usually only use royal icing as ‘glue’ to secure...

Mission impossible! 😂
I’ve just got a phone call from a friend who wants me to make a cake for her because another cake maker has let her down. I’ve got 4 hours to make it! 😂 What’s the shortest notice you’ve ever been given? 😁

How long would it stay fresh?
I initially was going to make the Avengers cake I recently posted a three tier, but decided not to due to birthday boy being sick and the party cancelled. So now I have this 6 inch crumb coated cake in the fridge with two layers of saran wrap on...

Vanilla Rum Cake
Hi, I’ve been asked to make a vanilla rum cake for a birthday, but the design is quite tall. My concern is that the recipe I have soaks the cake with a simply rum syrup and even though the vanilla cake is fairly sturdy, I’m afraid the wetness of...