Interview #28: Nina Blackburn from Make Pretty Cakes

Thanks to Shags, we are bringing you an Interview with Nina Blackburn from Make Pretty Cakes. Enjoy! Anyone who knows Nina from Make Pretty Cakes will agree she is just an amazing lady...

Hermit Crab Tutorial

Supplies needed: scissors, 2 brushes, 1 embossing tool, pearl dust, 1 black food gel color, 1 blue food gel color or what ever color you want , 3 different shades of fondant your choice ,...

TUTORIAL - Simple Swags by The Violet Cake Shop

This is a quick tutorial for simple swags as seen on my Modern Steampunk Hat cake that was featured in Cake Masters magazine (November issue)… Not sure if anyone else has ever done swags this...

Coffee Filter Rose

Supplies: coffee filters, wire, green floral tape, alcohol, colour gel, if desired, scissors, white glue, small brush to apply glue, styrofoam square (to place your flower as you work),...

Gelatine Shards for Frozen style cakes

I was playing around with gelatine following Kara’s sequin tutorial when I had the idea to make the shards for a frozen cake from gelatine. Worked really well. Cheaper than isomalt and less messy...

No naughty cakes PLEASE!!!

I just want to quickly address this subject. We are a family friendly site and many of us sit here with our children while looking at all these fabulous pieces of sugar art. I want to look at them...

CakesDecor Theme: Thanksgiving Cakes & Cookies

This week it’s all about Thanksgiving! We have an amazing collection of work here on CakesDecor, so for this weeks feature, we’re not going to stop at thanksgiving inspired cakes and cookies,...

Cake International - Birmingham 2014

Okay, who else saw the biggest collection of talent last week at Cake International? My goodness, I have never seen SO many INCREDIBLE cakes all in one place before!! I was completely blown...

Witch fingers and eyeball tutorial, free Halloween treat

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE! I have been asked for a tutorial about how to create the fingers and eyeballs from my Hansel and Gretel Halloween cake. It’s a very easy and quick tutorial and I...

Falling Leaves Effect

For my Festival of Lights collaboration cake, I did an effect of falling leaves. This is a simple way of how I achieved that. Regards Candace.

CakesDecor Theme: Owl Cakes

Owls are extremely popular at the moment, and not only are they one of the most requested cakes, but they are also one of the most popular designs for clothing, children’s toys, aprons,...