Peony Flower from $2 homemade cutters...who said you need expensive equipment ;-)

Wanted to do a Peony without having to purchase expensive cutter, if you have a peony set you can use them for this but the larger cutter makes for a bigger Peony so you may want to use your...

Spiderman Mask Tutorial

roll out red gumpaste (I always add quite a bit of tylose to make per 500g add 2 tsp so drys hard & quickly) Dust the plastic mask with plenty of cornstarch Lay rolled out...

Modelling Chocolate Cookie Monster

Made from modelling chocolate & a pair of small scissors you’ll need blue modelling Chocolate in NZ I prefer Chocolate Earth brand as mall ammount of white & a tiny amount of black...

Fast Big Statement Flower ready in 24 hours

OK when someone wants a fast cake this flower will make a statement without taking ages You will need a parrot tulip cutter & viener or similar (these ones are from www.sugardelites.com)...

Italian Cream Cheese Buttercream for under Fondant

This buttercream is safe to use under fondant as can be left out of refrigerator as it is based on Italian Meringue Buttercream & doesn’t contain real cream cheese 460g Caster Sugar in pot...

How to line your cake pans with greaseproof paper

I have had a few personal messages on my facebook account on how I lined my cake pans for the carrot cake, I thought this is how everyone did it, but here goes for those who would like to know :-)...

How does everyone line their pans?

I’ve had a couple of comments about how I line mine see photo, and am now curious as to how you guys line yours Mine done by folding an 1"edge then cutting small cuts into the crease, the crease...

Shrek Lettering - How to make

How to make the Lettering in my Donkey Cake 1. Make a suitable green coloured gumpaste, I used white with a small amount of satin Ice Green & Yellow added to it 2. Using any letter...

Ciccio's Best Ever Carrot Cake Recipe...never fail...great texture...holds well

makes 2x 12" cakes aprox 2" high, a very moist cake that is easy sliced, gorgeous texture, actually better 2 days after it has been baked Ingredients: 4.5 cups Vegetable Oil ( I use Soya...

Healthy Chocolate Cake...Yes I said Healthy...it's actually tastes amazing...Yes Really..LOL

This is raw Vegan cake so it’s Wheat Free, Gluten Free, Egg Free, Dairy Free & Sugar Free(no added sugar but contains healthy sweetner from dates) Now Ingredients: Base 3.5 cups Walnuts...

Giraffe Figurine Tutorial

This tutorial is for the giraffe figuring sitting ontop of cake, for the tutorial to paint the bottom tier follow this link http://cakesdecor.com/Ciccio/blog/408 You’ll need : ball tool...

Painted Giraffe Print on Fondant Cake

This tutorial is to paint the Giraffe print on the botom tier of this cake, for the tutorial on the Giraffe figurine follow this link http://cakesdecor.com/Ciccio/blog/409 I’m using 2...