The Making of Scratt by Celebration Cakes by Cathy Hill

Hello. This is the 1st time that I’ve attempted a tutorial so please be gentle with me :) I’ve posted it on facebook and it was quite popular so I finally plucked up the courage to share with...

CakesDecor Quarterly Awards - Summer 2013 #2: Call for entries

Entry period of the CakesDecor Quarterly Awards – Summer 2013 in partnership with American Cake Decorating Magazine is now officially open and will close on "July 24. There are 8 Cakes...

Men shoe cake tutorial by Gulnaz Mitchell

I made this cake for my husband’s birthday. I used my traditional Russian Honey cake recipe which is my husband’s favourite cake. But you can use any other cake recipe (except for carrot cake...

Cakes by Nadia Couture Cake Boutique #2: To bake or not to bake - that is the question

Over the last couple of months I have entertained the thought of buying in my cakes to decorate…… I really am busy and a day spent standing in front of my oven baking (and then a good hour or so...

Sugar Paste Designer Stiletto Platform Shoe Fun

Sydney flew home this paste weekend to help teach a platform shoe class on Friday and demo how to create a sugar paste/ fondant shoe. We hadn’t had the...

Cookies #1: Crab Cookie Tutorial

Very easy!!, 1.- On a round cookie, add Real Glase blue. 2.-With some red fondant make an oval and draw them smile. 3.- Fill your cookie with the glass blue. 4.-Make 6 balls that will be...

one use for cheap foam balls

Caking doesn’t have to be expensive. I picked these foam balls up in our local pound shop. Cut them in half, put a piece of double sided sticky tape on the flat half and then cover with...

Baby face cupcake topper tutorial

Here is a picture tutorial of how to make a baby face cupcake topper. Easy to change colour :) pictures are self explanatory.

"My oven: where Macarons come to die."

“My oven: where Macarons come to die.” So it started with this picture: When I first saw SprinkleBakes’ little tutorial of her Amadeus inspired little cake tutorial, my heart did a...

CakesDecor Quarterly Awards - Summer 2013 #1: Announcement

I’m glad I can announce 5th edition of CakesDecor Quarterly Awards, this time in partnership with American Cake Decorating Magazine. This partnership should attract more contestants and...

Haute-Couture Spring/Summer 2013 Cake Inspiration

Exciting and eloquent fashions from Stephane Rolland’s Spring/Summer Haute Couture Collection during Paris Fashion Spring Week, 2013-14. The collection is immediately...

Cakes by Nadia Couture Cake Boutique #1: This is not a disaster :)

I was going to say “it has been a long time coming” but I don’t know if those are the right words or the right expression. Its not like it has been my life’s goal to have my own cake studio……. I...