CakesDecor Theme: Easter Cakes

Easter is almost here, and the inspiration for cake ideas is everywhere on Cakes Decor!! I am so happy to have been given the new role of the Cake Themes Blog contributor, I just love admiring...

Cake International London 2014

Cake International, what an amazing few days I’ve had at the ExCel in London!! First, I can’t believe that I won silver in my first competition, but seeing everyone’s incredible cakes is honestly...

Party Hat Tutorial

Before you start making the party hat you need to print out the template on card stock and cut it out. Save it on your computer and with the printer settings or just pasting it in a program,...

Fondant Parquet cake base

This is how I create my wooden flooring for my cake bases…. I hope it is of some help, and should anyone have any questions please ask away…if anyone makes use of it I would LOVE to see the...

Gluten Free Brownies

This is a recipe from my blog found here. Recipe Ever since having my son, who has multiple food allergies, I have ventured into gluten free and dairy free baking. The thought of gluten...

Cookie Recipes #1: Condensed Milk Cookies

This is my favourite cookie recipe, they can be baked less for a chewy cookie (which I love!) Or baked more for a crunchy cookie. Ingredients : 225g butter (at room tempeature) 225g caster...

Tutorial bow fondant by Sarah Kay Sugar

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Two-Toned Bow Tutorial

I first saw a two-toned bow on a yellow tiered cake by Sweet Picasso Cake Creations. Afterward a design popped in my head that had this bow as the centrepiece. It makes such a statement so it’s...

Easter bunny... the artist (Tutorial)

Here’s an easy to make cute bunny, hope you like it :-)xxx https://www.facebook.com/SweetJanis.page 1 Cover a styrofoam ball with white sugar paste;2 give it the shape of a drop for the body of...

My Version of a Ranunculus Tutorial

Decided to upload my Ranunculus Tutorial that I posted to FB a while back of the flowers I used on my Christmas cake, since it is now easier to upload multiple photos for the blogs/tutorials in...

Peggy Porschen's Vanilla Buttercream

When I first started making custom cakes, I bought a Peggy Porschen book, Simply Spectacular Cakes. I had been making SMBC (Swiss meringue buttercream) on the advice of another caker friend, but...

Quick Tip - Octagon Cutouts using Square Cutter

Here is a quick tip sheet I created for making octagon cutouts using a basic square cutter as seen on the bottom tier of the cake I made recently for my sis’ birthday. I’m sure others have...