Princess & the Pea Cake #2: Princess & the Pea Cake Tutorial Video Six: Making the Canopy Feathers

Happy Wednesday to everyone! Here is video six of my Princess & the Pea cake tutorial series, Making the Canopy Fathers:...

Princess & the Pea Cake #1: Videos 1 - 5

This is a series of videos that I am releasing on my website, www.TakeOnCake.net. I’ve loved Hans Christian Anderson’s “Princess and the Pea” story since I was a little girl, but when I saw Pat...

How To Get Sharp Edges on a Square Cake - Super Easy!!!

Hi! This is a tutorial that I shared on Facebook and Liz Marek from Artisan Cake Company shared on her blog. Square cakes have been the bane of my existence for quite a while. Until I stumbled...

Pinched Sharp Edge Fondant Tutorial

Hi all! I’ve been so busy here lately I’ve barely had time to post but I’ve been keeping up with all of the gorgeous work being posted here! I created my first video tutorial and wanted to...

Stupid Cake Platters, Stupid TV People & Stupid Me

Why do I fall for this every single time? I received a call on Saturday from a producer with A&E. She said she was referred to me by someone at a vendor resource (where I’m a member). She...

My Willie Nelson Experience

I’m really fortunate to live in a city like Nashville, TN. I’ve had the honor & pleasure of meeting and working with quite a few musicians and celebrities that live around here. What a perk! ...

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...

Budgeting for a Custom (Commissioned) Cake:

NOTE: I wrote the following for the uneducated out there who flip out when I tell them that I don’t turn my oven on for less than $150.00: When I speak to potential clients, I always ask “Do...