I “heart” Valentine’s Day! haha!! No, really! – I “love” that we get to tell the precious people around us that we love them, that we treasure them, that life wouldn’t be as good without them!!! We should be doing that every day of the year not knowing when our time is up…but at least […]
Favorite Cakes/Designers, Holiday Cakes
Hi friends!! I found a fantastic article with beautiful pictures on how to make some amazing buttercream stripes on a buttercream finish cake!! It’s by Sweetness & Bite! Check out these adorable cakes!!! For the full tutorial, click HERE I’m going to have to start making more buttercream cakes!!!! Simple, sleek and stylish!!! LOVE!
Buttercream, Celebration Cakes, Photo Tutorials
Craftsy just launched “The Secrets to Perfect Stenciling”!!! If you’ve ever wanted to learn some wonderful secrets to make your next stenciling project much cleaner, I would highly recommend taking this class!! Alan is a very thorough teacher and gives you some great techniques for perfect stenciling!! And, I have a 25% off discount link […]
Buttercream, Discount Links for Other Classes, Video Tutorials
I’ve come across some super cute and simple Christmas tree toppers over the past few weeks. I wanted to share them with you incase you are bringing a treat to your Christmas party and just needing a few ideas!!! This first one is my favorite so far!! Ruffly, pretty, vintage looking fondant trees. I love […]
Favorite Cakes/Designers, Holiday Cakes
I ran across this tutorial today and had to share!! It’s by Ilusiona Cakes (her Facebook page) and it’s gorgeous!! If you’ve ever wanted to create a super cute pony tail on a figurine you’ve created, this is a perfect way to do it. She created the body/head with a mold…LOVE it! Now if I […]
Figurines, Photo Tutorials
Hi friends!! I wanted to share this beautiful photo tutorial on how to make these chrysanthemum flowers!! This tutorial uses polymer clay, but you can do this with gumpaste or fondant!! I love how she layered colors together before cutting out the petals. This way, each petal has beautiful tiny white lines in them like […]
Photo Tutorials, Sugar Flowers
Edible paper flowers are becoming a hot trend in the cake industry! They are so easy, cheap and quick to make!! I stumbled upon this incredible photo shoot on 100 Layer Cake that had LOTS of beautiful paper flowers. Perhaps not ALL of these can be made out of edible paper, but there is so […]
Non-Cake Designs, Wafer Paper
Oh beautiful silver!! Silver leaf is such a hot trend right now. It’s a beautiful, unique and simple way to glamorize any cake. It has a rustic beauty unlike the traditional silver luster finishes that have a more modern feel. Gilded Peony Cake by Sweet Tiers Yummy Cupcakes and Cakes Beautiful perfection by Faye Cahill […]
Favorite Cakes/Designers, Metallics
Hi sweet friends!!! The Christmas holiday is in full bloom!! Let’s talk Christmas cakes!! I have been featured in Women’s Day magazine!!! In this month’s issue, December 2013, Craftsy and I joined forces to showcase a Christmas cake I designed that “anyone can make”! I created this diagonal candy striped cake with green ombre holly […]
Holiday Cakes, My Classes & Discounts, Photo Tutorials, Templates, Video TutorialsI had the pleasure of filming this super cute video with the talented crew at Craftsy when I was there the end of August. I designed this edible hot air balloon cupcake topper based upon some cute paper toppers I had been seeing around. The video says I’m using gumpaste, but it’s actually modeling chocolate…but […]
Cupcakes, My Classes & Discounts, Sculptured Cakes, Video Tutorials