I have a fantastic program for you!! It’s a buttercream calculator!! Now figuring out how much buttercream you’ll need for your cake or cupcake projects just got easier than ever!!! If you’re working on a cake project, all you have to do is type in how many layers of buttercream you’ll need for each cake, […]
What’s the deal with fondant? There are SO many options…how do you know which one to choose?? That’s how I felt in the beginning!! I totally had analysis-paralysis and was too cheap to spend money on fondant unless I knew I was going to love it!!! haha! Well, hopefully after today’s post, you’ll have some […]
Fondant
Hi sweet friends!! I have a treat for you today!!TWO tutorials!!! Yippie!! It’s been so fun to get back to creating cakes for fun and sharing the how-tos behind them! Ahhhh…so fun! I’ve hooked up with Australian Cake Decorating Network for part of this cake. They asked if I’d contribute a flower tutorial for the […]
Cake Tools, Celebration Cakes, Photo Tutorials, Templates, Wafer Paper
Found a fantastic article by Lesley with Royal Bakery on Craftsy. She does a review on the most popular commercial brands of fondant. Her article includes pros and cons for Satin Ice, Fondarific, Fondx, Wilton and Carma. I have to agree with everything she says!! This is a very accurate and well written review!!! The […]
Fondant, Misc. Tools
Here’s my beautiful, almost 8 year old!! One week and she’s turning 8! I can’t believe how fast time goes!! One of her sweet friends turned 8 today and she wanted to make her something special…and only have a few hours to pull something together before her friend’s school let out we had to get […]
Misc. Tools, Rice Crispy Treats
Have you ever wanted to make a little 4″ round cake, but didn’t want to spend $6-9 bucks on another cake pan?! I have! In fact, the several times I’ve done one, I’ve baked them in 6″ tins, and cut them down. But, then I feel bad because I’ve “wasted” all that beautiful cake…either to […]
Misc. Tools
I just saw this and HAD to share with all of you! I’m TOTALLY making one of these…I can’t wait! I might even do it today! – I’m SO excited! I have the wilton one like this but it doesn’t cut as clean of a line…it’s a bit “dull” because the plastic is not very […]
Cake Tools
Today I made two identical little purse cake for a few moms at my daughter’s school. These ladies have blessed me so much with unexpected gifts, cake stands and beautiful hand me down clothes. So, what better way to say thanks than to make them a cake! I had a 9″ single round that was […]
Misc. Tools, Photo TutorialsI’ve been asked what kind of template or program I use to create my cake sketches. I simply print out some templates I created in my AutoCAD and use those to trace new cake designs right over the top…usually using my sliding glass door to help see the sheet below! So, I’m sharing with you […]
Cake Tools, Templates
