Crafty has launched a new class that’s out of the box for them!! – its all about the INSIDE of the cake this time!! :) I’m so excited to try some of these incredible flavorings!! The gals at Craftsy said Jenny McCoy‘s frostings are amazing!! – the perks of being the camera men and producers […]
Cake, Discount Links for Other Classes, Video TutorialsHi friends! I filmed this fun little short video on how to make marshmallow fondant over 8 months ago when I was at Craftsy filming “Clean and Simple Cake Design“!! And, here it is for all to see!! :) Click HERE or watch it below!!! Enjoy!!
Fondant, Recipe Tutorials, Video Tutorials
Hi friends!! I’m excited to share a special discount on Lauren Kitchen’s Craftsy class on modeling chocolate!!!! I know modeling chocolate is becoming a very popular decoration medium and she uses real chocolate for her designs. She walks you through how to make it and all the ways to emboss it, color it, add textures […]
Celebration Cakes, Discount Links for Other Classes, Modeling Chocolate, Video Tutorials
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
Hi sweet friends! Since my Craftsy class launched I have been hit with so much excitement and questions regarding modeling chocolate!! I love that it’s changing the way you decorate your cakes!! I’ve loved it for many years, so it’s been great fun for me to share it with you!! Lauren Kitchens also did an […]
Modeling Chocolate, Recipe Tutorials
I LOVE Swiss-Meringue Buttercream! If you’ve been a fan of my blog for any amount of time, you probably know that! It’s like heaven on a spoon…well…not really because Heaven will be a million times more amazing than Swiss-Meringue Buttercream…but, it’s like heaven for my taste buds I guess! :) It’s light, creamy, buttery and […]
Buttercream, Photo Tutorials
If you’re like me, you get into a cake project and after you’re done wish you would have written down what you used!!! I have done this SO many times! It’s as simple as a piece of paper and a pencil, but I just get so focused that I don’t think about taking notes while […]
Ganache, Photo Tutorials
Have you ever googled something only to realize you spelled it wrong and got something totally different than what you wanted??? Well, I did that…and didn’t realize it for a good 7-8 minutes!! I wanted to make some yummy chocolate mousse to fill some chocolate cups for the dessert portion of a teacher’s luncheon. So, […]
Food/Dessert
Joshua John Russell has a great tutorial video on Craftsy that’s totally free! It’s a buttercream video where he shows how to make Swiss-meringue buttercream, torte, fill, stack a cake and more! I’m posting this video link because I was really surprised to see that his methods are pretty much exactly how I build and […]
Buttercream, Discount Links for Other Classes
Today was my daughter’s last day of 1st grade…and her teacher’s birthday! Her teacher has been incredible this year! Very in tune to the kiddos, open with the parents and especially sweet to my princess! It was a special day that called for a cake!! However, this cake almost didn’t come to be. […]
Buttercream, Photo Tutorials, Sugar Flowers, Templates