Hi friends!! I had the pleasure of making this “Seven Swans A Swimming” Christmas cake for a 12 Days of Christmas Cake collaboration. And, for this post, I’m going to show you how I made the fondant grass!!!! If you want to check out the original post where I talk about what this whole thing […]
Photo Tutorials
I am SO excited to share with you my latest cake!! SO excited!! This is my FAVORITE cake to date…oh my!! “On the 7th Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…seven swans a swimming!” YES! It’s a Christmas Swan Cake!! Can you find all seven swans?!??! I was asked by my sweet friend […]
Photo Tutorials, Sculptured Cakes, Video Tutorials
Happy Friday friends!! Today I get to show you my sweet Polka Dot Chalkboard Cake!! This week I had the privilege to celebrate two birthdays with some of my besties!!! My sweet sweet friends Suzanne and Sarah both had birthdays this month so we got an amazing group of friends together to celebrate! Suzanne has […]
Birthday Cakes, Cakes
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, […]
I love this simple idea for a beautiful open rose on top of a cupcake. Make the petals individually and press them into the buttercream to make a big, beautiful open rose. Thank you to Sweet Revelation for this great tutorial!! GORGEOUS!! And, for another rose cake/cupcake idea, look at these beauties by Debbie […]
Cupcakes, Sugar Flowers
My online Craftsy classes are ALL 50% off right now!!!! Don’t miss out. If you’ve been wanting to snag one at a big discount…now is the time (scroll down). They are all chalk FULL of technique on getting beautiful, clean, precise, modern looking cakes. Here are the discount links to find out which might be […]
It’s here! It’s here!!! Brenda Walton of Sugar High Inc has just launched quite possibly the cutest Craftsy class ever!!! “Custom Cake Toppers” And I have a $10 off discount link for you!!! Yes, that’s 25% off this Craftsy class!! Click HERE!! In this class you’ll learn how to make her signature bride and groom, […]
Discount Links for Other Classes, Figurines, Video Tutorials
Hi friends!! This is a question I get often…”How do you get your buttercream to be white when using real butter?!” or “How do you get your marshmallow fondant to be a bright white?” Picture by Cakes by Raewyn For buttercream, lately I’ve been telling people to add a cup of powdered sugar to their […]
Buttercream, Recipe Tutorials
Hi friends!! I have been waiting for this class for a while now!! One thing I felt Craftsy needed was a designer shoe class!!! – and now it’s here and by none other than the amazing Elisa Strauss!!!! If you’ve wanted to learn some fun tips and tricks to making your own gumpaste shoes this […]
Discount Links for Other Classes, Sculptured Cakes, Video Tutorials
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