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Posts tagged "Buttercream"

How to get WHITE buttercream when using REAL butter!!?!?

May 30, 2014 / Jessica / Cakes, Jessica Harris Cakes, Recipes, Tutorials / 32 Comments

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 […]

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Buttercream, Recipe Tutorials

Perfect Buttercream Stripes

January 18, 2014 / Jessica / Cakes, Jessica Harris Cakes, Tutorials / 1 Comment

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!

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Buttercream, Celebration Cakes, Photo Tutorials

How To Stencil on a Cake – Video Tutorial!!!

January 8, 2014 / Jessica / Cakes, Craftsy, Jessica Harris Cakes, Tutorials / 4 Comments

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 […]

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Buttercream, Discount Links for Other Classes, Video Tutorials

Buttercream Frills (or Ruffles) Cake Tutorial

February 6, 2013 / Jessica / Cakes, Featured Tutorials, Jessica Harris Cakes, Tutorials / 70 Comments

Happy Birthday to my sweet sweet friend Alyssa!!!    You are SUCH a joy to me and I have treasured our friendship over these past years!!  I pray immense blessings upon your life and the lives of your sweet girls and wonderful husband!  You are such a light, have such a generous heart, love the […]

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Buttercream, Celebration Cakes, Photo Tutorials

How much buttercream do I need?

January 28, 2013 / Jessica / Jessica Harris Cakes, Recipes, Tutorials / 21 Comments

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 […]

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Buttercream, Photo Tutorials

A free online class

July 28, 2012 / Jessica / Cakes, Craftsy, Recipes / 6 Comments

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 […]

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Buttercream, Discount Links for Other Classes

A Ruffle Cake and A Lesson Learned

June 9, 2012 / Jessica / Cakes, Featured Tutorials, Jessica Harris Cakes, Recipes, Tutorials / 40 Comments

  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.  […]

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Buttercream, Photo Tutorials, Sugar Flowers, Templates

Most Commonly Asked Questions

February 2, 2012 / Jessica / Cakes, Jessica Harris Cakes, Tutorials / 8 Comments

I get a lot of emails from bakers and cake makers with lots of questions. They range from “how I do “x” technique” or “can I have your “x” recipe?” or simply sweet emails with cries for HELP! I try to get back to everyone as soon as I can, but I thought I’d post […]

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Buttercream, Fondant, Ganache, Modeling Chocolate, Photo Tutorials, Recipe Tutorials

Most Commonly Asked Questions

May 5, 2011 / Jessica / Cakes, Jessica Harris Cakes, Tutorials / 265 Comments

If you’d like more information on anything you see in this post and would like me to demonstrate everything you see below, take my Craftsy class!  Check out THIS post for more information and pictures on all the things I cover in that class!I get a lot of emails from bakers and cake makers with […]

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Buttercream, Fondant, Ganache, Modeling Chocolate, Photo Tutorials, Recipe Tutorials

Lessons learned…money wasted!

May 20, 2009 / Jessica / Cakes, Jessica Harris Cakes, Recipes / 2 Comments

Well, hopefully you all can learn from my mistakes so you don’t have to waste money on being ignorant! I’ve made two blunders that have cost me money that I’ll share with you. If you’ve been around cake, you’ll probably say “DUH!” to these, but I am so new at anything culinary that I don’t […]

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Buttercream, Cake, Fondant

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Up to 33% off Clean & Simple class

titleCard *This is my first ONLINE class and the foundational class for how to get beautiful, clean precise cakes. I also introduce my wax paper transfer method to achieve flawless designs on your cakes.  Click HERE, find the class and add it to your shopping cart.  When you go to to check out you'll see the discount.

Up to 33% off Elegant Techniques

titleCard eThis is a class filled with over 30 different textures & techniques from woods, to scales, to feathers, building materials, western textures and woven techniques you can use on your next cake project!  Click HERE, find the class and add it to your shopping cart.  When you go to to check out you'll see the discount.


 

Up to 33% off Playful Techniques Class

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This is a class filled with over 30 different textures & techniques from woods, to scales, to feathers, building materials, western textures and woven techniques you can use on your next cake project!  Click HERE, find the class and add it to your shopping cart.  When you go to to check out you'll see the discount.


 

Up to 33% off Simply Modern class

titleCard *This is my second ONLINE class and is a more advanced class showcasing how to build tall cakes, use wafer paper and create lots of various metallic finishes including metallic lace. Click HERE, find the class and add it to your shopping cart.  When you go to to check out you'll see the discount.

Up to 33% off Birthday Cakes Class

titleCard *This is my THIRD online class with Craftsy!! I showcase how to use my special rice crispy treat recipe, how to sculpt and get smooth finishes. Click HERE, find the class and add it to your shopping cart.  When you go to to check out you'll see the discount.

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