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
Hi friends! I’m so happy I get to share with you my latest cake and a quick little tutorial!! The secretary at my son’s school…aka: the glue that holds our school together…is having a baby in a few weeks and some of the parents/teachers threw her a baby shower. It was a camping theme’d shower […]
Celebration Cakes, Modeling Chocolate, Photo Tutorials, Structure/Building
Amanda Rettke with iambaker just launched a very sweet and very different online class with Craftsy! Instead of learning how you can decorate the outside of the cake…she’s focusing on the inside with cute little graphics, text and colorful hearts!!! And, I have a discount link for you that never expires!! So, when you’re ready […]
Celebration Cakes, Discount Links for Other Classes, Video Tutorials
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
I introduce you to “Simply Modern Cake Design“…my new class with Craftsy!! If you’ve wondered why I haven’t done very many of my own posts on cakes recently… here is your answer!! I was busy all summer working on these six beautiful cakes I created for this new Craftsy Class. And, they all have one […]
Celebration Cakes, Metallics, My Classes & Discounts, Video Tutorials, Wafer Paper
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
I’m loving gray and red! What a gorgeous combination of colors!! The flower just pops off this cake!! This is the fourth cake I made during my Craftsy Class. This cake showcases my signature flower and how to do an extruded design on a cake! – YES! – extruded fondant! NOT piped with royal […]
Celebration Cakes, My Classes & Discounts, Templates, Video Tutorials
Since my hot air balloon cake, I’ve been dying to use this stripe effect again! I love these vintage style stripes I’m seeing in so many places right now! I know it looks intimidating to put on a cake, but it’s SO easy!! – I promise! I can roll, cut and apply this design in […]
Celebration Cakes, My Classes & Discounts, Video Tutorials
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 […]
Buttercream, Celebration Cakes, Photo Tutorials
Well, here it is! How sweet is this pretty little cake! I’ve been wanting to do this design on a three tier cake where the top and bottom tier has this design and the middle tier is a smaller, perhaps 2″ high cake, in the turquoise color. OH, that would be soo cool!! But, alas…I’m […]
Celebration Cakes, Photo Tutorials, Templates, Video Tutorials