Presley’s Little Mermaid Cake
Sometimes things just don’t come easy… making you more grateful when they manage to finally come together. I struggled with this cake and feel like I just barely pulled it off. A long-time family...
View ArticleChocolate Roses (click photos to enlarge)!
I’m pretty much in love with the Wilton 1M cake decorating tip. Even a “beginner” (aka me) can make icing look fabulous with this thing. This magical tip can make cupcakes look like ice cream cones...
View ArticleChocolate on chocolate with chocolate ganache. (Click photos to enlarge...
I had my first reason to use ganache last week: a chocolate butter cream on “chocolate chocolate-chip” cake to be decorated in pastel colors. I didn’t want to toss fondant on top of chocolate...
View ArticleDr. Seuss "Cat in the Hat"-themed cake (click photos to enlarge).
I really wanted to slap some whimsy on this Dr. Seuss-themed cake via making it a topsy turvy, but alas, I was too chicken. The last time I tried one of “those” cakes (insert sneer and rolled eyes), I...
View ArticleChocolate Ruffle Cake (click photos to enlarge)!
Everyone knows tip 104. The 104 has been around for 100 years. My grandmother (God rest her soul) favored the 104 when she baked cakes in the 1960’s and 1970’s. I, however, do NOT like butter cream...
View ArticleRocker Girl Birthday Cake! (Click photos to enlarge.)
This cake was based on the “Rocker Girl” party decor and invitations. I was asked to include the heart with wings and the guitar, so I kicked it up a notch and decided to make those two elements the...
View ArticleMolly Turns 13 (with a tree branch themed cake)! (Click photos to enlarge.)
Last year for my little girl’s 12th birthday, she wanted a “simple” chocolate cake. I felt awful at the idea of making her a “plain Jane” cake when every other cake I was working on back then was...
View ArticleKelli’s Red Velvet Cream Cheese Cake.
I was so honored to be asked by Kelli to make her 40th birthday cake. She told me that every year, throughout her entire adult life, her birthday began with the ringing of her phone and the sound of...
View ArticleRECIPE: Strawberry Reduction
A couple of my most clever cake friends, let’s call them “Falyssa” and “Fesley,” have been telling me for ages to take a stab at making strawberry reduction to incorporate into my buttercream....
View ArticleRECIPE: Strawberry Buttercream
Q: What do these 4 cakes have in common? A: Strawberry buttercream filling! Remember way back, like 2 days ago, when I shared with you how to make strawberry reduction and then told you to add it...
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