Oh it’s that time again! Everyone starts reeeaallyy considering what to put on their wishlist (you know, just in case). So I’m going to help you out with a few of my cake tool must [...]
Who loves ice cream????? I can pretty much be convinced to do anything if ice cream is my reward. (I hear the gears turning in your noggin’… No taking advantage of my [...]
Oh yes! This is a drunken jam. And it’s flippin’ fanTABulous. It’s the only jam the hubs and kids like and I make tons of it every July/August when the black plums are in [...]
Pictures! We all take them because, well, they are the only record we have after our delicious and beautiful masterpieces have been devoured. A knife, a fork, and a hungry mob is all it takes to [...]
Kara’s Review: I am biased. I spent time with Ron Ben-Israel as an intern and his sugar flowers are my standard of excellence so I was a bit reluctant to “jump ship” and take a [...]
I love shimmer and shine. I cannot get enough! So when I was asked by a good friend for a recommendation on a tute for adding shimmer and shine to a cake I figured I would make one for her. (Love [...]
Edible gelatin sequins… They are beautiful. They are wonderfully shiny. They have fabulous texture. But how do you get ’em on the cake?!? THIS is how Enjoy my craziness! And be [...]
Many people have powdered gelatin more readily available to them (sooooo easy to get at the local super market!) rather than the sheet gelatin that I used in my Edible Gelatin Sequin tutorial. So [...]
I’m handing over the reigns today to my friend and amazing fellow caker Jess Atkins of Rosy Cakes in New Zealand. During a recent share session on my Facebook page her cake turned up as a [...]
Oooh how I have been waiting for a project to use these beauties on! I first created these in January of this year while I was experimenting with gelatin for my She Dragon cake. It was a whim and [...]
Oh, the addiction that is Craftsy… I love Craftsy. If you’re not familiar with them, truly it is a wonderful platform for online learning at amazing prices with 24/7/forever access to [...]
A new iOS app to make caking easier We all have our own ways of getting an idea out on paper. Some of us are great at just sketching away, some of us like to use software of some sort, some of us [...]
I needed to do some baking just for me. I wanted to play with a new flavor paste I got from Pastry Portal and I just wasn’t in the mood for cake of any kind. I’m up to my eyeballs in [...]
STOP RIGHT THERE! Don’t throw that broken ganache in the bin! You can save it (most likely, so long as it’s truly broken and not burnt) and I’m gonna show you how. I posted this [...]
Photography by Vita Bella Photography You’ve been asking (well, almost demanding, but it’s all good. I feel loved ) for this tutorial on my Wafer Bouquet Roses that I used in the [...]
…but there’s sooooo many to choose from! I know, right?!? And we want all of them for myriad reasons because we could picture each one being useful for tons of different cakey [...]
How do we design cakes? Well, I can’t speak for every cake designer out there, but I’m pretty much an expert on how I design my cakes. (Well, someone has to be an expert on me, [...]
I had never made anything ombre prior to creating this little ditty. I was purely curious about how other cakers ombre’d things, so I though I’d share how I did it and ask for [...]
