Have you ever designed something, put your heart and soul into it, felt like it could just about take over the world (or at the very least would be well loved by your tribe of peeps) only to have [...]
Well, well, well… It has finally happened. You guys pressured me for 2 years (TWO YEARS!) and I caved. I’ve narrated a re-edited my classic sugar rose video tutorial for you [...]
It’s the MOST wonderful time of the year! Not just because of Christmas and the awesome winter season upon us. But because those things lend glorious inspiration to all things CAKE! And [...]
It’s finally WINTER!!!! Granted, we still don’t have any snow here in Buffalo. I’m used to being covered with snow by now but I haven’t even needed my winter coat. So [...]
Yes. These guys are from last Halloween, but they did not get nearly the spotlight I should have given them. So this year, they return, like from the dead. Muahahahaha!!! You know, ’cause [...]
I’ve pulled out all the stops and really opened my Pandora’s box of tips, tricks, and cake HACKS for you in my new class Industry Secrets for the Savvy Decorator over on Craftsy! [...]
Updated and far prettier… Well, I still get TONS of questions for these lil’ beauties, so I’ve got a step-by-step photo tutorial to walk you through my edible gelatin sequins! [...]
It’s all the rage. It allows for so much more flexibility in cake design and figure modeling, and my GOODNESS does it taste delicious. This sweetheart cake decorating medium is none other [...]
Love is a theme that is usually at the heart of our sweets making and giving. It’s kinda cool that such a great motivation is what drives us. And this time of year we have Valentine’s [...]
100% edible. Seriously. I was going to sell premade gelatin glitter. It was a fabulous idea! I love making it, and sooooo sparkly! Alas, I cannot. So, instead, I’m sharing my edible gelatin [...]
update: sadly, CakeMade is no more and this class is no longer available for purchase. You can get a number of these techniques (and more!) in the classes and tutorials listed below. Industry [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I love the ranunculus. It’s like the mille-feuille of the botanical world, lush with impossibly delicate, silky petals. No matter how many different ways I’ve tried, I have never been content [...]
