Ron Ben-Israel on the next Cake Fu Webinar!
Hey everyone, just a quick post to let you all know about the next Cake Fu webinar! I’m so excited, it’s going to be Ron Ben-Israel!! He is my cake idol, so I can’t wait to see what he has to say. His new Food Network show “Sweet Genius” starts tonight as well… I’m some […]
Making Home Made Vanilla Extract
I made my own vanilla extract! Okay, well, I’m making vanilla extract… and I will be for the next 6 months! It’s a long process and I’ve been meaning to get started for a while now, but I finally did it today. I started thinking about making my own vanilla when I started sourcing larger […]
White Quilting with Blue Sweet Peas
Here is the wedding cake I worked on last week… I love the way it came out! The bride had sent me a picture of a cake she found on The Knot… I’m not sure who the original creator was but this is my rendition of the simple, elegant and classic design! This was a […]
Turtle Cupcake Recipe!
My “Turtle Cake” is one of my most popular. It is one of the first recipes I created when I set out to start a business and wanted to have some “specialty” flavors. The flavor combination (caramel, pecans and chocolate- for those who haven’t heard of it) is one of my favorite. It has been […]
DIY Gumpaste Extruder!
So, since I made the graduation cake from my last post (specifically the tassel), a gumpaste/clay extruder has been on my “must buy” list. I’ve been doing a bit of research and was trying to decide between the very popular Makins Model or the Walnut Hollow one that I came across on Amazon. I went […]
Soccer Graduation Cake
So, I promise I have some tutorials and other things coming soon. I finally have a few weeks off before my next big cake… but for now, here is the cake I made over the weekend! It was a graduation cake for a soccer player! The graduate plays goalie, so there are goalie gloves on […]
Hibiscus Baby Shower Cake!
Hello! So, I have some tutorials that I desperately want to get to, but just haven’t had the time! These past few weeks have been crazy, and the next few weeks look to be shaping up to be the same! So, today, I will leave you with the other cake I made for the past […]
Inspiration!
Wow, I’ve been a busy girl! Last week I had two cakes to do. While I had a moment I wanted to share at least one with you all. This was for a joint birthday party and the design was totally up to me (love when that happens!). I was watching the Food Network sow […]
I’m Back! Cupcakes & What I’ve been up to 🙂
Hi Everyone! I’m so sorry about the loooong break between posts! I have been insanely busy the past few weeks. Here’s a little of what I’ve been up to! After my last post I got very busy…. making cupcakes… 210 Cupcakes for a wedding! And we were guests at the wedding, 2 states away… So […]
Cool Link for Calibrating Your Oven
Any serious baker knows that oven temperature is extremely important to the success of your recipe! We’ve all probably learned the hard way that our oven is not necessarily baking at the correct temperature and by trial and error figured out how to adjust for the difference… Well, I came across this really cool article […]