Hello beautiful Star…shining in the dark night sky! This December, I had the opportunity to make a cake for Half Baked – The Cake Blog . Carrie was gearing up for their 12 Cakes of Christmas and asked me to be apart of an amazing group of talented and wonderful cake designers! I was […]
Holiday Cakes, Metallics, Online, Templates
Have you ever googled something only to realize you spelled it wrong and got something totally different than what you wanted??? Well, I did that…and didn’t realize it for a good 7-8 minutes!! I wanted to make some yummy chocolate mousse to fill some chocolate cups for the dessert portion of a teacher’s luncheon. So, […]
Food/Dessert
If you’ve been anxiously waiting to see what my “Three Gray Cakes” are, you no longer have to wait! :) Here’s a sneak peek! To see the rest of the cake, head over to The Cake Blog and check out my Star of Christmas Cake. Inspired by the True reason for the season, I give […]
Holiday Cakes, Metallics, Online, Templates
Six days ago, my sweet baby girl turned 2 years old!! Oh my, how time has flown by! Harper Joy is SUCH a little entertainer…full of life, tons of joy and LOTS of passion…both good and bad! :) She is full-blooded two years old right now in every way! But everyday gets more fun because […]
Birthday Cakes, Photo Tutorials, Templates
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
I love love love graphics!! The only problem is some graphics are almost impossible to create on a cake!! – until now!! I have seen this offset chevron design only once on a pillow. I LOVED how unique it was. Chevron…but with a twist! Now, how do you put this on a cake and get […]
Celebration Cakes, Photo Tutorials, Templates, Video Tutorials
Joshua John Russell has a great tutorial video on Craftsy that’s totally free! It’s a buttercream video where he shows how to make Swiss-meringue buttercream, torte, fill, stack a cake and more! I’m posting this video link because I was really surprised to see that his methods are pretty much exactly how I build and […]
Buttercream, Discount Links for Other Classes
Happy Birthday Maddie!!! My sweet friend Summer’s daughter is having an Egyptian Birthday party on Saturday!! A few months back, Summer asked if I’d make her a cake again. I made her daughter a Fashionista birthday cake last year (see here and the full party here) which has become real popular in the cake world! […]
Birthday Cakes, Photo Tutorials, Templates
One of my sweetest, most beautiful mommy friends turned 40 this past week. It’s crazy that I’m nearing 40 too…what’s happened! I thought I just turned 25 last year!! LOL!!! I guess 40 isn’t old at all…because we’re not getting old…just classically wise and beautiful…right?! :) 40 must be the new 30 because I remember […]
Birthday Cakes, Photo Tutorials, Templates
Today was my daughter’s last day of 1st grade…and her teacher’s birthday! Her teacher has been incredible this year! Very in tune to the kiddos, open with the parents and especially sweet to my princess! It was a special day that called for a cake!! However, this cake almost didn’t come to be. […]
Buttercream, Photo Tutorials, Sugar Flowers, Templates