Creative food craft ideas
I love this jack o’ lantern cake. Halloween is such a good time for edible crafts, it’s hard not to post a Halloween treat every day. And the Betty Crocker web site just has sooooo many incredible ideas (for holidays, occasions, activities, and more).
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I’m not a big fondant fan, but it seems to be the choice when you want a smooth finish on your cakes for decorating. Apparently, you can roll out buttercream for the same smooth finish. I may be in heaven now. Jenna B at Cake Central shares how to make buttercream icing that can be rolled for your cake decorating.… Read More ...
How beautiful does this cake look?! I would be lucky to make one rose, never mind trying to cover the whole cake. Stef at Girl. Inspired. shares the tools to make the roses and her trick to creating this swirled rose cake. Stef also gives the recipe for her Swiss Meringue Buttercream, which holds its shape well. This is important … Read More ...
Is one of your resolutions or goal a new hobby or skill. I would love to be able to decorate cakes like a professional. Of course, I need to learn how to bake a cake that I can be proud of every time. Here are a few cake decorating techniques from Stef at Girl. Inspired. to get you started. Stef … Read More ...
Here’s what I love about this cake. The top looks just like one of those red, white and blue bunting things you put on your front porch. It looks delicious. It’s all frosting (no fondant). It looks easy to decorate with the right tip. I learned about a new tip. For all these reasons, this is the cake to make … Read More ...
This cake makes me want to fly to Paris immediately. (Does anyone do that? Fly to Paris immediately?) The hand-painted scene, the beautiful blue flowers… Find fantastic tips on making this cake and hand-painting on fondant HERE at Make me my Cake.
Because a girl can never have too many diamonds, give her a diamond-covered cake. Find the cake and tips for working with Isomalt HERE at 1 Fine Cookie.
I think chevron is one of those pattern rages that should be a rage. It’s just plain interesting to look at. I expect its hotness won’t cool down any time soon. Find a great tutorial for decorating a cake in the chevron style using a paper template HERE at The Art of the Wedding Cake.
I find this colorful, polka-dot filled first birthday so charming because the theme was inspired by the toys the baby first loved: The Baby Einstein caterpillar. This caterpillar cake is darling, but I also love how rainbow-colored polka dots appear elsewhere. Find the party HERE at Cake Whiz.
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Coooooool. And edible. Find a fabulous tutorial with step-by-step photos to decorate a cake, fringe-style, HERE at A Subtle Revelry.
I’m a little overtaken by the chocolate Star Wars awesomeness of this cake. Let’s break it down a bit: No fondant is involved. Covered in chocolate ganache. The Death Star is rocky road. You have your chocolate Han Solo in carbonites. Chocolate mud cake with Lindt milk chocolate ganache and turkish delight. I’m going to stop there. Find it all … Read More ...
Oh, I love these so. And all you have to do is take a cookie cutter to a cake to make mini cakes. Plus, these are chocolate. All chocolate. And they look just like chocolate Easter eggs that line the shelves this time of year. Find the step-by-step how-tos to make Chocolate Easter Egg mini cakes HERE at Bird on … Read More ...
I suddenly want to decorate everything with rosettes
I feel like this would be handy knowledge to possess: How to make curlicues from fondant. You could decorate a lot of stuff with curlicues. Find the how-tos HERE at Wilton.
This is one of those simple smart ideas I love: Using a cookie cutter as a stencil to fill with sprinkles to decorate a cake. So easy! Find the idea HERE at This Little Life of Mine.
