Since I’ve been getting into easy decorating with candy lately, I of course love this candy cake slideshow from Martha. Some of my faves: this licorice lace cake, this jellybean cake, this truffle tower cake, and out of season, I suppose, but I love this peppermint cake still.
… Read More ...Make a Sweet Shirt for Dad
I saw this shirt and tie cake on Wilton.com (an endless resource for sweet ideas) and clicked over to post right away. I don’t know why this struck me so. I’ve piped thousands of shirts and ties for Father’s Day on cookies when working at the shop. Maybe it’s the memory. This just looks so simultaneously funny, serious and well … Read More ...
Fondant Cake Tutorial
Visit Cooking Books for a compilation of great tips and techniques for covering a cake in fondant. (See the post here.)
… Read More ...Easy Piano Cake
Whip up an easy piano cake with this idea from the Cookie Magazine food blog.
… Read More ...Cakes for Spring
Visit Ladies Home Journal for a slide show of easy cakes to make for Spring. My favorites are the daisy cake and the almond flower cake.
… Read More ...Gum Paste Rose Tutorial
What a perfect cupcake or cake topper for spring from 2 Stews. (Or summer, or fall, or winter… Or for a wedding, or shower, or birthday…) Visit 2 Stews for a tutorial on crafting gum paste roses.
… Read More ...Gumdrop Cake for Spring
This pretty cake for Spring looks surprisingly easy to make. Find the how-tos for crafting the decorations here (from gumdrops, M and Ms, and coconut) at allyou.com.
… Read More ...Butterfly Cake and Many More Bright Ideas
Visit Bright Ideas for tons of sweet ideas, like this butterfly cake. Find the how-tos here. And these clever cookies decorated with candy centers. You can also submit your own ideas!
… Read More ...Marzipan Carrot Tutorial
Visit The Recipe Girl for a fabulous tutorial on creating these realistic-looking carrots from marzipan. Find the post, with photos and step-by-steps, here. (Find all kinds of other inspiration on this site, too!)
… Read More ...A Lesson in Fondant
This tutorial on creating fondant animals from Kitchen Wench is a must-read for anyone interested in working with fondant. Like our blogger, I’ve only dabbled lightly in working with fondant myself, and I find it surprisingly unscary and user-friendly. Kitchen Wench nicely demystifies the art for beginners and offers a list of necessary tools and how-tos for creating these adorable … Read More ...
Easy Chick Cake
I love this simple idea from Martha Stewart for a spring cake. Craft a chick from frosting, shredded coconut, licorice eyes and feet, and an almond beak. Find the how-tos here.
… Read More ...31 Birthday Cakes! (and easy step-by-steps for each)
So I was on Design Mom (uber wonderful blog, incidentally, to which I shall be returning), and saw their post on these “31 Awesome Birthday Cake Designs” at parenting.com. And yes. Yes they are. Each cake has a photo labeling all the fun parts. And each cake has a step-by-step recipe. Find a castle, a basket of … Read More ...
Cakes and other Oddities of Life
I just found Oddee.com and am fascinated, which I’m guessing is the point, as the subtitle is “A Blog on the Oddities of Our World.” They have links and lists of worsts, most fascinating, extremes, most bizarre, geekiest, craziest and more. Examples include the 10 Worst Translations Ever, 15 Weirdest Shoes, 15 Most Insanely Titled Books, Cool Bustops, and I … Read More ...
Easy Cake Decorating
Find these cute cakes on Rachel Ray’s site. So easy to decorate (with candy), these are definitely in the “wish I thought of that” category. She also provides ideas creating stripes, waves and swirls with utensils.
… Read More ...Learn to Use Cake Stencils
oooooh so pretty! Thank you to My Sweet and Saucy for bringing us inspiration in the form of cake stencils. She offers step by step photos of how she achieved this beauty you see here and leads you to her resource, Designer Stencils. The stencil site also has videos and how-tos (for more than just sweets).
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