Cheap, yummy and available in every color, jelly beans make great decorations. Consider the possibilities: Spell out names and messages Use as roof tiles, brick or stone. They can be jewelry, gemstones or pendants on a necklace. Eyes, nose or mouth for critter cakes They can make colorful borders . Create rainbows, flowers, butterflys or [...]
Looking for more help with cake decorating? Valerie from Sweeps4Bloggers posted the following review about Teaching Good Things Cake Decorating DVD. Cake decorating has always kind of scared me – just looks like it would be really hard. But Kathy’s Basic Cake Decorating DVD has cured me of my fear! She has such a soothing [...]
Here’s a cool tutorial on chocolate painting. I’d really like to try this some time soon. Chocolate Painting – More DIY How To Projects Rate this: 3.2
Hobnails You will want to use a lot of light frosting for this. Press the back of a spoon into the frosting, twist and lift to make swirls. Experiment with different size spoons. With a large wooded spoon you can make make large tear shaped petals. I think that this technique works great when [...]
I found a great article called Easy Decorating Tips for the Decorating Impaired by Eisla Sebastian. Her four tips are: Use Premixed Frostings Use Edible Flowers Use Toys Use Pre-Made Frosting Inserts You can read the whole article here. Rate this: 2.5
Preparing a a smooth iced cake is important for the best looking cake possible. If you have ever iced a cake before, you know the annoyance of having bits of crumbs in the frosting. To prevent crumbs you’ll need to apply a crumb coat. Once your cake has cooled completely and been leveled, brush off [...]
Leveling: The key to picture perfect cakes is leveling. In this part of the Preparing to Decorate Your Cake series, I’ll discuss a few tips that will make leveling your cake a breeze. Before you level your cake, make sure it has cooled for one hour. If you have frozen your cake layers then you [...]
Familiarize yourself with these common words used in cake decorating. Attach – Securing decorations to your cake using icing as “glue” Border – Decoration used around the top, side or base of a cake. Buttercream - A smooth, creamy icing made from butter, that stays soft so it’s easy to cut through. Filling – Frosting, [...]
One of my most difficult tasks when making a cake is telling my family they have to wait! When I was making my St. Patrick’s Day cake I thought of a fun way to make use of the excess cake that was trimmed off during the leveling process. I used the sandwich cutter that I [...]
