Pokemon Cake from Mom’s Fridge

My son is a Pokemon freak so I was delighted when I found this easy but great Pokemon cake and cupcakes from the  Mom’s Fridge blog. You’ll need the following ingredients: 3 cans frosting (one chocolate, 2 white) 2 cake mixes, prepared as directed red and white M&Ms. icing bag and frosting tip ( #3 tip ) 1/2 bottle red food coloring For detailed instructions on how to make this [...]

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Posted by Linda Fannin - March 10, 2009 at 8:16 am

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31 Birthday Cake Ideas from Parenting.com

I’m always on the lookout for easy cake decorating ideas and at Parenting.com they have 31 great ideas with step-by-step instructions. How to Make a Shark Cake How to Make a Lion Cake How to Make a Snake Cake How to Make a Monkey Cake How to Make a Dinosaur Cake How to Make a Horse Cake How to Make a Cat Cake How to Make a Turtle Cake How [...]

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Posted by Linda Fannin - March 9, 2009 at 4:50 pm

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Easy St. Patrick’s Day Cake

St. Patrick’s Day is March 17th and this week I’ll be sharing some ideas for tasty treats to celebrate.  Here’s a very quick and simple cake decorated with green sugar and sprinkles. You will  need  a shamrock cookie cutter for a “stencil”.  If you can’t find find a shamrock cookie cutter, try using a heart shaped cookie cutter to create each leaf of the clover or create your own stencil [...]

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Posted by Linda Fannin - February 28, 2009 at 11:30 am

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Icing techniques for Easy Decorating

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 embellishing with fruit and flowers. ZigZags A decorater’s comb makes for quick work and looks [...]

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Posted by Linda Fannin - February 27, 2009 at 9:42 pm

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Spongebob Squarepants Cake

This cake is an example of how you can create something unique and special without having any baking or decorating skills at all. For my son’s 5th Birthday party I baked a large chocolate sheet cake and created a Spongebob SquarePants scene for him using Crayola’s Model Magic clay to make the Pineapple and jellyfish. The characters are from the top of special edition PlayDoh cans and the “sand” is [...]

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Posted by Linda Fannin - November 6, 2008 at 10:54 pm

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Superbowl Cake Ideas

Sunday is fast approaching and I think I’m going to make a cake for the big game. Here are some links I’ve visited for inspiration: Sweet Endings – Football Cake  Superbowl Cake from all recipes  That Little Something Special football cake  and finally a great post from Eat the Football with not just cake ideas, but suggestions for all your snackage! I hope to make the cake a day ahead [...]

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Posted by Linda Fannin - January 29, 2008 at 8:57 pm

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3D Hershey Kiss Cake

This cake is much easier to make than it looks! Select your cake pans You will need at least four, maybe five cake pans. I used a 9 in., 8 in., and two smaller baking dishes. However, the size of your cake will vary depending on how many people you need to serve, or what cake pans you actually have! You can stack your pans upside down to get an [...]

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Posted by Linda Fannin - December 7, 2007 at 5:18 pm

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Easy and Inexpensive Ways to Decorate a Cake

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.

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Posted by Linda Fannin - October 19, 2007 at 2:27 pm

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List of Safe Flowers for Cake Decorating

A simple cake can be beautiful and elegant.  One way to quickly decorate a cake is to use fresh flowers. Here is a list of safe flowers.  Remember that while some flowers are edible, it is best to just use them as decorations.  Make sure they are pesticide free before using. Apple Blossom, Malus spp. Begonia, (most tuberous), Begonia X tuberhybrida Borage, Borago officinalis (must remove hairy sepals from center) [...]

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Posted by Linda Fannin - September 10, 2007 at 3:21 pm

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Cake Board 101

Your cake needs a place to rest.  Most of the time your simple round cakes will do fine on a cake plate or cake pedestal.  However, your other sheet cakes will need a cake board. Some options for cake boards: hardwood pastry boards plywood foam core cardboard masonite Once you’ve chosen a cake board, you’ll need to cover it.  You are probably thinking that covering it with aluminum foil would [...]

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Posted by Linda Fannin - September 4, 2007 at 3:11 pm

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