Simple Cake Decorating
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Preparing to Decorate Your Cake – Part 2: Leveling and Torting the Cake

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 may need to let them thaw slightly before trimming overcooked edges and leveling. There’s a [...]

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The Amazing Happy Birthday Candle

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Posted by Linda Fannin - August 6, 2007 at 8:19 pm

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Cake Decorating Terminology

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, preserves, pudding, fruit etc. that is spread between cake layers to hold them together. Fondant [...]

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Posted by Linda Fannin - August 1, 2007 at 12:17 am

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