Friday, September 18, 2009
Before I started my cake business and this blog, I thought an anemone was a sea creature. Well it is, but it is also a flower! In fact, one of the very few flowers that have black parts. It is for this reason that they are HUGE in the wedding world… because brides with black […]
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Gum paste is essentially a very sweet edible sugar dough that is made from sugar, flavoring and glucose. More experienced cake decorators use gum paste to create VERY lifelike flower decorations for cakes and other desserts. I’ve always wanted to try making flowers with gum paste but thought it would be too difficult to master. […]
Monday, September 14, 2009
I came across this cake on Martha Stewart Weddings and my heart stopped… it combines my two favorite things: paper and cake. Enjoy!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
I came across this article on Project Wedding and thought it was so cool. As a fan of colorful cakes, they suggest multiple, simple cakes instead of one wedding cake, with vintage wedding toppers. Personally, I am not a big fan of toppers like these, but it is a cool idea! I just thought the […]
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
I spent Labor Day weekend in Columbia, Maryland. Brandon recently moved into a new apartment and his parents came to visit. Seeing as how I’m the cakery queen, Brandon requested that I make a dessert of somesort for the weekend. I decided on a vanilla cake, with my brandy raspberry filling and chocolate mocha buttercream. […]
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
A friend sent me a link to this cake on digg.com and it has to be one of the coolest cakes I’ve seen lately. This cake wouldn’t be hard to make… just time consuming. Nonetheless, it is one of those cakes that I just had to stare at in awe for a little while.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
I was organizing my pictures the other day and came across a cake I made last summer. It was a request to imitate a peruvian cake. Apparently they make a cake that has several layers of chocolate with a caramel filling… covered in chocolate frosting and dusted with coconut pieces. I did my best and this […]
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
Here’s a cake I did two … three years ago. I was pretty impressed with myself at the time… The cake was chocolate and vanilla marble with buttercream icing. At the time, I hadn’t mastered a buttercream recipe so I just bought several cups of it from a bakery down the street. The cap and […]
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
I found this cake on projectwedding.com and it further supports my theory that the more simple cakes are – the more elegant they look. And they probably taste better too!
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So I attended my last wilton meeting which completes the first course. Last night, we learned how to do the wilton rose. It took a little time, but I’d say I mastered it pretty well. I could make roses all night. They were so easy! My finished product: And in case you were […]
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