Our next CakeFu training is going to be with the spectacular and world renowned Elisa Strauss. Elisa has made quite the name for herself throughout her career. It’s easy to see why when you look at how amazing her cakes are. Click Here To Watch Elisa Strauss is the owner of Confetti Cakes on the Upper… Continue Reading
Vivian Pham’s Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars
Vivian Pham is such an amazingly talented cake decorator. She taught how to make an awesome fantasy dragon cake on her CakeFu Master’s training. The detail that went into the dragon and the rest of the cake was spectacular! And she covered so many techniques like sculpting, fondant and gumpaste, shading painting, and the list… Continue Reading
Marsha Winbeckler’s Soft and Crunchy Peanut Brittle
I am a huge fan of peanut brittle. I would have to say that peanut brittle and pulled taffy are the first homemade candies I remember. My Aunt Sybil who lived next door in our small town, would always bring us goodies. The taffy was my favorite because it just melted in my mouth. But… Continue Reading
CakeFu Masters Training: Vivian Pham
Our next CakeFu Master’s training is going to be our 50th training! What an exciting milestone. I am so happy that these trainings are available and I have to thank you and all of the trainers who make it all possible. Our trainer this week is the amazing Vivian Pham. Click Here To Watch Vivian… Continue Reading
Beyonce: Queen of Pop in Cake Pops
Michelle Wibowo is the cake decorator and owner of MichelleSugarArt.co.uk. She made an amazing ‘pop’ art portrait of Beyonce this week. This giant pop-trait was made out of Oreo pops, a combination of oreo cookies and Philadelphia cream cheese. The ratio of cream cheese to cookie was changed to create the dark and light colors needed for… Continue Reading
How to Make an Easy Princess Crown
I made a couple of cakes over the weekend! It is a fairly rare occasion since I get so busy with CakeFu and the weekly trainings. I actually have several planned over the next few months. It’s not always easy to get in-process pictures of my cakes because I make them through the night while… Continue Reading
CakeFu Masters Training: Nicholas Lodge
We are so excited for this week! We have two great cake decorators lined up for Tuesday and Wednesday. Our first training will be with Nicholas Logde on Tuesday May 7th at 10:30am PST (1:30pm EST). Click Here To Watch A free and easy registration is required for this training. Nicholas Lodge is an amazing… Continue Reading
7 Ways to Make Fondant Ruffle Flowers
Mother’s Day is right around the corner and what better way to show the special women in your lives that you love and appreciate them than with a beautiful flower that you can eat? Of course, these can be used for any other occasion but it fit well with Mother’s Day in my mind. There… Continue Reading
CakeFu Masters Training: Marsha Winbeckler
Update!: A big thank you to Marsha, who shared such great information Our last training was with Roland Winbeckler. Well this week we are excited to have Marsha Winbeckler, the beautiful other half of the wonderfully talented cake couple. Click Here To Watch Marsha is the co-owner of CakeSuppliesPlus.com a great website for products and… Continue Reading
Feature Friday: Lulu Cake Boutique
I never thought that orange could be such a popular color. I have to admit that it took me a while to come around to the idea of orange as a wedding color. It just always seemed like a color reserved for construction cones and hunting vests. But in making and looking at orange wedding… Continue Reading
Roland Winbeckler’s Easy Chocolate Mousse
Roland Winbeckler shared some really great information with us for his training. If you missed the training, you can Watch it Here. Roland talked about borders and how important they are to the finished cake. A border on a cake is like a frame around a picture or moulding in a room. It just isn’t… Continue Reading
CakeFu Masters Training: Roland Winbeckler
One of the nicest and most talented cake decorating couples I know are Roland and Marsha Winbeckler. Click Here To Watch The Winbecklers created last year’s display cake at the ICES convention in Reno, NV. The cake was the most spectacular show piece I have seen. You can see pictures in our CakeFu news. He… Continue Reading
Feature Friday: Cakes by Kim
I love a good monochromatic cake. There is something so stunning about taking one color and turning it into a work of art. It is so eye catching. This cake made by Cakes by Kim is the perfect example. The gradient colors of grey to white on the tiers of the cake alone would make an… Continue Reading
Amazing Deal on Fondant and Gum Paste Decorating Tools
Let me start by asking, can you ever have too many fondant and gum paste modeling tools? I don’t know about you but my answer is NO. You can never have too many cake tools. Now that we have that cleared up, I wanted to tell you about a deal that is too good to… Continue Reading
How to Cover a Cake with Modeling Chocolate Stripes
These days the trend is very clean lines and geometric patterns. Gone are the days of rounded corners on fondant cakes. We want crisp and clean. Here is a tutorial by TheCraftyPenguin.com that shows how to make a clean horizontal striped cake that looks to be so simple yet so stunning. The cake is wrapped… Continue Reading
CakeFu Masters Training: Amber Spiegel
We’re getting ready for another great CakeFu training coming up this Tuesday. Click Here To Watch Amber Spiegel came from a family of artists and business owners. So she knew that she wanted to have a business of her own at an early age. Baking, crafting, drawing, and painting were all things that she loved,… Continue Reading
Cake Consultations: The Importance of a Color Swatch
Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time a bride went to a wedding cake consultation. She and the cake decorator designed a beautiful cake that was exactly what she had always dreamed of. The bride told the cake decorator that she wanted the cake to be Champagne colored and the accents to… Continue Reading
How to Make Chocolate Curls using Chocolate Clay
Making chocolate curls is an art. You really need to practice to get good curls. If the chocolate is too soft it will all melt together and if the chocolate is too hard it will just crumble. Also, the way that you hold your blade, the type of blade and the angle of the blade… Continue Reading
Using Technology for Cake Decorating
Sometimes I come across something that is new and exciting. Sometimes it’s just new to me and lots of other people have already known about it for a while. So if this isn’t new to you, just pretend to be excited with me! This technology has me so excited! Imagine the possibilities.… Continue Reading
Earlene Moore’s Cranberry Salsa
Earlene Moore shared two recipes on her training. I shared the first one yesterday and here is the other one. The first recipe Earlene shared was a Cranberry Relish that sounds like a perfect combination of fruits and nuts to make a really tasty relish. This recipe is a Cranberry Salsa. I am a huge fan… Continue Reading