Archive for June, 2008


Cake Decorating for Weddings – Sea Shells Wedding Cake

photo credit: Manassas Cakery This cake shows that beach themed wedding cakes can be elegant, as this cake clearly is. This is a gorgeous example of cake decorating for wedding cakes that are beach themed. This three tiered cake is covered with iced buttercream. It has ruffled scallops and shell borders. The sea shells and [...]

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Cake Decorating for Wedding – Sea Shells and Coral Wedding Cake

photo credit: Manassas Cakery This is another beautiful example of beach themed cake decorating for wedding cakes. This three tiered cake is covered in buttercream frosting. The sea shells and pearls are made from edible fondant and accented with edible dust. The coral is piped from royal icing. The ribbon around the cake bases is [...]

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Video for a Dog Cake

This short dog cake video shows how you can make a stack of round cakes and turn them into a dog.  It took four days to make this cake but has been condensed into this four minute video.  The cake decorating techniques shown here are advanced, but fun to watch regardless of skill required. [phpbay]dog [...]

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Cupcake Decorating Idea – Flower Swirl Cupcakes

photo credit: biskuit Cupcake decorating, as with cake decorating, doesn’t need to be elaborate or difficult. This cupcake proves that. All it has is a swirl of frosting and a single edible flower, and yet it is very elegant.

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Whale Birthday Cake

How cute is this!  The candle has been placed where the whale’s spout would be.  This could be easily used as a first birthday cake. If you are needing birthday cake decorating ideas for a young child then you could make this cake.  To make the whale you could airbrush the whale or paint directly [...]

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Cupcake Decorating Ideas – Halloween Cupcakes

photo credit: sara.atkins Cupcake decorating ideas can come from anywhere, including the decorations you find in your local grocery store. This is a great example of a super easy way to decorate cupcakes for Halloween. All you need to do is bake cupcakes, any flavor you like, and add frosting on top. Then simply stick [...]

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Bug Birthday Cake

photo credit: lu_lu If you have a boy who loves creepy crawlies then this may be the birthday cake for him. To make this cake you will first need to bake a chocolate cake using two or three cake pans. Place the cakes on top of each other and shave the edges until it is [...]

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Coffee Birthday Cake

If you have a coffee lover in your life and are searching for birthday cake decorating ideas then this cake is for you.  You can easily replicate this cake by first baking a chocolate, vanilla, or coffee flavored cake. Next cover the cake with coffee flavored frosting.  Decorate the cake with more frosting, strawberries, coffee [...]

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Spring Flower Cake

This cake is a great inspiration to those looking for cake decorating ideas for spring or flower cakes.  You could even add a bee or two to complete the flower theme in this cake decoration.  These flowers are almost to pretty to eat!  A beautiful spring flower cake. photo credit: knaakle [phpbay]flower cake*|bee cake*, 4, [...]

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Hearts Cake

If you are interested in cake decorating for romance then this cake may inspire you.  This hearts cake is decorated with a few hearts and diamonds, and then accented with brush strokes.   Creating this would be simple yet the end result is a very pretty cake! photo credit: tonydolor [phpbay]heart cake* pan, 4, “”, [...]

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Kids Birthday Cakes Cake Decorating

If your child is having a birthday coming up then you may be finding yourself needing a kids birthday cake. Are you afraid that you will need to spend $100 or more for a childrens birthday cake? Or, are you in need of easy birthday cake ideas? If so, then this short video is perfect [...]

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Cake Decorating Classes NYC

New York is a city full of just about anything you might want.  As with most things in New York, there is no shortage of cake decorating classes in NYC.   If you are looking to enroll in a cake decorating class then here are some of the schools offering cake decorating classes: De Gustibus [...]

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Cake Decorating Classes in NJ

New Jersy is a state of seemingly endless activites.  For those who enjoy decorating cakes, you are in luck.   If you live in New Jersey and are looking for cake decorating classes, there are quite a few schools to choose from.  Here are some of the schools that offer cake decorating classes in NJ: [...]

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Common Cake Decorating Terms

If you are new to cake decorating then you may be a bit confused by the common cake decorating terms you encounter.  Below are some of the most common terms and their meanings. Airbrushing Cake airbrushing is a fast way to add a scene or background onto a cake’s surface with food coloring.  Airbrushing is [...]

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Airbrush Cake Decorating

Looking for a new way to decorate your cakes?  Consider trying airbrush cake decorating.  To decorate cakes with an airbrush you will need to gather supplies for your airbrush system.  Some of the most common cake decorating airbrush accessories include: Airbrush Compressor Moisture trap Food color cups Airbrush color sets You can purchase each item [...]

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