Cake Decorating Ideas

Video From a Yummy Arts Subscriber

Cake Decorating Ideas — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:19:46 +0000

Yummy Arts is a popular online site that teaches its members how to decorate cakes. This is a short video from someone explaining how she is often asked where she learned to decorate her cakes, and her answer to them (yes, it is because of Yummy Arts).

If you are considering joining this excellent online site, consider watching this video to hear from an actual member. This video includes images of cakes that you, too, can learn how to create and decorate.

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Heart Shaped Valentine’s Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:45:26 +0000

This is the perfect cake decorating idea for those of you who like to give boxes of chocolate to your loved ones for Valentine’s Day. Instead of a box of chocolate, you could have a cake like this one made for your sweetheart.

Yes, it is a cake shaped like a chocolate box!

It appears that there is real ribbon mixed with the frosting flowers and leaves. Be careful not to eat the ribbons (unless they are made of gumpaste, marzipan, or some other edible concoction).

I recommend that any who try to replicate this cake add a bit more color to the frosting around the base. As it is, the decorations are washed out, since they are too close to the white of the cake. Dark red or dark pink would be a good choice.

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The Winning Cake in a 2008 Cake Decorating Competition

Cake Decorating Ideas — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:24:08 +0000

Wouldn’t you just love being at this event? Imagine the creativity gathered here!

There is no doubt that this photo is just the icing on the cake (as the saying goes) of the wonderful cakes that must have been here.

The cake seen here on the right appears to have been the blue ribbon winner. While somewhat difficult to make out, it appears to be a cute village where happy rabbits frolic and play. There is a pool on the first layer. There are Easter eggs throughout. Perhaps this is where the Easter Bunny goes to vacation. Regardless, it is adorable. Congratulations to them!!!

Image taken on 2008-08-31 19:19:58 by Adventures of Pam & Frank.

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Snow Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:17:17 +0000

Alright, I admit it. This isn’t really a snow cake. But, I couldn’t resist, as this is January, and snow is very common during this month.

Seems to me like this is a cake made by Mother Nature herself. It looks perfectly edible to me

If you wanted to create your own snow cake, one that you can eat (although you could eat this kind, too, it just wouldn’t taste as sweet and yummy), you could do so by baking a square or rectangular cake, then shaving the edges so they are gently sloped, as seen in the image below.

You would then cover the cake in white frosting. This would quite possibly be the simplest cake decorating idea ever!

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Rainbow Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:54:04 +0000

Here is a cake that has got me flummoxed. Such beautiful colors! Yet, I’m not sure I could replicate this without either endless attempts to get a rainbow or have a yucky grey or brown cake.

My guess is that various food coloring colors were added, spaced apart from each other in the batter, then VERY gently, and slowly, swirled together. Possibly a knife was used to mix the colors.

The trick would be to mix slightly, just enough to get the colors in the batter, without mixing colors together.

Another guess is to separate the batter into small bowls, then add a different color to each bowl. Mix each color thoroughly into each bowl. Once each individual color is mixed, you would probably then combine the colors, VERY carefully, into a baking pan, and gently swirl the colors (with a knife or toothpick) to create the rainbow affect.

My second guess is probably the correct one, as that would more likely create a rainbow effect instead of a muddy colored cake.

If any of you have tried this, kindly share your techniques.

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Giant Cupcake Cake for 1st Birthday

Cake Decorating Ideas — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:17:56 +0000

Aw, who wouldn’t want to celebrate a birthday with a giant cupcake cake? I would!

This adorable cake was made with a giant cupcake cake pan. You bake the cake in two pieces, the cupcake bottom half, and the cupcake topper half. After they have cooled, you “glue” them together with frosting, then decorate the top half with lots more frosting. You will purposely leave the bottom portion unfrosted, as cupcakes do not have frosting there.

You can decorate the frosting any way you want. A decorative tip was used for the picture below, but you don’t have to be that fancy. If you like, you can add sprinkles, confetti (the edible kind), candles, or any other decorative touches that you desire.

The giant cupcake cake is a cake decorating idea that is easy to do but looks harder than it is.

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Briefcase Cake for Those Climbing the Corporate Ladder

Cake Decorating Ideas — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:59:20 +0000

Although it is not likely that home bakers will be able to replicate this cake, I just couldn’t resist sharing it. This is one of the most clever cakes I’ve ever seen, and I can honestly say it is the first time I’ve seen a briefcase cake.

The creator of this wonderfully creative cake is named Dahlia’s Cakes. According to Dahlia, everything is edible!

I’m not sure what the sticky notes, folder, and papers are made of. But, she did share that the gold latches and lock are made from gumpaste that are painted with edible gold. Wow!

If this had been my cake, I would have seriously considered simply keeping it. I can’t imagine cutting into a work of art such as this. Beautifully done!

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Decorate a New Year’s Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:47:22 +0000

We are now just days away from a brand new year. What would a new year be without a New Year’s cake? It would be, well, less yummy.

Here is a cake decorating idea that would be very easy to create to help bring in your new year. You don’t even need a star-shaped pan to do this. Bake a square cake, then trim the edges until the cake is in the shape of a star.

As for decorating, it doesn’t get much simpler than confetti sprinkles. Of course, the confetti is very reminiscent of the confetti that is released in Time’s Square after the ball drops, so no other embellishments are needed.

Happy New Year, everyone!

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How to Decorate a Christmas Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:31:14 +0000

This Christmas, you can bake and decorate your own Christmas cake. It is easier than you might think.

Watch this video to see how easy it is, and to get new ideas.

Who knew that brandy and marzipan go so well together?

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Halloween Cake Decorating Ideas

Cake Decorating Ideas — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:12:24 +0000

This is a clever twist on Halloween cake decorating ideas. You can easily make this pumpkin cake by baking a cake and using a bundt cake pan. For authenticity you can bake a pumpkin cake (my personal favorite).

While the cake is baking, you can prepare the stem. Since I love marzipan, that’s what I would use, but you could also use fondant. Whichever you choose, use food coloring to make it dark brown, then shape it into a pumpkin stem.

After you cake is baked and cooled, cover it with orange frosting. My preference is for a dark orange, but go with whatever you prefer. Next, insert the brown stem into the hole, right in the middle of the cake. Last, use frosting to create green leaves and vines. You now have a delicious pumpkin cake!

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Easy And Unique Cake Decorating Ideas At Home

Cake Decorating Ideas — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:32:54 +0000

Many people watch on television the large contests with professional cake decorators and are left in awe of what they can do with cake. Is it possible to still find easy and unique cake decorating ideas at home?

Yes, of course! Simply take a stroll through your baking isle at your favorite market and look for the sprinkles, mini- chips, pre-made edible items. There are even online decorating sites with more ideas for pre-made sprinkles that you can imagine.

However, to simply use your local market can still bring many unique fun decorating to your cakes and cupcakes. Flattened Mini-marshmallows can make a spooky Halloween cake while using slivers of black licorice for the eyes (you can even spray the marshmallows with edible coloring, such as the blue ones in the image below). These spooky delights can top a chocolate iced cake and haunt an edible graveyard made with crushed Oreo’s for dirt, Lady Finger cookies for tombstones, and use a ready-to-use icing tube to pipe R.I.P. Also, don’t forget a greeting for the cake, if you wish.

You do not need to be a professional to decorate a beautiful cake at home, just put on your creative thinking cap and start creating edible masterpieces.

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50th Birthday Cake Ideas

Cake Decorating Ideas — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:12:50 +0000

Turning 50 is a huge milestone. There are many 50th birthday cake ideas that you can choose from to celebrate this event.

A fun way to celebrate is to use cupcakes instead of one cake. This allows you to decorate numerous small cakes, instead of being limited to just one.

In this example, the cupcakes are topped with various decorations, such as Elvis and Marilyn pictures, a large 50, and the birthday girl’s name. You can do something similar, decorating with things or pictures that have meaning to the person turning 50.

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How to Make a Pig Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:44:39 +0000

Supplies need to make a Pig Cake:

2 Boxes of Cake Mix
Pink Icing
White Icing
Blue Icing Gel
Black Icing Gel

Directions:

Prepare cake mixes according to directions on box.

Both mixes should be baked in round pans. One pan should be smaller than the other. These two circles will create the body and head of the pig. Use excess mix to bake a small square or rectangular cake, to be used later for the ears and legs.

When cakes have cooled, use a small amount of icing and affix the smaller circle cake in the middle of the larger circle.

From the square or rectangular cake, cut out two rectangular legs and two triangular ears.

On a cake board, arrange the pieces to form a pig.

Ice the entire pig pink.

Use the white and blue gel to create eyes.

Use the black gel to create a tail, a nose, and a mouth.

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Dinosaur Volcano Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:44:06 +0000

Supplies needed to make a Dinosaur Volcano Cake:
2 Boxes Devil’s Food Moist Cake Mix
1/2 Cup Butter
1 Tablespoon Milk
2 1/2 Cups Confectioners’ Sugar
Green Coloring
Brown Coloring
Red Gel Decorating Icing
Plastic Dinosaurs
Green Sprinkles

Directions:

Mix cake mixes according to directions on box. Bake one of the mixes in a rectangular pan. Bake the other mix in a dome shaped pan.

When the cakes have cooled, ice the rectangular cake with green icing. The icing odes not have to be smooth. This portion is the grass and ground. Use a variety of shades of green and whip the icing up to appear as bushes and grass.

Turn the dome cake upside down on one end of the rectangular cake. Ice this cake brown. It is the volcano.

Again the icing should not be smooth. Add touches of black if desired for texture.

Use the red gel to create lava down the volcano.

Place the dinosaur figures on the cake. Example of volcano cake before the dinosaurs arrive:

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Tools for Gothic Birthday Cake Decorating Ideas

Cake Decorating Ideas — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:46:38 +0000

Gothic birthday cake decorating ideas can be hard to come by. Chances are good that if you visit your local grocery store and flip through the available cakes you can order, there is not a single gothic cake to be found. You might be able to talk a cake bakery and talk someone into making a gothic cake for you, but there is no guarantee of this.

You can take matters into your own hands and make your own gothic birthday cake. It really wouldn’t be very hard. First, you need a cake. You can make just about any kind of cake you want, but don’t neglect its color. You can make it black with some black food coloring (it is available in liquid or powder form). Or, you can make a red velvet cake, which is both delicious and will be wonderfully deep red in color.

After your cake is baked and cooled, it is time to decorate it. That’s the fun part. You can leave your cake in its current shape, or shape it into a coffin by carefully cutting the edges (if doing this we recommend that you do not use a round cake pan).

You can decorate it with black icing, black frosting, and/or black sprinkles. If you want to add a touch of color then you can accent it with white or red. Remember, have fun!

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Birthday Cake Ideas for Kids

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:23:18 +0000

Birthday cake ideas for kids don’t need to be difficult. In fact, it doesn’t take much to come up with easy kids birthday cake ideas.

One of the simplest methods is to look at what kids movies are currently popular. If a movie is popular among kids, you can bet that it is great for kids birthday cake ideas. Characters from kids movies are always popular among kids.

For example, right now, “Madagascar” is a popular series of movies. “Madagascar” contains lots of adorable penguins. Bingo! You now have kids penguin birthday cake ideas. Bake and frost a cake and cover it with cute little penguins.

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Wilton Cake Decorating Supplies

Cake Decorating Ideas — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:34:04 +0000

Just about any store, including grocery stores, carry supplies for decorating cakes. But Wilton cake decorating supplies are known to be some of the best in the industry.

Wilton is a name people trust, and their products have proven themselves in kitchens all over the world.

But, what happens when you want to find discontinued Wilton cake decorating supplies? Although discontinued items can be tough to find, it is possible to find exactly what you want.

The best place to look for discontinued cake decorating supplies by Wilton is on eBay. Below is a sampling of some of the discontinued Wilton cake decorating supplies currently available on eBay. Click on the image to see all discontinued Wilton supplies:

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Cake Decorating Videos

Cake Decorating Ideas — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:33:40 +0000

The Internet is a wonderful place to find just about anything you are looking for. This is especially true of cake decorating videos. You can find any number of videos on different styles of cake decorating.

YouTube is an excellent resource for free videos on different styles of cake decorating. Wilton is another place to go if you are looking for Wilton cake decorating videos.

Of course, not all resources are free, but sometimes it is a matter of getting what you pay for. Sure, free is great, but if you want videos of the best quality, then you need to pay for videos of decorating a cake.

Two excellent paid resources for cake decorating videos are:

Regardless of the source, viewing videos of cake decorating can be a highly effective method of learning to decorate cakes.

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Cake Decoration with Colored Icing Sugar

Cake Decorating Ideas — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:41:11 +0000

Its an old-fashioned skill but cake decorating is getting a whole new look. Amanda Way, from Australia, is a cake decorator who loves to use icing sugar. Watch as she mixes her own wonderful colors to turn a boring cake into a piece of cake art.

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Edible Cake Decorations

Cake Decorating Ideas — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:53:11 +0000

You’ve seen them. Beautifully decorated cakes. Perhaps at a wedding. Possibly at a birthday party. Inevitably, the time will come when you will wonder if the decorations on the cake are edible.

In the cases above, if you are in doubt, it is best to ask before you bite into a decoration. Some decorations are simply that, decorations.

If you are decorating your own cakes and want to add edible cake decorations, then a whole new world will open up for you. There is a huge number of decorations that can be eaten that also look wonderful. These include:

Air Brush Colors
Chocolate
Chocolate Coins
Edible Easter Candy
Edible Heart Decorations
Edible Ink
Edible Paper – Edible Images
Gel Paste Colors
Glucose, Glycerin, Gelatin, Ammonia, Lecithin
Gum Tragacanth, Gum Arabic, Citric Acid
Instant gumpaste
Instant Paste Colors
Jimmies
Meringue powder
Piping Gel – clear and black
Powder Colors
Quins
Sanding Sugar – Crystal Sugar
Squeeze Gel Colors
Sugar Flowers
Sugarpaste – Rolled Fondant
Wafer Paper – Rice Paper

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Cake Decorating Video Showing How to Make Sugar Orchids

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:12:02 +0000

This cake decorating video, compliments of www.cakesbydesign.cc, is a preview from their instructional video on the art of gum paste sugar flowers with cake designer Scott Clark Woolley.

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Cake Decorating Classes

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:52:22 +0000

Cake decorating classes can be beneficial to all cake decorators, both new and experienced. There are classes that teach a wide variety of cake decorating skills.

Those new to the world of cake decorating will want to start out at the beginning, something that teaches the basics. Beginning classes will teach common phrases, tools, and techniques. As you might guess, the lessons will be pretty easy to grasp and complete.

As your skills grow, so do the class lessons. More advanced lessons will go into working with fondant, piping, making icing roses, and so on.

If you are interested in cake decorating classes, you can browse through your local newspaper or phone book for class locations. Of course, you can also check out your favorite Internet search engine.

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Cake Decorating Video with Frosting Rose

Cake Decorating Ideas — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:30:43 +0000

This cake decorating video will show you how to make a rose out of butter cream frosting. Enjoy!

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Three Ways to Get a Level Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:58:12 +0000

Have you ever baked a cake only to end up with a lop-sided desert? Sure, it still tastes good. But, if presentation is everything, then your baking efforts have been wasted. This cake decorating video will show you not one, but three ways to make sure your cake is leveled. Yeah! No more unbalanced cakes.

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How to Make Fondant Cheeky Chicks

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sun, 31 May 2009 14:07:27 +0000

I show you how to make little Easter chicks to decorate your cake. Easy peasy! … aine2 how to make fondant chicks Easter decorate cake design model handcraft icing sugarpaste

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How to Make And Decorate Puffed-Up Petals Cupcakes

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sat, 30 May 2009 21:49:42 +0000

It is a delicious dessert that doubles as a beautiful “floral”centerpiece. Make fondant flower petals ahead of time and assemble the day of serving. For a complete list of ingredients and instructions: www.wilton.com … decorate cake cupcake fondant buttercream icing flowers spring wilton decorating

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Kids Decorate Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sat, 30 May 2009 01:47:28 +0000

Aww… watch this cute video as kids decorate a cake.

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How to Decorate a “Gift Box” Cake : How to Decorate Cake Borders

Cake Decorating Ideas — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:12:58 +0000

Cake decorations can be fun and creative. Our expert shows you how to decorate cake borders in thisfree cake decorating video. Expert: Karen Weisman Contact: www.kitchenandcrafts.com Bio: Karen Weisman teaches cooking, baking, cake decorating and various crafts such as mosaics and sewing. Filmmaker: Karen Weisman

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How to Make a “Candy Land” Birthday Cake in One Minute.

Cake Decorating Ideas — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:46:54 +0000

How to make a “Candy Land” Birthday Cake in one minute. … candy land decorate cake

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William Helps Decorate Mommy’s Birthday Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:46:12 +0000

William sprinkling the decorations on Mommy’s birthday cake that he also helped make. … decorate cake birthday cute

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Let Them Decorate Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Mon, 25 May 2009 17:45:37 +0000

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Boys Decorate a Cake for Mommy

Cake Decorating Ideas — Mon, 25 May 2009 01:44:32 +0000

Boys decorate a cake for mommy …

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Cake Decorating – How to Level, Tort, And Fill Your Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sat, 23 May 2009 18:40:47 +0000

Watch this video to learn how to level, tort, and fill a cake.

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Royal Icing Petunias

Cake Decorating Ideas — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:25:08 +0000

In this video you will learn how to make a ruffle royal icing petunia. Go to www.designmeacake.com for the recipe of royal icing. Hope you enjoy the video.

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Daisies My Way By Glenda Galvez

Cake Decorating Ideas — Thu, 21 May 2009 09:39:22 +0000

ICES President Glenda Galvez demonstrates how she makes daisies.

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Icing a Wedding Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:38:48 +0000

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Cake Decorating And Piping Tips – How to Decorate a Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Tue, 19 May 2009 11:25:09 +0000

Decorating a cake is easier than you think. Watch baker and author Liv Hansen for Betty Crocker Kitchens demonstrate how it’s done. After you practice a little, you’ll be piping like a pro. Cake decorating ideas and piping tips.

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Decorating Cake.

Cake Decorating Ideas — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:36:16 +0000

Watch us decorating our cake while listening to Ben Lee “Catch My Disease”

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Young Boy Decorating Birthday Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:18:39 +0000

How cute is this! We all know kids love to help decorate cakes. This video proves this fact. It shows that, often, the joy of cake decorating is in the process, not the end result.

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DBSK 5th ANNIVERSERY PARTY ~ Yunho Decorating Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sat, 16 May 2009 12:10:29 +0000

Tap your feet to the upbeat music while watching this video of a cake being decorated. They make it look so easy! I don’t know what they are saying but they are clearly having fun.

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Decorating a Birthday Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Thu, 14 May 2009 07:12:16 +0000

Video of someone decorating a birthday cake.

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How to Ice a Number Shaped Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:11:51 +0000

A great little video from the expert team at cake-links, showing you how to ice a 1 and 8 number cake, and set on a cake board. www.cake-links.com … cake decorating cake-links number cakes making.

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Books On Cake Decorating

Cake Decorating Ideas — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:14:51 +0000

For those who enjoy collecting books on cake decorating (and I admit that I do), you have probably already found that this is an expensive hobby. You may not know that there is a way to get cake decorating books for free!

No, I am not talking about your local library. I love the library, and use it often, but I like to keep books that I enjoy, not have to give them back.

There is a website called SwapTree that lets you trade your books, music, movies, and electronic games with people who want your stuff. In return, you get to pick what you want from other people’s stuff. This can be a great way to get new cake decorating books (or, at least, they are new to you) without paying for them. Pretty nifty!

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Wilton Cake Decorating Classes

Cake Decorating Ideas — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:02:13 +0000

Wilton has long been considered the gold standard for cake decorating. This is true for their cake decorating products, as well as their ability to teach bakers how to improve their skills for decorating cakes. While you may not live near an actual Wilton’s store, chances are very good that you live near a store that offers wilton cake decorating classes.

One of the easiest ways to locate a store that offers Wilton classes is to contact your local craft store. Michael’s Crafts is well known for offering Wilton classes for decorating cakes. They offer Wilton classes throughtout the United States and Canada. You can find out if there is a Michael’s near you here.

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Cake Decorating Equipment & Supplies

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:10:19 +0000

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I have a confession to make. I love collecting cake decorating equipment & supplies. This is a habit my husband sincerely hopes I will outgrow, but it hasn’t happened yet.

Whenever we visit our local craft store, I just can’t resist looking through their cake decorating section. There are so many wonderful tools and supplies for sale! So many wonderful possibilities with decorating cakes! It’s hard to leave without buying at least one tool.

The worst part about my addiction is finding space for all my tools. We recently remodeled our kitchen and more than doubled our cabinet space. My husband was excited about this until I started filling the cabinets. Turns out, I have so much cake decorating equipment that I quickly filled every single cabinet. Sounds like it is time to add more cabinets…

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Basic Cake Decorating Techniques

Cake Decorating Ideas — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:53:45 +0000

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When you start out with decorating cakes, it is important to learn basic cake decorating techniques. You might be surprised to learn that the basics are not necessarily about actually decorating. The basics start with things like how to choose the right decorating bags (i.e. frosting bags), how to properly fill decorating bags, and the best way to hold a decorating bag when preparing to decorate a cake.

The Wilton website has some excellent tutorials on learning the basics of cake decorating. Wilton will help you learn:

How to choose and use decorating bags
Filling the cake decorating bag
Decorating bag pressure control for cake decorating
Correct decorating bag position
Transferring patterns for cake decorating
Icing consistency
Using couplers for cake decorating

If you are looking to learn the basics, or just brush up on your skills, then visit the Wilton website.

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Techniques for Cake Decorating

Cake Decorating Ideas — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:12:03 +0000

The Internet is a wonderful resource for finding techniques for cake decorating. One of my favorite places on the web is YouTube. There are TONS of videos on YouTube to help you learn various methods for decorating a cake.

Here are a few examples of videos from YouTube:

5 Cake decorating tips and techniques:

How to make shell borders:

Piping tips:

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Wilton Cake Decorating Supply

Cake Decorating Ideas — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:07:57 +0000

Are you looking for a Wilton cake decorating supply center to help with your cake decorating activities? There are several places you can look. The first is to check out your local craft stores.

Many craft stores, including Michael’s and JoAnn’s, carry a wide variety of Wilton inventory for decorating cakes. Many people overlook this resource, which is usually very good.

Another option is to visit the Wilton website. Not only will you find most of their items for sale there, but you will also have access to their forum. The Wilton forum is an excellent source of information, as the forum members are knowledgeable and eager to help others.

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Classes in Cake Decorating

Cake Decorating Ideas — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:20:20 +0000

There are many places to find classes in cake decorating. Your local craft store may be a good place to start. Many, such as Michaels and JoAnns offer classes on how to decorate cakes. Contact your local craft store and inquire about any classes they may have.

The Internet is another source for finding cake decorating classes. There are many websites that offer video tutorials and instructions. We highly recommend Yummy Arts. The quality of their videos is excellent, as is the support and additional materials you have access to when you join.

Visit Yummy Arts and see if learning from the comfort of your home is right for you.

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Cake Decorating Business From

Cake Decorating Ideas — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:12:37 +0000

Looking to start a cake decorating business from home? If so, then be aware that you will need to make sure you meet food safety hazard requirements.

Some baked goods can be made in homebased bakeries as long as the baked goods due not contain any potentially hazardous food items. You will need to know which foods you can safely bake from home and which you cannot. For example, in Pennsylvania, foods such as cheesecake and pumpkin pie must be made in a certified and inspected kitchen.

If you would like more information than I recommend you read Baked Goods Home Business.

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Wedding Cake Decorating Books

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:08:52 +0000

If you want to decorate wedding cakes then you probably already know there are many, many wedding cake decorating books available to help you choose a wedding cake.

One of the most popular books on this topic is titled, “Wedding Cakes You Can Make: Designing, Baking, and Decorating the Perfect Wedding Cake.”

The author of this book believes that wedding cakes should be beautiful, but they should also be eaten. Too often, wedding cakes are made as a center piece, but they aren’t all that tasty.

If you follow the instructions and techniques found in this book then your cakes will be both beautiful and delicious.

This wedding cake decorating book has received top Amazon reviews – so you don’t have to take my word for it!

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Children’s Birthday Cake Ideas

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:33:48 +0000

Too often, parents spend far too much time wondering over children’s birthday cake ideas for upcoming birthdays. Want to make this process much, much easier? All you need to do is ask your child what type of cake she wants!

The answer might surprise you. This is especially true if you already have a theme chosen for the party. Perhaps your daughter said she wanted a Dora-themed party. That does not mean she wants a Dora cake, too. If she said she wants a Disney Fairies birthday cake to go with the Dora party, then go with it. It’s her day.

The point is, do not overlook the one person who wants the cake more than any other person at the party: the birthday boy or girl. When you involve the child having the party, then coming up with ideas for a cake becomes a whole lot easier.

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Cake Decorating Online Videos

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:31:42 +0000

Cake decorating online videos can be an excellent way to learn the many different ways to decorate a cake. There are tons of places that offer online videos, but it is best to go to a reputable source to get the best possible video instructions.

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Once excellent resource for online videos is Yummy Arts. They are a membership site that offers more than just videos, but they hav those, too (hundreds of them!).

Once you join with Yummy Arts, you will have access to an entire community of people dedicated to decorating cakes. These people want you to succeed in your decorating endeavors, and they are there to help you with any questions you may have.

They even have 24-hour email support! That means, if you are baking a cake at 3am and have a question that you need an answer to, you can email them.

Check out Yummy Arts and see all that they have to offer.

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Cake Decorating Equipment And Supplies

Cake Decorating Ideas — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:43:23 +0000

There are many places to find cake decorating equipment and supplies. You can find a wonderful variety of equipment for decorating cakes at craft stores, such as Michaels Stores and Jo-Ann Stores.

Chances are, you will be able to find most, if not all, of the items you need to decorate cakes. You can expect to find standard decorating items, including:

Cake pans
Candles
Edible sparkles and sprinkles
Icing decorations (the hard icing decorations that are often found on top of cakes and cupcakes)

However, you also find some items that are a bit more specialized, such as:

Cake decorating tool caddies
Cake layers separator set
Deluxe tip sets
Icing / frosting knives

The next time you find yourself in need of a tool for cake decorating, scoot on down to your local craft store and you will probably find exactly what you are looking for.

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Cake Decorating Business For

Cake Decorating Ideas — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:39:51 +0000

Looking to start a cake decorating business for both profits and fun? Then, chances are, you love to bake and you have the time to devote to starting your own business.

There are several benefits to starting your own cake decorating business:

Set your own hours – You work when you want, as much as you want.
No shortage of events – There are always birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, baby showers, and other special occasions happening almost every day.
Stay home with your children – If you have children, this can be a great way to stay home with them while also earning an income.

If you have a passion for decorating cakes, and the ability to set goals and achieve them, then you might want to consider working for yourself.

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Cars Birthday Cake Ideas

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:03:44 +0000

This is one of the best Cars birthday cake ideas I have seen. This cake is a masterful work of art.

Lightning McQueen is a favorite among young boys. Even the girls enjoy this character. Show them this cake and they are sure to squeal in delight!

I almost think this Cars birthday cake is actually too nice to be eaten. I wouldn’t know where to cut the cake, or how to cut equal pieces. But I bet it was good.

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Transformers Birthday Cake Ideas

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 06:46:50 +0000

What young boy could resist Transformers birthday cake ideas? Not many!

This cake is a simple pan cake that has been decorated with the face of a Transformer. The decorations are simple. Just a few candles, and two Transformer action figures off on the corner.

This may be simple, but it is perfect. It does not need to be full of characters. This birthday cake is sure to delight the birthday boy, as he will be able to keep the Transformer toy decorations to play with after the party is over.

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Potter Birthday Cake Ideas

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 02:36:28 +0000

This is one of my favorite Harry Potter birthday cake ideas. This cake depicts the Hogwarts Express bringing the students to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy.

The castle has four flags, one for each house: Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff.

What I really love about this cake is the inclusion of little Legos characters that depict various characters from the Harry Potter series. This is a very creative way to celebrate a birthday for fans of Harry Potter.

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Cool Superhero Cakes

Cake Decorating Ideas — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:16:13 +0000

Everyone has a favorite superhero. For children, having a superhero birthday cake is their dream come true. Even adults who are kids at heart would be delighted at the sight of a certain favorite superhero birthday cake on the table, baked and decorated especially for them. Superhero birthday cakes are considered work of art, but even the simplest superhero birthday cakes will impress the birthday boy or girl, if done right.

There are many types of cake recipes and there are many ways to bake superhero birthday cakes. You can choose your favorite cake recipe, such as chocolate or vanilla flavored cake. You can bake the cake with layers and frosting in between the layers, if you like. You can bake a round or rectangular cake and draw on it using a fine icing tube and decorate it with colored icing. You can also bake cupcakes, my last party I made Spider-man cupcakes that came out really cute!!

If you have the time and the poses the talent, try baking the cake and shape it like a the belt of the superhero? Try baking the cake the cake in the shape of the superhero’s weapon or sheild, or you can even shape the cakes of the superhero’s entire body. Many types of edible items can be used to decorate the cake to make it look more realistic, such as black licorice strips to shape the spider webs for a Spiderman cake

Why take the time to bake such a beautiful cake? Well, your kids will be happy if you can bake their birthday cakes in forms of their favorite superhero. Other kids will love the birthday parties and your kids will surely thank and appreciate you for giving them their best birthday party ever. Otherwise, if you do not know how to bake, you can always order the superhero birthday cakes from confectionary or bakery shops that offer such service. They usually have some great Spiderman cake ideas

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Dirt Cake- A Desert Treat

Cake Decorating Ideas — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:05:08 +0000

A dirt cake is a fairly popular dessert treat. It’s a hit with children. Kids love it because it resembles dirt. To kids it’s the height of a funny joke.

When kids eat real dirt instead of a dirt cake it can be cause for alarm. It could be a sign of mental retardation. It’s also dangerous. Parasites could be in the dirt. Dirt may also contain toxins. Many kids munch a little dirt. However, some children eat far too much. It could be caused by anemia. That is having an iron efficiency in the blood. Iron supplements can help.

Dirt cake isn’t really cake. It’s primarily cookies and pudding, with a few other things added. It can be served in a flower pot. And it can be served with a small shovel to further carry out the pretend game of eating dirt. Gummy worms complete the picture.

The Internet is full of dirt cake recipes. Perform a Google search. Over 420,000 sites result. Many of the recipes contain the same ingredients.

Smash up some Oreo cookies for the dirt cake. There is generally a layer of pudding, followed by a layer of cream, followed by a layer of cookie crumbs, followed by a layer of pudding, etc. The final layer of cookies is added at the end. Overall it’s a very clever desert.

Any dieter will be cheating if they eat dirt cake. It’s a combination of pudding, cookies, dessert topping, and other fattening ingredients. It has about 1000 calories, 100 grams of carbs and 50 grams of fat. People who are into reading labels will understand just how bad that is.

But healthy eating doesn’t preclude dirt cake. It’s all about moderation. Eat a very small piece. Or make sure everything else you eat is perfect. Diets are a matter of longer term. If your calories and nutrition are under control on a day to day basis, than once in awhile splurging isn’t out of the question.

Everyone loves dirt cake.

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Birthday Cake Icing Ideas

Cake Decorating Ideas — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:37:54 +0000

Ah, icing. It can make or break a cake. And there are so many kinds of icing that it can be hard to know what icing to use. Well, you need not be confused by the many birthday cake icing ideas available.

Perhaps your confusion comes from whether to use icing or frosting. For the most part, there is no difference between the two. The terminology used tends to be regional, where you live.

Regarding what type of icing to use, consider using a flavor that will compliment the taste of the cake it is decorating. So, you might want to use vanilla frosting for a white cake or chocolate frosting for a chocolate cake.

Or, you can focus on the different types of the icing. Cream cheese icing is not often used but is quite tasty. Butter icing is one of the easiest icings you can use. And then there is whipped cream frosting, which is always a favorite!

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Butterfly Birthday Cake Ideas

Cake Decorating Ideas — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:01:02 +0000

Thrill the young girl in your life with butterfly birthday cake ideas.

One really simple idea is to bake a round cake, cut it in half, and flip each half so the inside seam faces outside. These are the wings of the butterfly.

Place three or four Oreo cookies in the middle of the wings for the butterfly’s body. You can trim the wings, if you like, to make them look more butterfly-like, or leave them as is and use frosting to make them more butterfly-ish.

You can add licorice sticks for antennas. If you want a really colorful butterfly, then you can add edible, colorful sprinkles to the wings. Voila! You now have a lovely butterfly cake.

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Man Birthday Cake Ideas

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:54:29 +0000

Do you struggle to come up with man birthday cake ideas? There’s no need. The man in your life is sure to enjoy cake just as much as the rest of us do.

Of course, he may not want a cake that is decorated with flowers and frills. Instead, focus on toning down the fru-fru aspect of decorating a cake.

It may be enough to just frost the cake and write, “Happy Birthday Fred” on it. Or, you can add a few items that are special to the birthday boy, such as a football or a hockey stick. It does not need to be anything fancy.

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Tips To Bake That Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:44:09 +0000

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Have you ever seen the pictures of those perfect chocolate chip cookies in your favorite recipe book, or on display plates in a candy store window? Have you longed to be able to produce such a marvelous looking and tempting plate of homemade cookies for your family, neighbors or friends? Consequently, have you ever been disappointed to discover that the cookies that come out of your oven never quite look as inviting and enticing as the pictures or store cookies do?

If you have ever experienced that, then you can be comforted to know you are not alone, not by a long shot. The fact is that those are staged pictures and there were probably only a dozen cookies chosen for the picture out of hundreds that were made for the photo shoot. Nobody in their home kitchen can compete with that, in addition to the skills and talents of well paid food stylists whose job it is to make everything look delectable.

However, it is important to keep in mind that it does not matter as much about how cookies look, especially when you are comparing them to professional photographs, but how good those chocolate chip cookies taste to the recipient, or to the cook herself. Add great taste to a loving heart and kind hands that prepared them and the scintillating aroma of them baking in the kitchen will be what is remembered long after they have been gobbled up.

And, the same is most likely true of anyone you share those cookies with. If you baked them with love and shared them with friends, neighbors, co-workers or family members, then the cookies filled with dark chocolate chips, or white chocolate chips for that matter, will no doubt be a hit, of course barring any major wrong turns when following the recipe.

Are you hoping to have every batch of cookies made with chocolate chips come turn out to be wonderfully soft and chewy? If so, then you are like most people and the good news is that making the perfect chocolate chip cookie really is fairly simple and not that hard, especially if you let go of the expectation that each one will look like it belongs on a magazine cover or tucked into gourmet gift baskets. The trick is simply to have a good recipe in hand and to follow it as closely as possible.

One problem with some recipes for cookies made with chocolate chips is that they instruct the baker to drop a spoonful of batter onto the cookie sheet and then put them into the oven until they appear to be a nice golden brown. Unfortunately, that advice is all wrong and by the time you see the top of the cookies turning brown the bottoms have already gotten overcooked and are dark brown or even burned. From that point of being over-baked, when you let them cool they will end up getting hard and becoming more like jaw breakers than the handmade chocolates treat you intended for them to be.

It is easy enough to remedy this common outcome and all that you need to do is adjust the baking time. Usually taking two minutes off the time recommended in the recipe will do the trick, but you might need to do a couple experimental batches by adjusting the size of the cookie drop and the time. With experimentation and patience, you will undoubtedly be baking up many batches of chocolate chip cookies that will be a real hit with everyone who gets to enjoy them.

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Birthday Cake Decorations Ideas

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:13:05 +0000

Depending on your level of creativity, it can be easy to come up with birthday cake decorations ideas, or it can be quite difficult.

Fortunately, there are tons of ways you can decorate a cake for a birthday. Consider what hobbies the birthday person has. You can easily decorate a cake based on that. Or, what sports does the person like?

Favorite TV or movie characters is another way to go. Simply decorate the birthday cake with Dora, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, or whatever characters the birthday person loves.

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Golf Birthday Cake Ideas

Cake Decorating Ideas — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:04:50 +0000

Golf birthday cake ideas aren’t too hard to come up with. You can decorate a cake by covering it in green frosting, for the golf course, and add a small flag and golf ball. If you happen to have a golf player figure, then you can add that to complete the scene.

Or, you could cake the cake into the shape of a golf ball, though this would require stacking several cake layers and cutting around it to get the shape of the ball. Then, cover the “ball” in white frosting. You could even add “Titleist” or another golf ball brand to your cake.

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Dirt Cake Recipe

Cake Decorating Ideas — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:55:06 +0000

Children love a delicious dirt cake recipe. It’s a kind of cake made to look a lot like dirt. Ingredients include pudding and crushed Oreos. There are many sources for good recipes online.

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The Disney family website has an excellent dirt cake recipe. Disney says the cake will make people talk. People of all ages enjoy it. It’s made inside a flower pot. It begins with some pudding and Oreos. The cake involves layers of the pudding and whipped topping alternating with layers of cookies. It’s the cookies that give it the dirt look.

You won’t maintain a diet with a dirt cake recipe. However, it can be included in a healthy diet. A typical recipe might include nearly 1000 calories per serving. It’s also loaded with fat and carbohydrates. Eat too much of that in even the best diet will be broken. Good things kids don’t diet.
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Google can help find a dirt cake recipe. The result is 236,000 hits. A popular cookie brand publishes a recipe. This is ideal for a summer party. It’s made within a pale and shovel set. It involves Oreo cookie crumbs, with layers of cream cheese and pudding, topped again with more Oreo cookie crumbs. Place gummie worms on the top. To the delight of the children it looks like a pale full of dirt.

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Some kids don’t need a dirt cake recipe. They consume dirt. Many kids do this sometimes. Children who do it too much have been eating disorder. They eat things that are not food. It can be a sign of mental retardation. Sometimes children have iron deficiency. Dirt is rich in iron.

Eating dirt can lead to a number of problems. This includes ingesting a parasite and becoming infected. That’s a real risk where animals defecate. The dirt may also contain toxins. Parents who have children who eat dirt should talk to a pediatrician. The behavior can be stopped. Giving children a little treat if they go without eating dirt for a period can help.

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So that’s the scoop for a dirt cake recipe.

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Birthday Cupcakes Ideas

Cake Decorating Ideas — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:15:05 +0000

If you or one of your children have an impending birthday and you need ideas, then consider birthday cupcakes ideas.

People often overlook cupcakes as a birthday cake because they are so small. But, cupcakes actually make perfect birthday cakes.

You can create shapes by placing cupcakes next to each other into whatever shape you want. Then, frost over the cupcakes so it looks like a cake.

Then, when you are ready to serve your “cake” all you need to do is hand out cupcakes. The size of the cupcakes ensures that everyone gets the same amount of cake, and no one gets too much.

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Sports Birthday Cake Ideas

Cake Decorating Ideas — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:03:06 +0000

If you know someone who loves sports, whether that person is a child or an adult, then you should have no problem coming up with sports birthday cake ideas. Just focus on that person’s favorite sport!

For example, if the favored sport is football, then you can make a rectangular cake and decorate the top of the cake as a football field. Include goal posts and even a football.

For baseball, bake a square cake and decorate it as a baseball diamond field.

There are tons of ways you can present the sports lover in your life with a unique cake that is sure to be remembered.

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Train Birthday Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:24:57 +0000

A train birthday cake can be the perfect cake for little boys who are infatuated with either trains or Thomas the Train. You can bake your own cake and use a train cake pan, or you can get a train cake from your local bakery.

Either way, you can easily add your own cake decorating ideas. If you have any small trains then you can add them to the top of the cake. Just make sure that any trains you add won’t be damaged by the frosting from the cake. You can even make a train from Legos, if you have them, as Legos are washable.

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Jelly Roll Birthday Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:44:09 +0000

This looks like a jelly roll cake that is being used as a birthday cake. That’s a different idea, and I like it!

I love the jelly inside a jelly roll. It makes a cake so very moist. Making this a jelly roll birthday cake is a simple idea I wouldn’t have thought of, had it not been for this yummy cake picture.

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Top Cake Decorating Ideas News on March 17, 2009

Cake Decorating Ideas — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:22:24 +0000

Feb 27, Cupcake ideas

March 17, 2009
- I’m sure she will find tons of cupcake and cupcake decorating ideas! There are so many to choose from.

Cream cheese icing

March 17, 2009
- Hopefully she ate the cake right away. Cream cheese icing has a tendency to crack as it gets dry.

Balloon Cake for Adults or Kids

March 17, 2009
- Sounds like one of the more simple cake decorating ideas I’ve heard.

Mar 16, Coolest Bakugan Cake 5

March 17, 2009
- My daughters LOVE Bakugan. I’ll bet this cake would be a huge hit with all the kids!

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March 17, 2009
- Aw, what a great cake decorating idea this is! I’ll bet her daughter loved the bunny cake.

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St. Patrick’s Day Turtle Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:01:20 +0000

This may not qualify as a true St. Patrick’s Day cake, but the green from the turtle certainly gets it close. Regardless, this is a great cake decorating idea that you can do with your kids.

This particular turtle cake was made with a mold. However, you could easily replicate it using 12 cupcakes. Simply frost over all the cupcakes, so it looks like one solid cake. This turtle cake is adorable! It’s almost too cute to eat.

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Yummy Arts for Cake Decorating Ideas

Cake Decorating Ideas — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:27:29 +0000

Are you looking for cake decorating ideas from a book? A book may be full of information, but it may be hard to find what you want, when you want it. Worse, not everyone can fully grasp a concept when it is in writing only, or with a few images.

Or, are you new to cake decorating? Are you overwhelmed with the concepts and techniques you have read about or heard of? Books may be more confusing than helpful because they can’t answer questions.

Of course, there are plenty of websites on the Internet that offer cake decorating ideas and information. But, you usually need to visit several sites to get all the information you are looking for. And there are no professionals to help you with your questions.

Yummy Arts Offers Cake Decorating Ideas, Techniques, and Help in One Location

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When you join, you will have immediate access to 100s of instructional videos. New videos are added every month. There are also 100s of articles on decorating cakes, cookies, and candies.

Joining Yummy Arts today will help you improve your decorating skills tomorrow. Visit Yummy Arts to become a member of this unique website.

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Valentine Heart Candy Cookies

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:26:03 +0000

Oh, this is too cute! Tiny heart candies were my favorite on Valentine’s day (I especially loved the white and pink ones). Now, someone has taken these candies and created cookie decorating ideas with them.

These cookies are made from shortbread cookies. These are a bit more complicated than most cookies. Instead of explaining how they were made, please visit the following link, where the creator of these cookies gives wonderfully detailed instructions, including many images: http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/heartcookies.

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Valentine Cookies

Cake Decorating Ideas — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:19:14 +0000

There are many cookie decorating ideas for Valentine’s day. These cookies are fairly simple, and will be happily received by your loved one.

To make these yummy Valentine cookies, you will need a heart-shaped cookie cutter, frosting, and a bag of Valentine-colored M&Ms (pink, white, and red). Mini M&Ms will work better than regular M&Ms. It is best to add the M&Ms AFTER you have baked the cookies. This may seem obvious, but baking the cookies with the M&Ms on them (not to mention the frosting) will result in melted M&Ms.

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Valentine Present Wedding Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:31:57 +0000

This cake decorating idea is perfect for those getting married on Valentine’s Day. Cake decorating for weddings can be fun, as this Valentine present wedding cake proves.

This cake was made with:

Two square, stacked cakes of 14 inches and 10 inches
One 8 inch heart shaped cake
Fondant icing
Candy box topper was made from pastillage
Candies were molded confectionary coatings
Roses were made from gumpaste
Hearts, bows, and ribbons were made from fondant gumpaste
Hearts were made from royal icing

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Valentine’s Wedding Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:47:56 +0000

If you are planning a wedding for Valentine’s Day, then this cake decorating idea is just for you! No, that isn’t graffiti you see on this cake. It is a collection of popular terms and phrases most likely to be hear at or after a wedding.

This is a whimsical wedding cake that is sure to make your guests smile. In fact, this may be the most whimsical wedding cake I’ve seen. It is very charming, and the colors make it perfect for a Valentine’s wedding cake!

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Video on Creating Christmas Carolers

Cake Decorating Ideas — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:22:30 +0000

This cake decorating video doesn’t show you how to decorate a cake. Rather, it shows about creating Christmas carolers that you can use to decorate a cake (or cupcakes). These are absolutely adorable carolers!

Creating Christmas Carolers video:

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Video on Decorating a Yule Log Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:10:52 +0000

Cake decorating videos can help you understand the techniques needed to decorate cakes. This video will help you learn to create a Yule Log cake.

Decorating a Yule Log Cake video:

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Video to Make a Gingerbread House

Cake Decorating Ideas — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:25:41 +0000

Gingerbread houses are a favorite at Christmas time. There’s just something special about creating a gingerbread house with children, or by yourself. Fortunately, there are videos that can help you make the best house possible.

Watch this “Make a gingerbread house” video to help with your next house:

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Christmas Cookies

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 14:12:00 +0000

Are your kids begging you to let them make Christmas cookies? Then let them!

These cookie decorating ideas should show you that you don’t need much more than cookies, colored frosting, and festive sprinkles. If you have holiday shapes then you can even let your kids help cut the cookies prior to baking.

After the cookies are done, let your little ones decorate them however they like. Half the fun is in the decorating!

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Holiday Cupcakes

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 07:40:54 +0000

Cupcake decorating ideas don’t need to be difficult to do. These cupcakes are so simple to make that you can let your kids get involved.

Just bake some cupcakes, and let your little ones frost them with green (or red) frosting. Then let the kids go to town shaking holiday sprinkles on them.

You can use red, white, and green sprinkles, mistletoe shaped sprinkles, or any other holiday sprinkles you find. Voila! Holiday cupcakes everyone will enjoy making as much as eating.

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Colorful Christmas Cupcakes

Cake Decorating Ideas — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:17:37 +0000

These colorful Christmas cupcakes prove that you don’t need to create specific designs to have pretty Christmas cupcakes. These colorful cupcakes are nothing more than dots, lines, swirls, and sprinkles in red and green.

What wonderful cupcake decorating ideas these are!

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Christmas Tree Cupcakes

Cake Decorating Ideas — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:34:12 +0000

Yummm. These cupcake decorating ideas look scrumpscious! You can make your own Christmas tree cupcakes by baking any kind of cupcake and topping them with swirls of green frosting.

Decorate your “trees” with edible silver decorations, or red and green sprinkles. You can even top each tree with a gum drop or swirly mint. You might want to remove them from the baking pan before you decorate them, though. I wonder if these looked as good after they were removed.

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Gingerbread House Supplies

Cake Decorating Ideas — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:28:33 +0000

If you are want to build a gingerbread house, then you need gingerbread house supplies.

You have many options when it comes to finding gingerbread house supplies. Often, your local craft store carries gingerbread house supplies.

You may even be able to find gingerbread house supplies or kits at your local grocery store. possibly even Sam’s Club, but they may not have much of a selection. Usually, these places sell just a single gingerbread house style.

Fortunately, there is eBay. eBay has a large selection of gingerbread house supplies, both as edible kits and as craft kits, available.
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Christmas Tree Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:28:24 +0000

This is the most unique Christmas tree cake I’ve seen. Here is what the creator of this cake decorating idea said about the cake, “Got bored one night and wanted to make a cake that in no way shape or form resembled a traditional round or square cake. Several hours later…alas, a Christmas tree. In July.

How appropriate, no? Vanilla bean with homemade raspberry/buttercream preserves. When I say homemade, I mean, my mother and I made raspberry preserves from raspberries collected on a camping trip in Northern Arizona.

The cake itself was carved to form a vague Christmas tree shape. Homemade fondant was cut and hand applied, and pearl accents were applied to mimic ornaments.”

Wow! This is from someone who was bored? I’d love to see an inspired creation, as this is very good!

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Santa And Reindeer Christmas Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:17:42 +0000

Perhaps you’ve been itching to create a cake that incorporates an entire scene. A Christmas scene, perhaps? Then this is the cake for you!

This cake decorating idea will require a few small figurines. You can create this Santa and reindeer Christmas cake by covering it in powdered sugar (for snow), and then decorating it with reindeer and people. A Santa figure would be great, if you have one.

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Poinsettia Christmas Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:39:25 +0000

“Have a holly, jolly Christmas…” Perhaps this cake was inspired by the classic Burl Ives Christmas song, best known from the Rudolph TV show.

This cake decorating idea incorporates two Christmas favorites: holly and the poinsettia flower. This poinsettia Christmas cake is simple and elegant, all at once.

You can do this by making any type of cake, then covering it in fondant and adding holly and poinsettia frosting decorations. Complete the cake with a Christmas greeting.

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Christmas Sponge Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:33:58 +0000

I don’t think this cake is actually meant to be a Christmas cake, but the red and green from the strawberries and kiwi made me think that this would make a pretty good cake decorating idea.

You could make your own Christmas sponge cake. This is simply a sponge cake that is filled with a meringue topping, strawberries, kiwis, and fresh cream. It’s making me hungry just looking at it!

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Igloo Christmas Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:04:04 +0000

This cake decorating idea could easily be made to look like an igloo. Of course, igloos and Christmas don’t usually go hand in hand, but Christmas and snow do. The dome shape of this cake immediately made me think of an igloo. Either way, this Christmas cake is definitely gorgeous!

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Cupcake Decorating Idea – Christmas Poinsettia Cupcake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:12:30 +0000

Fans of the Christmas plant, the poinsettia, are sure to love this cupcake decorating idea. Here is a gorgeous Christmas poinsettia cupcake! Wow. This really looks wonderful.

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Thanksgiving Turkey Cookie

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:52:13 +0000

Here is a great cookie decorating idea that will make use of any leftover candy corn you may have from Halloween. Check out this cute Thanksgiving turkey cookie!

You and your kids are certain to have fun making these yummy turkeys. All you need are cookies, candy corn, M&Ms, and frosting.

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Cupcake Decorating Ideas – Thanksgiving Cupcakes

Cake Decorating Ideas — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:57:30 +0000

These Thanksgiving cupcakes are sure to be a hit with the kids at your next Thanksgiving gathering, both the young and the young at heart. All you need is chocolate frosting and candy corn. This cupcake decorating idea is a great way to use up the candy corn leftover from Halloween…

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Chocolate Topsy Turvy Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:03:20 +0000

This cake decorating idea may look like it will tumble off the plate, but this topsy turvy cake is well centered. It is covered with rolled chocolate fondant.

The beads, circle, and number 30 for this chocolate topsy turvy cake are cut from different colors of fondant. Dizzylicious!

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Classic Wedding Cake with Beads And Roses

Cake Decorating Ideas — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:19:04 +0000

This wedding cake is simply beautiful. It has cream cheese icing and a beveled edge. The pearl accents are edible. The ribbon is a sheer gold color fabric ribbon cascading from top to bottom. Lastly, it is accented with fresh red roses. This classic wedding cake with beads and roses is breathtaking!

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Anti-Thanksgiving Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:02:20 +0000

Sure, we all know that turkeys are the main course at most Thanksgiving meals. But, perhaps you prefer not to eat turkeys at Thanksgiving. If so, then check out this cake decorating idea.

Decorate a cake by adding a turkey to the top, then draw a circle with a line across it over the turkey. You will now have an anti-Thanksgiving cake that is sure to be gobbled up!

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Thanksgiving Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:14:08 +0000

This is a lovely cake decorating idea for Thanksgiving. This cake is covered with fondant and decorated with fall colored leaves and pumpkins.

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Drum Wedding Cake

Cake Decorating Ideas — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:37:59 +0000

This unusual cake decorating idea will delight drummers heading for the alter. This drum wedding cake was decorated with thin, marbelized, fondant wrapped around sides.

The drum bands are made with fondant painted with silver edible dust. The brackets are made of pastillage and spaghetti noodles painted with edible silver luster dust.

The drumsticks are actual drumsticks that were dusted with gold edible luster dust. The tags are pastillag that were painted gold. The letters on the tags were piped with black colored royal icing.

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