This is a basic, stiff royal icing recipe I use for all my cookie and cake decorating. It is made with meringue powder and powdered sugar. This is a stiff royal icing which can be watered down to just the right consistence for any application. Flavor and color as you… Continue reading »
Raspberry Compote for Cake Filling My all time favorite cake filling is a fresh raspberry compote. I particularly love it because you can adjust the amount of sugar to the sweetness level you like. Since I don’t care for things that are super sweet I keep the sugar level to a… Continue reading »
Every baker needs a good base vanilla sponge cake recipe in their repertoire. Something that can be used as a delicious stand alone flavor or as a base for many different flavor variations. It took me a long time to find and tweak a vanilla sponge cake recipe to my… Continue reading »
Confession time. I’m Kind of a Carrot Cake and Cream Cheese Frosting snob. To me, the best carrot cake is dense & rich with tons of delicious bits and texture. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind those light, fluffy versions, but I crave the dark, flavorful version full of… Continue reading »
Ahhh cream cheese frosting. It’s what makes certain recipes so very delicious. Carrot cake…red velvet cake… they just aren’t the same without a sweet & tangy cream cheese frosting to top them off. This is a light and fluffy as clouds buttercream recipe. Lightly sweet and tangy, not thick, goopy… Continue reading »
~ Cake Boxes ~ So here’s the deal with standard bakery boxes. I searched high and low for some nice, professional looking bakery boxes that my cakes would fit in. <<< Those are the two key words here. My cakes are ALWAYS too tall! Do you have that… Continue reading »
Guess what?! I have a little gift for all my sweet friends who subscribe to my newsletter! It’s been a long time coming but it’s finally done! Stargazer Lily Tutorial So if you have been following my blog or my Facebook page for long you have probably guessed that I… Continue reading »
Heeeyyy Sweet Friends! Happy New Year!! I hope 2018 is treating you all well so far. So I did this thing. A steampunk-y kind of thing. And then I did it again, but even cooler. My family and I kind of love anything Steampunk. And my husbands family have always… Continue reading »
Have you guys checked out my Kaleidoscope Cookie Christmas Tree Ornament tutorial yet? I’m asking because I have something special for you related to that tutorial. Sprinkle Pop Giveaway! The lovely and talented Liz from Sprinkle Pop is generously sponsoring a sweet little giveaway of some of her beautiful, bespoke… Continue reading »
Ok sweet friends, I was gonna make this one short and sweet, because Christmas is coming and I have ALL THE THINGS TO DO!! But then I got kind of excited and carried away. This tutorial is just SO cool and I know you are going to love it too!… Continue reading »