Today is the day, everyone! Well, technically yesterday was. But today I get to talk about it! Yesterday was my niece, Stella’s, third birthday. She is totally into unicorns right now and really wanted a unicorn birthday party. What the princess wants, she gets! I have been thinking about her birthday cake for the last…
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Ain’t That a Cake in The Head
Happy Saturday! Today I’m going to be diving into the weird world of cakes from my limited point of view. A few days ago, I showed you guys my second attempt at decorating a “fancy” cake for a family birthday. But I skipped talking about the first part of the cake making, and moved straight…
Back up, Cake!
As some of you know, one of my big goals this year is to work on and improve my cake decorating skills. So far, I have none, but I’m working on it. This last weekend we celebrated a family birthday and I was once again, asked to make a second, or back up cake, to…
Baking Super Heroes
Woof, it has been a long week. But let’s jump back to this time last week. Have you guys ever had a daunting project looming ahead of you that you weren’t sure you could achieve well, much less execute perfectly? This is how I feel about cake decorating. I am not a perfectionist, but when…
Good, Clean Fondant
Ok, so Sunday I was slightly traumatized by all of the cake baking I did the few days before. Don’t get me wrong, I love baking. But I’ve found that when I’m baking on a deadline for a specific occasion, I turn into a nervous, neurotic mess. And baking cakes?! That’s, literally, a recipe for…
Baking Fails
Happy Sunday! I have been baking non stop for the last three days, pausing to only go to work and go to sleep. In preparation for a few up coming birthdays, I’ve been practicing baking cakes from scratch. This includes homemade cake, buttercream frosting, and homemade fondant. I’ve never made homemade fondant before, and have…
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