Everything is Better With a Unicorn!

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…

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…