How to make a drippy chocolate cake, with perfect drizzles of ganache, purposefully placed candy pieces and shards of chocolate. A cake decorating tutorial by our contributor, Erin Gardner of Erin Bakes. Aussie cake designers like Katherine Sabbath, Unbirthday Bakery, and Cakes by Cliff (to name a few) have taken the cake design world by storm with their fun new twists on the classic chocolate drip cake. When these cakes first started popping up in my newsfeed, I was immediately ... Continue Reading
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DIY Baby Rattle Cake Pops
Our contributors, Mary and Brenda Maher of Cakegirls, are back with a new DIY today! Join us as they share a new cake project with a step-by-step tutorial. I love making cake pops. There's just something about cute little desserts on a stick that can't be beat. So, when I was enlisted to bring the desserts to a girlfriend's baby shower, it was just a matter of deciding what kind of baby themed cake pops to create. Well, this was not your average rubber ducky themed baby shower and it ... Continue Reading
DIY Cupcake Terrarium
Cupcake Terrarium - how to make a nature-inspired terrarium filled with cupcakes, edible greenery, petite mushrooms and miniature deer. A step-by-step tutorial by our contributors, Mary and Brenda Maher of Cakegirls. My sister and I were born and bred in the Midwest and there's no time like the fall to take a long walk, kick around some leaves and take in some nature. It's such an obvious source of creative inspiration and translates to cakes so easily, with its rich colors and ... Continue Reading
DIY: Glammy Monster Cakes
Our contributor, Erin Gardner of Wild Orchid Baking Company, is here with a new tutorial for you. A fun way to add a touch of glam to your Halloween bash! Halloween has to be one of my favorite days of the year. It's so fun to dress up and pretend like you're someone else. This year I'll be going as organized and ahead of schedule - ha! Confetti covered cakes have been all the rage this past year! The technique has primarily been used on glamorous cakes in shimmery gold and silver ... Continue Reading
DIY Gold Feather Cupcakes
Our contributors, Mary and Brenda Maher of Cakegirls, are back with a new DIY today! Join along as they share a new cake project with a straightforward step-by-step tutorial. It was only natural that at some point, feathers should end up on cupcakes. They're so irresistibly beautiful and so, so trendy right now. They're also very ripe for artistic interpretation and that's how we ended up with gold and coral tipped feathers as a modern topper for a simple textured cupcake. Even more ... Continue Reading
DIY : Gold Sequin Cake
You might want to sit down for today's post. That way you can literally jump for joy when you see what we have in store for you. We've been looking forward to today's tutorial for months now. Ever since the talented Jenna Rae Illchuk of Jenna Rae Cakes wowed us with her Silver Sequin Cake as part of our 12 Cakes of Christmas series. We loved her sequin cake to pieces -- and you did too! Sequin cakes are everywhere and definitely one of the hottest new techniques going, thanks to originator ... Continue Reading
DIY : Teeny Tiny Flower Pot Cakes
We're excited to welcome our newest contributors - Mary and Brenda Maher of Cakegirls! Join along as they share new cake projects and straightforward tutorials with simple step-by-step instructions -- helping you create beautiful, and totally achievable, results! So, we've been making cakes for a long time. Like years and years. And, although we never fall out of love with it, sometimes we're willing to spend hours designing, baking and creating a cake and sometimes, well....we're just ... Continue Reading
DIY: Vintage Butterfly Cake, Part II
Today is the second half of a fabulous tutorial we brought to you a few weeks ago. Remember this gorgeous Vintage Butterfly Cake, with its amazing 3-d butterflies, in shades of pale blue and black, fluttering about? And its antiqued ecru-colored fondant, accented with black and white striped ribbons? We were beyond thrilled to learn how to make these incredible butterflies, in just a few easy steps, with the help of a custom mesh stencil. If you missed this tutorial post, by Robin Martin of ... Continue Reading
DIY: Vintage Butterfly Cake
Plain and simple, today's cake is an absolute stunner. It captures the beauty of spring with a elegant vintage vibe. An antiqued ecru-colored fondant is accented with black and white striped ribbons. While fondant appliques resemble the pages of an old Entomology book, filled with beautiful drawings of insects, paired with their Latin names. Only to be outdone by the amazing 3-d butterflies, in shades of pale blue and black, fluttering about. It's one of those cakes that you just have to ... Continue Reading
DIY : Easter Bunny Garden
Easter is just a few days away but there's still plenty of time for today's DIY. Who can resist an adorable bunny tail, all fluffy and white? Especially when it's ridiculously cute like today's featured tutorial! This little cupcake garden is filled with whimsical fondant bunnies, frilly cabbage and carrots. And dare I say, it's hoppin' with fun. It all comes to us from the fabulous new book, Sweet and Unique Cupcake Toppers by Lynlee Beckett of Lynlee's Petite Cakes. Lynlee is a ... Continue Reading
DIY: Surprise-Inside Ring Cake
Around here, we're kinda obsessed with pretty cakes. Straight sides and smooth icing makes our heart jump a few beats, because from first glance you know that sweetness is just a slice away. Your knife glides down through the frosting and a wedge of pure bliss is pulled out, destined for your plate. It doesn't get much better than this. Except, of course, when the inside of the cake is just as gorgeous, or perhaps even more gorgeous, than the exterior. A little something extra on the ... Continue Reading
Top DIY’s of 2013
Happy New Year! We're excited to kick off another fabulous year of cake inspiration here on the blog! But before we jump right in to new posts for 2014, we're taking a second look at the best of the best from 2013. I’ve sifted through the 200+ posts from the last twelve months to find the ones that you loved the most. Based on your pageviews, Facebook likes and Pinterest pins.... we're taking a look back at the most popular posts from the last year. So far we've seen the Top Recipe Posts of ... Continue Reading
DIY: Sparkling Glitter Acorns
Our contributor, Erin Gardner of Wild Orchid Baking Company, is here with a glittery new tutorial for you. A sparkling addition to your holiday dessert tables and displays... If you’re a cake designer, you totally understand that inspiration can strike at the strangest times! I had one of those moments not too long ago strolling through the store, shopping for Christmas decorations with my son. I literally stopped in my tracks when I spotted a twisted branch wreath decorated with the ... Continue Reading
DIY : Pumpkin Pail Cake
Our contributor, Miso of Miso Bakes, is here with a darling new cake tutorial for Halloween. A trick-or-treating classic goes from candy to cake... It finally feels like Autumn here in California! I am so excited because Autumn is my favorite season. With Halloween around the corner and pinata cakes being so popular, I thought I would try creating one-- one that looks like a Halloween candy pail! It is actually extremely simple and easy! Ready to create? Here we ... Continue Reading
DIY Monster Eye Cake
How to make a Monster Eye Cake. Make this easy Halloween monster cake at home using cookies and candies. It's Friday and the month of October is in full swing. Which can only mean one thing. It's time for some silly Halloween fun! I have a new DIY for you today and it could not be simpler. Seriously, this little cake project is for anyone and everyone. Bakers of all skill levels and ages can join in on this googly eye fun. I mean it, you really can't mess this cake up. Crooked. ... Continue Reading
DIY: Revitalize Your Kitchen Canisters
If you're like me, you spend a whole lot of time in your kitchen. So I've partnered up with The Home Depot to help you revitalize and redesign your favorite room. Today's post is all about creating a dreamy new kitchen perfect for baking! If you've been following along, you may remember that we recently moved into a new house. We move fairly often for my husband's job (which is one of the main reasons I blog about cake instead of owning a physical store). Our most recent move came with a ... Continue Reading
DIY: Stenciled Lace Tutorial
It's Friday and we have a fabulous new tutorial for you! It's a follow up to yesterday's Alencon Lace Cake and let's just say that it's more than a little dreamy. Robin Martin, owner of Gateaux Inc., is sharing the secrets behind her incredible lace in a full step-by-step tutorial. Her approach (and line of cake stencils) is pure genius and will have you creating gorgeous lace detailing with less time and headache. No more hand tracing lace patterns on to a cake! It starts with her custom ... Continue Reading
Extreme Cakeover : DIY Makeup Bag
Today's post is a two-parter. First, we're celebrating a huge accomplishment by some of our talented cake friends. And second, we're sharing a fabulous new tutorial for you to try at home! Many of you are familiar with Rick and Sasha Reichart, owners of cakelava, in Oahu, Hawaii. We've featured many of Rick's gorgeous designs in the past, like this one and this one. Rick has been making incredible cakes for over 20 years and teaches his techniques to eager students around the world. So ... Continue Reading
DIY Rainbow Petal Cake
You may have seen the DIY Rainbow Sprinkle Cake that we featured last fall. Just possibly. Maybe? As it made its way around Pinterest and back. In case you missed it, let's just say it was absolutely fabulous and one of the top posts from 2012! So needless to say, we're quite excited because the talented baker behind the sprinkle cake tutorial... is back again today! With another straightforward and totally achievable DIY. Kate Wagner of The Greedy Baker is using everyday items to ... Continue Reading
DIY: Birthday Candles Cake
Our contributor, Miso of Miso Bakes, is here with a new tutorial... "I will leave the decoration up to you." "You can do whatever you would like." I bet most of us have a love-hate relationship with the statements above. I know I do. A part of me gets excited because I can finally execute a design I had in mind, but at the same time, there's that fear of disappointing the paying client or friend you're creating the cake for. And you cannot help but wonder if you really can do ... Continue Reading
DIY: Bowtie & Mustache Cake
Our contributor, Miso of Miso Bakes, is here with a new tutorial just in time for Father's Day Father's Day is this weekend and I have a really simple and easy cake design to share with all of you... a Mustache & Bowtie Cake! BOWTIE & MUSTACHE CAKE a DIY by Miso Bakes Supplies Cakes baked and covered in buttercream or fondant, depending on preference Black (or color of choice) gumpaste for mustache Colored fondant of choice for bowties Template of mustache ... Continue Reading
DIY: Celery Stamp Rose Cake
We're excited to welcome our newest contributor, Erin Gardner, owner of Wild Orchid Baking Company! She's here today with her first of many tutorials to help you achieve more with less. Gorgeous cakes using creative techniques! I’ve always believed that great cake decorating doesn’t have to mean using intricate techniques or buying fancy tools (well at least not all the time). Sometimes the best tools can be found right in your own fridge or pantry. This project uses a fridge staple ... Continue Reading
DIY: Watercolor Painted Cake
Our contributor, Miso of Miso Bakes, is here with a new tutorial perfect for Spring and Mother's Day. This past December, I traveled to Europe again but this time with my mom accompanying me. Together we visited many museums and looked at hundreds, if not thousands, of paintings. Though I have been to and have seen some of the museums and paintings a few times before, my fingers still tingled in excitement and my heart still smiled at the sight of works by Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent Van Gogh, ... Continue Reading
DIY: Shamrocks & Lucky Clovers Cake
Our contributor, Miso of Miso Bakes, is here with a new tutorial for St. Patrick's Day … As many of you know, four-leaf clovers symbolize luck. However, did you know three-leaf clovers (shamrocks) symbolize happiness? Many years ago, I stumbled upon a quote pertaining to the two clovers that read something like this, "People step on happiness to find luck." So true. For St. Patrick's Day this year, I created a cake that represented both happiness and luck! I made shamrocks and ... Continue Reading
DIY: Macaron Cake
Our contributor, Miso of Miso Bakes, is here with a new DIY for you today … I am extremely excited to share this first cake tutorial of 2013 with all of you! It is a cake inspired not only by my love for the confection, but also by the question I am asked the most: How do you make macarons? Macarons are a light, sweet and subtly chewy cookie sandwich filled with ganache, buttercream, or jam. Though the ingredients are fairy simple and are composed of egg whites, almond flour and ... Continue Reading
Bakerella DIY & Interview
The holiday baking inspiration continues today with a little help from The Queen of Cake Pops! We all know her. We all love her. We've been reading her blog for years. And following along as she inspires the world to love little bites of cake, rolled up and perched on a stick! Who knew cake pops would become such a phenomenon? I'll tell you who.... I can hardly believe it but Bakerella is here! Angie Dudley, also fondly known as Bakerella, is talking cake pops with us! She's here to ... Continue Reading
DIY: Mistletoe Tutorial from PetalSweet
An entire month of holiday inspiration would not be complete without a DIY or two! Now that we're officially in the Christmas spirit and inspired to bake, we have a spectacular tutorial for you today. A DIY that is modern and sophisticated and just a touch of whimsy. It's one part festive and two parts fabulous! And it comes to us from the insanely talented Jacqueline Butler of Petalsweet! Jacqueline is an award-winning sugar artist, well known and loved for her meticulous sugar flowers. ... Continue Reading
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