Robin Martin started Gateaux Inc. in 1995 after leaving her job as a photographer. Photography involved working evenings and weekends, and as a newlywed, she wanted to actually see her husband from time to time. Being the "brilliant" 25 year old that she was, she decided to make that happen by opening her own wedding cake business (insert laugh track here). With no formal training, she headed to the book store and quickly started to absorb as much about baking and decorating as she could. ... Continue Reading
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Bakery Tour : Jenna Rae Cakes
Today is the first post our brand new series : Bakery Tours! We're hanging out with some of our favorite bakers and cake designers, taking an inside peek at bakery life! Bakery Name: Jenna Rae Cakes Location: 580 Academy Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Years in Business: 4 years - storefront opened in 2014 Meet The Team: Jenna : Founder | Co-Owner | Cake Designer | Twin Sister Ashley : Co-Owner | Head Baker | Graphic Designer and Photo Stylist | Twin Sister Chelsea : ... Continue Reading
FREE : Sugar & Spice Art Print
Our contributor, Jessica Kirkland of Pen N' Paper Flowers is back with another original art print, created exclusively for The Cake Blog readers. Jessica's inspirational art is sure to warm your heart and bring joy to your kitchen. In my house, the holidays are all about the "Sugar and Spice" because there's nothing I love more than baking up sweet treats for family and friends. I hope while you are busy in the kitchen this holiday season you'll enjoy this cute, original 8x10 art ... Continue Reading
Christmas Cupcake Wreath
Christmas Cupcake Wreath! Learn how to make this pull apart cake that looks just like a wreath with a simple step-by-step tutorial by our contributors, Mary and Brenda Maher of Cakegirls. Every Christmas season I plan on spending quality time with my sister over homemade hot cocoa, making sugar cookies with my kids, spending a snowy evening window shopping on Michigan Avenue with my husband and creating a fabulous cake to present at my friend of choice's Christmas party. Every ... Continue Reading
Chocolate Poinsettia Cake
Chocolate Poinsettia Cake - how to make a chocolate poinsettia flower using candy melts and a knife. A new tutorial by our contributor Erin Gardner. I’ve come to the conclusion that making flowers is my absolute favorite part of cake decorating. Fondant, sugar, chocolate - you name it, I love it! Lately, I’ve particularly come to enjoy making chocolate flowers. They aren’t only beautiful, they’re also entirely edible and delicious! (Sadly, not something I can say about their pretty ... Continue Reading
Christmas Gallery
CREAM TART TREE MINI ORNAMENT CAKES CHOCOLATE TOFFEE CRUNCH NUTCRACKER CAKE CRANBERRY ORANGE CAKE WREATH CUPCAKES SNOWFLAKE CAKE PRESENT CUPCAKES HOT CHOCOLATE CAKE GINGERBREAD CUPCAKES BIRCH LOG CAKE EGGNOG CAKE SNOW GLOBE COOKIES SNICKERDOODLE CUPCAKES EASY SUGAR COOKIES WHITE CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT CHAMPAGNE CAKE WINTER HAT CAKE PEAR CAKE GIFT BOX ... Continue Reading
10 Pretty Black Cakes
At one point and time, we wouldn't have dreamed of a pretty black cake. But over the last year, gorgeously-dark black cakes have been popping up everywhere. And we are absolutely loving this look. Black is such a bold color and it creates a wonderful contrast with white, soft pastels, neons and more. So today we're taking a look at some of our favorite black cakes. Here's 10 Pretty Black Cakes to Love! Petite flowers and shades of neon make this design, created by Erin Gardner of ... Continue Reading
Apple Crumb Cake
Today we've partnered up with In The Raw® to bring you a classic fall recipe sure to become a new favorite in your home. There is something so joyful about baking for your family and friends, especially around the holidays. Traditional recipes, passed down from one generation to the next, baked with love for the people you love most. Today's goodness starts with a classic crumb cake recipe, shared years ago by a family friend, and then takes a turn down extra-delicious lane when we add in ... Continue Reading
FREE : Fall Kitchen Art Print
We're thrilled to welcome our newest contributor, Jessica Kirkland of Pen N' Paper Flowers! Jessica will join us each month to share one of her original art prints, as a free download created exclusively for The Cake Blog readers. Jessica's inspirational art is sure to warm your heart and bring joy to your kitchen. Happy Fall Ya'll!! I'm Jessica, from Pen N' Paper Flowers, and I am so thrilled to be here on The Cake Blog as a new monthly contributor. My contributions each month ... Continue Reading
Jessica Kirkland : Contributor
Jessica Kirkland is the Founder of Pen N' Paper Flowers; a creative lifestyle blog focused on inspiring others through Making + Baking + Photo-taking. She loves charming baking books and openly admits an addiction to pretty cake plates. She doesn't feel complete unless the oven is on, she's wearing an apron, she's baking something and her cookie jar is full. She believes in dandelion wishes, true love, happily ever-after and that attitude is everything. She is a list-maker, goal-setter, ... Continue Reading
8 Boo-tiful Bash Ideas
Halloween is just one week away! But do not fret, we've got you covered with all sorts of fun ways to make your day super spook-tacular! Of course, there's oodles of recipes and cake tutorials in our Halloween Gallery -- it's filled with projects from the past and fresh new ideas from 2014. And today I've partnered up with some of my favorite party girls to bring you another batch of Halloween ideas! Sure to make this Halloween the best one yet. It's 8 Ways to Make a Boo-tiful ... 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
Paper Garland Cake
Our contributor, Erica OBrien, owner of Erica OBrien Cake Design, is back for the next post in our Trending series. Erica is helping us translate today's top trends in fashion, design, art and everyday life into fabulous cake designs. Watch each month as she goes from inspiration on Pinterest to cake concept and then the final cake design. Today is all about paper garlands! I love to have fun. I love to laugh. And I like to think that my cakes reflect my free spirit: cakes that are ... Continue Reading
Kitty Cat in a Pumpkin Cake
How to sculpt a 3D pumpkin shaped cake - a cute jack o lantern cake for Halloween! By our contributors Mary and Brenda Maher of Cakegirls. This is the perfect show stopping cake to present at your next spooktacular Halloween Party. Perfect for kids and adults alike, the pumpkin cake works as it's own creation or even cuter with a little fondant kitty partaking in the festivities. It involves a myriad of techniques including sculpted buttercream, figure modeling and shading with ... Continue Reading
Fall Wedding Cake Inspiration
Today's feature is one of those posts that I simply cannnot wait for you to see! It's packed full of pretty and just bursting with beautiful details. It comes to us from Paloma Efron, owner of Coco Paloma Desserts located in Austin, Texas. If you don't already know Coco Paloma -- you're seriously missing out! We've been a fan of Paloma's cakes for years and I'm so excited that she's stopping by the blog today! Not only are these designs elegant and stylish but Coco Paloma Desserts was ... 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
Strawberry Pie Cake
Berry season may technically be ending soon, but we are a household of strawberry lovers year round. Nothing beats a juicy strawberry when it comes to a naturally sweet treat. My family is always up for a bowl of strawberries as a snack, side item or dessert. They are such a staple in our kitchen that one of my daughter's first words was strawberry. Not that I understood or recognized her pronunciation of strawberry at first.... it sounded more like "shy-ee". She would say "shy-ee, shy-ee" ... Continue Reading
TRENDING : Pineapples
Our contributor, Erica OBrien, owner of Erica OBrien Cake Design, is back for her next post in our new series called Trending. Erica is helping us translate today's top trends in fashion, design, art and everyday life into fabulous cake designs. Watch each month as she goes from inspiration on pinterest to cake concept and then the final cake design. With this insider look into her creative process, we hope you'll start to see inspiration everywhere in world around you. Today we're talking ... Continue Reading
GLUTEN-FREE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
Who doesn't love a good chocolate chip cookie? It's a timeless treat that almost everyone can agree upon! Around here, we never tire of new spins on this classic recipe. Milk chocolate or dark chocolate, flat and crispy or soft and chewy.... we're up for anything chocolate chip cookie related. To include today's featured recipe -- a gluten-free variation that looks just as tempting as the original. These perfectly large cookies, with golden brown edges and an abundance of chocolate chips, ... Continue Reading
Banana Choco Hazelnut Cake
Our contributor, Tessa Huff, is sharing a chocolate hazelnut cake recipe. Banana cake with chocolate ganache filling and chocolate hazelnut buttercream. It's the peak of summer, and I am sure we are all starting to feel the heat. You are most likely reaching for all your favorite frozen treats every afternoon. One of my favorites is a frozen chocolate-dipped banana. Yumm! I've been seeing recipes for bite-sized varieties pop up on several of the desserts blogs lately, so I was ... Continue Reading
Raspberry Blood Orange Cake
Our contributor, Tessa Huff, is sharing a fresh summer cake recipe today... It's here! It's here! Berry season, that is. Summer has finally arrived and my favorite fruits are hitting the stands everywhere. Whether it is at the farmer's market or the local grocer, plump berries are in abundance and I could not be happier. With their natural sweetness and vibrant flavors, berries are so easy to incorporate into desserts and cakes. Serve them sliced with whipped cream or ... Continue Reading
The Meringue Buttercream Myth
We're thrilled to welcome our newest contributor, Summer Stone of Cake Paper Party! Join along as Summer explores traditional baking concepts in new and exciting ways. CAKE MYTH : You must create a meringue in order to produce a European-style buttercream. For some time, I puzzled over the idea that you have to create a fully realized, stable meringue in order to make a Swiss Meringue Buttercream (SMBC). I wondered why one would create a beautifully peaked meringue and then destroy ... Continue Reading
Prickly Pear Wedding Cake
Today's feature is a fresh new take succulents, updating this popular wedding cake trend with a hint of cactus. From its pristine white on white details to its naturally muted green accents, this cake is all about casual elegance. A chic herringbone pattern adds texture and visual interest while setting the tone for the fabulous cactus-inspired topper. This prickly pear cactus 'heart' is quite possibly the prettiest cactus you've ever seen, perched at the very top and accented with a delicate ... Continue Reading
Pleated Wedding Cake
We're starting off the week with a new design that illustrates the beauty of simplicity. Today's feature is an elegant wedding cake that is perfectly groomed and bursting with great white-on-white details. Pristine tiers of white shimmer softly with just a hint of lustre. While a statement-making rose finds its home in a bed of tulle, perched at the very top. And then there's the fabulous bottom tier, covered in rows of vertical pleats, cascading down like rippled ribbons. It all comes ... Continue Reading
10 Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
Mother's Day is only a few days away but there is still plenty of time to plan a celebration of the mother in your life. Over the years, she has given you everything. So it can be more than a challenge finding the right gift to show mom just how much you appreciate her. Today, we're helping you out with a few gift ideas that are as unique and thoughtful as mom herself. If your mom is often found wearing an apron and whisking up something delicious, perhaps one of these gifts should be on ... 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
Currently Craving: Pretty Aprons
You know, I realized something recently. It has been way too long since we went shopping together. Window shopping that is! And I think it's best that we correct this situation, here and now. What do you think? Are you up for a little browsing and craving? Today we're on the hunt for one of my favorite things... pretty aprons!! We all know that presentation is key when it comes to food and baking, but the woman behind the whisk deserves to look good too. With all the sifting and ... Continue Reading
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