Message Board Sheet Cake - say it with a message board inspired cake! A new cake decorating tutorial by our contributor, Erin Gardner. I’m a big fan of cake designs that offer many paths to the destination! Happen to have a scalloped cake comb and small letter mold on hand, awesome! No tools? No problem! Both of the key components to this design, the message board and letters, are easy to achieve no matter what you happen to have on hand. Create this cake to ... Continue Reading
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Piped Hearts Valentine’s Cake
Piped Hearts Valentine's Cake - how to pipe buttercream hearts full of texture and color. A new tutorial by our contributor Whitney DePaoli. When it comes to Valentine’s Day cake decorating, hearts and pink color palettes are tradition. Today I’m going to show you how to put a modern spin on these classic Valentine’s Day cake decorations with one of my new favorite piping techniques, wholly inspired by one of my favorite Instagram cakers @frostedfujicakes! Whether you want to make a cake ... Continue Reading
Winter Wonderland Snowflake Cake
Winter Wonderland Snowflake Cake - a sparkle coated layer cake topped with snowflakes and frosted trees. A new cake decorating tutorial by our contributors, Mary and Brenda Maher of Cakegirls. This year we set out to make a classic cake with show stopping qualities that could easily be the centerpiece at your next holiday buffet. We went round and round with ideas and it wasn't until I took a snowy walk in Chicago that it seems so obvious. The streets and trees looked like the inside of ... Continue Reading
Christmas Wreath Cupcakes
Christmas Wreath Cupcakes - festive holiday cupcakes with piped buttercream wreaths in three different designs. A new tutorial by our contributor Whitney DePaoli. I’ve made all sorts of Holiday-inspired bakes over the years, from towering Christmas tree cakes to gingerbread house inspired projects and everything in between. But this year, as shopping centers everywhere string their Holiday lights and hang their festive wreaths, it dawned on me that wreath designs would make the ... Continue Reading
Shag Cake
Shag Cake - how to make a fuzzy textured buttercream cake inspired by 70's shag carpet. A new tutorial by our contributor Whitney DePaoli. If you’ve been following cake trends on Instagram, chances are you’ve seen shag cakes popping up on your feed. Named for their texture being similar to the shag carpets of the 70’s, these retro looking cakes are not only captivating, but so easy to replicate with the right color palette and piping tips. I’m going to show you everything you need to ... Continue Reading
Cactus Cake
Cactus Cake - how to make a cute cactus themed cake with ombrè buttercream, edible sand and piped buttercream cacti. A new tutorial by our contributor Whitney DePaoli. There are few plants I love more than cactus. Whether they’re in pretty terracotta pots or speckling an arid landscape, I just can’t get enough of the look. I can’t help but create cake designs inspired by the things I love in everyday life, hence this cactus cake was born. Paired with a sunrise-esque buttercream ombrè ... Continue Reading
Chocolate Fireworks Cake
Chocolate Fireworks Cake - how to make red, white and blue fireworks out of chocolate for a patriotic 4th of July cake. A new cake tutorial by our contributor, Erin Gardner. I’m typically a believer that Independence Day cakes should be super easy, super delicious, and loads of fun to make. It is a day off for most, after all. The bursting, chocolate fireworks on this cake may look like they violate this rule, but trust me, they check all the boxes! If you’ve been sitting on ... Continue Reading
Beach Cupcakes
Beach Cupcakes - how to decorate beach themed cupcakes with edible sand, buttercream waves and tropical flowers. A new tutorial by our contributor Whitney DePaoli. It’s officially summer, my favorite season of all! Probably because where I live, it’s the only time of year that the sun comes out for a whole three months and I just want to be outside all day long. One of my favorite places to be in the summer is at the beach, which is the completely the inspiration behind these cupcakes. ... Continue Reading
Candy Succulent Cake
Candy Succulent Cake - how to make a succulent cake with edible candy succulents. A new cake tutorial by our contributor, Erin Gardner. I must confess, I have a succulent problem. I really do! Every time I come across a new-to-me variety at the garden store, straight into the cart it goes. I can’t help myself. Don’t you just want to squeeze those juicy little petals!? The shapes, the colors, the easy care instructions of these pretty desert plants -- I love all things ... Continue Reading
Orange Salted Honey Cake
Orange Salted Honey Cake - orange infused cake with a salted honey custard, honey buttercream and gorgeous petal piping. A recipe from the new book Icing on the Cake by our contributor, Tessa Huff. Hi everyone! It’s me, Tessa Huff. I’ve been a long-time contributor here at The Cake Blog and I’m back today to share one of my favorite cakes from my new cookbook Icing on the Cake. You guessed it, the book is all about icing and cake, but also all kinds of decorate desserts. From cakes ... Continue Reading
Rainbow Mosaic Cake
Rainbow Mosaic Cake - how to make a pastel rainbow M&M cake with an eye-catching geometric pattern. A new tutorial by our contributor Whitney DePaoli. In my humble opinion, Easter is the BEST time of year for candy. Not only is it tastier than ever (hello, Cadbury Mini Eggs!), but the pastel colors have me all starry-eyed and inspired! As I was recently browsing the Easter candy aisle, I couldn’t help but get all hung up on the seasonal color palette that M&Ms have got going on. ... Continue Reading
Easter Bunny Cupcakes
Easter Bunny Cupcakes - how to make adorable bunny cupcakes with easy chocolate ears. A new tutorial by our contributor Erin Gardner. With Easter just a hop, skip, and a jump away, I decided it was time to work my magic at updating a classic - bunny ear cupcakes! I’ve seen fondant ears, marshmallow ears, and piped chocolate ears, but never smeared ears like we have right here. (Sorry, couldn’t help myself.) If you’ve been following along with my chocolate adventures for any length of ... Continue Reading
Flower Sugar Cookies
How to make Flower Sugar Cookies decorated with royal icing and nonpareil sprinkle centers! A new decorating tutorial created by our contributors, ellenJAY. This time of year is our absolute favorite as all the spring flowers begin to bloom and line the streets all over town. Mobile is known as the “Azalea City” and if you’ve ever visited in the spring you’ll know why…it’s when the streets are lined with the most beautiful azalea bushes in shades of pink, purple and white. They are ... Continue Reading
Sprinkle Girl Cake
Sprinkle Girl Cake - how to make cute girly face cakes with sprinkles for the hair and chocolate heart sunglasses. A new cake tutorial by our contributor Erin Gardner. I am officially obsessed with these little sprinkle-haired cuties. A few years ago cakes featuring girls with hair made of berries and fresh fruit started popping up all over instagram. Instantly, I used my dessert forces for evil and thought, “Oooh, that’d be even better with candy or sprinkles!” The idea was filed ... Continue Reading
XOXO Valentine’s Day Cake
XOXO Valentine's Day Cake - how to make a pink striped buttercream cake decorated with chocolate lips, hearts and an XOXO topper. A fun valentine idea full of hugs and kisses by our contributors, Mary and Brenda Maher of Cakegirls. I know that Valentine's Day is typically filled with romance and is a chance to show your affection to that one very special person that makes your life so complete. Well, I get that. And, yes, I adore my husband. But I have so many people in my life that ... Continue Reading
Best of 2018 – Reader Favorites
Happy New Year! I know, I know. The new year started weeks ago and here I am, more than a little late to 2019. I hope you had a wonderful holiday season and are ready to kick off another new year. Personally I like to start each year with a little reflection and some goal setting. Even though it sounds cliché, this is something I’ve been doing for years now so it seems very natural to me, but I completely get it's not for everyone. I think the start of each new year is a great time to refocus on ... Continue Reading
Sueded Buttercream with Sprinkle Snowflakes
Sueded Buttercream with Sprinkle Snowflakes - how to make a suede like texture on a buttercream cake plus the prettiest sprinkle snowflakes. A new cake tutorial by our contributor Erin Gardner. I’m going to share with you a little bit of my journey down the rabbit hole to sueded buttercream, because it’s a good one. It all started while watching a YouTube tutorial on how to “bake” concealer. (I know, I know.) Basically, it’s when you heavily dust your freshly concealed under eyes with a ... Continue Reading
10 Pretty Christmas Aprons
We’re on the hunt again for one of our favorite things… pretty aprons!! Today it’s all about holiday style that will take your Christmas cheer to a new level. For some, the holiday baking season equates to a few extra batches of sugar cookies. For some, it is marathon of cookie tins and baking trays with an all-out sprint at the end. And for others, it's all about the cake! Whatever end of the spectrum best describes your family traditions, we’ve got you covered in the looking-pretty ... Continue Reading
Christmas Present Cupcakes
Christmas Present Cupcakes - how to decorate cupcakes to look like a gift box. A quick and easy holiday cupcake perfect for dessert or gift giving. A new tutorial by our contributors, Mary and Brenda Maher of Cakegirls. I love Christmas. It's an amazing time with friends and family. The city is strung far and wide with twinkling lights, the snow is sparkling, warm cookies fill the house with Christmas aroma, the tree is trimmed and the presents are thoughtfully wrapped. Traditional, ... Continue Reading
Meringue Kisses
Meringue Kisses - melt in your mouth mini meringue cookies that are light as air, naturally low calorie, dairy free, gluten free and soy free. These little meringue kisses are so adorable and so yummy. Crunchy on the outside yet slightly soft on the inside, they melt in your mouth like a little ray of sunshine. Coming in at only 26 calories per cookie, these treats are naturally low calorie, fat free, dairy free, gluten free and soy free. Despite all that, they're delicious! Bag them up ... Continue Reading
2018 Holiday Gift Guide for Bakers
Thanksgiving is just two days away! As we celebrate a day filled with family and friends, we count our blessings for yet another wonderful year. Turkey and pumpkin desserts will flow and the holiday season will be underway. This year my family is finally within driving distance of extended relatives for the first time in TEN years. Grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins all within reach, which is such a blessing. Our house is the official destination for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years ... Continue Reading
10 Buttercream Painted Cakes
Every new cake trend highlights the vast amount of talent in this world. Thanks to social media, bakers everywhere are able to share their work and people like us are fortunate to enjoy the beauty they create and feel inspired to try something new. ENTER: the buttercream painted cake trend. Oh my gosh, have you guys seen these cakes on your Instagram feed? I've been swooning over them for so long now but I still can't even wrap my head around skill involved. If only I could paint a fraction as ... Continue Reading
Pumpkin Sheet Cake
Pumpkin Sheet Cake - easy pumpkin cake with cinnamon cream cheese frosting, made from scratch and perfect for a crowd. Tall, elegantly stacked and frosted to perfection - what's not to love about the layer cakes that typically grace our blog posts? Of course, we all love a good layer cake because there's simply no beating the presentation. But sometimes, they are not so... practical. Sometimes you need a cake for a large crowd or a pot luck or a school event or simply when you won't be ... Continue Reading
Pumpkin Cupcakes 8 Ways
Pumpkin Cupcakes 8 Ways - Eight ways to decorate a pumpkin cupcake with buttercream frosting. Learn how to pipe rosette pumpkins, short pumpkins, tall pumpkins, easy pumpkins and frilly pumpkins! Even though Halloween has come and gone, there's no reason to end our relationship with everything pumpkin. Especially when Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away. We have a vast selection of pumpkin recipes here on the blog and more than a few delicious pumpkin cupcakes (like this classic ... Continue Reading
Animal Skeleton Cake
Animal Skeleton Cake - a carousel cake full of spooky animal cracker skeletons, with a playful sugar skull vibe. A new Halloween / Day of the Dead tutorial by our contributor Erin Gardner. Halloween is my favorite holiday, because it’s all about having fun. I love cutesie-spooky things and tend to shy away from the more realistic and gory side of the day. This is why I’m going to ask you to come along with me and take some artistic liberties when it comes to skeletal accuracy. I ... Continue Reading
Caramel Apple Decorated Cookies
Caramel Apple Cookies - how to decorate caramel apple cookies. A fall sugar cookie tutorial created by our contributors, ellenJAY. Once the air turns crisp we know fall is on our doorstep and apple season is finally here! And when we think of apples we can't help but dream of apple pie, homemade apple donuts, comforting warm apple cakes straight out of the oven with a huge scoop of ice cream and of course, caramel apples! Our caramel apple cookies are the perfect treat for fall ... Continue Reading
Spiderweb Cake
Spiderweb Cake - how to carve buttercream icing to make a spooky spiderweb cake design. So easy and no need to pipe! A new Halloween tutorial by our contributor Erin Gardner. As I’ve stated a number of times in many other cake decorating tutorials, I’m not a fan of piping. I envy those with a steady hand and firm resolve to pipe, but I am not one of them. So when I had the idea for a simple but spooky Halloween cake involving a sparkly candy spider, I had to figure out how to make a web ... Continue Reading
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