Everywhere you look, there's signs that autumn has arrived. The heat is finally breaking and lower temperatures are slowing appearing in the forcast. Football fills our weekends and the apple selection at the market is overflowing with abundance. Now is the perfect time to head out to an orchard for some apple picking! I have to admit, this is the first year in quite a while where apple picking is not on our family bucket list. Since moving to Austin, we're still adjusting to the the lack of ... Continue Reading
Search Results for: Halloween
Poison Apple Cake
Poison Apple Cake - a black mirror glaze cake with an edible "poison apple" for Halloween. Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all? I don't know about you, but the evil witch in Snow White really gives me the creeps. And her poison apple with it's drippy monster face is like -- eesh! Which makes the whole eerie concept totally fitting for a Halloween cake, right?! I've had this idea floating around in my mind for two years now, so it's about time I finally make it. A ... Continue Reading
Chocolate Lollipop Ghosts
Chocolate Lollipop Ghosts - how to make edible lollipop ghosts for Halloween cakes and cupcakes using white chocolate and suckers. A new tutorial by our contributor Erin Gardner. Can you guess the source of inspiration for these hauntingly delicious lollipop ghosts? If you’ve ever trick-or-treated, odds are you’ve received a tissue or napkin-covered lollipop ghost at least once in your travels. Better odds, you probably got at least a few every year! This updated and completely edible ... Continue Reading
Walnut Cake
Walnut Cake - toasted walnut cake with hints of cinnamon, topped with a brown sugar buttercream and chopped walnuts. A new layer cake recipe by our contributor, Olivia Bogacki. It’s official, we are in Holiday season! And I am 100% in holiday mode. I am totally one of those people who is happy to see holiday stuff out in October (don’t judge). I’m doing my best not to jump head first into holiday baking and throw peppermint and gingerbread at you while you’ve still got Halloween candy ... Continue Reading
Butterfinger Cupcakes
Butterfinger Cupcakes - the ultimate Butterfinger cupcake recipe! Peanut butter cupcakes, chocolate ganache and peanut butter frosting with crushed Butterfingers. Created by our contributor, Lindsay Conchar. I don’t know about you, but for me Halloween has always been all about the candy. The costume was simply necessary in order to get said candy. I’m pretty sure I was a witch for many years simply so that I’d have a costume and could go trick-or-treating. And when it came to ... Continue Reading
Black Cat Cake
Black Cat Cake! Celebrate Halloween with this adorable cat cake with a simple silhouette face and gold glitter cat ears! If you hadn't noticed, cats are seriously having a moment right now. Everywhere you turn, adorable cat faces are popping up on purses, shoes, shirts, iPhone cases, socks, hats and the list goes on. I can't even count the number of retailers selling bedazzled cat ear headbands this fall! Soooo, in true The Cake Blog fashion, we've translated this trend into cake, first ... Continue Reading
Black Cat Cupcakes
Black Cat Cupcakes! Learn how to make these easy black cat Halloween cupcakes with a simple step-by-step tutorial by our contributors, Mary and Brenda Maher of Cakegirls. We love Halloween. I mean, who doesn't. If you're a creative type, this is your time to shine. Homemade costumes, artful pumpkin carving and handmade sweet treats. So there's no chance you won't let these spooky little black cat cupcakes cross your path. The kiddies will love them, they're easy to make and they ... Continue Reading
Pirate Skull Cake
Our contributors, Mary and Brenda Maher of Cakegirls, are sharing a DIY Pirate Skull Cake tutorial. Easy to make and perfect for pirate birthday parties! We love making themed cakes for kids. There's just something about carrying out a cake to that little girl or boy, and having their eyes pop because you made them feel so special. And, it seems as though all kids go through their dinosaur, pirate, princess or ballerina phase, so themed kids cakes become part of every cake decorator's ... Continue Reading
Gilded Cookie Wreath Cake
Our contributor, Erin Gardner of Erin Bakes, is back with a new tutorial today! I’ve fallen in love with a wreath. A stunning wreath inspired by vintage brass Dresden ornaments. A gorgeous, artist-designed wreath that only costs about the same as my entire holiday budget. My kids would totally be ok with that, right? Yeah, I didn’t think so. I figured if I can’t buy it, I’ll bake it! I achieved my gilded wreath design by dressing up store-bought cookies with dark chocolate and ... Continue Reading
Deck the Halls
Our contributor, Jessica Kirkland of Pen N' Paper Flowers is sharing original artwork, created exclusively for The Cake Blog readers. Happy Holidays everyone! I’m gearing up for Christmas at my house and I can’t help but associate the holiday season with baking...specifically cookie baking, as I’m sure so many of you do as well. My family gathers together on one day in December to bake dozens and dozens of cookies. I get really excited about pulling out the sprinkles, piping bags, cookie ... Continue Reading
It’s Officially Pie Season
Our contributor, Jessica Kirkland of Pen N' Paper Flowers is sharing original artwork, created exclusively for The Cake Blog readers. Hello friends of The Cake Blog! Can you even believe it’s November already and the holidays are nipping at our heels!? For me, as I put away the Halloween decorations and shift gears for the Thanksgiving holiday season, it’s all about the pies!! It doesn’t even matter what kind of pie... pumpkin, apple, pecan, sweet potato and more...I pretty much love ... Continue Reading
Black Butterfly Cake
Our contributor, Erin Gardner of Erin Bakes, is back with a new tutorial today! I imagine witches must have amazing birthday parties. Crazy, blow-out, over-the-top shindigs. Playing games like ring around the cauldron and pin the tail on the black cat. Sipping bubbling brew, while nibbling on eye of newt and toe of frog. And I’m absolutely certain a witch’s birthday bash would have a killer cake. One like this creepy beauty topped with a swarm of spooky, sparkly butterflies. Today, ... Continue Reading
Creepy Mice Cakes
Creepy Mice Cakes! Learn how to make these spooky, red velvet filled, mice cakes -- a Halloween food sure to freak out your party guests! By our contributors, Mary and Brenda Maher of Cakegirls. Besides dressing to the nines, one of the many exciting things about Halloween is having that rare opportunity to give people the chills when they're perusing the party table for treats and snacks. Breadsticks shaped like human fingers...check! Eyeballs floating in the punch bowl...check! ... Continue Reading
Chocolate Sunflower Seed Cake
Our contributor, Erin Gardner of Erin Bakes, is back with a new tutorial today! Every year I see brightly colored chocolate sunflower seeds in the store and every year I think to myself that I must do something fun with these! They typically end up on my counter top being munched on as I get my holiday cooking and baking done. Don’t get me wrong, that’s a perfectly good use for them! But this year I finally decided to do something fun, creating these easy and tasty chocolate sunflower seed ... Continue Reading
Stencil-Painted Cookies
Our contributor, Robin Martin of Gateaux Inc. is sharing a new holiday cookie tutorial. It’s the most wonderful time of the year…kids with rosy cheeks, snow-covered rooftops, presents under the tree, and cookies…aah, cookies…guilt-free, left out for Santa so someone has to eat them (for the sake of the kids) cookies. If you happen to live in 1952, the above is most likely true. We, however, live in 2014. Those rosy-cheeks are most likely attributed to a mild fever associated with the ... 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
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
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
The 10th Cake of Christmas
It's our third annual holiday series.... The 12 Cakes of Christmas!! We're oohing and aahing over twelve marvelous cake designs, created especially for this series! All brand new, never seen before, and created by some of your favorite bakers! For our theme this year, we're taking a moment to reflect on our favorite Christmas memories and traditions. It's a feel good month, celebrating the little things that make this season shine bright. Each of our featured bakers was asked to create a ... Continue Reading
Pink Week : Pink Ribbon Dessert Diplay
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, The Cake Blog is going pink! For an entire week, we’ll take a break from the Fall and Halloween inspiration to celebrate with pink. To remember, honor and support all of those who’s lives have been touched by breast cancer. We kicked off the week on Monday with this gorgeous Pink Awareness Cake. And today we're back for more! Our feature today is one of sweet abundance filled with pink desserts of every kind with a vintage flair too pretty for ... Continue Reading
Pink Week : Fabulous in Pink
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, The Cake Blog is going pink! For an entire week, we’ll take a break from the Fall and Halloween inspiration to celebrate with pink. To remember, honor and support all of those who's lives have been touched by breast cancer. In the United States, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Around the world, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, claiming the lives of hundreds of thousands of women each ... 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
Wonderland Cake
Hold on to your hats! Today, we're falling down the rabbit hole into a world of whimsical cake. Many of you already know and love Yeni Monroy of Dream Day Cakes® , located in Gainesville Florida. She is the creative mind behind cakes like this Dr. Seuss Cake and this Lalaloopsy Cake. Oh, and this amazing Halloween Cake! Well, Yeni is back again today with another fanciful cake based on the classic tale of magical doors, tea parties, mad Hatters and a girl named Alice. Yes, all of the ... 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
Caramel Corn Cupcakes
Caramel Corn Cupcakes - caramel cupcakes topped with caramel frosting and caramel popcorn studded with candy corn and cashews. A Halloween cupcake recipe by our contributor, Lauren Kapeluck of EllenJay Events. Happy Fall Y'all! I'm thrilled to be back in full swing with baking and cupcakes after a few months away. Fall is one of my absolute favorite times to bake so I couldn't let another month go by without sharing a new recipe with you all! I hope you like CARAMEL because this ... Continue Reading
Recipe: Candy Bar Cake
Our contributor, Tessa Huff, is back with a new cake recipe just in time for Halloween…. Second to pumpkin spice coffees and baked goods, who else is guilty of downing handfuls of candy this time of year? I will even admit to finishing off the Halloween stash before the trick-or-treaters pick out their costumes. However, with my perpetual diet and life-long quest to eat a little healthier and a bit less-processed, it's always a constant battle: to have or not to have Candy Corn in the ... Continue Reading