Graduation season is here again and that means it's time to celebrate! I've partnered up with Cakes.com to bring you inspiration for a cap-tossing graduation party plus a graduation cake tutorial. After years of homework, studying and tests, our graduates have earned a diploma and an incredible party! It all starts with a modern black and white color scheme, bold stripes, rainbow sprinkles and some cheers for the graduate. YAY! Hip Hip Hooray! Today is your day! That's what this party ... Continue Reading
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Design Tips : Balance
Our contributor, Rachael Teufel of Intricate Icings Cake Design, is back for the next post in our Design Tips series. Join Rachael as she shares a new cake while teaching us the basics of great design. This month's topic is Balance. Cakes are pieces of art, and most art follows a few basic principles. Balance, movement, proportion, pattern, emphasis and unity are just a few things that influence artwork. When all of these details come together cohesively, the piece becomes appealing to ... Continue Reading
Raspberry Earl Grey Cake
Our contributor, Tessa Huff, is sharing a new cake recipe today... Have you ever been to a proper high tea? The kind with mini sandwiches, bite-sized desserts, and of course - tea? I finally had the chance to go with my mom over the holidays and it was magical. We were presented with an array of premium teas in a gorgeous wooden box upon arrival, followed by a tower of treats placed on our table. We chatted while we slowly savored each perfectly prepared bite and sipped our tea. ... Continue Reading
Cookie Moss Cake
Cookie Moss Cake - how to make edible moss from cookie dough. Top spring and Easter cakes, woodland cakes or a birthday cake for your favorite gardener! I absolutely love the look of real moss and find myself adding touches of green to every corner of my home. Maybe it's because green is a symbol of life and renewal, commonly associated with spring and Easter. Maybe it's because I'm obsessed with the modern farmhouse look right now, dreaming of a super white kitchen with calming grey ... Continue Reading
Lemon Meringue Cake
This Lemon Meringue Cake is bright, fresh and sure to impress! Lemon poppy seed cake with lemon curd and toasted meringue frosting. A new layer cake recipe by our contributor, Tessa Huff. While some of us are enjoying an early spring, others may still be in the middle of one of the worst winters in decades. Either way, we can all find happiness in this sunny cake. Fortunately for everyone, winter citrus are in abundance this time of year, with bright, lively lemons everywhere. I ... Continue Reading
10 Flower Cakes for Spring
Thank goodness we're getting closer and closer to spring with each and every day. Who's with me in being over the cold and the snow? In an effort to welcome the season change with open arms, let's dream of crisp blue skies, tiny green buds of growth appearing on branches and the fresh flowers to come. Today we're spending the day swooning over some seriously stunning cakes perfect for spring. Bursting with beautiful blooms, from hand-crafted sugar flowers to piped buttercream flowers and ... Continue Reading
2015 Wedding Cake Trends
We've come to the end of our latest cake series - The 2015 Wedding Cake Preview! We've spent the last two weeks oohing and aahing over marvelous cake designs and getting the scoop on 2015 cake trends from the ladies who know. Top cake designers were asked to predict which cake trends will be hot in 2015. Based on their insights, this talented group got busy creating innovative new cakes, exclusively for this cake series and especially for you! If you missed any of these cakes, you can catch ... Continue Reading
2015 Wedding Cake Trends : Relaxed Bohemian
It's day seven of our brand new cake series - The 2015 Wedding Cake Preview! We're spending two weeks oohing and aahing over marvelous cake designs and getting the scoop on 2015 cake trends from the ladies who know. Top cake designers were asked to predict which cake trends will be hot in 2015. Based on their insights, this talented group got busy creating innovative new cakes, exclusively for this cake series and especially for you! I hope you'll join us as we debut a new trend-inspired ... Continue Reading
2015 Wedding Cake Trends : Butttercream Flowers
It's day three of our brand new cake series - The 2015 Wedding Cake Preview! We're spending two weeks oohing and aahing over marvelous cake designs and getting the scoop on 2015 cake trends from the ladies who know. Top cake designers were asked to predict which cake trends will be hot in 2015. Based on their insights, this talented group got busy creating innovative new cakes, exclusively for this cake series and especially for you! I hope you'll join us as we debut a new trend-inspired ... Continue Reading
Robin Martin : Contributor
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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Extreme Peanut Butter Cup Brownies
Oh my peanut butter cups! Chocolate and peanut butter is one of those combinations that is just so tempting. When you bring them together in a decadently rich, fudgy brownie, you better stand back because the result is outrageously good! Today's recipe starts with a perfect brownie base and is topped with chopped peanuts and milk chocolate chips. Inside, waiting for you like the best surprise ever, is a layer of miniature peanut butter cups! It's a little square of chocolate peanut butter ... 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
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
Beautiful Cake Photography
I'm so excited about today's big announcement! It's something that's been in the back of my mind for years now -- and in the works for months. I recently had the opportunity to partner with Craftsy.com to make it all happen! I'm teaching an online class all about cake photography and how to snap those pretty cake pictures for yourself! It's called Beautiful Cake Photography and it just launched today! Ten years ago, I started making cakes as a hobby out of my house, and it eventually ... 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
Technique + Imagination (III)
Today is Day 3 of a new mini series all about cake artistry! Three of our contributors teamed up on a project conceived to challenge each other while inspiring all of us. We talk about inspiration and techniques all the time here on The Cake Blog. But how do you take those concepts and translate them into your own cake designs? It's a process that every cake designer must go through, time and time again, as they build their skill set and define their own personal style. Because really, cake ... Continue Reading
Technique + Imagination (II)
Today is Day 2 of a new mini series all about cake artistry! Three of our contributors teamed up on a project conceived to challenge each other while inspiring all of us. We talk about inspiration and techniques all the time here on The Cake Blog. But how do you take those concepts and translate them into your own cake designs? It's a process that every cake designer must go through, time and time again, as they build their skill set and define their own personal style. Because really, cake ... Continue Reading
Technique + Imagination
Today is the start of a new mini series all about cake artistry! Three of our contributors teamed up on a project conceived to challenge each other while inspiring all of us. We talk about inspiration and techniques all the time here on The Cake Blog. But how do you take those concepts and translate them into your own cake designs? It's a process that every cake designer must go through, time and time again, as they build their skill set and define their own personal style. Because really, ... Continue Reading
Stencil-Painted Rose Cake
Stencil-Painted Rose Cake! Learn how to make this gorgeous hand-painted rose cake, using cake stencils and an innovative cake decorating technique. We're so excited to welcome Robin Martin of Gateaux Inc. back to the blog today! We know that when Robin stops by, she's bringing us something new and innovative! And today is no exception. Not only does Robin create gorgeous cakes as the owner of Gateaux Inc., but she is the mastermind behind an entire line of cake stencils which are nothing ... Continue Reading
Summer Frills Cake
Everything around us seems to be signalling that summer is coming to an end. Children are heading back to school and Labor Day is just around the corner. But the weather here is still bright, sunny and warm. So I feel basking in the goodness of summer just a little bit longer before we officially switch gears towards fall. I hope you're with me because there's a delicious strawberry cake recipe coming your way later in the week. Plus, today's featured cake design is an absolute ray of ... Continue Reading
Does Sifting Make a Better Cake?
Our contributor, Summer Stone of Cake Paper Party, is back today with a new baking science experiment. Join Summer as she challenges a traditional baking concept and shares her results. BAKING ASSUMPTION: It is necessary to sift or whisk dry ingredients together. To sift or not to sift, that is the question. Most recipes call for either sifting or whisking together your dry ingredients before combining them with the other ingredients. I wanted to take a look at the necessity of ... 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
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
GOLD SEQUIN CAKE tutorial by Jenna Rae Cakesphoto styling by Ashley Nicoleimages by Brittany Mahood Photography SHARE THIS TUTORIAL Learn how to make a gold sequin cake in 7 easy steps! VIEW ORIGINAL POST SUPPLIES: Fondant Covered Cake Piping Gel Edible Sequin Sprinkles Gold Dust* Vodka Wide Paintbrush *PLEASE NOTE : Not all metallic dusts are meant for consumption. If you're creating a fake tier for display purposes only, you can use any ... 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
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