In my little nephew’s school, whenever one of the kids celebrates a birthday, they bring cupcakes to treat their classmates. My sister decided to bake him “Monster Cupcakes” this year, and from what I understand they were a hit. So much so that we may be baking a batch for a graduation party. My sister [...]
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This post is long overdue. In fact I planned to have it published for St. Patrick’s day hoping some of my readers will be inspired to make similar cakes. Things however do not always pan out the way we plan. I hope to remember to bring this post to the front next year around St. [...]
About two weeks ago I made a cake for a friends niece’s 15th birthday. The cake was decorated with white and dead daisies and a red ribbon made out fondant. The flowers on the cake topper were made out of fondant as well, accented with red tulle. The cake required 89 white daisies, 60 small [...]
During last three weeks I have attended a class at a friend’s candy and baking supply store. During the class we learned how to make Gum Paste flowers. I have attended Ann’s classes in the past. Working with gum paste is some what similar to working with fondant. However gum paste is more “forgiving”. Gum [...]
Well, not so scary. I have baked this cake few days ago. It was a simple chocolate cake filled with the butter cream icing and decorated using fondant. I got the idea for this cake by flipping though some old magazine. The original cake was actually three teared cake, where the top two tears where [...]
Many people take African Violets for granted. This hearty plant can provide you with most beautiful bloom all year round, with very minimal care. Some people get discouraged quickly after trying to care for African Violets because their plant does not bloom no matter how diligent they are in caring for their plant. In order [...]
My friends often ask me what is my favorite tool in the kitchen. The answer to me is more than obvious. The undeniable king of all gadgets I own is my good old KitchenAid Mixer. I used it for mixing the bread and pasta dough, mixing cake batter, slicing and shredding vegetables, mashing potatoes, griding [...]
