by bobbiebakes | Apr 6, 2015 | Cookies-Tutorials, Home, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Videos
With vintage lace once again becoming a popular trend not only for weddings gowns, but the invitations, cakes, and wedding favors. The cookies above were designed to be the wedding favors and the table place setting. Not only does lace have an aristocratic touch, but...
by bobbiebakes | Apr 2, 2015 | Cookies-Tutorials, Home, Recipes, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Videos
Diorama Sugar Easter Egg Class is a beginner class for all, and Diorama sugar easter egg decorating is a perfect family project. Easter 2022 is on the 17 ᵀᴴof April , and Bobbie is egg-citing to share this project with you! I’m sure you’re familiar with...
by bobbiebakes | Mar 26, 2015 | Cookies-Tutorials, Home, Recipes, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Videos
I love finding cookie cutters that have multiple uses. The fluted copper egg cutter from Copper Gifts is one of my favorites. I have use the fluted egg cutter for dozens of designs, through out the year. The cookie above is an exquisite frilled sugar cookie with a...
by bobbiebakes | Mar 18, 2015 | Cookies-Tutorials, French Macarons, Gluten Free, Home, Macarons-Tutorials, Tutorials, Videos
French macarons from the first bit you become addicted. I still remember my introduction to these little pieces of heaven. It was my first day in France I was walking down the Champs-Elysées and found myself in front of Ladurée. I walked into the shop, my eyes danced...
by bobbiebakes | Mar 16, 2015 | Cake Decorating, Cakes-Tutorials, Home, Spray-Tutorials, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Tutorials, Videos
The cherry blossom season is almost here; The Washington D.C National Park Service officially announced that peak bloom will likely occur sometime during the period of April 11-14. If you have ever had the opportunity to walk down the tidal basin during peak bloom the...
by bobbiebakes | Mar 9, 2015 | Cookies-Tutorials, Recipes, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Tutorials, Uncategorized, Videos
These cookies were inspired by an Easter card I found in my keepsake box. One of my favorite tools for inspiration are cards I have kept (I have cards going back to high school). I loved how the bunny is barely poking his head, checking the scenery! You will be amazed...
by bobbiebakes | Mar 2, 2015 | Cookies-Tutorials, Home, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Videos
Intermediate/Advance Lambeth Method of Cookie Art | English Over Piping Class is an is aimed at those of you with a little more experience under your belt (beginners be kind to yourself if you have a go please! Since you will need about thirty Lambeth style roses in...
by bobbiebakes | Feb 16, 2015 | Cake Decorating, Cakes-Tutorials, Home, Recipes, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Videos
Advanced Level: This Cake Lesson show Bobbie’s Method doesn’t just work for Cookies, it’s great for cakes too! Expand your royal icing repertoire of piping Methods. In this lesson Bobbie’s shows you how pipe the Lambeth Method, and her Signature Tiny piped roses and...
by bobbiebakes | Feb 8, 2015 | Cake Decorating, Cupcakes-Tutorials, Spray-Tutorials, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Tutorials, Videos
Peonies are a favorite flower of mine. They are perfect for weddings, bridal showers, baby showers, and any special occasion. I have designed three fun techniques to create peony cupcakes, all of them have a wow factor and can be mixed and matched. The front cupcake...
by bobbiebakes | Jan 14, 2015 | Cookies-Tutorials, Home, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Tutorials, Videos
So many of you have asked were I find inspiration for cake and cookie decorating designs; I gathering inspiration from my everyday world, whether its the wonderful of nature outside my front door, various household, and jewelry decorations. The inspiration for the...
by bobbiebakes | Jan 10, 2015 | Cookies-Tutorials, Home, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Tutorials, Videos
String-work is favorite go tp cookie decorating technique I love to use at 5th Avenue’s Cookie Art Academy I wanted to push the envelope not only using a cookie for the suspended string-work, but using a difficult shape. It took a few times before I was...
by bobbiebakes | Jan 4, 2015 | Cookies-Tutorials, Spray-Tutorials, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Tutorials, Videos
I love finding inspiration from antique stores, you can find a plethora of hand sewn embroidery fabric. This particular design was inspired by a combination of bedspreads and china dishes I found. I love how eloquently the hearts appear on the cookie with a single...
by bobbiebakes | Dec 29, 2014 | Cookies-Tutorials, Home, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Tutorials, Videos
Pressure piping with royal icing is an invaluable sugar craft technique. Once you have mastered pressure control any designs is possible from beautiful doves to 18th century figures. Pressure control is also a key to piping messages and monograms on cakes and cookies...
by bobbiebakes | Dec 17, 2014 | Cake Decorating, Cakes-Tutorials, Home, Spray-Tutorials, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Videos
I promised in November I would create a video on how I created my realistic poinsettias, with Christmas Eve 7 days away this is the perfect time. Poinsettias have become a staple during the holiday season, the plant is sold every year, and most homes have a few. It...
by bobbiebakes | Dec 8, 2014 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Cakes-Tutorials, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Tutorials, Videos
Mastering String-Work with Bobbie is an advance class, Bobbie highly recommends you have a few intermediate level string-work class. Mastering String-Work-work takes time and practice to (also known as Australian bridgeless string-work) takes your royal icing art new...
by bobbiebakes | Dec 1, 2014 | Cake Decorating, Cupcakes-Tutorials, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Tutorials, Videos
You won’t believe how entertaining and easy to create these adorable cupcakes. The embellishments have endless possibilities, start by sketching your cupcake on paper. I promise your creative side will take over. I had more embellishments than spiraled Christmas tree...
by bobbiebakes | Nov 28, 2014 | Cookies and brownies, Cookies-Tutorials, Home, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Tutorials, Videos
Between cooking and baking since Monday for yesterday’s Thanksgiving, and Black Friday shopping it is nice to know you can design an elegant Christmas cookie in 9 minutes. Wet on wet piping is using the same royal icing consistency throughout the design (with...
by bobbiebakes | Nov 24, 2014 | Cake Decorating, Cakes-Tutorials, Home, Recipes, Spray-Tutorials, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Tutorials, Videos
A cake piped with Oriental string-work gives wow-factor. The method of beautiful Oriental string-work involves piping a series of overlapping loops around the side of a cake to make intricate woven designs. Many cake decorators will avoid making cakes piped with...
by bobbiebakes | Nov 17, 2014 | Cake Decorating, Cookies-Tutorials, Home, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Tutorials, Videos
One of my favorite Christmas traditions is placing candles in the windows of our home. I wanted to recreate the mood and excitement of the Christmas season on a sugar cookie. The cookies above are a great way to practice basic pressure piping skills, scrolls,...
by bobbiebakes | Nov 12, 2014 | Cake Decorating, Cupcakes-Tutorials, Home, Tutorials, Videos
Christmas time seems to bring out my inner child. I remember waiting for Santa Claus is Coming To Town to air every year (this was prior to VHS and DVDs). I could not wait to see Fred Astaire (he happens to be in another favorite Christmas movie, Holiday Inn) narrate...
