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Flower Paste Lisianthus Spray
Lisianthus is a soft, romantic flower that is often mistaken for a rose or peony, due to how the petals bloom (similar to a rose or peony), and is a favorite of mine for weddings. Lisianhtus are a versatile flower perfect for wedding cake sprays, and lately the...
Mini Bonnet Frill Cake
Moulding a face or figures can be intimidating regardless of the medium, let alone a disk of modeling chocolate. I am going try to eliminate the anxiety of modeling chocolate decorating. First you need to understand modeling chocolate, it is basically two ingredients...
Balancing Cake Trends with Timeless Traditional Designs: Cherry Blossom Cake
Welcome to 5th Avenue Cake designs we specialize in creating cakes, cookies, and cupcakes that take the art of decorating to a whole new level that exceeds your expectations. Each cake, cookie, and cupcake is customized to mirror your personality! We at 5th Avenue...
Hand Painted Petal Cake
I adore how intricate, unique and artistic celebration cakes have become! It seams the skies the limit, more often we are seeing cakes with vision and uniqueness. Hand painted cakes have become a trend over the past couple of years and it seems the trend is here to...
Spring Fondant Frill Mini Cake with Sugar Pansy Spray
I realize the world's most famous weather forecaster, Punxsutawney Phil, saw his shadow and declared six more weeks of Winter. I however refuse to except that forecast! This winter has been insane, with my daughter's university shutting down four times this year and...
Pink Penelope Learn How To Create Characters In Modeling Chocolate
Creating edible figures for cake toppers is a popular cake decorating technique. Lately pregnant mommies for baby showers have been showing up all over the internet. Brides and grooms are also a favorite. There are many mediums that can be used for sculpting these fun...
The Explosion of Cake Decorating Methods
The world of cake decorating has exploded with new techniques and methods. Over the past 25 years or so cake decorating has evolved, from simple cakes that were made mainly for flavor, to complex, multi-layered, multi-tiered delicacies that are shaped like realistic...
How to Create a Fashion Inspired Cake
The key to an original inspired fashion cake is having a keen sense of the world around us. Nothing is insufficient from vintage craved fireplace, to the card you received on your birthday. I once found inspiration from an antique vanity. The colors that grab your...
Pretty Pink Fabric Tufted Billow Weave Tutorial
I just adore tufted billow weave on a cake, and have decorated quite a few cakes with the tufted billow weave method. Susan Trianos started the puffing trend and it would behove you to visit her website. She has an exquisite cake gallery! Back to the cake above: after...