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Celebrate Spring and Summer with Royal Icing Roses and Flowers
Cupcakes are usually one serving size, no sharing involved. They’re small and easy to package, store, and transport. Decorating cupcakes is fun and creative for people of all ages. Generally they can be made out of common kitchen supplies and ingredients you have on...
Rose and Alstroemeria Lily Flower Paste Keepsake
Every bride wants her wedding day to be perfect, to feel like a princess for that one special day. The cake is a special element of that day, with so many choices and styles it can become overwhelming. As a cake decorator I try to eliminate some of that stress by...
5ᵗʰ Avenue’s Lambeth Method of Royal Icing Art Lesson
Advanced Level: Lambeth method of piping is one of the most skilled techniques in cake decorating. In 1934 Joseph Lambeth shared his ornate style of cake decorating when he wrote and published his book The Lambeth Method of Cake Decorating. If you find a copy of the...
Blooming Wedding Cupcakes
Just as in fashion trends come and go the same is true in the world of weddings. Each year, new trends excite and inspire many brides. Trends for 2014 weddings lean towards individual style and a flair for the unconventional. While cakes are still a popular...
Royal Icing Lily of the Valley Sugar Cookies
The classic art of royal icing piping has never really gone away. I am happy to say in the last few years royal icing has become popular, even trendy with a modern twist. There are a multitude of decorative uses for royal icing from simple piped designs to intricate...
A Fashionable 4th of July
July 4th is quickly approaching, two short weeks away! I was inspired to create a pinwheel fashion cake decorated with red, white and blue. I truly wanted to design a cake that was different from all the Independence cakes I had seen in the past. I love fashion so I...
Father’s Day Lemon-White Chocolate Madeira Cake
Here is a special recipe tutorial for Father's Day. It is a Madeira Lemon-White Chocolate Cake. A Madeira cake is an English cake that is similar to a pound cake. It bakes slower than a sponge cake and I bake it at a lower temperature to insure a lovely golden brown...
Lemon Meringue Pie Cookie
Last week I was surfing Facebook and found a beautiful lemon tart on Tastemade's page. The photo of the lemon pie enticed my tastebuds which was no surprise since my absolute favorite pie is lemon meringue (my husband loves my lemon meringue pie recipe too)! With...
Working with Royal Icing
Royal icing is a hard white icing, made from softly beaten egg whites, icing sugar(powdered sugar), and optional extract flavor. Royal icing traditionally is used for decorative designs, covering cookies and cakes (covering cake is an European tradition). It can be...