by bobbiebakes | Apr 20, 2015 | Cake Decorating, Cakes-Tutorials, Cookies-Tutorials, Cupcakes-Tutorials, Home, Spray-Tutorials, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Videos
These adorable roses are made using a cocktail stick/toothpick. Once you have mastered piping roses using the cocktail stick technique you’ll never go back to a flower nail head (this method also works with buttercream). You can pipe very small or large...
by bobbiebakes | Apr 15, 2015 | Cakes-Tutorials, Home, Spray-Tutorials, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Videos
My Grandma past away a little over one ago(at 101 years), she was small in size, but gigantic in heart. Through love and patience I learned morality, honesty, and strength. While I was blessed to have her in my life she would always ask what new cake design I was...
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 | 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 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 | 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 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...
by bobbiebakes | Nov 7, 2014 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Home, Recipes, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Tutorials, Videos
I normally wait until after Thanksgiving to start Christmas decorating, however royal icing decorations may be stored in an airtight container indefinitely. I wanted to give you time to create your royal icing trees. The cake (I chose a Madeira cake) is covered with a...
by bobbiebakes | Nov 3, 2014 | Cookies-Tutorials, Home, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Tutorials, Videos
Bas-relief is a form of 3-dimensional modeling in which less than half of the true depth of the object projects from the background. It is widely used as a surface decoration in pottery, woodcarving and sculpture. As with several cookie art methods. Bas relief...
by bobbiebakes | Oct 27, 2014 | Cookies-Tutorials, Home, Recipes, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Tutorials, Videos
This Halloween I have created a “Bewitched” inspired sugar cookie. I have been a fan of Elizabeth Montgomery since I was quite young. Bewitched aired in 1964, prior to my birth, however WGN Chicago showed reruns every afternoon. I would arrive home from...
by bobbiebakes | Oct 20, 2014 | Cookies-Tutorials, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Tutorials, Videos
A several years ago two special people in my life were diagnosed with cancer, the news every woman dreads hearing. One of my friends is consider cancer free; the other friend lost her battle to cancer. Both women were/are strong, loving, and optimistic women, who...
