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 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 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 13, 2014 | Cookies-Tutorials, Home, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Tutorials, Uncategorized, Videos
I have to admit I am a member of the group of people whom go all out for Halloween. I entertain costume parties, decorate both the outside and inside of my home. What would a Halloween party be without fun treats (I don’t want to find out)? I try and create...
by bobbiebakes | Sep 24, 2014 | Cake Decorating, Cupcakes-Tutorials, Home, Recipes, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Tutorials, Uncategorized
It is almost that time of year when kids (young and old) dress-up and celebrate Halloween. Most of us probably have either a Halloween party to host or are invited to one, and once you have that perfect costume in mind it is time to figure out how to bring to life....
by bobbiebakes | Sep 18, 2014 | Cake Decorating, Home, Spray-Tutorials, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Tutorials, Videos
Roses captivate, they are bewitching and alluring. How many times has the aroma of a rose grabbed your attention? They are one of the most popular flowers for weddings, from the bride’s bouquet to delicate additions to wedding cake. The most elegant wedding I...
by bobbiebakes | Sep 10, 2014 | Cake Decorating, Cookies-Tutorials, Home, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Tutorials, Videos
Over the past few years I have been fortunate to meet some amazing people through social networking. Last January I become friendly with a wonderful lady on Pinterest, she asked me if I would create all the confections for an Autumn wedding. She wanted a dessert; I’m...
by bobbiebakes | Sep 8, 2014 | Cookies-Tutorials, Home, Sugar Art-Tutorials, Tutorials
Back to school means Homecoming and the homecoming dance, the first dance of the school year. Hopefully your school’s football team will win and the dance will be a huge celebration. Homecoming is a time to celebrate the school you’re attending. And, after...