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Wedding Cake 101 

04 Friday Nov 2016

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I’m not an expert at wedding cake decorating. I’ve only creating three wedding cakes, but with each one I have improved my wedding cake making skills.

Let’s get this out in the open right off the get go. I don’t like fondant. I don’t use fondant. The fondant roses on the cakes below were created by my sister.

I’ve learned that when creating a wedding cake you need the right tools and the right procedure!

The right tools are needed.

  • Cake layer cutter
  • Angled spatula
  • Cake boards and dowels

The right procedure is needed. Continue reading →

How to Make a Bicycle Pull-A-Part Cake Step by Step

04 Wednesday Nov 2015

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Happy Birthday Sister!

Happy Birthday Sister!

The correct term is a Penny Farthing. The high wheel bicycle came into being in the 1870’s. I think when we were kids we had a high wheel tricycle, so not quite like this because it had two wheels on the back.

So, why a penny farthing as a pull-a-part cake? My sister loves bikes! Any kind, but mostly the older style of bike. Her birthday was coming Continue reading →

Mini Tortilla Bowls

29 Thursday Aug 2013

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Tortilla Bowls

Mini Tortilla Bowls

A couple days before I saw the flour tortilla recipe I saw tortilla bowls.  I’ve also eaten cookie bowls. Yum.  When I was making my whole wheat flour tortilla’s I decided to try and make mini bowls.

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Facebook Recipe Craze: Homemade Flour Tortillas

22 Thursday Aug 2013

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Whole Wheat Flour Tortilla

Whole Wheat Flour Tortilla

I’m all for recipes that have 5 or less ingredients.  Why?  Because that means they are easy to make.  They might not always taste good, but the ones I have come across have been great.

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It’s a Cupcake! Not a Muffin!

06 Saturday Jul 2013

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It's a cupcake, not a muffin

It’s a cupcake, not a muffin

I love Cupcakes.  I love decorating cupcakes.  To me the best part is decorating.  It is an art.  I am not fond of fondant though.  In my opinion, Pipping frosting is the way to go.  You might have already known this from other posts or my cupcake/cake page. I love to see the faces on people when they see a cupcake I’ve decorated.  And the enjoyment of them Continue reading →

Black Forest Cake [Warning: Not Healthy but Oh So Good]

13 Thursday Jun 2013

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Black Forest CakeThere is not an once of healthiness to this post, but I can say it is the best  homemade chocolate cake I have ever had.  I’m sure those who tasted it would agree! Not everyone is trying to eat healthy (although perhaps we should all strive to that) or needs to eat healthy (you know the ones I mean – those Continue reading →