Using a Pasta Machine…

One of the quickest ways to roll out thin, even fondant for decorations (obviously not enough to cover an entire cake!) is to use a pasta machine. The…

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Vrooom…30!

Another attempt at a 3D sculpted cake – only my second actually. This one was for my brothers 30th. He’s one of those guys that really doesn’t…

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Hoot & Hootabelle Party

Last month was my second daughters’ 1st birthday. As a typical ABC4KIDS watcher she grooves to the popular ‘Giggle and Hoot’ musical…

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3D Cakes – Guest Blog by Claudine Ball

I’m Claudine, a novice cake decorator like Sam, who has had an obsession with baking and decorating cakes for over 15 years now. My obsession started…

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Baby Shower Cupcake Toppers (Milk Bottles)…

I promised a few weeks ago that I would write tutorials in a number of instalments…

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Storing Sprinkles

I opened a multi-pack of sprinkles when decorating some cake pops the other…

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Using Rubber Stamps to Decorate Fondant

There are sssooooo many products on the market for imprinting and decorating…

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Baby Shower Cupcake toppers

Mum rang me after coming home from the office one night and told me that she…

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Cake Pop – Flop

I attempted cake pops for the first time last month. I was rather excited as…

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Assassin’s Cake

One of the hardest things is trying to theme a cake for a man – unless…

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Left-over Fondant…Owl Cupcakes

Left over fondant. Whether it’s a little or a lot, fondant can last up to three or four weeks once opened – if it’s stored properly….

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Nemo

Yet another birthday cake for my daughter. This was for her third birthday. We had a Nemo Party, and it was my first attempt at sculpting a cake into a…

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