Birthdays. Cakes. Gifts. Birthday Wish…and then there is an Asparagus Birthday Cake. My neighbor Jim grows Asparagus in his garden, in fact just yesterday he brought me a bunch of freshly picked stalks. How great is that! My decision to make Jim a very special Asparagus Birthday Cake was highly influenced by the fact…
I call them Curly African Daisies as they stand behind the creation of this fondant flower. I first made them 2 years ago, I don’t make them too often so when the opportunity struck I finally took some pictures of the process and today I’m going share with you how to make fondant African Daisies,…
STORING ROYAL ICING AND FONDANT DECORATIONS Today I wanted to share with you a tip I picked a long time ago when I first learned about silica gel properties. I enjoy working with royal icing, making royal icing transfers, royal icing butterflies, simple decorations for my cookies, cupcakes and cakes, occasionally I make fondant…
I was looking for a good pound cake recipe for a while. I came across hundreds of recipes and so I mixed and match them to my liking and I love this cake. I really do. It cuts beautifully, has a velvety smooth texture, tender crumb and freezes well too. …
We moved last year just before Christmas so I didn’t have much time do decorate cookies( I was unpacking etc), so I thought I could make Cupcakes instead. I couldn’t bare the though giving out just plain cupcakes, that is so not me! I decided to make Fondant Candy Cane toppers, along with snowflakes and…
