Killer Cakes – Issue 66
Welcome! I’m excited that my friend Gayle Trent has finished my latest adventure, BATTERED TO DEATH, and it’s scheduled to be released on September 24, 2013. I know I’m getting a little ahead of...
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Welcome! Cake Central has done a wonderful job in a recent newsletter extolling the virtues of wafer paper. Writer Leanne Winslow calls wafer paper “an under-appreciated decorating medium when it...
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Welcome! If you’re a professional baker, you realize the importance of taking a good photograph for your portfolio. The photo at right shows a beautifully-photographed cake. Of course, it helps that...
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Welcome! Today, I’m feeling a little frivolous and am welcoming a renowned chef to the kitchen. Showing us how to properly decorate a cake is the Swedish Chef.
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Welcome! I’m not ready to say goodbye to summer yet! With dreams of the seashore still in my head, I share with you this video I found on Cake Central:
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Welcome! Tomorrow is the big day! BATTERED TO DEATH will be released. I–or rather, Gayle–hopes you have as much fun reading it as she did writing it. In case you haven’t heard about my latest...
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Welcome! Drum roll, please! (Thumpety, thumpety, thumpety, thumpety, thump!) The random number generator chose number 3 for our book giveaway winner! And that is…Sharon Dixon! Sharon, please send me...
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Welcome! Cake Supplies Plus is teaching us how to make modeling chocolate!
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Welcome! Today Shawna McGreevy shows us how to make a beautiful fondant portrait!
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Welcome! What better than a coconut cake to serve your guests at Christmastime? This recipe comes from Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa. Coconut Cake (Click above link for recipe and accompanying...
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Welcome! Is learning to decorate beautiful cakes one of your New Year’s Resolutions? The Cake Carousel of Richardson, Texas, has put their spring schedule of classes online. You can check it out at...
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Welcome! So I, Frankenstein came out on the 24th. I haven’t seen it yet, but it looks really cool. I started thinking about how someone might make a cake to celebrate the movie premiere. I did a search...
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Welcome! It’s almost Valentine’s Day! Are you excited? I’ve always enjoyed this holiday because it gives me a chance to spoil my niece and nephew (Leslie and Lucas) as well as Ben. Most people want a...
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Welcome! Today one of my customers asked me to make a princess doll for her daughter’s birthday. In case you know a girl who would love a doll cake (I got one for my 12th birthday!), you can follow...
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Welcome! Are you gearing up for St. Patrick’s Day? If you’d like to make some colorful cupcakes, watch the tutorial below!
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Welcome! Last week, we welcomed the first day of spring. Today, I want to celebrate by sharing with you some beautiful springtime cakes.
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Welcome! James Spader as Red Reddington Is anybody else as excited about the return of THE BLACKLIST as I am? In honor of Red Reddington, I’m sharing this gallery of fedora cakes. I’m also looking...
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Welcome! It’s the holiday season, and many of us will be doing some entertaining. I wanted to share this chocolate lace doily tutorial with you. Julia Usher uses the doilies to plate desserts, but I...
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