In all honesty, if I had to choose, I would always choose to eat cookies over cake. Small portions, no utensils required, simple and sometimes absolutely gorgeous.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
I LOVE Cookies!
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
2009 - Year in Review
My first cake of 2009! Hand-drawn and painted Phoenix Suns logo.
My 1st wedding cake.
Can't wait to make Dane & Becca's anniversary cake! Red velvet, of course.
April
The 2nd Dora cake I've made.
Asian-themed wedding shower.
The fortune cookie cupcake toppers were my favorite!
Gotta bring something to the BBQ!
August
September
No cakes this month, but more cake balls than you can imagine! And in festive and seasonal flavors and colors. Wish I had more pics of these!
Happy New Year!
Cheers to a great 2010!
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Monday, November 30, 2009
2009 NaBloPoMo

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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
I Like Cake.
That's all.
And NaBloPoMo is hard. Uninspired today.
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Monday, November 16, 2009
A Break
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Sunday, November 15, 2009
Riley's Cake
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Saturday, November 14, 2009
#2 Slacker Post
To put it into Twitter terms - #FAIL.
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Friday, November 13, 2009
Letter Cutters...
are the bane of my existence. Despite my tip for easier removal, unless your gumpaste is firm, it's not fun.

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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Just A Little Something I'm Workin' On
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Caking Again
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
*fingers crossed*
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Monday, November 9, 2009
Easy vs. Hard
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Sunday, November 8, 2009
Two-Faced!



In my opinion, Tinkerbell left much to be desired and unfortunately, I don't have any close-ups of either figurine. Lightening McQueen turned out better than I thought; it was fondant but decorated mostly with royal icing. I'm finally becoming a little bit more confident piping. And I thought the royal icing stitching between the two designs was SO cute.
More caking to do for next weekend! Another 3rd birthday!
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Saturday, November 7, 2009
NaBloPoMo Slacker Post #1
Barely a week into NaBloPoMo and I've already missed a post. Although, in my defense, I do have a good excuse. I'd been working diligently on a cake, which leave no time in front of a computer, especially on the weekends.
Must focus (read: write and schedule posts, just in case).
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Friday, November 6, 2009
A Few Helpful Tips
I am always on the hunt for new methods or techniques for doing the same 'ol things. If you have an amazing tip that changed the way you bake, cake, cupcake or cookie, care to share? I love them, I use them, I write them down and I'm willing to share too...
Here are 10 that have come through for me in one way or another (in no particular order):
- I hate it when the fondant pulls away from the cake circle of the upper tier of a cake. When stacking cakes, dust the the top of the cake tier with powdered sugar prior to placing the next tier on top. It prevents the bottom of that next tier from sticking and pulling away the lower tier's fondant when separating to serve.
- Bake your cakes at a lower temperature to prevent them from doming and baking unevenly. The is especially great for larger cakes and makes leveling a lot easier. I tend to bake at around 300-315 degree farhenheit.
- When using small letter cutters, dust the fondant well w/ powdered sugar and place plastic wrap between the cutter and the fondant. This will help prevent the fondant from sticking in the small crevices. And if it's stuck to the plastic wrap, pull taut to release letter.
To make fondant ropes, use a clay extruder or the less expensive Playdoh Fun Factory (just be sure to lube well with shortening to prevent sticking).
Coating chocolate chips or nuts with flour before adding to cake/muffin mixture will prevent them from sinking to the bottom while baking.
- If you use an airbrush, do not begin spraying directly on cake. When doing overall color application, start to the right or left of the cake (which should be airbrushed in a closed space -- cardboard box, etc.), then apply. This is the best way to avoid unintentional streaks of color.
Do you doctor your cake mixes? If so, instead of using water as instructed on the box, use milk, chocolate milk - for chocolate cakes, lemon juice - for lemon cakes, coffee, etc., as liquid replacement to enhance the flavor of similarly flavored cakes.
- Does your recipe call for buttermilk and you have none on hand? Add 1 Tbsp white vinegar or lemon juice to 1 cup of milk and let stand for 5-10 minutes. Voila!
- I rarely have cake flour on hand, so....use 1 cup minus 2 Tbsp all purpose flour for each cup of cake flour. SIFT.
- Use uncooked spaghetti noodles to test cake doneness and you're less likely to waste all those toothpicks you need for something else.
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