Fondant is used to “frost” cakes. It is rolled out and smoothed over a cake to make the cake flawlessly smooth and ready for decorating. Fondant is used quite a bit for wedding cakes. The problem with fondant is that most people don’t like the flavor. Bakeries will often first frost the cake with buttercream ...
These days many brides and grooms are opting for a tower of wedding cupcakes instead of a traditional tiered cake. They are typically less expensive than tiered cakes, and since the servings are small, far less goes to waste. It does not require cutting or serving, and it can look just as impressive as a ...
Fondant icing is the key to making this three dimensional baseball birthday cake. Don’t be scared, if you were able to play with play dough as a kid, then you can easily work with the fondant icing that covers this three dimensional baseball cake. This is the perfect baseball cake for a little girl or ...
Using fondant shapes to decorate a special occasion cake is a great strategy for decorators who may not have a very steady piping hand, are hard pressed for time on the day of the occasion, or have to transport the cake and its parts to a different site for the party. Fondant shapes are easy ...
Have you ever thought about trying to decorate a fancy cake and wanted to experiment with fondant to do so? I’ll admit I’m a beginner with this edible craft and before I started everyone told me not to do it, it is too difficult and frustrating but I want to all of you out there ...
Perfect for frosting the miniature cakes known as petit fours, this fondant icing recipe is so fun to make it’s almost like playing. Unfortunately, there’s a dark side. The slightest slip, a moment’s mistake, seizes the whole thing faster than the IRS after finding “irregularities” in a corporation’s books. It’s an icing for the baker ...
The pride marines have for their branch of the military is immense. If you are planning a party for a member of the United States Marine Corp, there are several cakes that you can make for the guest of honor in varying difficulty that will help share the pride. By making your own cake, you ...
You may not have heard of “fondant”, especially if you are the kind of person who tries to stay away from baking a lot of homemade cakes. However, you have most likely seen fondant if you have gone through a checkout line and glanced over the latest wedding style magazines! The smooth, modern, elegant cakes ...
Pillow cakes are such a neat design and are actually pretty simple to make. In this tutorial I’m going to show how to do a square pillow cake with curved sides as opposed to the straight sides. If you would like to do a pillow with just straight sides, just omit the steps that cut ...
