Tutorials & Techniques

It’s been about two weeks since our wedding, and I couldn’t be happier that I made my own wedding cake. However, this isn’t the right …

Adding fresh flowers on a cake is a beautiful and elegant way to decorate it. Sugar paste flowers can be a lot of fun, but …

Drip cakes are a cake decorating style that has taken the baking world by storm. It doesn’t seem like they’re going away anytime soon, so …

Once you’ve decided what size of tiers you need to make, it’s time to figure out how much cake batter you need per pan. Whether …

There are a few different things you can do to make BRIGHT red buttercream frosting that doesn’t taste bitter! These include using gel food coloring, making the frosting in advance, and using extracts to flavor the buttercream.

This year I’m trying to blog my answers to the questions you guys ask the most! One popular question is how far in advance you …

I’ve seen some stunning painted cakes this summer and it inspired me to try my hand at a painted buttercream cake! I don’t have an …

With Halloween just around the corner, I’ve been using black frosting in quite a few of my baking projects. This has led to a bunch …

While I usually make colorful drip cakes using my white chocolate ganache recipe (colored with gel food coloring), I have a big soft spot in …

I had never made gelatin bubbles before but needed to make a bubble gum-inspired cake!  Gelatin bubbles always intrigued me but seemed so complicated. I …

I’ve been asked what tools I use when I’m making cakes, and have decided to share a list of my favorite cake decorating tools! I …

I’ve tried several vanilla cake recipes over the years, and this will always be my favorite. It’s delicious, moist, and best of all, it keeps …

Adding colored drips to a cake is the perfect way to take your cake decorating skills to the next level! It’s such an elegant, yet …

Mirror glaze cakes have taken the internet by storm, and I decided it was time to master this stunning technique!! While some of us might …

Below is a list of baking tips and tricks that I have either learned from the pros, read in books, or figured out through trial …