Cakes, Baking, Crafts, Creativity.

Here's a quick look at how to make some chocolate leaves, which can be a nice change from gumpaste. I actually used candy melts for these, but real chocolate would taste...

There are a couple of ways to make tomato sauce for pizza cakes (or spaghetti cakes) but the important thing is to make sure the "sauce" will set up firmly enough that you'll be able to use it the...

You have to love the requests that little kids make for their birthday cakes...I recently had a request from a customer whose young child asked for "a strawberry cake with strawberry icing and icing...

Whenever I make marbled fondant I tend to overuse the darker color. The key to marbling is to really use a minimal amount of the contrasting color, or you'll end up having a big blob of...

Piping gel is a sugar-based gel that's made from corn syrup and thickeners, and it's basically a less-sticky version of corn syrup. You can use it for an edible glue or to create a water effect on...

Strings of pennants on cakes are cute for birthday party cakes and baby shower cakes, and they're an easy cake decorating idea that looks complicated when it really isn't. This is a fun cake...