Cake Decorating Tips And Tutorials

How to torte a cake to level it and add fillings and flavors. Layer cakes with layers that are cut in half to make thinner layers give you more flavor and filling options.

Fake cake pops can be used for a lot of things, including photo props, kitchen decor (yes, really,) or as a display at a wedding show. You can use real cake pops if you want to, but if you want to be able to use them multiple times, making faux pops is a lot faster

Rolled fondant is a candy clay that you can roll out to cover cakes in a continuous sheet, and it can be also be used in silicone molds or for modeling figures for cake decorations. Sometimes it can be too soft for modeling, so you’ll need to stiffen it up by adding dry ingredients to

If you’re just starting out as a cake decorator, whether it’s just for yourself or whether you’re selling cakes to other people, these are some tips that I came up with that would have helped me when I was just starting out. Basic Cake Recipes: Get a few good basic cake recipes that you know

A while back I did a thing for Pinterest where we were making tons of quick tutorial videos. I’ll be the first to say that these were pretty simple, but when I went through them recently there were a few that would actually be good for little kids (or the tired moms of those little

Everyone has to start somewhere, and when you’re learning how to decorate a cake, it’s pretty common that people make the same mistakes over and over. These are some things that beginning cake decorators don’t pay attention to, but if you do learn to pay attention to them, it’s going to get you a better

Flattening out a cake is an important step in getting your cakes ready to decorate. There are a few ways to do this, and some are better than others. These are some of the ways that I used when I was decorating cakes professionally to get flat cakes that were easy to decorate and come

Tylose or CMC is the gum that makes fondant or gumpaste firm. I used a ton of it when I was doing wedding cakes because I made my own fondant. You can also use it to make a quick gum glue that’s good for making gumpaste flowers. How to make tylose gum glue. What to

One of the simplest edible glues to use if you’re working with fondant or gumpaste is to use that same fondant or gumpaste. It will match the colors, and the sugar in the fondant will stick to itself pretty well. How to make edible fondant or gumpaste glue. You’re basically going to dissolve some of