Category: Cake Decorating Tips And Tutorials

Making grey fondant would seem to be pretty easy, but because you'll be using food coloring, the colors can end up looking too purple or green. There are some tricks that you can use to adjust the...

Branches on cakes must be tricky, because I've seen a ton of cakes that have branches that look like snakes or large ropes, or worse, on them. If you're going to do branches or vines, look at...

When you color gumpaste or fondant with luster dust to get a good shine on edible jewels, you can end up with streaks or a mediocre shine.That's because luster dust is dry and it's not formulated to...

Fondant and gumpaste popcorn that most people make is pretty cartoon-y, which is fine if you're going for that look. If you want to make more realistic popcorn, though, you should get some real...

Stenciling onto buttercream isn't as hard as you might think, but you do have to take a few precautions. These tips helped me do many successful stenciled buttercream cakes when the customer didn't...

I had to do some luster dusting of some red fondant pearls last week, right at the same time a question came up on a cake forum about the best way to pearlize colored pearls so that the color didn't...