Amazing Gumpaste Princess Crown
My mom made this beautiful gumpaste crown for Mrs. Sayuri’s fourth birthday cake. Needless to say, Mrs. Sayuri adored it. She would not hear of throwing it away until almost two weeks of it being in the fridge! I had a hard time convincing her that although it was “technically” edible, it would not be […]
Mini Red Velvet Cupcakes
I made some mini red velvet cupcakes today. These really should be called mini red velvet bites. They are literally a pop in your mouth kind of deal. Yummy. This Southern Red Velvet cake recipe is our stand by. I baked these little minis for 9-10 minutes. The frosting was from Toba Garrett’s The Well […]
Race Car Cake
I had a lot of fun decorating this cake. It was made up of 3 layers of vanilla butter pound cake with whipped cream filling and slices of fresh strawberries. The frosting was a Swiss Meringue Buttercream. I crushed oreo-like cookies in the food processor and used them for the race track on top. I […]
Cakes, Cakes, Cakes!
As I mentioned in a previous post, a lot of my free time lately has been spent on cakes. Decorating them, baking them and tasting them! Here are three cakes that we made a month ago or more. The mini cake above was a practice cake. I really like the 4″ round cake size stacked […]
Roses Are Finger Lickin’ Good
– At least this one is. Our first attempt at making a white chocolate rose. This was a lot of fun to photograph -it really shines inside this pink depression glass tea cup. A rose like this would add a delicious special touch to any cake, although I could eat it alone as is. Watch […]
