This month I chose to make a cake with flavors influenced by the upcoming holiday, St. Patrick’s Day! Of course I wanted to do an Irish Cream inspired cake. Irish Cream is a flavor combination of Irish whiskey, cream, and chocolate. The first version of an Irish cream liqueur was by the one and only …
Ever seen a cake decorating video and wonder what it’s like to use a piping bag? If you want to learn how to use a piping bag and tip you are in the right place! In today’s post we are going to be learning; What a piping bag is The different kinds of piping bags …
When I first started out cake decorating I felt a bit overwhelmed when it came to purchasing the right tools. I didn’t have a lot of money to spend so I wanted to make sure I spent my birthday money wisely. I watched a couple of beginner tutorials and made a list of which tools …
This is a great cake recipe for anyone! Beginners to intermediate. I use it as a base recipe because there are different variations to try (see recipe notes) and so much room to experiment (hello, alcoholic cakes!) You can use this white almond sour cream cake recipe alone and bake some pretty delicious cakes. Check …
This is the most basic, and classic American buttercream recipe you’re going to find out there. It has simple ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry! I have had a lot of people ask me in the past how I make my icing. Usually it’s because American buttercream has a bad rep of …
For today’s post I am actually going to be showing you guys how to organize your cake decorating supplies! When I first started learning how to decorate cakes I would buy something new practically every time I went into the store. Before I knew it, I needed a new home for my cake decorating supplies. …
How to Decorate your first Cake Back in 2017, I was a new mom planning my son’s 1st birthday party. My sister asked if she could make his birthday cake except I was determined to do it myself. We agreed that she would make the cake for all of the guests and I would make …
Hello, everyone! Todays post is a tutorial on how to make these gorgeous sugar sprinkles. It is so easy, you are going to want to make these all the time! I like to sprinkle them on the top of white frosted cupcakes to give a little color pop without loading the icing with food coloring. …
Did you know that you can actually freeze your cake layers in advance? When I first started out decorating cakes I never even considered freezing cake layers. I wanted whoever was eating the cake to enjoy it as much as possible. I was afraid of negative feedback from friends or customers. That being said, I …