Star Wars birthday cake

My son turned 8 this week and he's a big fan of the Star Wars universe. Today we had a Star Wars themed birthday party with goodies like: Yoda soda, Vader water, Wookie cookies, Jedi ...

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How to make a gum paste brooch

A lot of you asked how I made the gum paste brooch for the purse cake project that I am working on. So I thought that I would show you, how you can make it ...

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How to make gum paste candy

Candy themed parties are always a big hit. So I have made a little tutorial on how you very easy can make some sweet gum paste candy.

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How to make a race car cake topper

I have received many requests on the race car cake toppers that was on my sons birthday cake last year. So here is my tutorial on how to make a race car cake topper.

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How to flood cookies with royal icing

I get a lot of questions on how I decorate my cookies with royal icing. I like the method where you first outline the cookie and when the outlining is dry you flood the cookie ...

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How to make Italian meringue buttercream

This is not only one of the best tasting frostings, but its also great for decorating cupcakes with swirls and covering cakes. The Italian meringue buttercream. I must say though that the cupcakes frosting on ...

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How to make a turtle cake topper

Who can resist these cute turtle cake toppers? They are very easy to make and you can even scale the size down if you want to use them as a cupcake topper. You can mix ...

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How to decorate cookies with rolled fondant

Decorating with rolled fondant is the easiest way to get a beautiful cookie in no time. You use the same cookie cutter to cut out the rolled fondant and apply it to the cookie with ...

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How to make a teddy bear cake topper part 1

How to make a teddy bear cake topper part 1

Here is a tutorial on how you can make a sweet teddy bear cake topper. If you want you can place it on a fondant disc for...
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Star Wars birthday cake

My son turned 8 this week and he’s a big fan of the Star Wars universe. Today we had a Star Wars themed birthday party with goodies...
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Happy Easter from CakeJournal

I thought that I would share some sweet and sugary Easter cookies with you that I made back in 2008. Both egg and baby chick cookies are...
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One Easter cake, three designs, part 3

The last of my three Easter cake tutorials. A cute little Easter bunny cake! I have made a fondant grass border instead of a ribbon this time....
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One Easter cake, three designs, part 2

I am back with the second design for a sweet and easy Easter cake. I have used a fondant covered cake board this time. Instead of a...