How to make a gum paste peony (part 2)

by Louise • 14 Comments

Here is the second part of my tutorial on how to make a gum paste peony. In this tutorial you will end up with a finished gum paste peony dusted with powdered colors. I have ...

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How to make a gum paste peony (part 1)

by Louise • 24 Comments

I know that a lot of you have asked if I could make a tutorial on how to make my gum paste peony flowers, so here's a little treat for you.

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How to make ballerina cookies with royal icing

by Louise • 28 Comments

I have made a tutorial inspired by the ballerina cookies that I made last year. These sweet ballerina cookies are perfect for a ballet or dress up party. You could use the tutu cookies as ...

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How to make macarons

by Louise • 95 Comments

I am so thrilled about the guest post that I will be sharing with you today. Not only does the author take amazingly beautiful photos, she also makes gorgeous Cakes, Cupcakes and Macarons. Her name ...

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How to make a train cake topper

by Louise • 98 Comments

Trains are always very popular among boys, my own son included. So I thought it would be time for another tutorial for the boys. I have made a sweet little train cake topper inspired by ...

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How to make a gum paste bow

by Louise • 59 Comments

Gum paste bows are essential when making gift box cakes, but they look also pretty as a top or side decoration on other types of cakes. By using textured rolling pins, embossing tools, shimmer or ...

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How to make a cake stand for cupcakes or mini cakes

by Louise • 487 Comments

I think when serving cupcakes or mini cakes, they look so much better when served on a cake stand. So I have made a tutorial that will show you how to make a cupcake ...

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How to make a gum paste flower

by Louise • 150 Comments

This is one of the cupcake decorations, that many ask about. It is also one of the gum paste flowers that I always have lots of for later use. The cutter that I have used ...

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Sweet heart sugar cookies

by Louise on Feb 15, 2012 • 28 Comments
Yesterdays sweet treats, pretty embossed fondant sugar cookie hearts in sweet homemade (home crafted) cookie boxes. You can see more embossed cookies here and read more about...
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Petit Fours decorated with fondant roses

by Louise on Feb 6, 2012 • 17 Comments
I have a thing for small sweet treats and petit fours are definitely one of them. These petit fours are made with a delicious vanilla butter cake...
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Valentine chocolate cupcakes

by Louise on Jan 30, 2012 • 47 Comments
Today I have been in the kitchen baking chocolate cupcakes. Since Valentine’s Day is soon approaching, I thought that some pink fondant hearts and a little pink...
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Handcrafted Sugar Flowers with Jacqueline Butler

by Louise on Jan 24, 2012 • 9 Comments
You may know Jacqueline Butler as the artist behind beautiful handcrafted sugar flowers like Ranunculus, Peonies and Hydrangeas. She is a highly requested sugar craft teacher and...
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Classic vanilla cupcake recipe

by Louise on Jan 18, 2012 • 28 Comments
There are tons of recipes for the most classic cupcake of them all. The vanilla cupcake! I have lost track on how many different recipes, that I...
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