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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 like: Yoda soda, Vader water, Wookie cookies, Jedi ...

How to make a gum paste brooch

by Louise • 15 Comments

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 ...

How to make gum paste candy

by Louise • 37 Comments

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.

How to make a race car cake topper

by Louise • 57 Comments

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.

How to flood cookies with royal icing

by Louise • 183 Comments

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 ...

How to make Italian meringue buttercream

by Louise • 354 Comments

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 ...

How to make a turtle cake topper

by Louise • 86 Comments

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 ...

How to decorate cookies with rolled fondant

by Louise • 139 Comments

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 ...