by Cake Journal Team | May 18, 2021 | Tips & tools
Baking cakes at home and decorating them gives you a fantastic sense of achievement, but when you add a bit of luster dust into the equation, it takes your creations to the next level. Instead of dressing your cake in a plain white icing coat, try dusting over a thin...
by Cake Journal Team | May 12, 2021 | Editors Choice
For most food items, it is fairly easy to tell when they go bad due to the way they look or smell. However, not every food has obvious signs of spoilage. You may wonder about sugar. Does sugar go bad? The answer is sugar does not go bad in a way that makes it...
by Cake Journal Team | May 5, 2021 | Tips & tools
If you love to decorate your cakes with fondant and decorations, the chances are you need to use edible glue to fix things into place. When I bake at home, I like to make fondant flowers to create ornate sprays across my cakes, especially at Christmas time when I want...
by Cake Journal Team | Apr 22, 2021 | Tips & tools
If you ever see those stunningly decorated cakes in the shop window with their fabulous flowers and colorful patterns, then chances are the artist made them using wafer paper. Bouquets of delicate-looking blooms, cascade down the side of a wedding cake, and you...
by Cake Journal Team | Apr 13, 2021 | Tutorials
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 with runny icing. It gives the cookie a smooth look and when it’s dry, you can pipe...
