A few months ago, my Uncle Larry asked me to make him a German Chocolate Cake for his birthday. I really haven’t made many German Chocolate Cakes over the years, but because he’s been sick for several months, I wanted to not only make him one… I wanted it to be excellent!! Other than requesting the…
How To Make A Realistic Heart Box of Candy
Okay, there is just no way around stating that this cake is a kind of a show stopper. People will assume it’s a real box of chocolates (well, it kind of is) but at least they won’t know that the box is actually made out of cake. By separating the typical layered cake, you get…
How To Make Sugar Mold Cupcake Toppers
This is a super easy technique to create sugar mold cupcake toppers that would work in any color and with a huge variety of molds. Because mini lips are so hard to resist, we decided to make these sugary little accents for mini Valentine’s Day cupcakes but could have easily made a top for any…
How to Make an Upside Down Pineapple Cake
Upside down pineapple cake, or pineapple “tarte tatin” as some of you might know it, is one of those classic cakes that most of us grew up on. My mom has the most amazing recipe for this cake that I am sharing today. It’s so soft and fruity and tastes splendid! This cake requires no…
How to Make Simple Fondant Ribbon Roses
Today I want to share with you How to Make Simple Fondant Ribbon Roses. These roses are very easy to make, and they’re perfect to adorn little girl birthday cakes (as you see above) or baby shower cakes or cupcakes (see a cupcake at the end of the post), or even for wedding cakes! For…
How To Make Gum Paste Mums
About a year ago, I did a tutorial for a wonderful and edible modeling chocolate basket. You can fill it whatever you like. I filled it with beautiful gum paste mums. Over time, I have gotten a few requests for a tutorial on those flowers. Well, I am sharing my tutorial today… Enjoy! 🙂 To…
How To Make Candy Cane Shard Toppers
One of my favorite things about Christmas is candy canes and my favorite are the fruity ones. Obviously, I use those candy canes in my seasonal baking and cake decorating too 🙂 This time, I decided to make shards of colorful candy canes and used those as cake toppers! To make these shards, you will…
How To Make Olaf Cupcake Toppers
Do you want to build a snowman cupcake topper? Let me show you how it’s done…… This is what I used: Work surface Corn starch Small rolling pin 2.5 inch circle cutter Large edible white pearls Fine tip black edible marker X-acto knife Small ball tool Fondant in blue, white, orange and black Wilton icing…
18 Christmas Cupcakes & Cookies for Sparkling Holidays!
https://cakejournal.com/tutorials/make-peppermint-candy-cupcakes/Whether you’re in search of fresh recipes to add to your traditional spread of holiday fare — or you simply love to try your hand at clever and unique Christmas sweets — We at CakeJournal.com have gathered a delightful collection of recipes and tutorials for Christmas cakes, cupcakes, cookies and toppers featuring 18 of our…