I have always loved dark chocolate and recently, I decided to play with my chocolate buttercream frosting recipe to see if I could make it darker… and more rich and luscious! In addition to the darker chocolate, I decided to add some fresh brewed coffee in place of some of the liquid to add an…
#FondantFriday – Despicable Me Minion Cake
For our 3rd edition of #FondantFriday we have a cake from the popular movie “Despicable Me”. If you like the cake, make sure that you tweet #FondantFriday @cakejournal to share the love! Company Name: The Baking Sheet Website: https://www.thebakingsheet.blogspot.com Location: Long Island, New York Featured Cake: Despicable Me Minion Cake Cake Artist: Loren Ebert is a wife, a mother and…
How to Make Watermelon Cupcake Toppers
Back when I made the cake with the watermelon cake topper, I also made matching watermelon cupcakes! Today I want to share with you how to make these easy, but super cute cupcake toppers. They’re perfect for a summer party or holiday get-together! Here’s what I used to make these: Rolling pin and mat 3…
How to make orange cake
Orange cake is my favorite cake to bake during the summer time. Seeing all those fresh and juicy oranges at the market just draws me to them…hehe. This cake recipe is very easy and was passed on to me from my lovely mother. I have been making this for years and over time, I have…
#FondantFriday – Luca’s Winnie the Pooh Tree Cake
Company Name: Eat Cake Party Website: https://www.eatcakeparty.co.za Location: Wellington, Western Cape, South Africa Featured Cake: Luca’s Winnie the Pooh Tree Cake Make sure that you tweet #FondantFriday @cakejournal! Cake Artist: Dot Klerck started making cakes for her 4 Kids about 14 years ago then started in business 5 years ago. She studied sculpture and design and used these skills to both design and…
How to make baby block cake toppers
Baby blocks are a fun decorative topper for any baby shower or baptism cake. With a little preparation, they are not difficult to make. They can be made in any colour combination and any size. This is what I used: 50/50 mix (gumpaste and fondant) – two different colours working mat, square cutter (any size)…
How to Guide for using SugarVeil Icing
This is a Sponsored post written by a representative of MakeBake.co.uk. Please visit our Disclosure page in regards to sponsored posts. Sugarveil icing is an ultra flexible and easy to use decorative icing that is taking the cake decorating world by storm. Sugarveil’s completely malleable texture allows you to mould and shape the icing into…
How to make a gumpaste Gerbera Daisy
Gerbera daisies are one of my favourite flowers to make. Especially during wedding season, these are one of the most made flowers in my bakery. They are pretty and quite simple to make. Here is what I used: Gumpaste (any two colours) working mat foam mat rolling pin ball tool boning tool palette knife First…
#FondantFriday – Yorkie Rehearsal Cake
We starting a new series on our blog to get a new Twitter trend going called #FondantFriday. Cake Journal will feature one cake every friday from cake artist or cake shop that we think our readers will enjoy. Make sure you start tweeting #FondantFriday @cakejournal so we can get this trending! To kickoff our series,…