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 yourself. This gum paste brooch can be made in the colours you like and it will look just as beautiful…
How to cover a cake board with rolled fondant
I have made a quick tutorial, on how you can cover a cake board with rolled fondant and finish it with a satin ribbon. If you like, you can dress up your cake board by using embossing tools on the fondant. This is a sweet idea to use, if you are making a cake stand…
CakeJournals June favourites
All my June favourites are inspired by the upcoming purse cake. You can however still use my favourites for other individual cake projects.
Chocolate mud cake for the purse cake project
Ok! This may not be the most inspiring photo but as I wrote in my last post I am working on a purse cake project at the moment. I have already made the main decoration, a gum paste brooch, for the purse cake. So the next step was to bake the cake.
Dark Chocolate Mud Cake Recipe
Dark chocolate mud cake Learn how to make a delicious dark chocolate mud cake that can last up to 6 months if stored in a freezer. It is a great combination with vanilla ice cream. Ingredients (7 oz) dark chocolate, chopped coarsely (9 oz) butter, diced 330 ml milk (1 3/8 cup) (I like to…
Self Raising Flour Recipe
Self Raising Flour I always make my own self-raising flour, because I can’t get self-raising flour where I live. It is also so much easier to make it yourself. This is the recipe that I use Ingredients 215 g (2 1/2 cup) all-purpose flour (plain flour) 2 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp fine salt…
Gum paste brooch
Just a short post, to show you, the gum paste brooch that I made yesterday. The brooch is going to be used on a purse cake. I have never made a purse cake before, so this is going to be a lot of fun. Next step, is baking the cake and preparing the cakeboard…. Happy…
How to make a candy cupcake toppers
I am still in the sweet candy mood. So here are my paper craft version of the gum paste candy that I made last month. Note: Crepe paper colors will run if the paper gets wet. Remove the cupcake toppers before eating and remember that the cupcake toppers are not toys for small children.
How to make embossed teddy bear fondant cupcake toppers
I loved making the fondant cupcake toppers for Easter so much. So I came up with these sweet teddy bear cupcake toppers. I have made them in pink and blue and they are just perfect for a baby shower.