Let’s talk about THPARKLETH! I mean, sparkles. I’ve watched a good number of cake videos, mostly by a couple of artists I like, and I admit, I didn’t really understand the obsession with gold and sprinkles. But having decorated a good number of cakes now, I totally get the sparkle obsession. A lot of times, … More Eleven Excesses of Sprinkles

Let’s talk about piping. Piping is one of those areas where there there are a near-infinite amount of tutorials on the interwebs, most of them better than I can do. But how can I NOT talk about piping? It’s also an area where it doesn’t matter how much you learn; you just have to give … More Ten Piped Rosettes

Let’s talk about multi-tier cakes. Cake is heavy. If you’re doing a one-tier cake, you can do what you want. But as soon as that cake starts holding up other cake, you need to start thinking in terms of building something, not just baking something. You can start with a nice, sturdy cake. The vanilla … More Nine Dowels for Stacking

Happy New Year! Let’s talk about fondant. What fondant? I hear from lots of customers, “I don’t like fondant, don’t use it.” When this is the case, I don’t use it at all. But hear me out. I actually make my own fondant. I use this recipe from Sugar Geek Show. I tried it because … More Eight Fondant Details

Let’s talk about food colouring. I happen to be publishing this on the eve of our Wool n’ Spinning “Year of Colour,” so it seems appropriate! Colouring cake You can absolutely use food colouring on your cake as well as your frosting. I love making vanilla cakes with different colours inside. I don’t get a … More Seven Colours of Frosting