As editors of Cake Central magazine, we come across so many awesome, inspiring things while working. From users to cake creations to wedding inspiration to cool new products, we want to share a few of our favorite finds with you every week. Here are this week’s Friday Faves! » read more

If you like to write and you have some great cake stories, apply to write for Cake Central Magazine! What would you write in your diary? Are you a supermom balancing family and business? Are you a cake decorating instructor? Are you living with a decorator and seeing things from a different perspective? Are you a hobbyist hoping to become a professional? Are you working as a pastry chef? Tell us about the trials and tribulations of a day at work or developing your career. We’re looking for anecdotes and short essays about life in the cake industry, and we hope to inspire and show a variety of perspectives through these unique, relatable stories. » read more

Finishing school and going out into the world is a huge accomplishment and should be celebrated in style! For this Inspiration Challenge, we want you to push your skills to the limit to create trendy cupcakes inspired by our graduation party Pinterest board. To enter the contest, upload pictures of your cupcakes to the Cupcake Challenge 10 album in the Inspiration Challenge category of the gallery by May 26th. » read more

Delicate wafer paper roses add a feminine touch to cakes. These flowers look like they were difficult to create, but they’re surprisingly simple to make if you follow this step-by-step tutorial. All you need is patience and practice! » read more

Delicate wafer paper is an under-appreciated decorating medium when it comes to cakes. Both inexpensive and versatile, wafer paper is the perfect choice for fluttering butterflies, soft feathers and dreamy blossoms. To help inspire you, here are some of the most popular cakes featuring wafer paper decorations! » read more

What’s the secret to making the coolest children’s cake around? Monsters and aliens, of course! Strike the right balance between gross and cute with gumpaste figures and hand piping, and you’re sure to delight the children in your life. » read more

With so many unique entries, choosing an Inspiration Challenge winner was especially difficult, but we’re happy to announce that the winner is KO-sCakes! Congratulations! » read more

We all have our favorite royal icing recipes, but sometimes they just don’t scale down right when you only need a little.This recipe makes a mini batch, perfect for doing a small batch of cookies, string work accents or a quick session of piping practice. » read more

Cake decorator Monica de Rumbea went above and beyond for our Bollywood photo spread in the May issue of Cake Central Magazine and created a whole dessert table with three cakes, cookies and mini cakes. Monica, whose business is based out of Guayaquil, Ecuador, took the time to tells us about her decorating background. » read more

As editors of Cake Central magazine, we come across so many awesome, inspiring things while working. From users to cake creations to wedding inspiration to cool new products, we want to share a few of our favorite finds with you every week. Here are this week’s Friday Faves! » read more

Kaysie Lackey’s (seattlecakes) Asian tattoo-inspired cake graced the cover of Volume 1, Issue 4 of Cake Central Magazine, and we spoke to her about how she created her realistic tattoo art. In this excerpt from the magazine, she shares a little bit about working with her inspiration and the techniques she used. » read more

Daffodils, also known as narcissus, are some of spring’s most beautiful flowers. Their bright colors and unique shape can turn even the simplest cake into a cheerful, spring delight, and they’re surprisingly simple to make from gumpaste! » read more