This project is a cute idea and a great place to start if you have never carved a cake before.

I’ve made this goose a couple of times, each time used a different combination of cakes to work with. One could use a 1/2 egg or football shape cake for the body and a small (6″ OR 8″?) square to create the head, neck and tail; cut from a 9×13 sheet or even use round layers.

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This came about from a cake I made of a baby and my husband liked the baby butt and baby feet so much he thought I needed to post a picture of just that so I did and it was a hit, then I told a customer about it and they loved it so I made a whole cake that highlighted those ever so loved baby feet. Since then it has a been a huge hit and my top selling cake.
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This step by step guide will show you how to make a gumpaste shoe

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This cake style is often referred to as “mad hatter cake”, topsy-turvy cake, whimsical cake, titled cake, or slanted cakes. This technique is a fun optical illusion that makes your cake appear topsy-turvy.

Cake By: tonedna

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This is the cheater’s way of doing choc cigarettes, it’s time consuming but it’s foolproof, and after many failed attempts at real ones, im going to settle for these
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Many wedding cakes, and birthday cakes have butterflies on them that are cloth, or plastic. This step-by-step guide will show you how to make delicate, realistic beautiful butterflies that can be edible, or not to garnish any cake.

Butterflies take a few days to make because of all the drying necessary between each step, so its a good idea to make a lot of butterflies at one time, and save them for later.

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Learn to make an adorable little fondant fairy and gumpaste pink fairy with step by step photos and instructions

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This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to make a cake shaped like a purse

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In this “how to” guide, you will learn how to stencil royal icing directly onto a cookie. You will see how quickly and easily you can make the most intricate and amazing designs directly on your cake. You may also want to see the “How To” video for stenciling on buttercream cakes, or fondant

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