• Last updated 5/7/12 by sweetflowers

Posted by sweetflowers Step by Step Instructions for making Gelatin Bubbles List of Materials Water Balloons unflavored gelatin forceps or tweezers duct tape slotted plastic plate (or styrofoam) small craft paintbrush luster dust (any color) Small microwave safe bowl Gelatin mixture: 2 parts cold water to 1 part unflavored gelatin (like Knox). Start by putting your cold water into a microwave safe bowl. Add a little luster dust, the amount will depend on how translucent you want your bubble, I normally did about 1/8 tsp or less. Food color can also... read more

• Last updated 5/7/12 by NovaTrixi

Posted by NovaTrixi [youtube id="ci8TFxWyObs" width="600" height="350"] [featuredcakes] [caption id="attachment_22306" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="How to make gumpaste fondant shoe"][/caption]   read more

• Last updated 4/12/12 by debs10

Posted by debs10 This is a tutorial on how to make a simple but effective Eeyore Head cake.It was made using 2×7"sandwich tin cake's. This cake is a great little starter if your just starting out making Novelty cake,with a great end result. List of Materials 2x7" round cakes Blue/purple,Cream,and Black Fondant 2 x 7 inch round cake pan Buttercream icing (for crumb coating) Filling black food coloring paint brush xacto knife pizza cutter or fondant cutter Start by carving the 2 cakes into a Bell shape. Fill your cakes as you wish.I just used... read more

• Last updated 4/2/12 by nataliehix

Posted by nataliehix This is to show you how to make a Mr or Mrs Potato Head figure from a chocolate egg (i used a cadbury's creme egg) which is the same size as an egg. This is perfect for doing over the school holidays with the children, as it is fun, quick and easy to do. List of Materials Chocolate egg (mine was the size of a chicken egg) Fondant or Marzipan Melted chocolate or candy coating Paste colours Make 2 tear drop shapes for shoes, in colour of your choice. Make sure that they are the right scale, and then spread a small amount of candy on the... read more

• Last updated 4/2/12 by athenarose

Posted by athenarose I came up with this last summer after struggling to try and find a way to fill small candy gem molds with isomalt. It’s fast, cheap and easy when you need a quick gem and don’t fill like working with hot sugar. List of Materials candy gem molds food color paintbrush unflavored gelatin (I use knox) You need to make the gelatin, in order to do that mix 2 1/2 parts water to 1 part gelatin. I normally do 3TBSP gelatin (about a box and a half of Knox) to 7TBSP Water. Mix the gelatin and water together than place in the micorwave, heat... read more

• Last updated 3/30/12 by sweetopia

Posted by sweetopia These lambs cookies are easy to make with the right tools and a few pointers. Hope you have fun making them! List of Materials NFSC - No Fail Sugar Cookie Recipe Antonia74's Royal Icing Recipe 3 Piping Bags & 3 Couplers Piping Tips #1, #2, #14 Lamb Cookie Cutter White & Black Food Gel Coloring Decorative Ribbon (optional) You’ll need white icing in 2 different consistencies for this cookie. For the face and legs, flood icing, which is about the consistency of yoghurt, and for the lamb’s wool, a thicker icing. When you dip a spoon into... read more

• Last updated 3/26/12 by galidink

Posted by galidink Here are instructions on how to create a royal icing and gelatin butterfly List of Materials Low Tack Frisket Film Masking Black Royal Icing clear unflavored gelatin gelatin is approx. 5 table spoons of water /2 table spoons of gelatin for each wing  Food Coloring (the colors for your butterfly wings) Choose a butterfly pattern for tracing. You can hand draw one or print one from your computer. You can also do a google image search to come up with some other patterns to trace. Here is another pattern Frisket Film. is really great... read more

• Last updated 3/24/12 by Araucaria

Posted by Araucaria I was asked to maka a Angry Birds Cake. But I could find only one small tutorial how to make the Angry Birds. That's why I decided to make photo's during the making off this cake. I hope you like it and that it helps you! Thanks for watching! List of Materials different colours fondant/gumpaste, your favorite tool to make small accents, glue or waterbrushsiccer Part 1, The Red Angry Birds: If you follow the pictures, it definitely works! Part 2, The Black Angry Birds: If you follow the pictures, it definitely works! Part 3, The Green... read more

• Last updated 3/21/12 by MayWest

Posted by MayWest I decided to create this very easy and simple tutorial to demonstrate an easier way (at least for me) of creating this flower rather than doing the petal by petal process and the outcome is just as stunning. Enjoy! List of Materials Rose petal cutter gumpaste ball tool flower veiner flower shaping dish or egg carton floral wire Roll out a piece of gum paste or fondant mixed with tylose and cut with the rose cutter Soften the edges with your ball tool Use a flower veiner to give texture to the petals. If you don't have a veiner you can... read more

• Last updated 3/16/12 by sweetopia

Posted by sweetopia Decorating cookies with royal icing can be a lot of fun, especially if the steps are broken down for you in an easy to follow manner. In the pictorial below, find out how to decorate Pot of Gold cookies with royal icing. Please note that the rainbow pictured is a separate cookie, and is simple to make. Cut a rainbow shape piece of dough, bake, and decorate rainbow stripes of icing. List of Materials NFSC - No Fail Sugar Cookie Recipe - substitute 1 cup of flour with 1 cup of powdered cocoaAntonia74 Royal Icing RecipePot of Gold Cookie CutterFood gel... read more