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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! We admired how KO-sCakes recreated the style of the tattoos from the inspiration photos through hand painting, and her color palette perfectly matches the colors on the Pinterest board. The overall look is [...]
Everyone has those decorating moments that seem dramatic at the time, but in retrospect, they make for wonderful stories. We’re in need of writers to share entertaining, real-life stories about decorating cake or living with a decorator. Are you a supermom balancing family and business? Are you a cake decorating instructor? Are you living with [...]
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. “I [...]
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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! Jackie’s Faves If you haven’t picked up on [...]
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. …Her [...]
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Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and so is the end of our Mother’s Day Inspiration Challenge, May 12th, so if you haven’t entered yet, now is the time to get started! We’re looking for sweet treats like cupcakes, cookies and cakes that were inspired by our Pinterest board. There are some great entries in the [...]
A spring holiday, Mother’s Day always brings to mind bright blooms and cheerful birds in the garden. Use some of Cake Central’s most popular garden cakes for Mother’s Day inspiration, and delight the mothers in your life with stunning sugar flowers, whimsical watering cans, festive flower pot cakes and gumpaste garden scenes.
Mother’s Day tea parties are a popular tradition, and naturally tea-inspired treats are the best desserts to serve! We’ve collected some of the best cake, cupcakes and cookies to help you plan the perfect Mother’s Day surprise.
Red and gold have a variety of wonderful meanings. Some believe that colors are lucky; others believe that they will bring prosperity; and in some cultures, red and gold are the traditional wedding colors. Not only do the colors evoke happy, warm feelings, but the high-contrast duo also makes for gorgeous, show-stopping cakes. Here are [...]
Immense amounts of detail went into the Bollywood-inspired cakes in the May issue of Cake Central Magazine, and for many cakemakers, that means planning ahead is of the essence. Joyce Marx, one of the many talented decorators who contributed to our photo spread, shared with us her sketch and told us about her planning process. [...]
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As editors of Cake Central magazine, we come across so many awesome, inspiring things while working. It’s no secret that there are quite a few sci-fi lovers at Cake Central Magazine, and we had so much fun looking at Star Wars cakes that we decided to share some of our favorites from this week. Jackie’s [...]
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Mother’s Day is coming up, and we thought it would be the perfect theme for our latest Inspiration Challenge. Using the colors and styles in our “Mom” tattoo-inspired Pinterest board, create the perfect Mother’s Day sweet treat. A sweet treat can be a cupcake, cookies, cake pops or even a cake. The choice is yours! [...]