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Don’t spend too much time looking out our Inspiration Challenge Pinterest board, daydreaming about faraway lands and magical creatures! We want to see the enchanted forest-inspired cookies you’ve dreamed up, and there’s only a few more days to add your entry to the Cookie Challenge 11 album and enter the contest! The deadline is June [...]
Want to know more about the stunning Beatrix Potter-inspired cakes in Cake Central Magazine’s baby shower issue? When we saw Melanie Mangrum’s adorable sketch accompanying her cake, we knew that we had to share with you what she said about making it.
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Nothing evokes the imagination quite like myths, magic and enchanted forests. How would you create friendly dragons and fanciful fairies on cookies? We put together a fantasy-inspired Pinterest board to get your creative gears turning, and we’re looking for wondrous and whimsical cookies inspired by the colors and images you see here. To enter, add [...]
With all of the entries in, we had to make the tough decision and choose a winner. We’re happy to announce that the winner is Michelle27! Congratulations! Her cupcake features a small selection of the elements from the inspiration board in a tasteful and sophisticated way. This cute little cupcake would take center stage at [...]
When looking for a deep, round flavor, many cakemakers turn to alcohol. Whether it may be simply substituting a liqueur for another flavorant or a more creative recipe using wine or beer, alcohol can add a lot to a dessert. What’s your favorite way to use booze when you’re baking?
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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 AZCouture created a beautiful wedding cake [...]
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To celebrate graduating from school, a major life accomplishment, what could be better than cupcakes? We’re looking for stylish, travel-inspired cupcakes that are fit for a graduation party for our latest Inspiration Challenge! Entries aren’t due in the Cupcake Challenge 10 album until May 26th, so there’s still time to enter. How would you decorate [...]
With so many deliberately crafted details on her cake, we had to ask Kathy Zyduck about creating her beautiful cake for the May issue of Cake Central Magazine. Her carefully decorated cake is covered in hand-piped royal icing motifs, and the more we study the cake, the more we notice. Here’s what Kathy had to [...]
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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 My eyes were first drawn [...]
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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 [...]
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.
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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 [...]