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Meet Us at the OSSAS Sep 28-29 2012!
OSSAS – Oklahoma Sugar Art Show The Grand National Wedding Cake Competition Sept 28 – Sept 29 2012 Tulsa, Oklahoma USA If you are entering a cake in the wedding cake competition, be sure to bring it by the Cake Central Magazine photo booth on Saturday morning to get it photographed for our coverage of the OSSAS and meet Jackie and the editors! The Tulsa State Fair main entrance is located one block West of 21st Street and Yale Avenue. Physical address for GPS users: 4145 East 21st Street, Tulsa, OK 74114; phone...
read moreWhat was your scariest cake moment?
Sometimes cakes can take on a life of their own with gruesome and grim results. Are they haunted? Maybe cursed? Who knows! What we do know is that they can be terrifying and intimidating when it comes to trying to whip them back into shape. What was your scariest cake moment? You must be logged in to submit!
read morehow I made my candy/chocolate tacos
I gathered some ideas from the internet and this is what I did. List of Materials candy melts, coconut, brownies, starburst candy, gummy candies, icing trace a 6” to 8” circle on a piece of paper and then put a piece of wax paper on top. Spread some black color sugar on wax paper. Melt yellow chocolate at 50 % in microwave and fill the circle on your wax paper. let the chocolate get a little hard, until the shinny of the chocolate is turning dull. In the meantime, crumble your baked and cooled down brownies on the...
read moreGot Cake Problems? Ask the Cake Genius!
Dear Cake Genius, Please help…. Have a cake conundrum? An oven dilemma? A fondant failure? Never fear, the Cake Genius is here! A skilled cake-maker and experienced problem-solver, the Cake Genius is Cake Central Magazine’s very own agony aunt, ready to lend a helping hand to frustrated bakers everywhere. Write in to the Cake Genius, asking anything you want to know about cake-baking! The Genius wants to hear all your questions, problems and curiosities. Send your questions for a chance to have your question answered and featured in...
read moreHow To Make Cupcake Shoes
I was given a picture from pintrest of the most adorable cupcake shoes made with cookies. I was asked to make them for 13 little girls.I wasnt feeling very confident about making them exactly like the picture because they looked so delicate and they would be traveling in the car for an hour. Im going to show you how I made them strong enough to with stand the trip. The best part is they where very simple to make and the ideas for decorating them is endless. Oh and yes this is my very first tutorial so fell free to let me know if I missed...
read moreHow to Make Angry Bird Letter on Cake
This is the simple way how to get angry bird letter on your cake… This is my way but I hope it help… How to make a bird-themed angry letters from fondant …. just sharing …. not a way that should be the benchmark … this way I get the letters do the same with angry bird …. could also be without pattern … so directly on the cut it using precision knife … that’s what I did when it’s no enough time hehehe …so not need to printted the angry bird letters … If there’s any other way you can use it …....
read moreHow to make Spider Mums Sugar Flower
Spider mums belongs to the chrysanthemum family. They are also known as football mums in the United States. I’ve always been fascinated with this flower. They always look good on flower arrangements. This sugar flower is easy to make. Most of the techniques I’ve used has been used in other sugar flowers. I hope you will enjoy making them as much as I did. List of Materials Daisy cutters, ball tool, veiner tool, leaf sculpting tool, sharp craft knife, rolling pin, foam pad, scissors, cutting mat, edible glue, florist wires...
read moreGlitzy Rainbow Rose Tutorial Using Circle cutters
Hi guys! I had been asked by some of you guys to do a tutorial on my roses so here goes my first attempt and please excuse me if it is not properly done. To make it more colourful I tried a Rainbow rose. If you have any question, please don’t hesitate to ask me. I’m not an expert , I learnt making my initial roses from Edna de la cruz’s tutorial ( Thank you Edna; if mine is confusing you can always refer to hers) and I am learning from every cake I make . Regards Sasi List of Materials Gumpaste Rolling pin, and board Ball...
read moreHow To Paint Leopard Print on your Cake
This tutorial shows you how to get the hand-painted leopard print look as seen here and in my cake photos. I’m sure I’m not the first or the only one to do it this way, but after being asked by several people for tips I decided to put my method in writing. Feel free to credit or link to any other tutorials on this subject. List of Materials fondant-covered cake turntable vodka black gel color chocolate brown gel color Super Gold Luster Dust Copper Pearl Dust small, flexible brush wide, flat brush – a fan brush works best two...
read moreDecorated Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles
Easy to decorate chocoloate chip cookie dough truffles made with raw cookie dough that is egg-free List of Materials 1/2 cup unsalted butter brought to room temperature 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup light brown suger 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips chocolate candy wafers sprinkles Start by creaming 1/2 cup of unsalted butter that is at room temperature, 1/4 cup of granulated sugar, and 1/2 cup of light brown sugar together. With an electric mixer, this will take just a couple of...
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