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Sketch to Cake: Anshalica Miles’ Ombre Cake
While choosing photos for the spread in the April issue of Cake Central Magazine, we almost didn’t notice that Anshalica Miles included a sketch of her ombre cake along with her pictures. It blended in so well that we knew we had to share it with you! Here’s what she said about creating her sketch and making her cake. “The first thing that I noticed [after] receiving the inspiration photo was the contrast of color combinations between the model’s dress and the model’s hair. When looking at the model’s dress I felt that the...
read moreFriday Followup – April 19, 2013
With so much great cake content coming out everyday, it’s easy to miss something amazing. But never fear! We’re here to help with a list of this week’s must-read posts and tutorials. Take a look back at some of the hottest content on CakeCentral.com this week Cake Decorator Highlight: Paula Despres How to make a tiny teddy bear Tutorial by Aine2 How to Make a Tiny Gumpaste Baby with a Mold Tutorial Gumpaste Figurines and Tutorials from the Gallery Old Hollywood Party Cupcakes Winner Marbled Royal Icing Butterfly Cookie...
read moreFriday Faves: Lots of Flowers, Ramen and a Monster
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. Jackie’s Faves I just love this lifelike ramen noodle cake by Sandemac. The illusion of the floating chopsticks creates a definite wow factor. This pink carousel cake by _di-di_ has so many different techniques and elements to it, and they are all well executed. The little carousel horse figures,...
read moreMost Saved Filigree Cakes & Cookies
Filigree, a traditional metalwork style using wire and beads, is the perfect inspiration for delicately piped details, skillfully hand painted accents and carefully cut fondant. Take a look at how these cakemaker’s used the art form as inspiration on some of the most popular filigree cakes!
read moreInspiration Challenge: Golden Anniversary Cupcakes
Our latest Inspiration Challenge pays tribute to those special couples celebrating 50 memorable years together. Create cupcakes fit for an elegant Golden Anniversary celebration, featuring a white and gold color palette and intricate design. To enter the Inspiration Challenge, create your cupcakes based on the colors and imagery found on this Pinterest board, and simply add photos of them to Cake Central’s gallery under the Inspiration Challenge category in the Cupcake Challenge 8 album. The Cake Central magazine editors will look through...
read moreTop Pink and Black Edgy Cakes
The perfect balance of edgy and feminine, black and pink is a fun, modern color palette that’s perfect for every occasion. We’ve collected some of the most popular black and pink cakes made for birthdays, bridal showers and the big day itself!
read moreCoutureCakesbyRose’s Black and Pink Filigree Cake Tutorial
Add some stylish sophistication to your cake! Geometric designs like this black and pink filigree are predicted to be a hot trend, and couturecakesbyrose‘s tutorial will help you stay fashion forward. Supplies Fondant covered 6-by-6 inch round cake dummy Ruler Needle pin Edible glue (For this project, I used clear piping gel as it dries faster and will not cause trim to bleed.) Fine tip brush Turntable 2 packets of Wilton’s black sugar sheet Martha Stewart Crafts Deep Edge Punch, Bangle Chain This technique should...
read moreMarbled Royal Icing Butterfly Cookie Tutorial
If you’ve ever wondered how to create a marbling effect with royal icing, today is the day to learn! It’s easy to do and is useful in a variety of designs, like these cute butterfly cookies. Supplies Sugar cookies cut using a butterfly cookie cutter Royal icing in black and 3-4 colors of your choice Icing bags or bottles, couplers and #2 tip Use black icing to outline and immediately fill in the body of the butterfly and the shapes on the outer edges of the wings. Then, use two other colors to add dots to the wings. This is a...
read moreOld Hollywood Party Cupcakes Winner
The entries for the old Hollywood bachelorette party Inspiration Challenge exceeded our expectations, and there was much debate among the Cake Central Magazine team about which cupcakes were the best because there were so many great entries, but eventually we came to a conclusion. We’re pleased to announce that the winner is DesireeA! DesireeA’s cupcake collection is beautiful and perfectly combines the old Hollywood look of our inspiration board with modern decorating styles. We were especially impressed by the hand painted portrait,...
read moreTop Gumpaste Figurine Cakes and Tutorials from the Gallery
With a little skill and imagination, gumpaste figurines can be anything from whimsical and magical to elegant and dramatic, from cute and playful to striking and realistic. The possibilities are truly endless, and we’ve collected some of the most popular gumpaste figurines from the gallery to prove it to you!
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