Posts by joyandcake

I stenciled on a cake the other day and used a cardboard stencil and then I just used a bit of gel food color on a stiff brush and pounced all over the area.  Sort of like stenciling on a wall.  And it came out better than...

You have actually picked one of the most difficult cakes to carve because it is a symetrical structure made of metal .. there is no room for fudging.   My best suggestion would be to make a template for the base .. you will...

Use the cutter.  Then take a rounded toothpick and roll it back and forth across each petal, the long way, to create a curve to each petal.  Then cut another sunflower and do the same and place it on top of the first....

I use wafer paper.  You can lightly moisten it it to crumple it up.

I pour my melted chocolate or candy melts over the transfer sheet and let it start to harden.  When it is firm but not completely hard, I use cookie cutters to cut shapes from the chocolate.  I don't remove the shapes right...

Amazon.com has a great selection and reasonable prices.  I assume they ship to Canada!

When I attach ribbon to a buttercream cake, I rub them with shortening first.  It will change the color of the ribbon but it will be a uniform color change from uniform fat instead of blotchy little spots that come from letting...

Our craft stores like Michaels and AC Moore have loads of stuff.  But if I need something special I go to NY Cake and Baking in NYC.

Here is how I do it.   Roll out your fondant or gumpaste.     You are going to cut out an hourglass shape or bikini top shape.   You will want the shape you cut out to be twice as long as you want the...

When in doubt, a few spring flowers!