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I love cake tools!  I have to make sure I don’t go to cake decorating stores and websites, because I am always tempted with all of the amazing tools that they keep coming up with! Very dangerous for my bank account! But, they make my decorating time so much faster and efficient.   So there are some that are definitely worth investing.  I am going to share some of my favorite

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Unicorn cakes are becoming quite popular for young girls birthday cakes.  But sometimes making all the pieces can be tedious.  A few weeks ago I discovered these cutters and will never go back to making unicorn eyes by hand!  The cutters were really inexpensive and work amazingly!  They thought of everything to even getting the pieces easily out of the cutters (which

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Oreos are a simple and easy cookie for parties or get togethers.  But, what if you could make it more festive for your party? You could cover with chocolate or turn them into truffles, but what if you could do something even easier! Below you will see how you can turn a plain Oreo into a gold coin quickly and easily for your St. Patricks Day party.  And what if I told you

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I LOVE silicone molds!!!  I have a weakness for them. Anytime I see one that I don't own I have a hard time not buying it!  I especially love this new St. Patricks Day Mold that I bought.  It has 4 different mold designs: Gold Coins, Pot of Gold, Leprechaun hat, and Shamrock.  Today I want to show you the amazing gold coin mold.  Now you can use this mold more quite a

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Recently I made this cake for my daughters birthday.  I loved the method that I used to make the Paw Patrol Characters, so I thought I would share it with you!  It will change the way that you make characters for your cakes forever!    Here is what you need: *Templates *Fondant with Tylose Powder or Gumpaste *Food Color Markers or Royal Icing *Pico Projector * Adapter

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I know I have mentioned before how much I love the Craftsy site and all of their classes, but I had to mention two more things about it! DID YOU KNOW THAT THEY HAVE SOME CLASSES FOR FREE? They aren't as long as some of the regular ones, but there are quite a few in each crafting category and they are great.  My favorite free class is on Painting on cakes!! Here is a link to the classes

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Who doesn't love Conversation Heart Candy! Well how about making a cookie version for Valentines! And what if I told you you could make some in just a few minutes with the way I make them. I found some great cutter/embossers for making Conversation Heart Cookies.  I love how the embosser is on the other side of the cutter so you can choose the thickness you want on your fondant/modeling

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You probability have heard about Craftsy’s great tutorials and classes, but did you know that they also sell tools and fondant and much more?  They have a lot of great products and only $5 dollars for shipping!!!! Right now they are having a clearance year end sale up to 70% off!!! It is only valid from now to midnight on DEcember 31st, so head on over now and stock up!! So if you have

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There is nothing more frustrating then baking your sugar cookie for a certain shape to have it come our imperfect.  Yes there are tricks like chilling your dough before you bake them, or making a recipe that specifically doesn't spread, but even with that they don't come out perfectly. What I do works everytime, is quick and super simple!  Here is what I use to fix that... a zester/

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Paint Your Own Cookies are great for parties, teacher gifts, gifts for neighbors or really anytime!  Who wouldn't want to paint their own cookie and then eat it! But, people can be intimidated to make them if they aren't a professional cookie decorator.  But, with a few simple changes you can make them quickly and easily. Most paint your own cookies are: cookies with a background of

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         Basketball is a popular sport, so for cake decorators you will probably need to make a basketball cake at least a few times in your career. There are a lot of basketball designs you can do, but this one is super simple and looks more inpressive than just your 3D basketball. The cake actually is super simple to make, yet impressive.  Let me show

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I love to learn new techniques and try new things.  In order to do this, I used to travel around and take classes from all the people that you see competing on competitions on TV.  But this is very expensive and time consuming since you have to travel there, stay in a hotel, and pay for the class.  And usually each class is at least over $150.  I have gotten wiser the older I

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Wafer Paper flowers are a great addition to any cake and wayyyyyy easier and quicker to make than gumpaste flowers.  And I think they look almost, super close to the actual flowers.   They also are super light so you can combine them in a spray or attach them to the cake with melted chocolate or anyway you would a normal flower.   In this tutorial I show the

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One of the cake decorating teachers that I took classes from in the past Erin Gardner has posted a great tutorial on Craftsy's blog on how to make edible fake blood!  It looks awesome!  If you want to make a quick and easy cake this is perfect for your next Halloween party! Here are the Ingredients: 1 cup corn syrup 2 tablespoons water 2 tablespoons red gel food coloring 1

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This site contains affiliate links which means that, at no additional cost to you, I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase. Thanks so much for your support in this way! Read my full disclosure policy here. Anytime I am at a store shopping, naturally I look around for ideas for my next cake, cupcake or cookie design.  Sometimes I am inspired by a shirt or toy as to

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Running shoes happen to be my most popular cake that I make, probably since running has become such a popular sport/way to stay healthy.  Recently I was asked to share details on how to make a shoe cake. Unfortunately, I didn't take to many pictures during the process since I was so focused on it, but here are a few with descriptions on how I made it.  I will post a video with the next

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Have you ever struggled to get something to go around your cake in a straight line?  If you have you know how difficult it can be.  That is why I LOVE the Marvelous Mold silicone onlays.  They are not only simple to use, but help you place it on your cake easily and in line.  Here are some videos of how to show you how easy they are to use! See

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 I just recently made a Zombie cake and wanted to quickly put out a post on how to make a Zombie hand or any hand in general really.   Here are some tools that you will need:Petal Dusts (not luster dust unless you want your hand sparkly and shiny--not really a zombie feature, but I guess if you are doing a fairy or something girly that would work.) The petal dust colors I used were

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After taking that structure class in Canada I was soon issued my first challenge.  My middle son had an upcoming birthday and asked for a T-Rex that was standing.  He wasn't going to make it easy on me.  So I had to figure out the structure that would support a 3D T-Rex! I ended up doing a structure somewhat close to the dog one that I had made in Canada.   Here is a

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I love sugar flowers! They are so elegant and beautiful ( I even like them more than real flowers on a cake... don't tell my sister-in-law the florist). The only down side is that they are time consuming and you need to either see one made or have a great artistic eye to sit down and make one. So for you I created a picture tutorial on how to make a gumpaste/sugar peony. Here are the tools

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For all the fishermen out there this cake is for you!  This cake was a special cake for me.  I grew up fishing with my dad (the best fly fisherman alive...in my eyes).  I have many fond memories of getting up in the wee hours of the morning and driving out to a picturesque lake.   I cherished spend quality time with my dad, chatting, munching on crackers (cause we all know

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For the 4th of July I was in charge of dessert, surprise, surprise (but I love being in charge of dessert so no problem there!).  I wanted to do something a little different instead of a cake or cupcakes.  Since it was soooooo hot I thought maybe an ice cream cake, but then I saw my food network magazine and on the cover were the yummiest looking ice cream sandwiches (the July/August

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Have you ever had to put a band of fondant around a cake and struggled to make it perfectly level all the way around?  Or needed to pipe something and things are just a little off? Well I found this new tool when browsing the aisles at Michaels (I know, dangerous to browse!).  I had my doubts, but now I love this new tool!  It is the Cake Marker by Wilton.  You can buy

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I love to find new tools to help me with my cake designs, and often times they aren't meant for cake decorating.  So keep your eyes open where ever you are for things like this! This technically is an ice tray so you can make cute Lego figure ice cubes. I saw this at the Lego store and really anything that is silicone can easily be used for chocolates, fondant, gumpaste, and more! You

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What do you do with all that exta valentines candy?  Turn it into yummy cookies or frosting. We had quite a few Reece's peanut butter cups and I had a recipe from a book called Big Fat Cookies by Elinor Klivans that I have wanted to try (After I try a few more of the recipes in her book I will write up a review of what I think of it.).  I think they turned out great.  As far

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