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Lots of gum paste flowers

Louise — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:38:33 +0000

I have in the last week or two been so busy making lots and lots of different gum paste flowers and roses. They are all going to be used on my brother and my soon to be SIL wedding tomorrow There will both be cupcakes and a small wedding cake. The weather is [...]

Threadcakes contest

Louise — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:22:47 +0000

I have been asked to be one of the five judges for the Threadcakes contest. It is Threadless who run the contest. A contest all based on your favourite tee design turned into….. a cake. The contest at Threadcakes is up and running now and it ends August 3rd. There are great prizes to [...]

How to make gum paste strawberries

Louise — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:27:41 +0000

I got so many request on how I made the gum paste strawberries for my Cath Kidston cake. So here it is Use the gum paste strawberries as decoration on cakes and cupcakes. This is what I use: Gum paste: White, red, pink and leaf green Pink non-pareils Non-stick board Rolling pin Tylo glue Corn starch Small paint brush Dresden tool (JEM) [...]

Rosey fondant cookie lollys

Louise — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:24:36 +0000

Back when I saw some cute cupcake fondant molds I was thinking of how they maybe could work as a cookie decoration. The mould is very easy to work with and it release the fondant without a fuss as long as you remember to dust it well with corn starch I quickly found [...]

Topsy Turvy DVD

Louise — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:46:11 +0000

I am a big fan of Sharon from SugarEd Productions and her fantastic dvd’s. Especially the previous one Boxes & Bows wich was filled with so many tips and tricks. Well Sharon is not lazy as she is out with a brand new dvd for all of her SugarEd fans. This time it is all about [...]

CakeJournal Updates

Louise — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:35:04 +0000

My new blog design made by the lovely Gisele Jacquenod is being installed. So there may be some minor adjustments and things not looking right at the moment. Hopefully it wont take long…… Happy Caking Louise

Petit Fours

Louise — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:25:53 +0000

I have for a long time wanted to try out some Petit Fours from Martha Stewart made with pound cake and Petit Four icing. So yesterday I went into the kitchen to bake a basic vanilla pound cake (I used another pound cake recipe than the one from MS). I wanted to try out the [...]

How to make a knitting basket cake

Louise — Sun, 24 May 2009 18:54:26 +0000

Two years ago I made a 3D knitting basket cake. I got so many great comments on it and the cake was featured on a lot of knitting blogs Last year I then got a request on making a tutorial on it for Desserts Magazines. But now I want to share it here [...]

CakeJournals favourites

Louise — Thu, 21 May 2009 08:47:25 +0000

Now and then, on my daily surfing online, I find some really great sites and this one I am about to show is a real treat. I am talking about the blog The Frosted Cake ‘n Cookie. Not only is the blog design very sweet but the girl behind it, Julie, have thrown her heart at [...]

The Cupcake Courier

Louise — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:57:57 +0000

Do you know who is cupcakes best friend? It is the Cupcake Courier a wonderful and stylish little helper that allows you to carry 36….. yes 36 cupcakes all in one go. It have three stack and removeable cupcake trays. It will keep your cupcakes safe and preventing the frosting and decoration from getting squashed [...]