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My first fondant cake…

Saturday, October 17, 2009

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After our adventures in buttercream, my friend Mimi & I decided to give fondant & royal icing a try. Believe it or not, this cake is only 3.5″ around! We baked chocolate sheet cakes and then used large biscuit cutters to cut out the tiers. We torted them and then added the fondant along with [...]

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Nuclear frosting & adventures in cake decorating

Monday, October 12, 2009

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My friend, Mimi, and I recently took a Wilton 101 cake decorating class at our local craft store. We learned basic piping skills, how to make buttercream icing and how to turn it into a festive celebration of sugar…or so we thought. I decided to test out my skills on my co-workers, and learned a [...]

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