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Confection Connection’s Cake Convention

Michelle — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:35:44 +0000

Attention CakeJournal readers – get excited! Spend the first weekend of 2010 surrounded by cake and frosting. The US Confection Connection is hosting the first ever NY Cake Convention January 2-5 at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City. Cake decorators from around the world are coming together for a four-day convention filled with demos, classes, competition [...]

Cake Boss Season 2

Michelle — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:10:29 +0000

We had such a huge response regarding our Cake on TV post – even TLC’s Cake Boss got excited! They wanted us to make sure every CakeJournal reader knew about the new season of Cake Boss, which began Monday night. The new season is filled with more cake fun and family antics. If you’d like to read [...]

How to make a quick mini rose

Louise — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:17:58 +0000

I got a few request on how to make a quick mini rose like the ones on the photo. They are super easy to do and even kids can make them. The equipment is only: Colored rolled fondant or gum paste Small knife Small leaf cutter You make the quick mini roses in the palm of your hand, so remember [...]

Calling all Caking Kings & Queens!

Michelle — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:56:41 +0000

Cakejournal has received information about an upcoming opportunity for your amazing creations to be published! Sisters, Sandra Salamony and Gina Brown are developing their second book, 1000 Ideas for Decorating Cakes, Cupcakes & Cookies and they want your help. Head to their web site: http://1000CakesCupcakesCookies.com for more info. Get your ideas to them before January 8, 2010 [...]

Comfy Caking

Michelle — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:46:03 +0000

The traditional baking attire includes an apron and a chef’s hat, but is that what we really wear in our kitchens? On occasion you may see me scrambling in my kitchen with my pastry camp chef’s hat on, one of my twenty aprons tied around my waist, or ever my personalized chef’s coat I received [...]

Halloween Cookie basket

Louise — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:36:26 +0000

I am already busy with the preparations for this years Halloween holiday and making Halloween cookie baskets is one of my (many) projects. I will be using them as gifts for friends and family this year and I still need to make seven more baskets. Just to see how they look with cookies, have I filled [...]

Interior or Exterior?

Michelle — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:05:26 +0000

TLC’s Ultimate Cake Off, WE TV’s Amazing Wedding Cakes, Food Network’s Ace of Cakes, and TLC’s Cake Boss – whoa baby – the airwaves are filled with Cake TV! I love watching these shows filled with crazy designs and decadence, but I’m wondering what impact does this cake-a-vision have on the everyday cake-baker. Are we constantly [...]

The Littlest Pet Shop snail birthday cake

Louise — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:15:41 +0000

So here it is, the birthday cake made for my nieces 10th birthday party today. I made the cake design very simple with a green stem going around the cake with one large leaf on top for the LPS snail to sit on. The cake was a plain chocolate cake as requested by my niece. To [...]

Littlest Pet Shop snail cake topper

Louise — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:46:12 +0000

I made this cute Littlest Pet Shop snail cake topper yesterday and I will be using it to decorate my nieces birthday cake along with some flowers and leaves. I used one of my daughtes LPS snails to make it as close as possible like the original, only a lot bigger. I have used modeling [...]

Sweet embossing tools

Louise — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:58:00 +0000

As a little follow up to my last post I wanted to share with you some of the sweet embossing tools that I like to use. Patchwork Cutters has a large variety and many different designs and you can even use some of them as cutters if you like. Make a Crib: This set comes with 2 [...]