Bumblebee Cupcakes
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
About a month and a half ago, a friend asked me if I’d be willing to make some cupcakes for the baby shower she hosted this past weekend for her sister-in-law. I was a little nervous, but I said yes. I really had no idea how to price cupcakes – I have my baker friends [...]
Birthday Rose Cake
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
I made this cake for my good friend Becky, whose birthday we celebrated last night (yes, the same gal who made fondant and pierogi with me)! Inside is a double layer of her favorite, red velvet. I was so excited to give her my present – I got her the cutest cupcake plate: The most adorable [...]
Happy Mum’s Day: Petits Fours
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets, holidays
Finally, I finished the mother’s day treats: petits fours! Tiny, double-layer cherry chip cakes covered in poured fondant, each with a mum on top made of royal icing. I baked them using a bite-size cake/brownie mold: Once cooled, I cut off the tops to level the mini cakes. Then, for each petit four, I stuck [...]
Tags: cake, cherry, fondant, French
Wedding Shower Cake
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
If you’re wondering why I haven’t posted in three days, here’s why: I had a wedding shower to go to for one of my friends yesterday afternoon, and her sister had asked me to bring the cake. She asked me early last week, and it took me until Thursday to decide on how I wanted [...]
Tags: cake, chocolate, fondant
A Sugary Saturday
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
Last week, my friend Becky told me that she was interested in learning how to decorate a cake with fondant. She asked me if I could show her the ropes, which I thought was an excellent idea! So, yesterday we got together for a cake decorating session. We both had cakes ready that we’d made [...]
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