http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/cake-decorating-blog.html Don't miss even one great cake idea at www.easy-cake-ideas.com. The Cake Decorating Blog is the place to find all the latest additions to the website. en-us cake decorating Sun, 15 Aug 2010 01:15:05 GMT Sun, 15 Aug 2010 01:15:05 GMT easy-cake-ideas.com http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/polka-dot-cake1.html This Polka Dot cake was made using store bought cake mix, and decorating icing. I used marshmallow fondant that I just learned to make. The cake was Sun, 15 Aug 2010 01:14:59 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/cabin-fever.html This was another exact replica of another friends cabin on the lake. I rolled a piece of gum paste and made paint with Vodka and gel food coloring. I Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:30:15 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/birthday-chocolate-cake.html My friend loves chocolate so I had to try this Birthday Chocolate Cake. She will have a birthday party soon and I wanted to be prepared. And I will bake Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:27:41 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/turtle-cake1.html This Turtle Cake is my very first marshmallow fondant animal cake. I made it for my daughters 12th birthday. She loves the color green and likes turtles Sun, 08 Aug 2010 06:29:22 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/book-cake1.html This Book Cake was for my friend Linda, who reads recipe books like others read Novels. What could have been more fitting for her birthday? The bottom Sun, 08 Aug 2010 06:20:46 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/dump-truck-cake.html This Dump Truck Cake was my very first cake and I wanted it to be special for my nephew who was turning one! Every item on this cake is 100 edible. Sun, 08 Aug 2010 05:13:57 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/anniversary-cake1.html This Anniversary Cake was my third cake, made for my in-laws 40th wedding anniversary. This cake took about 6 hours total. I probably could have done Sun, 08 Aug 2010 05:05:25 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/50th-birthday-cake2.html This was a 50th birthday Cake I made for a friend who loves to scuba dive. I used cake mixes for the cakes. The bottom was red velvet and the top was Sun, 08 Aug 2010 04:59:29 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/card-cake.html This Card Cake was made for a very good friend (second mom) who LOVES card night. I hand painted the cards on gum paste with vodka and gel food coloring. Sun, 08 Aug 2010 04:48:01 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/anniversary-cake.html I made this Anniversary Cake for one of my daughters best friends from elementary school. She and her husband got married in Vegas and didn't have a wedding Sun, 08 Aug 2010 04:39:44 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/ladybug-cake.html Used a big Pyrex bowl to make the ladybug body and a small one for the head. Covered in buttercream icing dyed to a deep red and black (icing was left Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:38:23 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/bbq-cake.html This was a really special cake for me to make. I made it for my uncle's birthday BBQ and thought it would fit in perfectly. It's my first elaborate cake Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:33:45 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/what-temp-should-the-butter-be.html I have never made frosting or cake from scratch, and I was curious if the butter needed to be softened for either? From the editor: Hi Hope, Unless Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:28:08 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/how-to-travel-two-hours-with-a-decorated-cake.html We are traveling two hours to our sons b-day party and I am not sure the best way to keep it from melting, any suggestions. Thank you. Donna From the Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:25:15 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/idea-for-a-boys-cake.html I'm looking for an idea to do a cake of a guy hydro sliding in a lake being pulled by a boat.. any ideas to share?? From the editor: Hi Judy, I'm Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:18:32 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/question-about-butter-measurement.html As I am going through this wonderful web site, I am reading the recipe's and I notice that the amount of butter used is referred to in sticks. How much Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:11:39 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/problem-with-fondant-drying-and-cracking.html Hi, I'm trying to cover RKT cars and trucks for a birthday cake and the fondant is drying before I can get them covered. The ones I've gotten covered Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:08:16 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/herbie-the-car-cake.html I was wondering if you could show us how to do a Herbie the classic car cake? From the editor: Hi Nora, You can rest assured that if I ever make a Herbie Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:00:09 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/is-the-easy-coconut-cake-recipe-missing-a-step.html I have had nothing but COMPLIMENTS every time I make one of your cakes and have been asked to make an emergency birthday cake for a young lady who works Mon, 02 Aug 2010 06:58:21 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/tiara-cake-pan-recipes-of-many-flavors-and-combo-of-flavors.html looking for recipes to use my tiara pan to its max.Pan with a 1/2 inch well in the middle. From the editor: Hi Cindy, As I understand it, a tiara pan Mon, 02 Aug 2010 06:47:58 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/help-for-a-first-time-cake-maker.html Should I refrigerate or freeze the cake before decorating? From the editor: Hi, Some people like to freeze cakes before decorating, but it can affect Mon, 02 Aug 2010 06:37:40 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/wegmans-ultimate-white-cake.html Hi! I am working on an ultimate white cake ala Wegman's, a beautiful grocery superstore in the Northeastern US. I think I have almost have it, but not Mon, 02 Aug 2010 06:25:16 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/how-do-i-get-a-moist-chocolate-cake.html My chocolate cake comes out dry especially the top. How do I get a moist chocolate cake? From the editor: Hi Marcia, You don't mention which recipe Mon, 02 Aug 2010 06:23:11 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/why-is-my-fondant-cracking.html Hello, I was wondering why when I use store bought fondant, the edges crack. Did I knead it too much or not enough, did I add too much Powder sugar, is Mon, 02 Aug 2010 06:15:41 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/will-chocolate-decorations-hold-up-in-the-heat.html hi, I am doing a chocolate cake, but I want it to be something different. I was thinking of doing butterflies with chocolate. have cut out picture of Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:03:18 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/baking-time-for-large-dense-cake.html We want to make a 3 tier cake for my daughters reception next week. The recipe we would like to use is a dense, yellow cake that is great as a sheet cake Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:58:32 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/how-to-make-calla-lily-flowers.html I have a cake to decorate and I wanted to make calla lily flowers for it. How do I make them? Can you use buttercream frosting? From the editor: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:31:43 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/will-chocolate-buttercream-bleed-through-white-fondant.html I am making a cake and they want chocolate frosting under the white fondant. Is that possible? will it bleed through? From the editor: Hi Bobbye, It Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:33:03 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/what-kind-of-milk-should-i-use-to-make-buttercream.html Hi, In your buttercream basic recipe, what kind of milk is used? From the editor: Hi Angelina, I use whatever I have on hand - sometimes full cream Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:31:17 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/hershey-sheet-cake-recipe.html I need a recipe for a sheet cake where you poke holes in the top and pour the frosting on top and it goes into the holes when set. I believe Hershey had Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:29:16 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/how-much-cake-batter-and-filling-do-i-need.html I have a 14, 10 and 6 in. 3 inch deep and I want to fill between layers with cream cheese icing and then cover with buttercream. how much cream cheese Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:22:36 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/corn-syrup-vs-light-corn-syrup.html I was wondering if I could use light corn syrup other then corn syrup when making modeling chocolate. Thanks! From the editor: Hi Rachel, The 'light' Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:33:55 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/can-i-use-chocolate-ganache-under-fondant.html Dear Michelle...can I put fondant on whipped chocolate ganache? Best regards. From the editor: Hi Marica, Yes, you can use whipped chocolate ganache, Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:21:34 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/fondont-or-buttercream.html First of all thank you for taking the time to help me. I am doing a wrestling cake for my nephew and my question is should I use fondant or icing to cover Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:38:41 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/baked-fillings.html I remember when I was little, my grandmother baked a cake with the filling in it. I don't have that recipe :( and I am trying to craft a giraffe face Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:15:17 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/dilema-with-mm-fondant.html Dear Michelle, on plenty sites on internet, and yours too, i read that you should not refrigerated cake covered with MM fondant. But on the other side Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:47:47 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/butter-temperature.html Does the butter have to be at room temp or chilled. Straight from the fridge. From the editor: Hi Gina, Butter should be at room temperature, unless Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:40:56 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/cake-boards-chocolate-fondant-and-making-fondant-doable.html I just found your site and LOOOOOOVE it. I am a newbie when it comes to this (just made my first fondant covered cake last week--it actually turned out Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:39:28 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/first-time-making-fondant-cake.html It'll be my first time making a fondant cake. I'll usually bake a regular cake with whipped topping - I wanted to challenge myself and try fondant cake Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:51:26 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/marshmellow-fondant-storage.html Hello, I made the MMF using your recipe, I noticed you had answered someone else if they want to store it to put it in the fridge, is this necessary? Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:47:37 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/do-i-have-to-refrigerate-cream-cheese-frosting.html Do your recipes for cream cheese frosting & cheese cake frostings need to go in the fridge? From the editor: Hi Shelley, Yes, you should refrigerate Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:42:39 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/how-do-i-make-a-vampire-cake.html My granddaughter wants a vampire cake for her birthday at the end of this month. Any ideas? You can reach me at iamerikdavis@yahoo.com (This is the Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:40:37 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/buttercream-troubles.html I use butter cream icing but it seems to make crack lines when carried or moved. Is there an additional ingredient that I can add that will keep the icing Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:23:46 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/socer-cake.html I was wondering my sister's birthday is coming up and she adores soccer. She is turning 20, any ideas? From the editor: Hi Nathalie, Check out this Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:13:07 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/white-cake-and-fondant.html Is white cake okay to cover with fondant? From the editor: You can cover almost any kind of cake with fondant, including white cake. The only type Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:37:33 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/carving.html Dear Easy Cake Ideas, I'm in charge of my next door neighbor's 40th birthday cake. I'm a beginner at making cakes. What's the easiest kind of cake Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:33:34 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/marshmallow-frangipani-cupcake-topper.html I recently went to a 60th party where the cake was make of cup cakes, the butter icing is easy enough but on top were frangipani flowers made cut with Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:24:52 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/i-need-to-make-the-best-cake-ever.html It's my grandmothers birthday this weekend and she asked me to make her a cake... I don't want it to be just any cake. I want it to be the best!!! any Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:03:53 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/what-type-of-icing-smooths-the-best.html what is the best smooth buttercream icing to use for a professional look. From the editor: I find Swiss Meringue Buttercream gives a beautiful smooth Tue, 13 Jul 2010 06:40:14 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/refrigerate-cupcakes.html If I fill my cupcakes with your basic cream cheese filling recipe, do I need to refrigerate my cupcakes until ready to serve? From the editor: hi Barbara, Tue, 13 Jul 2010 06:36:41 GMT