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 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:40:02 GMT Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:40:02 GMT easy-cake-ideas.com http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/tennis-cake.html Just two oval cakes made this Tennis Cake. The handle of the tennis racket is banana bread and the tennis ball is made from Rice Krispy treats. I Made Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:39:59 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/harry-potter-cake.html This Harry Potty Cake is a book made of chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream filling. The whole cake is then covered in ganache. I love covering Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:31:09 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/crab-cake.html I made my Crab Cake with one small rounded pan and one 9 round and extra batter in a bread pan for making the claws. I covered the crab with orange Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:19:35 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/why-dont-you-refrigerate-decorations-made-out-of-fondant.html I want to make my decorations in advance but why cant they be refrigerated? Does it matter? From the editor: The reason you shouldn't store fondant in Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:09:27 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/an-a-frame-cabin-cake.html I am making a cake for my boyfriend and I want to make it a winter scene with a small a frame cabin and snow on the ground. How do I get the the roof to Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:06:26 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/yellow-cake-query.html Shall definitely be trying your yellow cake recipe Michelle but is this direction correct? One third in one tin and two thirds in other or is this a mistake? Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:00:37 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/how-do-you-triple-a-recipie.html I need to know how to triple a recipe because my pan calls for 15 CUPS of cake batter and my recipe only makes 5 CUPS. I don't want to have to mix the Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:57:15 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/can-i-use-a-butter-substitute-with-the-pound-cake.html I was thinking of using fat free I can't believe it's not butter. Thank you. From the editor: Hi Rachael, I don't know for sure if it would work. Judging Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:29:58 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/can-i-bake-in-mixing-bowl.html How do I know if a mixing bowl is safe to bake a dome shaped cake in? From the editor: Any stainless steel bowl makes a good cake pan, but if you're Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:18:54 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/golf-cake1.html This retirement Golf Cake was made with love for a friend retiring after 36yrs in the Public Service. The cake was made with 4 Duncan Hines Chocolate Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:54:15 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/fire-truck-cake1.html This Fire Truck Cake was made from a mix with buttercream frosting made from scratch. I am a beginner cake decorator. The passion came from building Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:32:08 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/can-i-freeze-unused-cake-batter-.html I hate nothing more then making a 6 cake and having all this cake batter left over!! I end up making mountains of cup cakes and everyone I know is totally Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:11:34 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/substitution-for-shortening.html Can I substitute butter for the shortening in your frosting and filling recipes? I know shortening would probably make the textures denser and may hold Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:07:16 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/covering-a-cake-with-modeling-chocolate.html Do you need to do a crumb coat or buttercream coat before covering a cake with modeling chocolate? From the editor: Hi Carrie, When you want to use Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:13:31 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/uses-storage-tips-and-ability-to-keep-for-your-recipes.html Hello, I am very new to cake decorating and I love your recipes. I would like to know how long your different recipes keep and how they should be stored Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:06:29 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/storing-ice-cream-cone-cupcakes.html I made some Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes today, Tuesday, for a party Thursday morning. I planned on frosting them closer to the party date. What would be the Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:10:48 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/beehive-cake.html I made my Beehive Cake with three single layers of yellow cake covered in fondant. The bees were made from fondant and suspended on wires going into Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:04:44 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/what-does-corn-starch-do-to-a-cake.html What does corn starch do to a cake? From the editor: Hi Carly, Corn starch is used in conjunction with all purpose flour to replace cake flour in many Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:58:18 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/lemon-cake.html This is all Michelle - we LOVE LOVE LOVE the lemon curd. I've had a lady order 2 cakes in 2 months - I think she's having dinner parties just so she Mon, 21 Mar 2011 07:14:50 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/making-fake-beer-foam.html I have made a beer mug cake, but I don't know how i should make the foam for on top. HELP!!!!!!!! Sue B. From the editor: Hi Sue, Check out my tutorial Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:16:40 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/easy-method-for-making-jungle-trees-out-of-modeling-chocolate.html It's my son's third birthday and I am making him a Diego cake. I have four jungle animals for it but in need of some trees and not sure how to go about Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:11:28 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/need-a-whipped-icing-recipe.html Hello, I will have a upcoming wedding this summer. The bride wants cupcakes-which is normally no big deal. However my problem comes with the icing. Sat, 19 Mar 2011 23:37:34 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/can-an-airbrushed-mmf-cake-be-put-in-the-freezer.html I made a marshmallow fondant cake and airbrushed it, but the lady just called and gave me the wrong date. Its for the following sat instead of the 19th, Sat, 19 Mar 2011 23:23:40 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/can-i-use-a-published-recipe-to-sell-cakes.html Thank you for your website. I am a stay at home mom who wants to perfect my passion for baking without attending culinary school. I hope to sell goodies Sat, 19 Mar 2011 23:09:11 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/where-to-buy-petal-dust.html Where did you find magenta petal dust? I've been to Hobby Lobby, Meijer and Walmart....none of them have it. I have to decorate a cake tonight or tomorrow....need Sat, 19 Mar 2011 23:02:28 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/ideas-for-a-poinsettia-cake-pan.html It looks like an poinsettia cake pan but could look like a large Spring bloom if decorated correctly. I just need some help with those decorating ideas. Sat, 19 Mar 2011 23:00:19 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/can-i-substitute-swiss-merengue-buttercream-for-basic-buttercream.html Can I substitute Swiss Meringue buttercream for the basic buttercream recipe when using your cake filling recipes? From the editor: Hi Laura, With some Sat, 19 Mar 2011 22:41:47 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/can-i-use-the-coconut-cream-cheese-filling-recipe-to-frost-a-cake.html I am baking a tiger birthday cake for my friend, and am making a butter cake with coconut cream cheese filling, but I was wondering if I can use the coconut Sat, 19 Mar 2011 22:00:44 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/why-does-my-bundt-cake-fall-in-the-middle.html My bundt cake I make always falls some is this normal, I have gotten a gram scale to make sure that I am not using too much flour, and my baking powder Sat, 19 Mar 2011 21:56:04 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/lightning-mcqueen.html To make my Lightning McQueen Cake I carved a chocolate Sponge cake into the shape of the car and iced it with buttercream icing. I made all the trimmings Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:11:02 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/tea-pot-cake.html OK...we live in the desert near Palm Springs so it was about 110 degrees outside and this Tea Pot Cake was melting at the moment I decided I better take Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:25:21 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/monkey-cake2.html This Monkey Cake is a 2 layer sheet cake covered in Green fondant with brown poka dots. The Monkey is made of rice krispies & gumpaste and covered with Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:13:18 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/almond-flour.html Hi, I make cakes as a hobby and I was wondering about almond flour. Does it make a difference in flavour and texture to use it? From the editor: Hi Sun, 13 Mar 2011 11:27:17 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/how-many-cups-in-a-pound-of-icing-sugar.html In your buttercream icing recipe, it says a 1 pound bag of icing sugar and I'm wondering how many cups 1 pound of icing sugar is? From the editor: Hi Sat, 12 Mar 2011 12:37:23 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/why-does-my-modelling-chocolate-make-a-water-residue-and-why-doesnt-it-stay-firm-while-working-with-it.html I tried making the modelling chocolate. Nowhere around here could I find light corn syrup. The lady at my local baking supply shop told me that you must Sat, 12 Mar 2011 12:32:44 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/how-much-cake-filling.html Hello, I am making my own wedding cake but first I am doing a practice run. The cake will be a four tier cake. Each tier will consist of a three layers Sat, 12 Mar 2011 12:25:44 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/marbling-molding-chocolate.html Is it possible to marbleize two modeling chocolate colors together in the same way that fondant can be? From the editor: Hi Katie, Yes, you can do Sun, 20 Feb 2011 12:58:49 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/can-cake-flour-go-bad.html I am trying to find a real good cake recipe from scratch. All the ones that I use are real dense and not very bouncy or moist. Is it my cake flour? Sun, 20 Feb 2011 12:20:08 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/can-you-use-a-cake-mix-with-a-homemade-cake-recipe.html I would like to try making a homemade cake that is mixed with a cake mix, I am thinking of doing the hummingbird cake with a pineapple cake mix. The goal Sun, 20 Feb 2011 12:12:05 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/mixers.html I am going to to the cake business and I am just starting out. I want to be able to make the fondant and I am going to buy a mixer but don't have a lot Sun, 20 Feb 2011 11:45:11 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/how-can-i-recreate-tgi-fridays-chocolate-fudge-fixation-cake.html Hi there, I am absolutely in love with the Chocolate Fudge Fixation cake that TGI Friday's sells and was wondering if you could tell me how to make it? Sun, 20 Feb 2011 11:29:56 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/how-to-make-a-topsy-turvy-cake.html I want to make a two tier topsy turvy/whimsical cake. I know that I have to cut out a spot in the bottom tier to allow the top tier to sit flat and tort Sun, 20 Feb 2011 11:11:40 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/how-do-you-make-the-fire-engine-cake.html Hello, I was wondering if I could get the steps to the fire engine cake. I've been looking for one for a while and this is the best one I have found. Thanx Sat, 19 Feb 2011 01:32:08 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/what-type-of-filling-should-i-use-that-wont-collapse-in-a-3-tiered-cake.html I have to make a cake for a fundraiser and I was wondering what filling I should use and dowels and supports and stuff. I've never tried a cake like this Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:38:54 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/why-does-my-decorated-tiered-cake-fall-apart-before-the-party.html I make cakes for my grandchildrens birthday's. They always seem to be two and three tiered cakes. I always have to travel a short distance to the party Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:30:31 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/what-do-you-use-to-paint-fondant-or-gumpaste.html Do you have a recipe or what do you use to make a paint, to paint on fondant or gumpaste? From the editor: To paint on gumpaste, fondant or buttercream, Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:16:19 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/birthday-cake-pictures-2.html Check out this fabulous Pizza Cake with all the extras. Step by step birthday cake pictures and instructions. You'll also find an amazing gallery of other unique birthday cakes, recipes and how-to tips and techniques. Sat, 29 Jan 2011 12:55:22 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/hello-kitty-cake1.html For my Hello Kitty Cake, I made a two layer cake. The bottom is chocolate and top golden butter with buttercream icing and fondant bottom border trim. Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:24:09 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/grooms-cake.html This Grooms Cake was my first attempt at decorating a cake. Having spent all the money on the bride's cake, I decided to do the groom's. Four tiers of Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:19:31 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/dog-cake1.html This Dog Cake is my most detailed cake yet! The head is chocolate cake with peanut butter buttercream and cut up Reeses cups! The nose part is cookie Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:10:46 GMT