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If you are curious about what the popular press has to say about the “Best” cakes in every state, check out People Magazine’s Cakes from Every State Multimedia presentation. This is about a year old, (I don’t know how I missed it :)) but still a nice snapshot.
The cool thing about this article is the range [...]
Say it with Cupcakes! Chef Alison McLoughlin of The Culinary Institute of America has a great suggestion: create a beautiful “bouquet” of floral cupcakes for any festive celebration.
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Here’s one for a little girls birthday or maybe a themed shower… As one of the comments asked: How could anyone cut this cake, it’s too cute! Take note, that this is a buttercream cake, so tasty and smooth.
Originally uploaded by: chocmocakes
Check out ‘Ace of Cakes’ on thestreet.com as he shares some excellent advice for cake decorating beginners and pros alike.
On his must-have list: a cake wheel, serrated knife (for carving), filet knife (for “getting underneath things”), spatulas (for spreading icing), food coloring (from a baking or candy supply company, not the cheap stuff in [...]
The amazing and inspirational cake blog Cakespy has a great interview with Claudia Saraniecki of Babushka Bakery. If you haven’t already seen this, check it out. What I loved were the words of wisdom Saraniecki eloquently stated about why her work is important to her. Read the whole interview and if you have a moment [...]
Lolo over at VeganYumYum.Com (voted Best Food Blog of 2007) has a great idea for cupcake or cake decorations made from marzipan. She was featured on the Martha Stewart show on February 25, 2008. Again we see how critical the use of the internet and social tools like flickr and youtube are in reaching wider [...]
Here’s a twist on bite-sized cupcakes. Bakerella has posted the recipe for her beautiful and innovative Red Velvet Cake Balls. While the recipe is from a box, this is a really interesting idea that is something that is between a cupcake and a piece of candy. I could see this as a nice revenue generating [...]
Here’s a sweet idea from the Wilton Forums for those of you who do baby shower cakes or are thinking of offering your services to this lucrative market:
This is a really simple idea with a great payoff. It looks really hard to do because it’s a custom shape but over at Frugal Ideas from the [...]
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