- Follow Us:
-
- Read all of our Wedding Cake Reviews at
Category Archives: Holiday Cakes
Ugly Christmas Sweater Benefit
My cousin and his fiance started the holiday tradition of having an “Ugly Christmas Sweater” party every year. Over the years the guest list has grown a lot, so this year they decided to expand it and make the party a fundraiser for the … Continue reading
Posted in Celebration Cakes, Holiday Cakes
Leave a comment
Poinsettia Winter Wonderland
I’ve finished teaching 3 cake decorating courses at the Michael’s Arts and Crafts in North Brunswick and they were a lot of fun. I will be teaching Course 3 in January so I decided to make another display cake to put up in the store. I used a lot of the techniques that are taught in Course 3. The cake is covered in white fondant and the Poinsettia design was done using a technique called brush embroidery. A blue fondant ribbon borders the bottom of the cake and little blue snowflakes were piped on the side. Continue reading
Posted in Celebration Cakes, Holiday Cakes
Leave a comment
Fall Fun
So about a year ago I was accepted to be a Wilton Method Instructor (WMI), however it wasn’t until recently that I found an opening available in my area. WMI’s are cake decorating instructors that have gone through the all three … Continue reading
Posted in Celebration Cakes, Holiday Cakes
Leave a comment
My Third Eye
For Halloween I decided to re-create the album cover of a favorite band of my called Tool. I thought the double eye was pretty creepy and would go well at our Halloween party. The sheet cake was carved to have … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday Cakes
Leave a comment
Chocolate Turkey
This centerpiece is completely made out of chocolate. I made it for a class I took on chocolate centerpieces. The base is pure chocolate, while the backdrop is actually colored cocoa butter with a chocolate backing. The “log”, pumpkin, and … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday Cakes
Leave a comment
Faberge egg
I decided to make an Easter egg shaped cake to celebrate spring. I used an oval pan for the cake and then covered it in pink fondant. I brushed the fondant with luster dust to give it a shiny, Faberge-like … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday Cakes
Leave a comment
Birthday Santa
A close friend of mine has a birthday very close to Christmas. To celebrate one year I surprised him with a homemade birthday cake. The cake was chocolate with chocolate buttercream. The Santa and reindeer were made out of color … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday Cakes
Leave a comment
Christmas Basket
I entered this cake in a holiday dessert contest at work and won. The cake is chocolate mint with a vanilla buttercream. Chocolate buttercream was used to make the basketweave design on the side of the cake. The Christmas tree … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday Cakes
Leave a comment