A friend of mine recently asked me to make a giant stethoscope out of cake for her brother’s graduation from medical school. My first thought was that the only part that can be cake is the round metal part that the doctor holds against your chest. If that’s huge, then the tubing and ear pieces …
One of my cakes has been published in the magazine Mailbox News! While this is not necessarily a prestigious achievement, it’s still exciting the one of my cakes in print! Mailbox News is a small magazine put out by the same folks that do American Cake Decorating Magazine. If you’re a decorator, I highly recommend …
A friend of the family threw a baby shower for her daughter last weekend. She had seen pictures of some baby shower cookies I’d made and wanted me to send some for the shower. Nothing special about that, right??? Except that they live in TEXAS! Elise and I made sugar cookies and decorated them with …
A good friend of mine and a fellow member of the Scarpace lab just completed her final defense of her dissertation last Monday. To celebrate this huge accomplishment, Dr. Tumer & Dr. Scarpace are throwing a party for her this weekend! I was thrilled and honored when Dr. Tumer called to ask if I’d make …
Elise and I were super excited, and somewhat nervous, about this cake! A friend wanted a cake for her Mom’s 50th birthday party on Friday. Her mom really loves angels so she originally asked for a cake that looked like a sculpted angel, either sitting or lying down. We told her we couldn’t do something …
Gum paste flowers, when done correctly, can look just like the real thing. I have heard that Wilton gum paste wilts in humid environments so I used Nicholas Lodge’s recipe for gum paste that holds up better in humidity. You can get his recipe here, but briefly: To make 2 pounds of gum paste, beat …
I had a BLAST at the Let’s Eat Cake Fundraiser last night! I am extremely competitive so I thrive in the stress of safely transporting and setting up everything for competitions. This was my first cake competition, but I was mentally prepared by watching lots of Food Network coverage of the Oklahoma Sugar Art Show …
I wrote this post yesterday afternoon, but didn’t have time to post it to my blog before the competition: I am super excited about the Let’s Eat Cake Fundraiser tonight! I have probably worked over 200 hours on my cake in the last 3 weeks so I’m ready for it to make its debut! The …
Thank you to everyone who ordered a box of petit fours from Ph.D.-serts! Our first holiday sale was a success with 19 pre-ordered boxes! We have 5 extra boxes for sale today, and we’re donating 24 petit fours to the Graduate Student Organization bake sale for charity. Thanks again!
I’m SUPER excited about what’s taking place next Tuesday evening! A wedding coordinator (Melissa from Masterpiece Weddings) in Gainesville is organizing a huge fundraiser for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The fundraiser is a wedding cake competition for both amateurs and professionals. As soon as I heard about the competition last fall, I’ve been …