I have recently discovered iGoogle, and I LOVE it! What is iGoogle, you ask? It’s a personalized Google homepage! You can have everything – the latest news headlines, funny jokes, comics, your email, local weather, TV listings, etc. all in one place! WARNING: iGoogle is addicting. Setting it up and checking out your homepage will …
This weekend, I was honored to make a wedding cake for Andy & Jessica! They chose a 3-tier design where two tiers were white cake and one tier was red velvet (my favorite!). I wrapped a deep purple ribbon around the base of each tier and then used ivory buttercream to pipe a design that …
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As promised, here are the modeling chocolate recipes I am using (from B. Keith Ryder): White Modeling Chocolate6 lb. good quality white chocolate couverture, chopped*2 2/3 c. light corn syrup Dark Modeling Chocolate5 lb. good quality dark chocolate couverture, chopped*2 2/3 c. light corn syrup *Do not use chips as they have been formulated differently …
I ran across this today, and I like it: The Recipe for Skill10 lb. passion for your craft6 lb. drive to help you through the rough times9 lbs. pride in oneself and the team7 lbs. vision to look beyond normalcy (or insanity!)2 lbs. intelligence Yield: A life full of joy and satisfaction.This recipe is for …
Have you been dying to try your hand at gum paste flowers but are unsure where/how to begin? Well, calla lilies are probably one of the easiest sugar flowers to make so they’re a great place to start! And, they look so elegant and real when they’re finished that everyone will be impressed. Start with …
On August 22, 2009, Andy and Jessica will tie the knot! Adam & I are looking forward to the wedding (I love weddings), and to make things even better, they’ve asked me to make their wedding and groom’s cakes! I will be recreating the flowers in Jessica’s bouquet out of gum paste to put on …
It was another busy weekend! In addition to Ben’s cake, I made another one for Deborah’s Ph.D. graduation. Mazel tov, Deborah! Deborah asked me for a 3-tier autumn-colored cake so here’s what I created: The cakes from top to bottom were: white cake with strawberry buttercream, yellow cake with chocolate buttercream, and chocolate cake with …
As I mentioned in my last post, I took a hands-on class with Bronwen Weber at the ICES Convention this year. The idea was to make 3 different faces out of 3 different sugar mediums. The first face was a little cartoon-y and made of marzipan (the yummy-smelling almond paste you can buy at the …
Definitely the best thing I learned at the ICES convention this year was modeling chocolate (aka chocolate clay, chocolate plastic, chocolate leather, candy clay)! Many people are afraid of (or at least intimidated by) chocolate because it has to be tempered properly in order to use it. Interestingly, chocolate’s melting temperature is below human body …