December Cakes – Step by Step Cute Snowman Cake

December is always a rush of holiday orders. With cookies and confections I only offer at Christmas time like chocolate covered peanut butter balls and cream puffs, this year I had more birthday cakes than usual, five in all. One was a very special, a 95th birthday for a man I have admired since IContinue reading “December Cakes – Step by Step Cute Snowman Cake”

Decorated Halloween Layer Cake

My sister and her husband had their annual, epic, Halloween party this past weekend and for the dessert contest I brought a Halloween themed cake. I used a 10″ double layer chocolate cake and split each layer which gave me room for 3 layers of different colored filling. The first layer I split with aContinue reading “Decorated Halloween Layer Cake”

Eight Steps to a Beautiful White, Blueberry Filled, Cream Cheese Frosted, Drip Cake

A couple of months ago I popped an unfrosted cake into the freezer to use for later and forgot about it. I came across it while I was looking for something else in the freezer and thought I would bring it out to have it as dessert last night. Cream cheese frosting sounded better thanContinue reading “Eight Steps to a Beautiful White, Blueberry Filled, Cream Cheese Frosted, Drip Cake”

Basic Cake Decorating Class

On Monday night I taught a class at a local high school on basic cake decorating. I love doing these classes because I get to meet new people and everyone has a smile on their face by the end of the class. Learning something new is always exciting! In my basic class I give eachContinue reading “Basic Cake Decorating Class”

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