We just added a new class to the schedule. The next Tier I: Introduction to Cake Design will begin on Saturday, November 13. We’ll skip Thanksgiving weekend and continue on December 4, 11, and 18….
At first, we sort of made fun of my friend Brian when he went to ice cream college. Brian, along with his wife Jackie, owns Ample Hills Creamery, an artisan ice cream company in Brooklyn,…
Last July, I went to a birthday party and saw a little girl wearing this adorable Gymboree dress: Obviously, I was left with no choice but to make it into a cake: a fall cake…
I am very critical of my work, so I’m always pleasantly surprised when I actually like something I’ve created. The Fiesta cake was for Quica’s 90th birthday celebration. I met with her daughter and granddaughter,…
Maybe it’s because everyone’s kids are back at school, or maybe it’s the preponderance of cake reality shows, but we’ve been receiving an inordinate number of inquiries about cake design classes. In response to the…
It’s always challenging to determine what size pans to use for a cake. Search the web and you’ll find that cake serving guides vary significantly. Earlene’s Cake Serving Chart shows that a 9″ cake serves…
This photo shoot was inspired by Oscar de la Renta’s Pre-Fall 2010 collection. It’s not so much that I was personally inspired–I’m no fashionista as anyone who knows me (or for that matter sees me)…