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    • Two New Cake Designs

      May 21, 2012 in baking blog, cake blogs, Featured, wedding cake blog
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      I think I’m going through another design style transition. While I still can’t seem to do a white-on-white cake, I  now find myself more attracted to muted color palettes than the bold and bright colors…

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    • Some Recent Press

      May 5, 2012 in baking blog, cake blogs, Featured, photos, vintage, wedding cake blog, Wedding Cakes
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      My husband says I change my mind a lot. I guess it’s kind of true. At some point, I decided not to have a press page on my website. (Read this post–it’s actually pretty funny–and…

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    • Prom Cake

      April 25, 2012 in baking blog, cake blogs, Featured, fondant, wedding cake blog
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      This is Tim. He is a student at a local high school. This is Tim and his girlfriend, Taryn. We met Tim when he came into the shop a couple of weeks ago to order…

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    • Wedding Cake Slices: Serving Size Chart

      April 15, 2012 in baking blog, cake blogs, Featured, wedding cake blog, wedding cake serving guide chart, wedding cake size
      Wedding Cake Slice Serving Chart

      Below is the reference chart I use to determine the tier sizes for all of my wedding cakes. I have always used this guide and have never had an insufficient number of servings. I shared…

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    • The Best Cake Tips I’ve Learned Along the Way

      April 10, 2012 in baking blog, cake blogs, cake design, Featured, for the baker, tips + tools, wedding cake, wedding cake blog
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      I started decorating cakes in 1995 and have picked up some really great tricks along the way. Some I learned from other cake artists, either by reading their books, taking their classes, speaking with them…

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    • Cake for The Knot Magazine

      April 6, 2012 in baking blog, brides magazine 50 most beautiful, cake blogs, Featured, ombre cake, vintage, wedding cake blog
      Pink pinwheel by devon jarvis

      Last year, I wrote about a cake with pleated pinwheels that I proposed to Bride’s magazine. The cake was inspired by something I had seen in Martha Stewart, and in the sketch (and my imagination)…

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    • New Cake Design: Gold Chevron with Vintage-Inspired Flowers

      April 1, 2012 in baking blog, cake blogs, cake design, Featured, vintage, wedding cake, wedding cake blog, Wedding Cakes
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      Somewhere around the late ’80s, I swore off gold. No more gold earrings, gold bracelets, or gold necklaces for me. I also renounced pastels. Pinks and lavenders, mint and seafoam green, and especially mauve and…

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