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    • Four ways to step up your cake design game right now

      December 7, 2015 in cake blog, cake decorating, cake decorating classes NYC, cake design, cake design book, fondant
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      When it comes to improving your cake design skills, nothing can replace real-life, hands-on experience. Want to improve your work? Practice, practice, practice. That said, there are lots of things you can easily do right now…

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    • Cake Hack: Using Sorbet to Flavor Buttercream

      December 2, 2015 in baking blog, buttercream, cake blog, cake blogs, cake decorating, cake decorating classes NYC, cake hack
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      If you’ve taken my Better Buttercream class. you know that we flavor all of our buttercreams from scratch. (Really, you should take the class. Students that have literally years of experience with buttercream have taken it and…

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    • Glittery Holiday Stag Cake

      December 1, 2015 in baking blog, cake blog, fondant
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      Sometime last year, I discovered Jones Design Company and fell in love. I took her online graphic design class (excellent and highly recommended), and lusted after her art prints for a while, until finally, unable…

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    • The Five Finger Spread

      November 19, 2015 in baking blog, cake blog, cake blogs, cake decorating, cake decorating classes NYC, cake design, for the baker, wedding cake blog
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      I learned this trick in a baking class years ago, and have used it ever since. No more searching for rulers or tape measures, or guessing the size of your pan. Once you start doing this, you’ll…

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    • Five Things I Love {About My Industry Friends}

      November 17, 2015 in baking blog, cake blog, cake blogs, wedding cake blog
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      I’ve met so many cool, funny, creative, hard-working people through my job; vendors in every category from florists to lighting designers to photographers. Many of them have become good friends. Here are the five things…

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    • To Freeze or Not to Freeze: A Baker’s Guide

      November 11, 2015 in baking blog, cake blog, cake blogs, cake decorating, for the baker, wedding cake blog
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      I freeze just about everything. Some of my freezing habits started out of necessity (to prevent pantry moths at home) and some out of practicality (I find it so much easier to make a giant…

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    • Fave Finds: Hello Kitty Edition

      November 3, 2015 in baking blog, cake blog, cake blogs, wedding cake blog
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      My daughter, Mia, came out of the womb with a penchant for pink and Hello Kitty. I have no idea how it happened–I’ve always been more partial to purple–but it’s hard not to feed into…

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