How to: Make a Parchment Piping Bag
If you’re planning to do a lot of holiday cookie decorating and don’t want to spend a lot on plastic piping bags and tips, parchment...
Author : Lana Vrz
Questions to Ask When Buying a New Construction Home
If you are thinking about buying a property, you have two options. You can either buy an existing one or a new construction home. Both...
On Fondant, Gumpaste, Pastillage, and Mexican Paste
Between fondant, gumpaste, and pastillage, not to mention marzipan, Mexican paste and chocolate clay, it’s easy to get confused about sugar paste terminology. Throw in...
Super Easy DIY Textured Backdrop
Back when I started my business, blogs were in their infancy, I’d never heard of facebook, and there were no online cake photography classes. It was...
A Modern Indian Wedding Cake
I usually ask clients to bring photos of cakes they like to the consultation. Often, at first glance, they seem to have nothing in common,...
Tricks of the Trade: Reviving Old Fondant
When fondant is good, it’s good. Good fondant gives your cake a perfectly smooth and flawless finish. If kept air tight, fondant lasts forever, but...
Anatomy of a Cake Tasting
I love doing tastings. I love meeting new couples, hearing their stories, and watching their faces as they taste our cakes. I love looking at...
Easiest Ever Edible Glue
This recipe for edible glue could not be any easier, and you probably already have all the components on hand. Yield: About 1/2 cup of...
Yes! You Can (and Sometimes Should) Refrigerate Your Fondant-Covered Cakes!
More than any other question, people ask me about refrigerating their fondant-covered cakes. I, like many people, was taught that you can’t refrigerate fondant. And so,...
10 Things You Should Know About Fondant
Whether you’re a bride, a cake-curious baker, or a cake design professional, there is a lot to know about fondant. There are many things I...