Author: atouchofsugar

Cake decorator

Valentine's Cupcake Ideas

Here are some simple Valentine’s Day cupcake ideas 🙂  


4th February 2013 0

Valentine's Day Cake (Levelling, Filling, and Frosting the Cake) – Part 2

This post continues from my earlier post. Level and torte your cooled cake with a serrated knife or cake leveler . To fill the cake, pipe a thick layer of buttercream around the cake to create a dam. Then pipe in the filling and even it out with a spatula. Chill the cake in the fridge…
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28th January 2013 0

Valentine's Day Cake (Making Teddy Bears) – Part 1

With Valentine’s Day coming up I thought I would do a cake tutorial. I make fondant decorations before making the cake to allow them to dry. Teddys are cute, simple to make and can be used for a valentine’s cake or a child’s birthday cake. Here is how I make fondant teddy bears: What you…
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24th January 2013 1

Homemade Lucky Charms!

There are many of us who can not have Lucky charms because they are not halal/kosher/vegetarian. I have desperately wanted these as a child and would often read the ingredients over and over again in the vain hope that perhaps one day I shall see a ‘suitable for vegetarian’ sign or kosher gelatin on the…
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21st January 2013 1

How to Make Gum Paste Roses

In this post, I will show you how to make gum paste roses. I’m sure there are many methods to make roses, but this is the method that works for me. Gum paste roses could be used on a cake for many occasions, they look great, and people seem to love eating them! I have…
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11th January 2013 2

How to Make a Basic Sponge Cake

In this post I will show you how to make a basic sponge cake which I will refer to in future posts. Sponge cake is one of those cakes that could be served in many ways, and tastes great on its own, or coated with butter-cream and other treats. There are many recipes for making sponge cake out…
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21st December 2012 2

How to Make Cake Pops

Cake pops are great treats, kids and adults both love them and they are extremely fun and easy to make! They could be used for all sorts of occasions, birthday parties, weddings, pretty much anything! Cake pops were originally made by Bakerella, they can now be found in Starbucks and many bakeries. Here is my step…
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11th December 2012 3

My Previous Cakes


24th November 2012 1