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Cake Calligraphy Tutorial by Faye Cahill from The Gilded Cake

(This cake calligraphy tutorial is extracted with permission from The Gilded Cake by Faye Cahill, published by FW Media International and available to purchase here from Amazon). A. Transferring a pattern Before you can start to decorate, you’ll need to transfer your design onto a fondant-covered cake. Use a fine fabric such as chiffon or netting and an edible pen to trace the design onto the cake before adding colour and embellishment. Trace your design onto a piece of fine fabric using an ... Read More...

Baby Bag/Diaper Bag Cake Tutorial by CherylShuen

Our diaper bag cake tutorial comes from Step-by-Step Cake Decorating, by leading Singapore cake designer, CherylShuen. Cheryl's book is perfect for the beginner cake decorator with simple instructions covering the basic techniques of cake decorating, but is also full of ideas for the more experienced decorator with simple, pretty cake designs and cake toppers for all occasions in a rainbow of pretty pastels. We're delighted to be able to share with our readers this week the diaper bag cake ... Read More...

Decorated Jelly Roll/Swiss Roll Tutorial

Jelly roll/Swiss roll art has taken the baking world by storm, thanks to the creativity of Japanese baking blogger, JUNKO. With the publication of her book, Deco Roll Cakes, Junko shares with us the secrets of her eye-catching cake artistry, including her fantastic selection of patterned templates. Jelly rolls will never be the same again! Strawberry Print Jelly Roll Tutorial: The strawberry pattern above may look difficult to achieve but it is done just by piping some pink batter, baking it, ... Read More...

Stencilled Lace Wedding Cakes

With the fabulous selection of cake stencils now on the market, it makes it super easy to create beautiful lace wedding cakes in a matter of minutes. To enhance the lace effect even more, use icing whitener through your royal icing for extra white lace that photographs beautifully.     Advertisement: Online Stencilling Classes Visit the Craftsy Cake Stencil Shop here: Readers may ... Read More...