Category Archives: Cakes
Delicious Daisies Cake
Grandma Helen made the rules that my direct maternal line are all 39 and holding until we turn 90, so to know what number this milestone birthday is for my mother Diane, you must count the daisies covering the cake! … Continue reading
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Tagged Cakes, edibleart, food pens, lotus candle, piping gel, royal icing, sugar
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Gail’s Chock Full o’ Chocolate Cake
We were discussing after dinner that Gail’s birthday was coming around again, so Ruth handed me the rest of the jar of chocolate pearls we had just enjoyed at Alexander’s Patisserie to use as decoration, and Glen said, “You should … Continue reading
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Musical Joconde Imprimé Chocolate Mousse Cake
I saw this joconde imprimé cake inlay technique online a few years ago but didn’t have an idea what to make. I thought of it again when making the chocolate plaque for Gail’s birthday cake this year, but that wasn’t … Continue reading
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Peanut Butter Fudge Brownie Cake
Another Margarita Friday birthday cake! Birthday boy John absolutely loves peanut butter with chocolate, specifically peanut butter cups. I stumbled upon a recipe several months ago and thought I should try it for his birthday. Not only was it delicious, … Continue reading
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Tagged brownies, Cakes, chocolate, chocowhite, edibleart, peanut butter, recipes
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Psychedelic 60s Tie-Dye Angel Food Cake
My friend Cyd’s favorite cake is angel food, which is challenging to create into edible art. The fluffy delicate cake texture does not carve or stack well, plus it isn’t usually frosted completely to use that as creative decoration. Since … Continue reading
Cyd’s 60s Cocktail Party!
How do you celebrate a milestone birthday when the birthday girl doesn’t want the milestone announced? Have a 1960s cocktail party instead, and see if anyone clues in that’s the decade when she was born. I knew Cyd had seen … Continue reading
Chocolate Cake with Mousse Frosting
It was Gail’s birthday this past weekend, and Gail LOVES chocolate, so I’m very happy she asked me to make her cake! She asked for chocolate mousse frosting, which I expected would be challenging for decoration, so I tried a … Continue reading
The Story of the Steamcake Cinema
I know I’m still behind on Halloween updates, but I have been super busy having a blast at Disneyland, then home for about 30 hours before flying to Seattle for my grandmother’s big 100th birthday party, then as soon as … Continue reading
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Tagged Cakes, chocolate, edibleart, projector, screen, steampunk, vintage
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Chocolate Keyboard Cake
It was Ruth’s birthday again, and this time she requested a chocolate cake…whew! That should be so much easier than decorating a cheesecake! I had to think of a new decoration for my favorite pianist, so I thought of chocolate … Continue reading
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Tagged Cakes, chocolate, edibleart, keyboard, modeling chocolate, piano
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Piper’s Potter Party
My longtime friend Debi asked me to help with her daughter’s bat mitzvah party since Piper wanted a Harry Potter theme. Debi’s own bat mitzvah was the first I ever attended, so of course I said yes! I tweaked some … Continue reading
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Tagged bertie botts, Cakes, chocolate frogs, coins, edibleart, fondant, frosting sheets, gryffindor, harry potter, hogwarts, magic, marauders map, quill, snitch, sorting hat, wand
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