How to make a tiered cake while working full-time.

Pixar's Coco Themed Birthday Cake

Making a tiered cake while working full time without losing your mind is quite a feat.  In this article I’ll give you some of my best tips to help keep you sane and produce a gorgeous cake for those you love. I’m not sure when big beautiful cakes became common for birthday parties. Maybe (probably) Pinterest has something to do … Read More

7 Things I Wish I’d Known When I first Started Baking and Decorating Cake

7 things I wish I'd known when I started decorating cake

Learning how to bake and decorate cake is tricky. Here are seven things that I wish I had known when I first started decorating cake! This post may contain affiliate links which help keep me in flour and sugar.  Thank you for your support.  Baking and decorating cake is one of my favorite creative outlets.  It’s the time where I … Read More

Beginner Level Stars and Stripes Cake

Beginner Level Stars and Stripes Cake

Easy, beginner level decorated cake perfect for the fourth of July. Using only a star tip and some cookie cutters, you can make this adorable patriotic cake. Special Equipment Needed: 2-8 inch cake pans (or 3-6 inch cake pans) Mixer (for making buttercream and probably the cake) Offset spatula (not strictly necessary but encouraged-it will make frosting your cake sooo … Read More