Author Archives: Kimberly Chapman

Product Review: Deiss PRO Zester & Grater

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Kimberly Chapman

Disclaimer: I received a free sample of this product in exchange for an honest review and to post Amazon promotional codes. I do not have my own Amazon affiliate link at this time so this post contains promotional codes that … Continue reading →

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3D Blood/Candy Filled Gravestone Cookies

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Kimberly Chapman

I’m up to my blood-filled eyeballs in preparation for the big Birmingham cake show, but I wrote a guest post for It Takes A Village To Raise a Mother all about how to make 3D filled cookies without the need … Continue reading →

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Emergency Gift Chocolates

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Kimberly Chapman

A few weeks ago in the middle of a super-busy cake time, I got invited to a friend’s birthday party. With no car and my grocery order already in for that week, I couldn’t easily go get a gift and … Continue reading →

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Product Review: Marvelous Molds Ocean Line

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Kimberly Chapman

I was going to post this originally as part of a bigger post all about how I made my recent Finding Dory collaboration cake, but Robin turned three years old recently and apparently has decided that clinging to me and … Continue reading →

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Product Review: Russian Piping Tips

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Kimberly Chapman

A big trend going around cake decorator circles for the last six months or so has been “Russian piping tips”, which are large, multi-holed icing tips that are supposed to instantly give you all kinds of floral effects. And I … Continue reading →

Posted in Buttercream Techniques, Cake Decorating, Fancy cakes, Products | 6 Comments

Review: The Chew Cookbook

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Kimberly Chapman

I was asked recently to review a new cookbook based on a US television show called “The Chew”, a cooking/talk show featuring Mario Batali, Carla Hall, Clinton Kelly, Daphne Oz, and Michael Symon. I warned the PR representative that I … Continue reading →

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Easy Toddler-Friendly Popsicles

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Kimberly Chapman

Somewhere in this still-not-fully-unpacked-and-sorted kitchen are at least three popsicle contraptions. I have a regular little plain one, a set Peo got as a really cool goodie-bag gift from a birthday party that makes rocket pops, and a set that … Continue reading →

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Penny Powers Cookies

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Kimberly Chapman

A few months ago I bought Mallory Mae’s Craftsy class called “Cookies that Pop!” and ever since I’ve wanted to decorate a batch with a detailed few focal cookies in her suggested style. I don’t get a lot of free … Continue reading →

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Flexible Chocolate – AKA Chocolate Gummy

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Kimberly Chapman

I’ve posted a huge new page all about my latest award-winning cake decorating invention: Flexible Chocolate, or Chocolate Gummy. Go check it out and learn how to turn chocolate into lace, how to braid it, and even how to knit … Continue reading →

Posted in Cake Decorating, Experimental Techniques, Flexible Chocolate, Gummy, My Recipes, Prize Winners, Severe Nerdery | 3 Comments

Quick Tip: IKEA Knives Protect Dishes

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Kimberly Chapman

If you’ve got a cake or pie in servingware you don’t want scratched or marked by metal utensils – like the bottom of a non-stick springform pan or a pretty ceramic pie plate – use a sturdy plastic knife to … Continue reading →