Category Archives: Fancy cakes

Timey Wimey Back to Cake International: 2016

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Kimberly Chapman

Remember 2016? It was a thousand millionty years ago, I know. Back in 2016 I made an entry for Cake International in their Christmas category and I thought I’d posted about it here on this blog. Apparently, I didn’t. I … Continue reading →

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Episode 45 – Dawn Butler

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Kimberly Chapman

Have you ever had a cake going badly and thought, “Well it’s not like it’s for the Queen of England?” Okay but what if the cake actually was for the Queen of England? Don’t miss Dawn Butler’s amazing story behind … Continue reading →

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Butterfly Cake for Epidermolysis Bullosa – Plus How to Make Dark Fondant Tree Bark

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Kimberly Chapman

I was invited by my good friend Kyla Myers of Crazy Cakes in Austin to a Facebook collaboration to raise money and awareness of Epidermolysis Bullosa, a rare genetic skin disorder in which skin blisters and tears at the slightest … 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 →

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Happy Birthday To Me

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Kimberly Chapman

I recently picked up one of Lakeland’s “anti gravity” cake kits by CakeFrame and decided to try to entire their November online contest to win Â£50 worth of store vouchers. I didn’t win the contest, but it was an excuse … Continue reading →

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BB-8 All The Cake

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Kimberly Chapman

I had intended to do a crazy, nerdy gingerbread thing for my husband’s work Christmas party, but I had a colossal failure. So instead I made a BB-8 cake. Which is fine, except I know it’s going to be a … Continue reading →

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Vermicelli Hair at Birmingham Cake Show

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Kimberly Chapman

Okay, going to a cake show where you’re not a volunteer or part of the core management team is a whole different experience than I’m used to! At the Cake International show at the Birmingham NEC – one of the … Continue reading →

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Blow Thine Hunger To Cakey Bits

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Kimberly Chapman

My older daughter’s best friend asked me last year when her father was diagnosed with a serious illness if I’d make him a Holy Hand Grenade cake for his birthday. Of course I said yes! Part of why I was … Continue reading →

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Itty Bitty Widdle Waddles!

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Kimberly Chapman

First, in the early days of my cake decorating, there was the Large Turkey. Then came the Mini Turkeys. Lots of them, in costume and in rainbow colours. Now behold…THE CAKE BALL TURKEY! I know, I know, you’re thinking, “Isn’t … Continue reading →

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If You Prick Our Brains, Do They Not Bleed?

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Kimberly Chapman

You know you’re getting your Halloween baking right when you’re constantly asked if you watch Dexter. I wanted to make a bleeding brain skull cake for the Halloween party thrown my by husband’s employer last year, especially since I spent … Continue reading →