Category Archives: Cake Decorating

Cookie Stuffed Cookies? Really?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

I spend a lot of time (probably too much) surfing around looking for amazing cakes, nifty tutorials, recipes, blogs, and other things that I can use for Quick Bites posts at Capital Confectioners, the blog of my local cake club. … Continue reading →

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Video: Peo Explains Her Cake

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

Here’s a video of my daughter explaining the cake she made for Daddy’s birthday to him, then singing Happy Birthday. Note that the child who gleefully describes tsunamis wiping out humanity and who sounds bummed at the Ring of Fire … Continue reading →

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Bake a Wish Donations

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

Doubling up with reports of two batches of donated goodies to help me catch up on posting. Both were for Bake A Wish Austin, a group that connects volunteer bakers to those in need of baked goods. They began by … Continue reading →

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Ace Cake Classes

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

A few weeks ago I taught four days of cake decorating seminars at Ace Academy, my daughter’s school, although the seminars were for the older kids aged about 7-10. I was hoping to post some photos here of the kids … Continue reading →

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New Class: Bake a Wish, Fondant Figures and Accents

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

I will be volunteering time to teach a class for Bake a Wish members on June 18 from 2-5 pm. I’ll be showing students how to make basic fondant figures as well as easy fondant accents. Another volunteer will be … Continue reading →

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Daddy’s Birthday Cake

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

The day after I delivered all those music cookie boxes and volunteered at the music festival all day was my husband’s birthday. Not only was there his cake to make, but I also had to bake cakes for the class … Continue reading →

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Parsnip Cookies Refined

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

After a couple more experiments with the parsnip cookies, I think I’ve got the recipe down now, or at least close enough that it’s tweakable by others to suit their tastes/needs (see previous experiment post here). If I come up … Continue reading →

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Musical Cookies

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

Sorry I’ve been away from the blog, but I have good excuses that will come forth as more posts! I’ve been baking like a crazy mama for the past few weeks for multiple events, but I’ve recently returned to my … Continue reading →

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Um…huh?

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

So there I was making the fondant narwhal horn and I thought, “Hrm, this looks a bit pudgy for a narwhal horn. Maybe I should redo it.” Then I realized that it is destined to be shoved into the head … Continue reading →

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Prepping For Class

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

This is what most of the supplies for a cake class for 43 middle schoolers looks like: That’s four two-layer cakes (so really, 8 cakes), four tubs each of white buttercream and chocolate buttercream, two piping bags with coloured buttercream, … Continue reading →