Category Archives: Cake Decorating

Yummy Parsnip Cookie Experiment and Failed Icing Attempt

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

Having had such great fun with tasty parsnips in previous posts, I decided to go crazy and see if I could make parsnip cookies. After all, they smell like some kind of nutmeggy muffin, so presumably they’d make good treats … Continue reading →

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Link: Giveaway of Austin Family Music Festival Tickets

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

I’m still considering what I can do for a cake-related giveaway on this blog, but in the meantime here’s an awesome giveaway at LiveMom! You can win tickets to the Austin Family Music Festival here: http://www.livemom.com/2011/04/16/livemom-giveaway-family-four-pack-to-the-austin-family-music-festival/ And please spread the … Continue reading →

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Modelling Chocolate Head Demo

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

Warning: this post contains disembodied heads and mangled faces made out of chocolate. Sensitive viewers and young children who may be upset by such things should not scroll down, but click here instead for very sweet pictures of fostered kitties … Continue reading →

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Link: Amazing Royal Icing

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

Look at this gorgeous and detailed church scene by Vanilla Bean Baker. What I love about that is not just the fantastic skill of building a three-dimensional object out of piped royal icing, but the fact that the detail extends … Continue reading →

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Capital Confectioners’ Club announces new classes

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

My home cake club in Austin, the Capital Confectioners’ Club, will be offering a class each month at All In One Bakeshop. Club members are volunteering their time to teach these classes to benefit the club, which hosts the annual … Continue reading →

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Recipe Review: Oatmeal Cookies with Splenda

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

I had a hankerin’ for some oatmeal cookies but wanted to go low-sugar since I’m vaguely diabetic and shouldn’t be eating too much of that stuff. I found a recipe called, “Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Made With Splenda Sugar Blend for … Continue reading →

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Product: Lightsaber Popsicles

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

It’s April 1. Time to go to ThinkGeek and see what they’re playing at. OMG! Lightsaber Popsicles I could totally make gummy Lightsabers with those! Wouldn’t that be awesome? Okay, it’s just a joke product, but sometimes ThinkGeek turns joke … Continue reading →

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Link: Bunny Ear Cupcake Topper Cookies

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

I hate plastic cupcake toppers. I know little kids like the junky toys but little kids like lots of crap that us mamas end up having to pick up off of the floor later. Repeatedly. So I really appreciate SugarBelle’s … Continue reading →

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Cake Fangirl Squeeage

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

Not only is my Wolverine cake on today’s Cake Wrecks Sunday Sweets, but they refer to me as their liaison to the Austin show. *squee*clap*

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Ugly Cake Balls

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

Here’s an experiment I’ve been wanting to do for awhile: turn my popular Ugly Cake into Ugly Cake Balls. Ugly Cake came out of my early days of cake decorating when I wanted something yummy one night but didn’t feel … Continue reading →