Category Archives: Cake Decorating

Hello Kitty “Wedding” Cake for Bake a Wish

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

‘Tis the season of giving, so when I saw a request on the Bake a Wish board for a girl turning 11 who wanted a Hello Kitty wedding-style cake (with assurances from the staff that they were only requesting a … Continue reading →

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World Domination Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

In the beginning, there was a recipe cut out of a magazine, and lo, it was meh. For it contained too much sugar, insufficient flour, and way too few chocolate chips. Then there were the years of tweaking, years filled … Continue reading →

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Random Cake Decorating Quick Tip #1

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

I should start doing more of these. You can use white gel food colouring to create really cool effects on dark fondant. My avatar all over the internet is this fondant Marvin. His head is made out of black fondant … Continue reading →

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It’s My Birthday – All of My Writing is On Sale!

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

I just posted a mega-coupon for my novel “Finding Gaia” (details here): use code TD72Z to get it for $1.99, the lowest price ever, until November 29 at Smashwords. But then I figured, “Hey, if I post that to the … Continue reading →

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The Beheading of the Bird

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

Chandra Achberger is a very talented photographer and snapped this perfect photo as her family decapitated the Artist Turkey they bought from the school bake sale: Reprinted with permission from her blog post here. I may have told her daughter … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

Or as my friends back in Canada call today, “Happy Thursday!” Either way, it’s always a good day for amusingly decorated cake! Last year I donated two large turkey cakes and four mini ones to my daughter’s school bake sale. … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Turkey Cake

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

So I said to my husband, “I’m going to make a rainbow turkey cake to show how folks can alter the instructions in the Turkey Cake ebook to be creative. And because it amuses me. And because it’d be an … Continue reading →

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Cute and Easy Turkey Cakes eBook

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

If you couldn’t come to Austin for my Mini Turkey cake class, you can still buy the 21-page, full-colour handout as a PDF. I’ve posted a whole page about it here: https://www.eat-the-evidence.com/tutorials/cute-and-easy-turkey-cakes/ Impress your friends and family this Thanksgiving either … Continue reading →

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Last Chance for Mini Turkey Cake Class!

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

If you want to take my Mini Turkey Cake class – which is an excellent beginner-level fondant class! – you need to sign up before Saturday morning: http://theclassroomatamazingkakes.com/Guest_instructorshtml.html We’ll be making the little ones shown in this picture, but it … Continue reading →

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Bleedin’ Rats!

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

I don’t take cake orders. I don’t have a regular business, so pretty much if I’m making a cake for someone, it’s because it’s a charitable effort I support, a close friend, or in exchange for some other favour. So … Continue reading →