Category Archives: Cake Decorating

I Sssssee You – Gelatin Floral Art Meets Gummy and My Bizarre Brain

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

So there’s this thing they do in Mexico where very talented people cast some gelatin and then use syringes to artfully inject opaque gelatin into it, leading to some lovely designs. Usually they’re flowers, but I’ve also seen some gorgeous … Continue reading →

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Flexible, Edible Stained Glass eBook Now Available!

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

I’ll be posting links in the sidebars and doing more promotion later today, but for now my loyal readers (all six of you!) get first crack at my newly released ebook on how to do the stained glass technique with … Continue reading →

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Lego Cake

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

Bake A Wish got a request for a Lego cake for a boy living in a shelter who was turning 11. I snapped up that request faster than you can say, “Lego is awesome but clearly designed to keep adults … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Gummy Demonstrations

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

I will be doing two demonstrations of my gummy techniques in May: 1) May 12, Austin Mini Maker Faire. 2) May 20, Texas ICES Day of Sharing in Fort Worth. Both have tickets available now (I don’t get paid for … Continue reading →

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Emergency Cake

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

I really am working on the stained glass gummy book. Really really. I’ve almost finished the first full draft and I’ve got all the pictures done. I was going to work on it some more this evening but Bake A … Continue reading →

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Insta-Cake

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

Peo went to two birthday parties this weekend. Both served vanilla cake. Yesterday, she liked vanilla cake. Today, she cried when there was no chocolate option, insisting that vanilla is “too filling”. This is probably because yesterday she had lunch, … Continue reading →

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Experimenting with Spray-On Shine

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

The following is a complete, accurate, and in no way embellished version of a conversation from Mike McCarey’s Guitar Cakes class earlier this week. Really really*. Also: you should all remember that it’s very dangerous to confront a spatula-wielding madwoman … Continue reading →

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2012 Austin Cake Show

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

This is my summary of my and Peo’s stuff from this year’s big cake show in Austin. My main entry was a completely new technique I invented that I call Flexible, Edible Stained Glass. I recreated John William Waterhouse’s “The … Continue reading →

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The Subtleties of Eye Placement

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

I’ve mentioned before how shaping eyes on your figures can do a lot to convey different emotions. Now I want to show you how even something as simple as placing candy-coated sunflower seeds on snowman cookies can communicate a variety … Continue reading →

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Pudding Cookies

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

I had a bunch of stuff to do tonight. I didn’t wanna. So I tossed it all aside and decided to make cookies. It seemed the right thing to do after I accidentally knocked a magnet off of the crowded … Continue reading →