Creating Amazing Food
I have a blood orange tree in our yard. Last year it yielded hundreds of oranges, so I thought this year would be either none or maybe some. Yet, this year’s crop was double last years. I have given away more oranges than I can count. They are the most reddish oranges I have ever…
What to do with candy melts? They aren’t just for cake pops and candy molds. I had fun designing this cake. I made the candy melt rainbows the day before as it does take some time melting the candy, along with cooling to firm up. I melted the candy melts in the microwave for 60…
We had such a fantastic time at my Kid’s Baking Class – making a variety of pancake flavors. I taught the kids that with a basic recipe you can make different varieties by adding new ingredients, as long as it doesn’t compromise the base. The six pancakes we made were: Chocolate Chip Pancakes – add…
I love working with a standard recipe and making alterations to make a variety of different flavors. At my recent baking class for kids we made three different muffin recipes with one standard recipe. We made: Fresh blueberry muffins Chocolate chip muffins Chocolate-Blood Orange muffins (I have a blood orange tree!) Using this standard muffin…
Yes, made from scratch baked good are the best – BUT, there are times you need a quick fix and a mix does the job. But, I have found tweaking the mix a little gives a homemade taste. I do this with making brownies. Adding extra cocoa, using butter instead of oil, and adding chocolate…
Oh, what to do with all the left over chocolate from the holidays? Make a chocolate candy cake – of course. When I offered to make a friends 65th birthday cake I knew exactly what I wanted to do. With a lot of candy from the holidays, I incorporated it into his cake. I made…
Make a beautiful rainbow of color with this simple My Little Pony & Rainbow Dash cupcake display. With colorful Skittles, you can create this cupcake rainbow for your special event. Watch our How-To Video at You Need: Cupcakes – we used a Vanilla cake mix (adding 8 oz. sour cream to the recipe) Buttercream –…
I love this technique. It looks challenging but the secret is using a toothpick. Watch my video tutorial to see how easy it is. You can use a variety of colors for the lines or even just use one color – which I have done before and it turns out beautiful. Get cookie and icing…
I love this technique. It looks challenging but the secret is using a toothpick. Watch my video tutorial to see how easy it is. You can use a variety of colors for the lines or even just use one color – which I have done before and it turns out beautiful. Get cookie and icing…
Watch the steps to making a stacked tiered cake Things you need to make a wedding cake: Baked and cooled cakes – see Cake Recipes in Menu Frosting (enough for filling and frosting cake) Click Here for Jill’s Buttercream Filling or the frosting you are making Cake boards – the same size for tiers…
