I’m super grateful that what I make tastes great, because I’m not the best at the decorations! Even if they taste wonderful, I do want them to look wonderful too. From making frosting without key ingredients to softening (or hardening) your fondant, learn from my mistakes and research as I try to work out the kinks with making my desserts beautiful!
A too-sweet frosting can ruin the greatest cake; you know that for sure. That’s why you’re looking for a way to reduce the sweetness of your frosting. Luckily, there are several methods to do so. In this post, I’ll teach you simple ways to make your frosting less sweet and get a perfect cake. What…
If you are looking to decorate a cake and you want to make sure that the design is everything you are looking for in appearance, there’s a good chance that you are going to want to rely on fondant for the majority of the design. Fondant is an incredibly common product that is used in…
Butter is a prevalent ingredient in most forms of traditional baking. It provides richness and stiffness to the body of the involved dish. Not only that, but the fat provided by the butter helps these dishes form peaks and keep them there. Buttercream icing or frosting is a traditional, popular topping for desserts. This decoration…
You may think that the best appliance in the kitchen is the oven, but the freezer can actually be a baker’s best friend. The freezer helps you cool hot baked goods faster, save leftovers and can also help you make things in advance and be prepared for any party or occasion that pops up. Every…
Baking a cake is something that many people like to do for special occasions. Perhaps you have a birthday coming up and you want to make a special cake to commemorate the event. This is great, but you might be worried about having issues with the frosting melting. This can be especially problematic if the…
Fondant is one of the most versatile types of icing in the world. You can use it to decorate cakes, fill pastries, or even make incredibly intricate edible sculptures. It’s soft, malleable, and tastes amazing to boot. Yet, there’s one notable drawback to working with fondant. The icing can take quite a long time to…
When it comes to baking different foods for the first time, it can be extremely difficult to get everything right. After all, getting baking recipes correct takes time, practice, and a good eye. One example of how troublesome baking can be is often found with fondant. Fondant is often used to decorate cakes and it…
One of the many, many reasons why people enjoy baking is because the possibilities are nearly endless with what you can do. From cooking savory breads to sweet cakes, from decorating treats with all different kinds of toppings, to simply making a meal for yourself to eat, there are plenty of reasons why people choose…
Imagine this: a dollop of Cool Whip, cloud-like topping, melting on top of your favorite slice of pie or dessert. Sounds like heaven, right? Here comes the problem that I, too, experienced a lot in the past. Cool Whip can be a delicate frosting and won’t be able to hold its shape for too long….
Fondant is a type of cake icing that can be used to mold or sculpt cakes, cupcakes, or pastries. It can be rolled or poured with the poured variation being more common for fillings and the rolled variant more common for covering cakes and other baked goods. It has a texture that is similar to…