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Sugar Flower Tutorial Philadelphus (Mock Orange) Philadelphus Flower Tutorial Using Dusky Rose Philadelphus "all in one" flower veiner.

Sugar Flower Tutorial Philadelphus (Mock Orange)

This tutorial also contains a module for making your own stamens from cotton thread, but you could omit this step and use commercially produced stamens if you wish. Making the stamens What you will need: White cotton thread. Dogs Don't Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving. Packing all of your belongings into a U-Haul and then transporting them across several states is nearly as stressful and futile as trying to run away from lava in swim fins.

Dogs Don't Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving

I know this because my boyfriend Duncan and I moved from Montana to Oregon last month. But as harrowing as the move was for us, it was nothing compared to the confusion and insecurity our two dogs had to endure. Baking for Sanity. Sunday Sweets: Miss Independent. Today we get to look at some of America's best birthday cakes. :) By CC (aka Cake Central) member sugarchicone I don't feature sheet cakes too often here on Sunday Sweets, but this one is postcard-perfect; and all buttercream! Those are some sweet piping skills.

Another that looks almost too perfect to be real: 1930's Antique Vintage Kitchen Scales - Imperial (eBay item 300495920093 end time 27-Nov-10 19:17:24 AEDST) : Collectables. Thomas the Tank Engine Cake Tutorial – Part 1- How I did it. « Nana Glen Mum. Well, here I go.

Thomas the Tank Engine Cake Tutorial – Part 1- How I did it. « Nana Glen Mum

Miss M turned 4 at the start of the month, and like any unconventional little girl, opted out of fairies and princesses for her birthday cake and insisted on Thomas the Tank Engine. No great surprise since she lives, eats and breathes Thomas. I have to buy her underwear in the boys’ section because sh Technorati Tags: cake,birthday,kid’s birthday cake,party,Thomas the Tank Engine,cake decorating,fondant,icing,train,train party. That Really Frosts Me: My Favorite Frosting/Icing.

Some call it frosting, and others call it icing.

That Really Frosts Me: My Favorite Frosting/Icing

I waffle back and forth. Either way it is the stuff we coat the outside of our cakes with to make them super delectable. There are many different types of frosting. For decorating, the most common are swiss meringue buttercream, italian meringue buttercream, and american buttercream. Every decorator has their favorite. ANTIQUE HOUSEHOLD SACLES No.49 CAST IRON DRAGON ORNATE (eBay item 230552271799 end time 28-Nov-10 20:40:08 AEDST) : Antiques.

Cherry Blossom Tutorial. Cherry Blossoms are easy to make and so beautiful in arrangements and as center stage on a cake.

Cherry Blossom Tutorial

Amazing Cakes By Vanessa! Use our basic fondant recipe to create your own edible clay. Our basic fondant recipe creates a beautiful, smooth, malleable, and super-white fondant for use with cake decorating, candies, and of course, our favorite, gingerbread decorating!

Use our basic fondant recipe to create your own edible clay

Click here to read the differences between fondant, gum paste, and other edible clays. Basic Fondant Recipe: Ingredients: 8 Tablespoons (1 stick) Unsalted Butter ¾ teaspoon Vanilla ¼ teaspoon Salt 2/3; cup Sweetened Condensed Milk 5 cups Sifted Confectioners' Sugar (+ 1 cup for work surface) Steps (how to make fondant): Beat butter, vanilla, and salt together until soft. Rick's Special Buttercream Frosting Recipe. Home - Two Girls and a Cake. Dad Makes Cakes. Thomas the Tank Engine Cake Tutorial. Decorator's Buttercream Icing Recipe at Epicurious.

Royal icing for decorated cookies II. Fondant Recipe, Fondant, Marshmallow Fondant, How To Make Fondant, How To Make Fondant for Cakes, Fondant Icing Recipe, How To Make Marshmallow Fondant, Marshmallow Fondant Recipe. Next, you need to sprinkle a bit of cornstarch on your counter to help prevent sticking (rub it in).

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Crisco coating. It will be pretty stiff when you try to knead it again, but it can be micro waved for 10 to 20 seconds, if necessary. Start off with 10 seconds (please be careful as items that have high sugar contents can get hot in the microwave very quickly). Rolled Fondant and Royal Icing for Cookie Decorating.

Royal Icing Royal icing makes wonderful candy decorations for cookies (and cakes for that matter) and with a bit of time, and a large work space you can make enough icing toppings to last 6 months or so! The icing recipe I use is found hereand the instructions are quite clear, the only thing to remember is when making decorations the icing should be firm and when "flowing" items it should disappear in itself within 10 seconds. Royalty free stock images. Royalty free stock images.

Tutorials. Kitchen Critic - Bakeware Archives. While I like making impressive cakes , I don't really have the patience for decorating - which is why I'm frequently in awe of Nordicware Pans . Their cast aluminium pans create brilliant detail without any extra effort. The new Honeycomb Pan is a brilliant example, with a sweet sticky glaze it look simply scrumptious. The unusual design has preportioned pieces that are perfect just for one. Decorated with honeycomb and busy bees, this cake captures the warmth of summer year round .

Charming and unique, the Nordicware Honeycomb Pan is £28.99 from Lakeland. Nordicware Honeycomb Pan - £28.99. Birthday Cake Recipes - Mom Cat and Kitten Cakes for Kids Birthday at Womansday.com. Hello naomi. Extra Icing on the Cake! 4 Goodness Cake! Cakes & Sugarcraft issue 110. All About Cake Decorating, Tools and Tutorials » How to make marshmallow fondant. All About Cake Decorating, Tools and Tutorials » How to make Italian meringue buttercream. Kids, Cakes, Chaos...Perfect. Dora Starfish Cookies. Dora Spring Mobile Ornaments. Dora the Explorer color page - Cartoon Color Pages - printable cartoon coloring pages for kids to make your own printable cartoon color book sheets. Dora the Explorer color page - Cartoon Color Pages - printable cartoon coloring pages for kids to make your own printable cartoon color book sheets. How to Draw Boots the Monkey from Dora the Explorer Drawing Lesson « Dora The Explorer &Laquo; Drawing Cartoons « Step by Step Drawing Blog.

Bubble and Sweet. "Keep tight inside of them - their magic must be very powerful or she wouldn't want them so badly. " I was hoping to have an amazing post showing you all pictures of my daughter's Wonderful Wizard of Oz 4th birthday party today. However sadly due to some technical issues I don't have any. But don't despair my pretties I did take some shots beforehand so while we are waiting for the photos to be retrieved, I'll be sharing some of my recipes with you. What Wizard of Oz party would be complete without Ruby Slippers, these ones were made from sugar cookie topped with a raspberry glaze, and for extra decoration I sprinkled a couple with non toxic food glitter. Then I wrapped the cookies individually in cello bags ties with some blue gingham ribbon.

Ice Cream Before Dinner: Christmas Cupcakes. Still looking for an idea for your Christmas cupcakes?

Ice Cream Before Dinner: Christmas Cupcakes

Don't have a lot of time to do fabulous things like these Christmas tree cupcakes from Martha Stewart? Here is my super-quick, super-easy, no fail cute Christmas tree cupcakes. When it's the day before Christmas eve and you still have Christmas shopping to do, you need a fast, simple, adorable idea... like this! Simple, no fuss, but still pretty cute. Just frost cupcakes with two toned green frosting (on one side of the piping bag add green frosting, and on the other half, add lighter green frosting... pipe as usual).

The tag reads "Moist Yellow Vanilla Cake, Topped with Creamy Vanilla Buttercream and Festive Holiday decorations designed to get even the Grinchiest Grinch into the Holiday Spirit" :) These other cupcakes are just red velvet cupcakes, topped with Green-tinted Cream Cheese frosting, sprinkled with holly berry-ish looking decorations: Cupcake d'lights {South Africa} Red Velvet Cake Balls. I first tasted these two years ago at a Christmas party and immediately had to have the recipe.

Red Velvet Cake Balls

It’s based on a mix, but I imagine you can follow the same directions substituting from scratch cake and frosting (I’ll try that one day). You can also try it with other cake combinations. Red Velvet Cake Balls1 box red velvet cake mix (cook as directed on box for 13 X 9 cake)1 can cream cheese frosting (16 oz.)1 package chocolate bark (regular or white chocolate)wax paper 1. After cake is cooked and cooled completely, crumble into large bowl.2. I also only melt a few pieces of chocolate bark at a time because it starts to cool and thicken. Want to see how good they look in white chocolate?