Posts tagged: cake
How To: Brain Cake.
By Chrisjob
I first saw this digustingly clever how-to over the summer, and thankfully, Instructables is giving it its due featurin' 'round Halloween time. From homemade fondant cranium folds to a tasty corn-syrupy blood accent, this project will provide quite a tasty conversation starter to you Hallow's Eve Bash.
Materials
1. Cake Mix
2. Frosting
3. Mini Marshmallows
4.Powdered Sugar
5. Cake dye, red and green
6. Oil
How To: Roy G. Biv Cake.
By Chrisjob
Kaitlin from WhiskKid has got a few things figured out: 1) cakes should always be created from layers; 2) the more thin layers, the better, as they allow for more frosting; and 3) if you're gonna have crazy layers to support the frosting, you might as well make those substrates amazing.
Make a 3D Bunny Cake
By ModHomeEcTeacher
Why opt for a flat, sheet cake when you can go 3D and put the bunny to work as the centerpiece?
'Happy Birthday' Cake Mold
By DIY Maven
Forget the buttercream, this cake writes the message itself. Made of food grade silicone, the mold is heat proof up to 300 degrees. You might balk at the $32 price tag, but it'll save you in icing and time. (Not to mention the aggravation when your pastry bag decides to blow a hole right in the middle of the ‘P's’ and your cake is suddenly drenched in purple icing because your niece insisted on ‘the writing part’ be in purple to match her Princes » READ MORE
How to make a rainbow cake.
By DIY Maven
I've seen swirly, colorful cakes before, but this one takes it....the cake, I mean. To make it even better, it's low-cal. » READ MORE
Acorn Cakelet Pan
By DIY Maven
New from Williams-Sonoma is their absolutely darling Acorn Cakelet Pan. The detail in each of the 18 acorns it bakes is remarkable. I'm imagining little acorn corn breads served with jambalya or chilli this fall. Mmmmm. Perfect for cakes as well, just pop the little devils out of the pan and dust them with powdered sugar for a no-fuss yet fancy desert. The pan overall measures 15 1/4" x 11 3/4" x 1" high while the acorns it produces are 2 1/4" » READ MORE
Make Cake Not War
By DIY Maven
Soon to be available from Fred & Friends is the Peace of Cake cake pan made of pure food-grade silicone. Visit Fred’s page to find an on-line retailer.
Simpsons Cupcakes.
By ChrisjobEveryone's favorite animated family get a fondant facelift. Veronica writes, "My niece Yana is celebrating her fourth, not fifth birthday (She's a giant!) on April 6, and as a present, I made some Simpsons cupcakes! I have never tried making traditional fondant before and was honestly intimidated by it. After 'bugging' Gel Colet with questions on gumpaste, royal icing and fondant (Thanks and sorry Gel!), I decided to not do any of the aforem » READ MORE
Bride’s Look-a-Like Wedding Cake
By DIY Maven
A week from today, Curbly’s esteemed creator Bruno is getting married. That’s right. He’s getting hitched. Tying the knot. What will Bruno and Alicia's wedding cake look like? I’m guessing nothing like Chidi Ogbuta’s look-a-like confection. The cake, it is said, fulfilled a childhood dream. Via CNN.
So what do you think of a look-a-like wedding cake?
Vote now!
