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Optimus Prime

I made this cake for my 7yr old's bday! I took three layers of 14 x 3 cake and stacked it, cut out the shape I wanted from a photo of the helmet and decorated

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Freezing Cakes

How long can cakes be frozen, or how long in advance can I freeze my cakes before decorating. Sometimes I have several cakes in the same day. I have frozen

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Snowflake Wedding Cake

Snowflake wedding cake baked for my niece. Each tier had 3 layers - almond pound cake on top and bottom with Italian cream cake in between. Four tiers

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Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake. A specialty. Just doozied it up a bit

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Christmas Cake

I am only 16 years old and love watching the cake shows so i decided to make one. I decided to make my own fondant cake. Took me a week and I made everything

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Giant Snowman Cake

I used a snowman cake mold to make this cake. He looked kind of lonely on his big cardboard, so I frosted the base to make it look like snow. I used blue

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Star Wars Theme Cake

I baked two rectangular cakes. I frosted all but the middle of one cake and then chopped up the middle with a fork. I cut a number 7 from the other cake

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Club Penguin Cake

I baked two rectangular cakes and created the shape by sticking the pieces together with frosting

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Alligator Cake Decorating

I baked a rectangular cake and a bundt cake. Cut up the bundt cake and alternated directions to make the back of the alligator. Cut up the rectangular

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4th of July Cakes

Ideas for 4th of July Cakes.

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Star Wars: R2D2 Cake

This is a full sheet cut in half and sculpted. All parts of the cake were used including the dome that was leveled. Covered in Buttercream, tip # 47 used

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21st birthday - (my first cake)

I used a box cake (funfetti) which was a little too light to handle well so the fondant was not as smooth as I would have liked but the decorations covered

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Star Wars Battle Scene cake

It took me a week to work on making the ships out of fondant. The hardest was the wing fighter which was too heavy to be glued by the frosting, especially

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Wedding cake icing

I am making a four tier wedding cake for a September wedding. The reception will be held outdoors and I am wondering what would be the best frosting to

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Paint a Cake

You can paint a cake by using a picture for a design or cookie cutters. This is an easy cake decorating method many don't know how to do.

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Book Cake

A New Chapter Begins.... This is a Book shaped cake pan. Yellow cake, vanilla flavored butter cream. This was done with the following tips... 104 (floral)

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Giant Cupcake Cake - Kids Birthday Cakes

Giant cupcake cake kids birthday cake idea and photo.

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For the BBQ

This is a carrot cake w/a crusting cream cheese icing. Half the cake batter was baked in an 8x2 pan w/baking strip, the rest of the batter in an 8x3 pan

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Domino Tournament Cake

This is a 12x18x4 sheet cake. All buttercream, chocolate cake, and accents are black fondant.... They just loved this. It was super heavy!

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Disney Cars Cake

I made two twelve inch rounds for this cake. I pieced them together to make a track. Directions are on my blog http://sweetcreationsbystephanie.blogspot.com/2010/05/lightning-mcqueen-sayshappy-birthday.htm

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Disney Tinkerbell cupcakes & Cake

http://sweetcreationsbystephanie.blogspot.com/2010/05/tinkerbell-happy-birthday-natalia.htm

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Mother's Day Flowers

15 Full sized cupcakes w/vanilla buttercream flowers piped on top, 12 mini cupcakes w/leaves piped on top. Prepped them in a box, added a little ribbon

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Rolled Fondant Recipe

If you don't like the store bought type of fondant this is the best alternative with this rolled fondant recipe.

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Marshmallow Fondant Recipe

This marshmallow fondant recipe is a favorite for many cake decorators who prefer to make their own fondant.

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Poured Fondant

A quick way to cover your cake is by using poured fondant. Here is how you make it.

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Easter Basket

Trying to find uses for those funny oval pans. Turned it into an Easter Basket using royal icing & gum paste flowers. The handle is card stock wrapped

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Baby Basinette

This was my final cake for a cake decorating course where we learned basket weave. It's 1/4 of a ball pan on a 7 3/4 oval pan double layer choc, strawberry

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Mom's Anniversary Cake

Simple lil cake for Mom and her Hubby. Triple choc cake w/vanilla buttercream, covered in fondant. Some brush technique, ruffles and string and voila.

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Chuckysaurus

This started out as a square cake. I just hacked it into squares (12) and started stacking them. Once I liked the outcome I covered it in buttercream,

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Under the Sea Cake

Create an under the sea party cake by frosting a large cake with blue frosting. Make it wavy to look like the ocean waves. Add mermaid, fish, starfish,

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Cupcake Pictures

Need ideas on how to decorate your cupcakes? These cupcake pictures will inspire you for your next cake decorating project. Share your ideas and photos for the cupcake gallery as well.

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Panda Cupcake

These are so cute. Roll a frosted cupcake over black crushed oreos. Add oreos for arms and legs and use frosting to glue them onto the cupcake. For

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Golf Cupcakes

For a golf enthusiast try making golf cupcakes. Here are some ideas. Shape golf balls out of white fondant and poke balls with a toothpick to resemble

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How to Frost Cupcakes

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Graduation Cake Ideas

Graduation cake ideas including a graduation cap cake and a fun tier cake.

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Elvis cake

Two tier choc and butter and custard filling everything is edible

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Frozen Buttercream Transfer

Directions and instructions on what is a frozen buttercream transfer and how to make one.

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First Birthday Cake

I made this for my daughter's first birthday. It's a white chocolate cake with raspberry filling and almond buttercream. The flowers and butterflies are

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Easy Cake Decorating Ideas

Use any of these Easy Cake Decorating Ideas to ease the stress of decorating your cake.

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Butterfly Cake

A butterfly cake -an easy birthday cake idea, video tutorial and photo.

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Fun Cupcake Ideas

Fun cupcake ideas including how to decorate your cupcakes, how to design your cupcakes, as well as creating a homemade cupcake tree stand.

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Cupcake Bouquet

Try a cupcake bouquet for your next gift. They are easy to put together and make a fun present, centerpiece, wedding cakes or just for fun.

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Cookie Cake Decorating

Cookie cake decorating is a simple and easy way to use basic cake decorating techniques without baking a whole cake.

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Cream Filled Cupcakes

Try this method to make cream filled cupcakes that are so good they will become one of your favorite recipes. Step by step instructions and pictures.

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Heart Cupcakes

An easy way to make heart cupcakes.

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Rainbow Cupcakes

How to make bright and fun rainbow cupcakes.

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Cupcake Supplies

Some basic and some fun cupcake supplies to help you in your cupcake decorating.

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How to make cupcakes

A basic tutorial on how to make cupcakes.

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Chocolate Transfers

How to do chocolate transfers and add to your cake.

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