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We started by covering the top of our cupcakes with sanding sugar - we used gold sanding sugar. Alternately you could use brown sugar, graham cracker crumbs or even light brown icing. Tall Flowering Cactus These cupcake toppers were made by first shaping fondant into a rounded tube of the right shape. (You could also use a rice krispie treat form into the same shape). Using a  Commercial Open Star Tip 862 and icing coloured with...

Check out this fun Easter Basket Cake our resident cake decorator, Jayden, made. This is an relatively easy project and that someone with a bit of piping experience could undertake. The  basketweave piping tip (1D)was made for projects like this, literally. What the video below to see how Jayden puts it together. She says the hardest part in doing this cake is getting the spacing even.  For the purposes of this demo we are...

This spectacular drip cake is easier than it looks and is suitable for decorators with some piping experience under their belts.  Cake Decorating Products Used Buttercream icing  Cake drip spring green Americolor electric pink Americolor electric yellow Americolor regal purple Americolor soft pink Americolor mint green Americolor laurel green Americolor turquoise Small Round Tip #2 Curved Petal Tip #81 Pe...

In this post we thought we go back to a cupcake decorating basic. So many cool effects start with having multiple colours loaded into your piping bag. This tutorial will show you how easy it is to load up your piping bag without making a mess and muddying up your colours. Step 1: Mix Your Coloured Icing First, mix up your icing and divide into bowls for each colour you want to use and then mix up your colours. Jayden was making some St....