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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...

How to Make Carrot Top CupcakesStep 1: Make the Greenery The tops of the carrots are made by free-hand cutting "leafy" shapes out of fondant using our PenBlade #10 and then letting the shapes dry for about 12 hours so they become hardened enough to stand up on their own. Once you cut the shapes out place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet or cake board. Let "air" dry for about 6 hours and then gently flip them over to dry the back side o...

These classy, elegant poinsettia cupcakes are super easy to decorate and are sure to impress your holiday guests.  Cake Decorating Products Used: Americolor Super Red Americolor Gold Tip # 366 (leaf tip) Tip # 3 (small round) Piping BagsHow to decorate your cupcakes: Bake your cupcakes and allow to cool for at least 45 mins – 1 hour. Make a batch of buttercream icing and reserve a small amount of white to make...

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&n...

Do these look delicious or what!  Even better, they are easy enough for a beginner to make.  Cupcake Decorating Products Used:Americolor PumpkinAmericolor Ivory Tip # 8Tip # 20Tip # 46Angled 8” SpatulaPiping Bags How to decorate your cupcakes:Step 1: Bake your cupcakes and allow to cool for at least 45 mins – 1 hour. Step 2: Make a batch of buttercream icing and reserve a small amount of white for the “whipping cream”. Wit...