This easy cake painting tutorial shows you how to hand paint art onto a cake using buttercream frosting, palette knives, and paint brushes!
Nothing looks as professional as a perfectly smooth buttercream cake. Unfortunately that is usually easier said than done, until now....
Although they look intricate, buttercream flowers are actually fairly easy to make. Use our easy to follow guide to start piping petals like a pro, today!
CUSTOM BUTTERCREAM CAKE ART MADE FROM SCRATCH IN JUNEAU, ALASKA, HOME BAKERY
This vanilla layer cake recipe makes the perfect six inch layer cake! It makes three, moist cake layers that are perfect for stacking, and painting
My name is Miri, and I've been a hobbyist cake baker for over a decade. After having a baby and getting laid off from my day job shortly after, I challenged myself to master a new skill as my New Year's Resolution. I had seen buttercream artists decorate cakes using palette knives on Instagram, and in my quest to learn just that, I've developed my own, unique cake decorating style like nothing I had ever seen before.
Totally delicious citrus cake recipe!
Can you actually paint on buttercream? You might be thinking that you can only paint on fondant covered cakes, but that’s just not true. It’s absolutely possible to paint on buttercream. The key is to start with a cold cake! Cold buttercream is firm enough to paint on without messing up the surface. Chill your buttercream frosted cake for at least one hour to make sure the frosting is completely firm. If the buttercream starts to soften as you paint, take a break and put it back in the fridge until it hardens again. Tools I use a simple plastic artist’s palette to hold and mix my paints. I also have a set of regular paint brushes that I use only for food. You can buy these items at the craft store, but I would recommend avoiding the super cheap brushes, as they tend to shed bristles. Paints In the video below I talk specifically about using Edible Art Paints vs. making your own “paints” with gel food coloring and alcohol. There are pros and cons with each type of paint. If you watch the video you can get a good idea of the consistency and coverage provided by each […]
Much like an oil painting, these cakes are painted with buttercream and a palette knife. An evolution of the buttercream flower cake trend.
In just 10 minutes, you can make the perfect buttercream frosting. Pipe it on top of freshly baked cupcakes, or just eat it straight out of the bowl.
This Margarita Cake with Tequila Lime Buttercream is the perfect party cake! Moist, wonderful lemon-lime-flavor, and an added kick from the tequila buttercream!
A simple cake adorned with cherries. It really is simple too; easy to assemble, easy to bake, easy to decorate and so easy to eat. As a matter of fact, this is the second Cherry-Limeade Cake I have made in 3 days.
French buttercream eschews meringue in favor of pâte à bombe, a combination of whipped egg yolks and sugar, for the ultimate lush frosting.
My name is Miri, and I've been a hobbyist cake baker for over a decade. After having a baby and getting laid off from my day job shortly after, I challenged myself to master a new skill as my New Year's Resolution. I had seen buttercream artists decorate cakes using palette knives on Instagram, and in my quest to learn just that, I've developed my own, unique cake decorating style like nothing I had ever seen before.
Recipe VIDEO above. This is the everyday Chocolate Cake I make over and over again. The crumb is tender and moist, it truly tastes of chocolate (rarer than you might think!) and you only need one bowl and a whisk. It's the famous Hershey's "Perfectly Chocolate" Cake , one of the few recipes I've used from another source with no changes to the ingredients at all (yes it's Perfect!)
Edible flowers can be used to take your food presentation to the next level. We list 14 types of edible flowers and their flavor profiles in our guide!
