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How To Take Great Cake Photos On A Budget!

1/31/2015

Good morning everyone!

I have a super helpful tutorial to share with you today! Have you ever flipped through images of professional cakes and noticed that all of their photos are bright, clear and beautiful? Have you ever wondered how they do it? Well, I've got the tutorial for you! And best of all, it's the budget-friendly version - YAY! And I'll let you in on a little secret: I didn't spend a dime to improve this cupcake photo on the left!! Look at that before and after photo - what a difference!! In this tutorial I'll teach you how to improve your photos for really cheap, or even FREE!

In the super competitive world of cake decorating, you need to make your cake photos stand out from the rest. And to do that, they need to be bright, colorful and attractive! Are you ready to get started?

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DIY Silhouette Horse and Sleigh Lantern Cake

1/25/2015

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Hello Friends!

I have a brand new cake tutorial for you! Today I'm going to show you how to make a lantern silhouette cake that really lights up! How cool is that?! You may be thinking "Hmmm... that looks difficult to make", but it's really not! Actually this cake is made with simple supplies you may already have in your house! No, the cake decorations aren't edible, but I give a brief explanation of what you can do to make it entirely edible. Hope you enjoy learning how to make this fun and elegant cake! Also, for my regular readers, I may be pretty quiet on my blog for a month or so. One of the members of my household is undergoing major surgery and my time will be dedicated to caring for them. I will be back on and creating more tutorials for you as soon as I can. Thanks for your understanding! :)

Learn How To CAKE That here

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DIY Custom Color Nonpareil Sprinkles

1/10/2015

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Peach, Ivory and Leaf Green nonpareils? Can there really be such a thing? Why yes, absolutely!

I have always loved these little round sprinkles! They remind me of my childhood - decorating Christmas cookies with my family, and decorating birthday cakes for my Mom, Dad and Sister. The fun rainbow of colors always made them my favorite sugar decoration to use. And now that I'm an adult, I still try to use them whenever I can. But now that I often make cakes and cookies for special occasions I've found that I need them in specific colors, but where to find these colors? I have not been able to successfully find the specific colors needed sometimes and I've since figured out how to dye my own!

Learn How To Cake That here!

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Silky Swiss Meringue Buttercream

1/7/2015

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Hello friends!

It is freezing outside and there is a beautiful layer of snow on the ground. So what would be the best way to spend a snow day? That's right! Baking! Today I've whipped up a batch of silky smooth Swiss Meringue Buttercream, and I'm going to share this awesome recipe with you. This is the most requested frosting flavor at Otchcakes Decorated Cakes, and it is my favorite frosting to work with! It smoothes beautifully over my cakes, it holds up well under fondant, and it can be piped onto cupcakes. This frosting is lightly sweet with a hint of salt and has a pronounced buttery flavor. The combination of salt and sweet in this recipe is amazing! Enjoy and God bless!

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How To Take Great Cake Photos On A Budget!

DIY Silhouette Horse and Sleigh Lantern Cake

DIY Custom Color Nonpareil Sprinkles

Silky Swiss Meringue Buttercream

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