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Learn How to Make Cake Like a Pro! Are you daydreaming and want to learn how to make cake? Learn about beautiful cakes? Have you always wanted to learn how to make cake and try making those fancy cakes you see online and on TV? Well, now you can! There is a super easy …
Fearless & Curious In The Kitchen Learning is Different for Everyone by Maria Nerius The desire to learn is part of being creative, yet, we don’t all learn the same way. For some it’s best to have a teacher to guide, to show hands on, watch our attempts, correct if needed, and then congratulate us …
Home Baking: Are you familiar with the requirements, startup and operation? If you are a baking/food enthusiast and have always wanted to start a home baking business, this could be your opportunity! Currently there are two types of home-baking businesses permitted in many states…A “Cottage Food Kitchen” and a “Commercial Kitchen”. If you’re not familiar, …
Great Ideas with Flex Forms – Cake Decorating Mold Cake decorating mold – About 8 months ago we launched our new silicone cake decorating mold Simi Flex Forms©, and we couldn’t be happier with all the exciting ways that many amazing sugar artists have used them and found new ideas to create with them! We had …
“Going through security is always fun because our silicone molds we use in class and sell at the vendor booth have a very close resemblance to plastic explosives, which are frowned upon to bring to airports.” We spend a bit of time traveling out of town. We thought it would be fun to share with …
Summer Sunglass Cookies – Summer Cookies Recipes Summer Cookies Recipes. These retro spotted sunglass cookies almost look like the real thing. Melted candies make yummy edible lenses and multi-colored sprinkles create quick polka dots. A perfect treat for any summer party table. YOU WILL NEED: 1 RECIPE CAKEGIRLS SUGAR COOKIE DOUGH HARD CANDIES (SUCH AS …
Cookie Decorating Cookie chemistry! Learn what ingredients do in a cookie recipe and how to change them for different cookie results. Did you know that cookie recipes with more eggs will rise more and spread less? Or that the rule of thumb for cookie baking is to always keep the amount of fat and sugar …
If you’ve never made cookies using colored dough before, you’re missing out. It’s super easy to do and if you’re not in the mood to decorate with icing, you still have pretty cookies! Today I’m going to share with your how I made these cute little heart cookies. They’re pretty enough to be the main …
In the past couple of years, there have been lots of talks, discussions, articles, blogs websites and books dealing with Cottage Food Laws and how to start a Cottage Food Business. With that said, I’m assuming that most everyone is familiar with Cottage Food Laws, what they represent and how they work. But, just in …
In an effort to get to know all of you a little better we started a “tagging” game on Facebook yesterday, I’ve spent the last few hours jumping from page to page to read your aw inspiring stories, and quickly realized that your stories are so fascinating that we simply have to compile them and …
I have to confess, I’m a bit of a sprinkles addict. I have a growing collection in every color, shape, and size you can imagine. My pantry stores jars of sprinkles from basic nonpareils to pig-shaped sprinkles. That’s why when it came time to make these birthday cookies I knew the design needed to include …
How much fun would these be for a bridal shower or hen party? These are chocolate covered Oreos, and I swear they’re not too difficult to make.
With more than half the states having signed legislation for Cottage Food Laws, several states with Restricted Home Food Processing, a couple of states with Pending Legislation and a few states with Cottage-Food-Law Petitions, there are only a few states remaining with no Cottage Food Laws or any type of home-baking allowances. Sounds like we’re …
Let me preface this by saying that I REALLY wanted this to work. (A) Because I know quite a number of people who have struggled with making macarons from scratch, so I thought this could be something I could suggest as an alternative, and (B) I love this brand so much so that I couldn’t …
Those who know me know I have a “thing” for marshmallow. I LOVE IT! Seriously, I’ll put it on, or in, or around, anything and everything! I’ve done homemade versions of marvelous marshmallow in all its guises: for piping, for frosting, for filling, for toasting, for eating, and/or for licking (always!) Super-dope Strawberry Marshmallows!
How much do I love macarons? I’m talking about the French macaron variety and not the coconut macaroon variety – though I do love both, macarons just speak to me. I’ve been fortunate enough to do a fair bit of travelling, here, there, everywhere. From “home” in the San Francisco Bay Area to Wokingham, Berkshire …
Cake Idea – Learn how a simple change in perspective or lighting can make your masterpiece come to life. I’m really into baking and photography, and the combination of the two for me is a bit magical when they come together to create that kind of special image where you can almost TASTE the treat …
OK, not gonna lie… Everyone had hyped it up so, so much that I was sadly underwhelmed by my first visit to Hummingbird Bakery in London’s Soho a few years ago. I must also admit that I’ve not had much success with a few of their recipes I’ve tried and tested at home and with …
