designs

Is this another misadventure? So I was playing around with some Teddy Bear designs a few weeks ago and trying to put something together for Valentine's day. However, after playing about with a few things, I finally landed on this. The only problem is the overall look and design of the bears...

As I have made a Santa cupcake topper, I thought it only fair to incorporate the elves in there, too, so after a few design changes, I finally landed on this. Now I will show you the other variation, and then you can decide which one suits you best. Again for this, you will only need a few...

So, i am entering a cupcake competition at my church on thursday and i am concerned my design plan may not work, not in sense of style, but in sense of structure so I am hoping to get an opinion so i can decide whether to go with my original design idea or if i should go with a plan B. The...

This is a pic if the super hero cake the customer wants. Any ideas on how to best section the fondant out would be great. We start this one as soon as we get off work this evening. Also here is the Jokers hat for the Joker cake will finish this one also this evening. Edit: we also have an...

Cupcake dummies are used to help you perfect your decorating techniques. 1. If you cover the centre with sticky tape, you can then pipe over them and enhance your piping skills. If you do it wrong, simply scoop the buttercream off your dummies, place it back in your piping bag and then start...

This tool is used for modelling and adding effects to your icing/fondant. It has three interchangeable wheels that create quilting, stitching, zig-zag designs etc. Please see my Lemon Flower Cupcakes for some effects.

If you are making a cake for a party or a little one then always try and remember to incorporate a little of the design on the back of the cake. This makes it interesting to the other guests who only generally get to see the back of the cake whilst it is presented to the birthday boy or girl...