BAKING TIP #2

When mixing ingredients, be sure to keep mixing the same way each time. If you mix the batter, counter-clockwise and then stop, make sure you continue counter-clockwise when you come back. This helps to eliminate any lumps that may otherwise occur.

Happy Baking

Ashley<3

Cool Girl "Sassy Shades" Cake

Hey!!! First project of the winter season went underway yesterday as I made my niece's 15th Birthday Cake. My inspiration was the "sassy shades"cake by Wilton but I renamed it the "cool girl" cake lol.

The Flavour of the cake was Orange Spice. It tasted scrumptious! For the next time, I will double what the recipe says in order to be a bit more batter though. Want the recipe? Leave a comment below.

An overall run down of the cake:

I used fondant to cover the entire cake. I used Icing colours in order to tint the fondant yellow, brown, and the hair colour is terra cotta. (I'm sorta loving this terra cotta colour). I also used some piping gel to attach sparkle dust around the glasses, earrings, and headband.

Aside from making the cake, I also made cupcakes for the celebration. They were regular vanilla chip cupcakes with buttercream icing. On some there are gingerbread quins, coconut, yellow sugar, or fondant stars. Appropriate decorating for the celebration I believe since my niece is a star!

My lovely niece enjoying her cake.

So the process took me about 3.5 hours to do roughly. I did have help preparing some batter pans from my lovely assistant: my sister Tiffany. Thanks for the help sis!

If you would like a cake like this to be done, have another idea you'd like to see, question, comment or concern, feel free to leave below or email us.

As Christmas is only 6 days away, show me or tell me what you've got in store!

Happy Baking!

Ashley <3

Supplies!

 

To me, this is every bakers dream! A whole lot of supplies! As you can see, I either got carried away in the baking aisle or have a few projects to complete over the next couple of weeks.....I bet you're wondering which one....

.....well... a bit of both is the answer! lol

I have everything from icing colours, fondant, coloured crystal sugar, a 20inch fondant rolling pin (not pictured), buttercream icing, an icing kit, extra icing bottles, a few tips, 3 piece cookie sheet set, etc.

After I came home, I took out all the dry products I had and put them into some containers i had laying around and labelled them. I have cornstarch, icing sugar, cake and pastry flour, and some candy cane hot chocolate (yumm, that's for me as I bake)!

As you can see I have two drawers full of tools. The boxes are filled with cookie cutters and icing colours. 

Right now for the Christmas Holiday, Bed Bath and Beyond, Michaels, Bulk Barn are all having sales where you can find tons of baking items. Check them out!

Come back soon and see the treats I'm making with all these tools (and more). 

Happy Baking!

Ashley <3

BAKING TIP #1

Baking is definitely a science. You need to approach it with the utmost care. Follow instructions VERY carefully. If making more or less than the recipe calls for, make sure you convert the measurements appropriately or your baking experiment can go completely haywire. Then you'll have to start over and no body wants that frustration!

Take Care and Happy Baking! :)


Ashley<3

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