Add pretty heart patterns to the tops of cakes and custards—heck, even pancakes—with this strawberry heart tutorial from Hanneke at De Gulle Aarde. The instructions are in Dutch, but don’t let that scare you away. The photos show each step clearly, so you shouldn’t have any trouble making hearts of your own.
By Andrew Lewis Summer is the ideal time of year to sit and enjoy a slice of light, fluffy sponge cake and a cup of Earl Grey tea. Unfortunately, it’s also the time when the ample curves of my masculine figure are most visible. Thankfully, this sponge cake recipe has been used in our family […]
We’ve talked about how to make sunprints on paper here before. But this sunprint wedding cake from Once Wed is absolutely stunning. To be fair, though, it’s not an actual sunprint – the chemicals involved would of course be inedible. Instead, it’s blue coloring airbrushed over foliage for the same effect. Could you imagine a […]
Jeromina of paper, plate, and plane had some leftover icing and wanted to play around with marbling it, so she created this adorable set of solar system-inspired cake pops. How cool are those Saturn rings?
Madeira cake is a light cake that you can make well in advance of a picnic or tea party. It has a wonderful texture, and a rich flavor that is hard to beat.
Spring is finally here, and I’ve been spending every free moment planting colorful new additions in my yard. This year I thought I’d try to grow some edible flowers in the half wine barrel on my deck. I started poking around online and found almost too much information, but a lot of inspiration as well. I knew about nasturtiums and mustard blooms, but daisies and gladiolus? Turns out there are lots of flowers that offer more than a pretty face. What are some of your favorite things to do with edible petals?
Kaitlin at Whisk Kid has a step-by-step guide on how to frost a cake including all the useful tools you’ll need. [via Twitter @manda2177]
