Cake Decorating Tips Archives - Sweetness and Bite https://sweetnessandbite.com/category/cake-decorating-tips/ A little baking and cake decorating blog. Wed, 03 May 2023 00:39:02 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://sweetnessandbite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-SB-Favicon-1-32x32.png Cake Decorating Tips Archives - Sweetness and Bite https://sweetnessandbite.com/category/cake-decorating-tips/ 32 32 How to Store Fondant Decorations https://sweetnessandbite.com/how-to-store-fondant-decorations-for-cakes/ https://sweetnessandbite.com/how-to-store-fondant-decorations-for-cakes/#comments Sat, 11 Sep 2021 03:23:50 +0000 https://sweetnessandbite.com/?p=80786 Learn how to store fondant decorations, whether you’re in the process of decorating your cake and want to keep fondant decorations soft, or afterwards if you want to keep the dried fondant or gumpaste decorations as keepsakes. Making fondant and gumpaste decorations or figurines is one of the best ways to get a head start...

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]]> https://sweetnessandbite.com/how-to-store-fondant-decorations-for-cakes/feed/ 6 How to Stick Fondant to Fondant – A Guide to Edible Glue https://sweetnessandbite.com/how-to-stick-fondant-to-fondant-guide-to-edible-glue/ https://sweetnessandbite.com/how-to-stick-fondant-to-fondant-guide-to-edible-glue/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2021 06:36:13 +0000 https://sweetnessandbite.com/?p=6243 Ever wondered how to stick fondant to fondant? Or what the best edible glue is? Let’s talk about edible glues, how to use them and how to choose which one you should use for different cake decorations. Hey, I’m coming at you with a short (well, for me) but sweet (pun totally intended) tutorial today. ...

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]]> https://sweetnessandbite.com/how-to-stick-fondant-to-fondant-guide-to-edible-glue/feed/ 4 Tips For Cake Decorating With Shaky Hands https://sweetnessandbite.com/tips-for-cake-decorating-with-shaky-hands/ https://sweetnessandbite.com/tips-for-cake-decorating-with-shaky-hands/#comments Tue, 27 Aug 2019 04:53:45 +0000 https://sweetnessandbite.com/?p=4748 12 useful tips for cake decorating with shaky hands. Find out how to help keep your hands steady while you decorate, plus some useful tools to make your cake decorating life easier! If there’s one misconception I’ve heard others say about me since I started making cakes that always makes me laugh, it’s “wow you...

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]]> https://sweetnessandbite.com/ganache-faq/feed/ 54 Can You Ganache A Fruit Cake? https://sweetnessandbite.com/can-you-ganache-a-fruit-cake/ https://sweetnessandbite.com/can-you-ganache-a-fruit-cake/#comments Sat, 30 Apr 2016 07:38:55 +0000 https://sweetnessandbite.com/?p=2983 The question “Can you ganache a fruit cake?” is a bit of a loaded one. There are really three answers to that. There’s the old-school, traditional fruit cake decorator answer of: “Of course not! Blasphemy! Fruit cakes are covered in marzipan, then fondant. The end.” Then there is the semi-traditional answer of: “Of course not,...

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]]> https://sweetnessandbite.com/how-to-make-flexible-fondant-smoothers/feed/ 12 How To Write Your Own Cake Decorating Timeline https://sweetnessandbite.com/how-to-write-your-own-cake-decorating-timeline/ https://sweetnessandbite.com/how-to-write-your-own-cake-decorating-timeline/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2016 08:32:25 +0000 https://sweetnessandbite.com/?p=2856 A simple guide on how to write your own cake decorating timeline so you can plan each step of your cake. Includes a free printable cake decorating timeline template! Oh to be organised. I feel like I’m the kind of person who should be organised. I like to know what is happening and when, and...

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