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Marshmallow Fondant

Place butter in a bowl and set aside. Place marshmallows in a large microwave-safe bowl, and microwave on High for 30 seconds to 1 minute to start melting the marshmallows.

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Add Cake Trimmings To Frosted Middle Layer

When making cake frosting and filling, set aside a portion of it for the filling. When you have to level your cake layers, just make the trimmings into crumbs and add them to the filling portion.

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Can I Paint a Cake Using Food Coloring

Can you use food coloring to paint on your cake or you need to use something else to paint on the cake?

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How Do I Make an Open Book Shaped Cake?

I would like to know how to make an open book shaped cake without a book shaped pan. Also, how do I ice an open book cake?

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Decorating a Cake Shaped Like a Building

I would like to do a skyscraper from cake, and I am struggling to do the small windows. If somebody has any ideas I would appreciate hearing them. Thanks.

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Making Heat Tolerant Frosting

How can I make frosting that won't melt in the heat?

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Fairytale Cake

Very tasty cake and icing. Combine butter, shortening, and cream cheese. Mix on high until smooth. Add vanilla and salt. Mix well.

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Marble Easter Cake

A moist delicious cake bursting with Spring. Cream butter until fluffy, add vanilla and salt. While creaming butter sift the two sugars three times. After the butter is creamy add sugars slowly with 2 or 3 tablespoons of the 1 cup cold water.

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Making a Doll Cake

How do you make those cakes that have the doll standing up in the middle of the cake. Thanks for the help folks.

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Video: Decorating Alien Muffins

A fun way to decorate muffins with dried fruit!

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Video: Decorating "Octomonster" Cupcakes

These are a great cupcake design for a birthday party or Halloween.

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Titanic Cake

I am looking for a recipe for a titanic cake.

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Icing a Cake to Look Like a Book

I want to ice a cake in fondant so it looks like a book and want to turn the icing back in the corner so it looks like the page of a book is turned back.

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Hamburger Cake

Here are instructions for making a cake that looks like a giant hamburger! Place one yellow cake inverted upside down on plate. In a small bowl mix confectioners sugar and enough milk to form a spreadable consistency. Spread half of this onto yellow cake then top with brownie layer.

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Googly Eye Cake

Decorate the cake using the round candies and the decorative icing with the thin tip. Place two round candies side by side and affix smaller candies to the front using icing.

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Elmo Cake and Tips

This is an Elmo Cake with the Buttercream icing tip. I recently made a cake for a birthay party of 40 people or a friend. The theme was Elmo. Rather than make 2 Elmo cakes, I decided to make a big sheet cake and make Elmo as 3-D on top of the cake. It was a yellow cake with buttercream icing.

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Castle Cake

Castle cake for your Little prince or princess: Mix as directed 1 1/2 box Favorite cake mix. Pour into oval pan or regular rectangle pan and cut into oval after baking as directed on box. Make sure to save enough batter for 4 cupcakes.

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Hello Kitty Cake

My daughter said to me "your the best mom in the whole world!"

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Wedding Cake for Adorable Pigs

My friend made a farm wedding for two adorable pigs. I made the wedding cake.

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Icing Beautiful Cakes - Scoobie Cake

To ice beautiful cakes like this by yourself, after cooling completely, and removing from pan, freeze the cake. Then when you're ready to frost it, remove from freezer and decorate, it is much simpler that way!

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Treasure Chest Birthday Cake

This was a huge hit at my son's Luau party. And it was super easy to make. You will need:

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Butterfly Birthday Cake

This cake is simple and delicious! A crowd (especially little ones) favorite. You will need:

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Race Car Cake

I made a 9 x 13 cake for the base of the car and made a 8x8 cake for the roof and windows. After cutting the top of the smaller cake at an angle, I centered it on top of the bigger cake, then decorated it using a toy race car as a model. In mine, I used Oreo cookies for wheels.

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Hamburger Cake

Hamburger CakeHere are instructions for making a cake that looks like a giant hamburger! Place one yellow cake inverted upside down on plate. In a small bowl mix confectioners sugar and enough milk to form a spreadable consistency. Spread half of this onto yellow cake then top with brownie layer.


Googly Eye Cake

Googly Eye CakeDecorate the cake using the round candies and the decorative icing with the thin tip. Place two round candies side by side and affix smaller candies to the front using icing.


Elmo Cake and Tips

Elmo Cake and TipsThis is an Elmo Cake with the Buttercream icing tip. I recently made a cake for a birthay party of 40 people or a friend. The theme was Elmo. Rather than make 2 Elmo cakes, I decided to make a big sheet cake and make Elmo as 3-D on top of the cake. It was a yellow cake with buttercream icing.


Castle Cake

Castle CakeCastle cake for your Little prince or princess: Mix as directed 1 1/2 box Favorite cake mix. Pour into oval pan or regular rectangle pan and cut into oval after baking as directed on box. Make sure to save enough batter for 4 cupcakes.