by bobbienoto | Oct 10, 2012 | Cakes, Family Hour, Tutorials
The holiday season has officially begun with the month of October and Halloween; from now until Jan 1st celebrations will be happening each month. This month we have the opportunity to dress in costume, eat amazing goodies, help with school Halloween parties, and...
by bobbienoto | Oct 3, 2012 | Cookies, Cookies and brownies, Tutorials
The month of October is dedicated to breast cancer awareness and most states, cities, and towns decorate the highways, buildings, and universities in calming pink ribbons, but breast cancer is the furthest thing from calming. We as a caring society need to do whatever...
by bobbienoto | Sep 29, 2012 | Cakes, Candies, Gluten Free, Tutorials
Sydney and I were asked to create Daffodil cupcakes for a wedding, the daffodil happens to be the bride’s favorite flower.The bride, Tara wanted cupcakes in lieu of a traditional wedding cake, I must admit this was the first wedding Sydney and I prepared...
by bobbienoto | Sep 19, 2012 | Cakes, Family Hour, Tutorials
Pound cakes are so popular I decided to welcome the changing season (early September 22, 2012 the Fall season begins) with a blood orange white chocolate pound cake. As many of you already know DF enjoys pound cake; Sydney and I were lucky to be able to photograph...
by bobbienoto | Sep 12, 2012 | Cakes, Inspirational, Pastries and Viennoiseries, x
I will warn you ahead of time, this will be a heartfelt article, if you want to jump to the cake recipe/instructions please feel free. Sydney, my miracle child after ten miscarriages, turned twenty. I know every parent claims time passes quickly, but her twenty years...
by bobbienoto | Sep 5, 2012 | Cake Decorating, Candies, Family Hour, featured, Gluten Free, Tutorials
If you’re familiar with my blog you know each member of are little family unit has a birthday week; 2 weeks ago it was Sydney’s 20th birthday. She requested a very special cake decorated with gumpaste Butterfly Orchids; I was so excited to be creating this...
by bobbienoto | Aug 29, 2012 | Candies, Candy, Gluten Free, Tutorials
Sydney introduced me to cherry blossom flavor in late March; since that moment we have been experimenting using the extract and sugars in a plethora of recipes. Over this past weekend Sydney suggested we try cherry blossom marshmallows, however the flower blooms...
by bobbienoto | Aug 15, 2012 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Family Hour, featured, Tutorials
Sydney and I are always on the look for new tips/tubes for our kitchen; I happened to purchase a set with a #070 ruffle tip/tube. We had worked with quite a few of the ruffle tips/tubes, however we hadn’t had the opportunity to work with tip/tube #070,...
by bobbienoto | Aug 9, 2012 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Candies, featured, Home, Inspirational, Tutorials
Piping daisies for years has been my nemesis, this past weekend I was asked to create royal icing daisies decorations for cupcakes, for a baby shower. I must admit I thought of trying to talk the expectant mother into another royal icing flower or fondant daisies. I...
by bobbienoto | Aug 1, 2012 | Candies, Cookies and brownies, Tutorials
I had been waiting to experiment with a technique I had read about, but had not had the opportunity to work with, when Sydney and I were approached to create an edible party favor for a six year old’s birthday. The birthday theme was pansies. Lighting bolt:...
by bobbienoto | Jul 25, 2012 | Home, Pastries and Viennoiseries, Tutorials
Taste like a Crème Cheese Cake! My husband, DF, seems to always be waiting for his favorite breakfast; Sydney and I bake all day long for our business, we are exhausted by the end of the day and generally put DF’s request off for another day. Saturday evening DF...
by bobbienoto | Jul 11, 2012 | Candies, Cookies and brownies, Tutorials
I seem to find myself in a more relaxed state during the long warm summer months. Sydney and I find time to lay in the sun and catch up on our lives. Although we are blessed to work together with an “occasional” lunch, Sydney’s life is busy with...
by bobbienoto | Jul 4, 2012 | Cakes, Tutorials
We, the entire family, were invited to spend an Old Fashion Fourth of July in Aspen, with some friends. Although due to the fire danger in the mountains the Annual Fireworks Extravaganza has been canceled, it should still be a fun holiday. Aspen is known for...
by bobbienoto | Jun 27, 2012 | Cakes, Home, Tutorials
Cakes come in all sizes and designs, some are elegant for a christening, engagement, or wedding. Some are wacky for birthday parties or celebrations. Others are designed to look like flowers in a vase; I could go on and on, but that might bore you. Sydney and I...
by bobbienoto | Jun 20, 2012 | Cakes, Home, x
With summer starting off in the 90 degree heat and a hail storm that plummeted softball size ice rounds, baking a rose chocolate marbled cake seemed atropos to our day. Warm and sweet in the early afternoon, like the rose cream part of the cake; and a stormy wild...
by bobbienoto | Jun 13, 2012 | Candies, General Information, Gluten Free, Home, Tutorials
Tiger Lilies are romantic, amorous, and mysterious; perfect for wedding cakes. Weddings give off a feeling of enchantment, the bride feels as if she is a princesses for one beautiful day. The air of mystery seems to enthrall the couple the next day; unsure what the...
by bobbienoto | Jun 10, 2012 | Cakes, General Information, Tutorials
Almost everyone has their favorite type of cake, but might not realize the different methods used for baking cakes. Mine is an Angel Food Cake, strawberry, is my ultimate favorite flavor! Angel Food cake is a egg white, fat free foam cake. Sydney’s happens to...
by bobbienoto | May 30, 2012 | Cakes, Inspirational, x
A friend of mine, Andie shared with us that her parents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this past memorial day and she asked Sydney and I if we could design an elegant cake for their party. I have known Andie’s parents more than half my life; I was...
by bobbienoto | May 29, 2012 | Candies, Gluten Free, Tutorials
Royal icing can change an ordinary cake into an extraordinary cake with a little patience and a good royal icing recipe. Sydney and I thought piped cherry blossoms would be beautiful on our cherry blossom cake (recipe for cake to come). We colored about half of the...
by bobbienoto | May 28, 2012 | Cakes, Tutorials
Sydney and I were having pedicures when the woman in the next pedicure bath next to us over heard me talking and asked how can buttercream be frosted smooth. At first I was confused, but Sydney knew exactly what she was asking. After about 20 minutes of listening to...
