by bobbienoto | Jul 10, 2013 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Cookies, Cookies and brownies, Tutorials
While preparing fondant covered sugar cookies to send to Sydney I realized there are several mediums, in cake decorating, for creating decorative roses. From easy and fast rosettes, piped royal icing roses, gumpaste fabric roses, to full blown sugar paste roses. All...
by bobbienoto | Jun 26, 2013 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Cakes, Gluten Free, Home, Tutorials
Sydney flew home this paste weekend to help teach a platform shoe class on Friday and demo how to create a sugar paste/ fondant shoe. We hadn’t had the opportunity to work together since spring break; it was wonderful to create the shoes with her. I had already...
by bobbienoto | Jun 19, 2013 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Cakes, Home, Tutorials
Exciting and eloquent fashions from Stephane Rolland’s Spring/Summer Haute Couture Collection during Paris Fashion Spring Week, 2013-14. The collection is immediately recognizable as Stephane Rolland designs. The angular shapes, strong emphasis on curves, and floral...
by bobbienoto | Jun 13, 2013 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Cakes, Spray, Tutorials
Sydney has been asking me if we could create a sugarpaste full blown rose spray for a cake for sometime now. I figured with Roses being June’s flower now would be perfect. I based the roses for this cake after the Glowing Peace Rose, named after its grandparent...
by bobbienoto | Jun 5, 2013 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Cakes, Spray, Tutorials
About two weeks past, I posted a tutorial on how to create an open sugar paste Peony, since then I have had serval requests asking how to create the Tuberose in the peony spray. I chose Tuberoses for their dainty appearance, and the Tuberose is a flower that is both...
by bobbienoto | May 30, 2013 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Cupcakes, Home, Spray, Tutorials
Pansies are vibrant, breathe taking, fragrant, an edible bloom and the flower most people take for granite. The pansy is linked forever to the viola, its ancestor, violas includes both pansies and violets, violets most loved for their perkiness and the their pretty...
by bobbienoto | May 30, 2013 | Cakes, Cakes, Pastries and Viennoiseries, Tutorials
My niece, Grace, graduated this past May and we hosted a graduation brunch in her honor for our family. She was going to be celebrating with friends that evening; brunch was perfect for the family party. Sydney and I wanted to serve pastries, however a cake or...
by bobbienoto | May 22, 2013 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Cakes, Home, Products, Spray, Tutorials
While Sydney was home this past weekend, for a VERY short time, we visited the Botanical gardens. As we walked around the flowers and greenery I saw a Flamboyant Mayflower and became mesmerized by it’s beauty! The Flamboyant Mayflower is known for its...
by bobbienoto | May 12, 2013 | Cakes, Cakes, Home, Spray, Tutorials
Peonies are one of my favorite flowers, we have had them adorn our landscaping for almost 22 years; I remember planting our first peony plant with Sydney (she was almost two) and it just happened to be Mother’s Day. As I was covering the the second cake Sydney...
by bobbienoto | May 1, 2013 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Cakes, Home, Products, Tutorials
I posted a few days ago Sydney will be turning 21, and I am creating a few different cakes for her to choose from for her party. This is the first cake for her to view. This cake is a billow weave, Susan Trianos has a wonderful video explaining how she creates a...
by bobbienoto | Apr 27, 2013 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Products, Spray, Tutorials
I love a full open rose sitting on top of a cake. It is a simple touch of elegance. I had planned on designing a few cakes for Sydney to choose from for 21st birthday party. The first element I need is for her to choose from is the type of topper; she is leaning...
by bobbienoto | Apr 24, 2013 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Cupcakes, Products, Tutorials
It would seem Colorado wants to hold onto winter, we have had 3 major snow storms every Tuesday for the last 3 weeks; today we finally seem to be warming up. I thought if I decorated some daisy cupcakes I might give colorado a punch in the arm, so to speak. If know...
by bobbienoto | Apr 2, 2013 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Cakes, featured, Gluten Free, Tutorials
Shoes are the number one accessory; women brag about how many pairs of shoes they have in their closet. Mariah Carey had Mario Buatta design an elegant space with gold-leaf and bleached-wood floors for her stilettos. Although my husband has to share his closet with my...
by bobbienoto | Mar 6, 2013 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Cupcakes, Home, Tutorials
DF asked me to bake cupcakes for the women in human resources (to thank them). With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner I thought they should be decorated for the occasion. I was inspired by, of all things, a 21 century insurance commercial. I realize how odd...
by bobbienoto | Feb 22, 2013 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Cakes, Home, Products, Tutorials
I have had a love for Judy Garland since I was a little girl; my father introduced me to The Wizard of Oz when I was two. From that moment on, I watched every Judy Garland movie I could find. I still can recall the first time I saw Judy Garland and Fred Astaire...
by bobbienoto | Jan 23, 2013 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Candies, Cupcakes, photography, Tutorials
Sydney started noticing personalized fortune cookies and thought it might be fun if we created fondant fortune cookies with a gumpaste personalized message. I thought it would be perfect to add cherry blossoms gumpaste flowers with cherry blossom flavored cupcakes....
by bobbienoto | Jan 16, 2013 | Cakes, Family Hour, Home, Inspirational, Tutorials
This past week Sydney and I did not have an opportunity to bake together; it was time to move her to George Washington University, her new home while she finishes her undergrad years. It seems strange to start a baking project alone in my kitchen, I find myself...
by bobbienoto | Jan 9, 2013 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Cakes, Home, Tutorials
As I write this special post I am in Washington D.C. dropping Sydney off to start her junior year at George Washington University. It seem apropos to be in our nation’s capital while I write a gift box cake post dedicated to a New Year filled with peace and...
by bobbienoto | Dec 26, 2012 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Family Hour, Gluten Free, Inspirational, Tutorials
Poinsettias have become a staple during the holiday season, the plant is sold every year, and most homes have a few. It has become a family tradition to design a special cake that represents the season, last year we created a Buche de Nöel (Yule Log), I suggested we...
by bobbienoto | Dec 18, 2012 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Family Hour, featured, Tutorials
Sydney was looking through Alan Dunn’s, Christmas Cakes (A perfect gift for any cake enthusiast) when she came across a cake of the most adorable snowman. She insisted we create a snowman cake of are own. Alan Dunn’s cake inspired Sydney and I to design...
