by bobbienoto | Apr 26, 2015 | 5th Avenue Cake Designs, Cakes, Home, Spray, Tutorials, Videos
English royal icing over-piping has been around since 1900, the technique fell into the background in the late 80’s with the arrival and popularity of smooth fondant. The beauty of intricately piped details, scrolls and swags was almost a lost art. Luckily, Martha...
by bobbienoto | Apr 22, 2015 | 5th Avenue Cake Designs, Cakes, Cookies, Home, Spray, Tutorials, Videos
Edible wedding favors have become a popular choice for couples to give their guests as a thank you and reminder of their special day. These cookies are a Lambeth inspired with scrolls, toothpick roses and leaves, and are a perfect delicious choice for any wedding. For...
by bobbienoto | Feb 18, 2015 | 5th Avenue Cake Designs, Cake Decorating, Cakes, Home, Tutorials, Videos
European over piping with royal icing is an amazing skill to know, the beautiful dimensions are breathtaking. If you want to pipe beautiful cakes using Joseph Lambeth method you need to commit yourself to practice. Pipe with royal icing several times a week. Covering...
by bobbienoto | Dec 13, 2014 | 5th Avenue Cake Designs, Cake Decorating, Cakes, Cakes, Home, Tutorials, Videos
Most cake decorators refer to this style of royal icing extensions as Australian string-work, but it actually originated in the UK, by master cake decorator Ernest Schulbe around the late 1800s early 1900s. It is also known as ‘wing work’ and associated...
by bobbienoto | Nov 30, 2014 | Cakes, Cakes, Home, Spray, Tutorials, Videos
Oriental string-work looks complicated, but actually it is not as hard as it appears. If you have an understanding to the the three essentials of cake decorating and good royal icing recipe You can recreate the cakes above or elevate your string to another level. You...
by bobbienoto | Jul 9, 2014 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Videos
The Lambeth Method is an old school form of cake decorating that has a reputation of being secretive and almost impossible to pipe without being educated in the technique. It definitely takes dedication and years of practice, however with persistence and a love of...
by bobbienoto | Apr 4, 2014 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Cookies, Cookies and brownies, Creations, Home, Tutorials, Videos
Edible painting is a wonderful cake decorating technique, that can be a relaxing artistic expression for clients and friends. However several of my readers have contacted me to let me know they are frustrated and although they think hand painted cookies (cakes are...
by bobbienoto | Apr 2, 2014 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Creations, Tutorials, Videos
As I was designing these Easter cakes, I keep thinking of Easter bonnets, however I did not want to just place a bonnet on top of cake. I finally decided to mould a little face, out of modeling chocolate, to wear the bonnet. Modeling chocolate consists of two, in my...
by bobbienoto | Mar 27, 2014 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Cookies, Creations, Home, Tutorials
Bobbie’s Baking Blog has open a new shop and educational centre! This is your official invitation to learn wonderful recipes, beautiful sugar flowers and cake decorating techniques. We will be moving websites as well to 5th Avenue Cake Designs! I will still...
by bobbienoto | Mar 19, 2014 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Cakes, Creations, Home, Spray, Tutorials, Videos
Cherry blossoms have a delicate and mysterious presence. They bloom in early spring and the aroma the blossoms give is enticing. They are perfect blossoms for wedding cakes, you can add them to almost any sugar spray for an extra special touch, they also are perfect...
by bobbienoto | Mar 10, 2014 | Cakes, Cakes, Creations, Tutorials, Videos
I adore how intricate, unique and artistic celebration cakes have become! It seams the skies the limit, more often we are seeing cakes with vision and uniqueness. Hand painted cakes have become a trend over the past couple of years and it seems the trend is here to...
by bobbienoto | Mar 5, 2014 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Cakes, Cupcakes, Home, Spray, Tutorials, Videos
I realize the world’s most famous weather forecaster, Punxsutawney Phil, saw his shadow and declared six more weeks of Winter. I however refuse to except that forecast! This winter has been insane, with my daughter’s university shutting down four times...
by bobbienoto | Feb 28, 2014 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Creations, Home, Tutorials, Videos
Creating edible figures for cake toppers is a popular cake decorating technique. Lately pregnant mommies for baby showers have been showing up all over the internet. Brides and grooms are also a favorite. There are many mediums that can be used for sculpting these fun...
by bobbienoto | Feb 24, 2014 | Cakes, Home, Tutorials
The world of cake decorating has exploded with new techniques and methods. Over the past 25 years or so cake decorating has evolved, from simple cakes that were made mainly for flavor, to complex, multi-layered, multi-tiered delicacies that are shaped like realistic...
by bobbienoto | Feb 4, 2014 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Tutorials, Videos
The key to an original inspired fashion cake is having a keen sense of the world around us. Nothing is insufficient from vintage craved fireplace, to the card you received on your birthday. I once found inspiration from an antique vanity. The colors that grab your...
by bobbienoto | Jan 29, 2014 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Cakes, Home, Tutorials
I just adore tufted billow weave on a cake, and have decorated quite a few cakes with the tufted billow weave method. Susan Trianos started the puffing trend and it would behove you to visit her website. She has an exquisite cake gallery! Back to the cake above: after...
by bobbienoto | Jan 11, 2014 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Home, Spray, Tutorials, Videos
Rose are a traditional gift (for that special person in your life), 196 million roses are bought on Valentine’s day. Everyone loves to receive that inciting long rectangle box with aromatic rose laying on a pillow of tissue paper. However within a few days your...
by bobbienoto | Dec 16, 2013 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Cakes, Creations, Home, Tutorials, Videos
Creating a Colorado Christmas cake has been a pet project of mine for a while now, since last Christmas. Sydney and I designed the cake together, she constructed the filigree templates and the trees. It was an incredible experience working with Sydney for our first ...
by bobbienoto | Nov 9, 2013 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Cakes, Tutorials
With the holiday season approaching (quite fast) I thought it might be fun to share a tutorial on a sugar snowman cake. I was inspired by Alan Dunn’s Christmas Cakes (a perfect gift for any cake enthusiast). I knew the cake would be a fun project, but I must...
by bobbienoto | Oct 31, 2013 | Cake Decorating, Cakes, Spray, Tutorials, Videos
I promise on yesterday’s post “Take Your Sugar Rose to Ultimate Level with wired Petals” to add a bonus video: adding calyx and rose hips. Generally in a finished spray the calyx and rose hips are only sightly visible on an open rose or a fully open...
