by bobbienoto | Aug 8, 2015 | 5th Avenue Cake Designs, Cookies, Tutorials, Videos
Last weekend I was asked to make the cookies for an under the sea baby shower. The mother to be loves octopuses, the entire nursery is wonderfully painted with ocean theme and several octopuses. I took some photos of the room and then went back to my studio and began...
by bobbienoto | Jun 29, 2015 | 5th Avenue Cake Designs, Cookies, Cookies and brownies, Home, Tutorials, Videos
3 dimensional royal icing or pressure piping is an awesome method to customize you cookie and/or cake designs. There are several cameo moulds on the market, however they are available to everyone. If you design your own cameo it now becomes a one of a kind. Special...
by bobbienoto | Jun 15, 2015 | 5th Avenue Cake Designs, Cookies, Cookies and brownies, Home, Tutorials, Videos
Washington D.C ‘s Cherry blossoms are huge tourist attraction. D.C. hosts a national Cherry Blossom Festival every year. To honor my daughter’s commencement from, The George Washington University, (on national mall). I created royal icing cherry blossoms...
by bobbienoto | Jun 6, 2015 | 5th Avenue Cake Designs, Cake Decorating, Cookies, Home, Tutorials, Videos
Beautiful designed brush embroidery cookies are the perfect choice for any wedding, bridal shower, or special anniversary! The cookie aboves takes brush embroidery to the next level. Pipe a delicate border and you have a special delicious wedding coookie! Supplies...
by bobbienoto | May 1, 2015 | 5th Avenue Cake Designs, Cookies, Videos
A few days ago I was thumbing through The Art of Royal Icing by Eddie Spence, when I saw this flower design on a cake! I decided to create a sugar cookie inspired by the flower. For this project you will need: Equipment: PME writer nozzle #1 or Wilton/Ateco #1 PME...
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 | Jan 29, 2015 | 5th Avenue Cake Designs, Cookies, Home, Videos
Painting on fondant or royal icing is fun and rewarding. Surprisingly you don not need to be a master painter to create a beautiful hand painted cookie or cake. If you have never painted on royal icing or fondant practice on a coated cake board first. Watch the video...
by bobbienoto | Jan 1, 2015 | 5th Avenue Cake Designs, Cookies, Tutorials, Videos, x
Nothing completes a cookie or cake than custom lettering. Although it can seem intimidating with practice a few tips you will find piping letters in royal icing is fun and as easy as writing with a pen. A few tips for success : Use the correct consistency Work with a...
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 | Nov 5, 2014 | Cake Decorating, Cookies, Home, Tutorials, Videos
Bas relief sculpture is an Italian method of sculpting generally craved in stone or clay, it is a 3-dimensional modeling in which less than half of the true depth of the object projects from the background. Thus making i the perfect technique for cake decorating; as...
by bobbienoto | Oct 22, 2014 | Cookies, Home, Spray, Tutorials, Videos
Awareness and education are the best defenses against cancer, Bobbie Bakes at 5th Avenue Cake Designs created a wonderful and yummy means to help Pintkober awareness month. Tufted billow weave is an elegant technique combine with the dainty roses and the awareness...
by bobbienoto | Oct 16, 2014 | Cake Decorating, Cookies, Spray, Videos
These Halloween critter cookies from 5th Avenue Cake Designs are so adorable I just had to share the post with you! These would be awesome for a Halloween party or a Halloween favor! To recreate the cookies you’ll be making gumpaste oak leaves, sugar acorn caps,...
by bobbienoto | Sep 7, 2014 | Cookies, Cookies and brownies, Home, Tutorials, Videos
I love haute couture inspired cakes and cookies; what better time period than the 18th century Versailles. During Marie Antoinette’s regime fashion was a means to control the king and queen’s court, “to keep the potentially dangerous aristocracy in-check.” In the...
by bobbienoto | Aug 12, 2014 | Cookies, Cookies and brownies, Home, Tutorials, Videos
I adore the little plaque cookies they are extremely versatile, and what better cake decorating technique than tone on tone brush embroidery? The finished design is elegantly suitable for hanging (except that it is edible). The plaque cookies are show stopping gift,...
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 bobbiebakes | Jun 21, 2014 | Cake Decorating, Cookies, Cookies and brownies, Home, Tutorials, Videos
Royal icing decorative scrolls always grab your attention. Decorating dainty scrolls can transform any ordinary cookie or cake into a show stopping piece. This simple circle shape cookie has a new presence once the scrolls have been piped. Royal icing is the one...
by bobbienoto | Jun 15, 2014 | Cake Decorating, Cookies, Cookies and brownies, Tutorials, Videos
Bobbie Bakes at 5th Avenue Cake Designs shared this enchanting lemon pie/tart tutorial. Just looking at the photos enticed my tastebuds, with those adorable royal icing blueberries, charming lemon slices decoratively placed on the meringue and encompassed with an...
