July 13, 2019 It is a Saturday night. As I sit here on my laptop working on creating a second blog solely dedicated to cake decorating and sugar art, I also decided to create a secondary Instagram page to link to. This has been an ongoing process on and off since last year. Several formats … Continue reading Goal, plans, and aspirations
Category: To Cake or Not
25 Years…a tribute to some fabulous human beings.
This was my entry for the Silver Cakes competition at the 25th Anniversary of the Oklahoma State Sugar Art Show. I got 2nd place and these are the people responsible for making the opportunity possible. This was only the second ribbon I received in these short 5 years of entering this competition. I was so … Continue reading 25 Years…a tribute to some fabulous human beings.
Competition – The countdown has begun.
I was reminded this past week, as I was updating a website dedicated to cake decorating and sugar art classes, that my time to complete a competition piece is slowly dwindling down. On the Facebook group I belong to we discuss that very thing almost on a daily basis as other competitors talk about their … Continue reading Competition – The countdown has begun.
Overlays and Inlays
This cake decorating topic is about overlays and inlays. A very basic cake decorating and sugar art technique that has many possibilities. Instead of posting individual pictures I have included a power point presentation/video attached. Thank you for stopping by. Happy Caking! Suzanne
Inspiration – Seeking Ideas for Cake and Sugar Art Projects
When I started this blog over 2 years ago the main purpose was to share my love of cake decorating and sugar art with others who were like-minded. As time has gone by it has become a little bit cake, a little bit sugar art and a little bit about myself. 🙂 One of the … Continue reading Inspiration – Seeking Ideas for Cake and Sugar Art Projects
Music that Inspires – Finding creativity
April 27. 2017 One of the effects of depression and anxiety is loss of motivation or desire. This can spill over into everything that a person does. Something simple as making a decision on what to eat for dinner can seem overwhelming when it never did before. I have been involved in cake decorating and … Continue reading Music that Inspires – Finding creativity
The Art of Cake Decorating
Today's post is going to be a power point video with some basic information about cake decorating and sugar art. Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend! Happy caking! Suzanne
Opportunities to Learn – Days of Sharing
Days of Sharing – ICES (International Cake Exploration Societé) I have found that some of the best ways to meet other cake & sugar art minded people is by attending a class in person. Granted some classes are rather costly, especially if you have to factor in transportation, hotel, and food on top of the … Continue reading Opportunities to Learn – Days of Sharing
Cake Decorating Basics
When I entered the world of cake decorating and sugar art over 8 years ago little did I know how much I would grow to love this art form. I actually started down this path by chance when the cake I ordered from a local bakery did not turn out as expected. I was an … Continue reading Cake Decorating Basics
Coloring Choices
In my pursuit of cake knowledge one of things that always intimidates me is color. Yes, I know it sounds like such a simple thing until your trying to put a project together. Then I begin to doubt myself like I've never seen color before in my life. 🙂 I normally sketch things out in … Continue reading Coloring Choices