Category: fondant

  • Wedding cupcakes class at Le Dolci

    Wedding cupcakes class at Le Dolci

    It’s no secret that I sometimes find decorating cakes and cupcakes intimidating. Over the years I have attended some classes, and learned some tricks that have helped me decorate cupcakes, cakes and pastries to a much higher standard than what I used to produce. I was able to overcome my fears of working with butter cream…

  • Star of Bethlehem cupcakes

    Star of Bethlehem cupcakes

      I made these cupcakes for our annual cousins’ Christmas party and had high hopes they would turn out like the ones in Susannah Blake’s book “Cupcakes” — which contains some great ideas for amateur bakers, by the way. But as the clock continued to tick ever faster and I realized I was going to…