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Valentine’s Day Cupcakes

I made and decorated a batch of chocolate cupcakes for Valentine’s Day and they turned out quite lovely. I used this chocolate cupcake recipe, which is probably one of the best I have ever had. I put a red fondant … Continue reading

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Gingerbread Christmas Village

We had quite a few different gingerbread kits at work this year, and I opted to buy the Wilton Gingerbread Mini Village one to do for Christmas.  It came with all the pieces, icing, fondant, and candies.  You had to … Continue reading

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Birthday Cake!

Tomorrow we are celebrating three birthdays in the family: my father-in-law, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law, so I decided to make them a decorated cake.  The cake is chocolate and there is strawberry between the two layers.  The icing is buttercream.  This … Continue reading

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Final decorated cake for Wilton class

Here is my final decorated cake for the Wilton Course 1 (Building Buttercream Skills) which I just finished tonight.  This one is chocolate with raspberry filling made with berries from the bushes in my back yard.  The 15 is for … Continue reading

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Wilton Cake Decorating Class

After watching people take them at Michaels for 3 years now, I finally decided to take the plunge and do Wilton Course 1 – Building Buttercream Skills.  Today was our second class and we torted (cut into two layers) and … Continue reading

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