Great weather and postponed weddings have filled my wedding calendar this spring. I don’t have a quiet Saturday in sight, but it is great to be back in the studio kitchen making gorgeous wedding cakes for my couples. So many designs have sat dormant in my files and now I am pulling out the fondant […] The post Chocolate Bundt Cake appeared first on Cake Business Education | Best Southern Recipes | Minette Rushing Custom Cakes ..read more

Do you wonder how to pull those petals together to make a realistic bloom? I have the answers! There are some basic rules or formulas I follow when wiring and taping petals together. First, the heavier the flower or petal, then the lower the wire gauge number (lower wire number is thicker wire). The more […] The post Sugar Flower How-To Series: Wiring, Taping, Q&A appeared first on Cake Business Education | Best Southern Recipes | Minette Rushing Custom Cakes ..read more

Is that really made out of sugar? I love to answer yes! I delight in client and guest’s amazement and in the art of the creating sugar flowers. It is methodical and artistic all at once. My secret to lush, realistic sugar flowers…dusting. I dust my flowers to add layers of pigment on each petal. […] The post Sugar Flower How-To Series: Dusting, Storing and Tips appeared first on Cake Business Education | Best Southern Recipes | Minette Rushing Custom Cakes ..read more

As the saying goes, there is more than one way to skin a cat. Trial and error, many buckets of purchases gum paste and loads of sweat equity brought me to these two recipes. They each serve a purpose in my sugar flower line-up. The Go-To Gum Paste is perfect for deep, rich colors in […] The post Sugar Flower How-To Series: My Go-To Gum Paste Recipes appeared first on Cake Business Education | Best Southern Recipes | Minette Rushing Custom Cakes ..read more

As a baker, you already know the importance of mise en place and I am sure you have your favorite tools. Here are my favorite and essential tools for the creation of sugar flowers. This isn’t everything but this is my base, and I have also included supplies for each particular flower below. You can […] The post Sugar Flower How-To Series: Essential Tools appeared first on Cake Business Education | Best Southern Recipes | Minette Rushing Custom Cakes ..read more

You have seen my posts, I am sure. You do you! Your only competition is yourself. As I continue to grow and learn as an artist and designer, I find myself returning to my passion of sugar flowers. It is why my clients hire me and why wedding planners choose me to be part of […] The post Sugar Flower How-To Series: Why I LOVE Sugar Flowers appeared first on Cake Business Education | Best Southern Recipes | Minette Rushing Custom Cakes ..read more

Geez..January and February 2021 weren’t kidding around. It is cold here in the South! Well, I am not waiting for April Showers to bring May Flowers.  And neither should you.  That is right, I am creating my own sunshine in Savannah and shaking off the winter chill with my six most-requested Sugar Flower How-To Guides.  I am […] The post SUGAR FLOWER HOW-TO SERIES IS HERE! appeared first on Cake Business Education | Best Southern Recipes | Minette Rushing Custom Cakes ..read more

Five short days until the day of love is here. Or in my world…engagement season begins! Valentine’s Day means chocolate, and chocolate is considered an aphrodisiac, so I have been told. Of course, I can be basic about it with brownies or chocolate cake (which are both scrumptious). I went full on white chocolate cheesecake […] The post White Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe appeared first on Cake Business Education | Best Southern Recipes | Minette Rushing Custom Cakes ..read more

Whose idea was dry January? If you are finding it a tough sell, let’s grab a little banana rum, bake a bananas foster cake, and stay on track. You are welcome! This cake, to me, is the perfect mix of banana flavor (thanks bananas and oh yes, rum) to channel that Caribbean feeling (takes me […] The post Bananas Foster Cake Recipe with Salted Caramel Sauce – January Cake of the Month appeared first on Cake Business Education | Best Southern Recipes | Minette Rushing Custom Cakes ..read more

Welcome to the new year and my ten best baking tips to start your year off right! If you’re learning how to bake at home, improve your skills, bake treats from scratch for your family, or finally start your cake business, you’re in the right place. Here are the 10 most important things you need […] The post Top 10 Baking Tips To Start 2021 & Bake Like A Pro appeared first on Cake Business Education | Best Southern Recipes | Minette Rushing Custom Cakes ..read more