Sometimes we get emails from people who are trying to follow a recipe but can’t because their country uses different ingredients. We’ve compiled this list of baking substitutions to help with that. If we missed one or you have any questions please leave a comment or reach out through our Contact Form and we’ll try to help. Photo by Annie Spratt on UnsplashButtermilk substitutions What is buttermilk? Buttermilk is leftover liquid from churning cream into butter. If you whip cream then keeping going, you will get some butter and some buttermilk. This is a lot of effort, so we always buy our butt ..read more

Tips for storing fondant cakes You can store fondant cakes at room temperature for 3-4 days if you live in a cool and dry climate and if the filling inside the cake does not need refrigeration. If you have perishable fillings inside the cake, such as fresh fruit, cream or custards, or live in a humid climate you will need to store your fondant cake in the fridge. Since I usually make bigger cakes and sometimes multiple cakes at a time, I personally store my fondant cakes in a 20°C/68°F air conditioned room. This ensures that all the cakes are kept cool and the climate is dry and I don’t have t ..read more

Let’s get started – frost a smooth cake with buttercream A smooth frosted buttercream cake always looks so effortless and professional. But in reality, to frost a cake with buttercream requires practise and certain techniques in order to get a smooth buttercream finish on your cakes. This blog post will show you how it’s done with simple step by step photos and a video. If you follow these steps each time and use the right tools, you will always get smooth buttercream cakes. This buttercream frosting technique can also be used with other types of frosting (as long as the frosting firms up when ..read more

The story behind this cake The best thing about making cakes for friends and family is that they are always open to new things. Like experimental and out-of-the-box designs. When I made this cake years ago, I learnt so many important lessons. Sadly, I felt that I could not share the process with everyone yet because it was not ‘perfect’. The truth is, there is no perfect timing and nothing is perfect. Having something done is way better than having it not done in the hopes that one day it will be perfect. I held on to the process pictures for years. But you know what? It’s time to stop waitin ..read more

Since I don’t have any kids of my own or know many kids (it’s pretty much only my niece and nephew), I am very out of touch with the latest and greatest kids show, toys or games. I only know something has gotten trendy when I start seeing people creating cakes of it. I don’t create a large amount of orders anymore, so I am lucky to have a very small handful of clients who have had the honour of introducing me to the latest and greatest kids stuff. When one of my regular clients asked me to create a Shopkins cake I thought: “Finally! I know what Shopkins are!” This was around the time that Cole ..read more

Tips for storing fondant cakes You can store fondant cakes at room temperature for 3-4 days if you live in a cool and dry climate and if the filling inside the cake does not need refrigeration. If you have perishable fillings inside the cake, such as fresh fruit, cream or custards, or live in a humid climate you will need to store your fondant cake in the fridge. Since I usually make bigger cakes and sometimes multiple cakes at a time, I personally store my fondant cakes in a 20°C/68°F air conditioned room. This ensures that all the cakes are kept cool and the climate is dry and I don’t have t ..read more

Let’s get started – frost a smooth cake with buttercream A smooth frosted buttercream cake always looks so effortless and professional. But in reality, to frost a cake with buttercream requires practise and certain techniques in order to get a smooth buttercream finish on your cakes. This blog post will show you how it’s done with simple step by step photos and a video. If you follow these steps each time and use the right tools, you will always get smooth buttercream cakes. This buttercream frosting technique can also be used with other types of frosting (as long as the frosting firms up when ..read more

The story behind this cake The best thing about making cakes for friends and family is that they are always open to new things. Like experimental and out-of-the-box designs. When I made this cake years ago, I learnt so many important lessons. Sadly, I felt that I could not share the process with everyone yet because it was not ‘perfect’. The truth is, there is no perfect timing and nothing is perfect. Having something done is way better than having it not done in the hopes that one day it will be perfect. I held on to the process pictures for years. But you know what? It’s time to stop waitin ..read more

Since I don’t have any kids of my own or know many kids (it’s pretty much only my niece and nephew), I am very out of touch with the latest and greatest kids show, toys or games. I only know something has gotten trendy when I start seeing people creating cakes of it. I don’t create a large amount of orders anymore, so I am lucky to have a very small handful of clients who have had the honour of introducing me to the latest and greatest kids stuff. When one of my regular clients asked me to create a Shopkins cake I thought: “Finally! I know what Shopkins are!” This was around the time that Cole ..read more