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Cake Rescue

Cake Rescue

  Sped-up cake decorating tutorials on tiktok and instagram can make it look easy. But in reality cakes take a lot of time and patience. So what do you do if what is in front of you doesn't match your expectations, and you have a party looming. This video will give you some rescue ideas ... »

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Cake Rescue

  When a cake falls over in transport or sinks in the middle or breaks apart when you try and tip it out of the tin how can you turn it into a success? Watch this cake rescue video for some ideas. This episode shows how to fix a broken bundt cake. Quick Yoghurt Mousse for ... »

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Minecraft slime balls, grass blocks and TNT cake

 This week my baby turned six years old! He is at school, losing his baby teeth and learning to read. My how he has grown. The week he was born I wrote my very first recipe on this website, and I have not missed a Friday since then. Just as Jedd has changed, so ... »

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Guitar Cake with your top ten bands & artists

  We asked what your favorite bands and artists were and after more than 6000 responses we've tallied up all the votes and the results are in. This was a fun cake to make. If you're new to cake decorating, give yourself a couple of days to make it. One to bake the cakes, ... »

The Walking Dead sheriff’s hat cake

The Walking Dead sheriff’s hat cake

The Walking Dead season 7 is coming oh so soon. I don’t know about you, but I’m not actually sure if I like most zombie shows ... it's not the blood and gore that bother me (I’ve studied human biology units at university and seen my fair share of cadavers). It's more the ... »

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Chocolate Spiral Dessert Recipe

  So pretty yet so simple to make, the chocolate spiral takes this dessert from beautiful to stunning in just a few seconds.     Inside the dessert are layers of chocolate cake, salted caramel, caramel creme brûlée and chocolate mousse. I had to draw you a picture because they had all been eaten before ... »

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Awesome spinning BB-8 Cake

    There has been an awakening ... a spinning BB-8 cake!! Yes this cute rolling droid almost stole the show in the new Star Wars movie and I just knew I had to come up with something special to represent his clever mode of transport. Star Wars is a big thing in my house full ... »

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Vanilla Panna Cotta Dessert Recipe

Have you ever seen such a pretty dessert. Sitting inside it's very own ice droplet is a vanilla bean panna cotta, diced compressed pineapple, mango lime sphere, isomalt sugar garnish. Thanks to the support of YouTube and Screen Australia I had the opportunity to work with a team on this video. Normally I film, ... »

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Pretty Butter Cream Flower Cake

  HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you have a blessed 2016. Thanks for all of your love and support last year. You can see a playlist of all of last years videos here. This beautiful flower cake is made entirely from buttercream and it is easier that you'd think. I'll show you ... »

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Black Forrest Cake Recipe

The advent calendar going up kicks off the official countdown to Christmas in our home. It's a lovely hand-made calendar, stuffed with lollies and nativity figurines in the pockets, providing a great source of post-dinner joy for the kids. With each passing day it grows lighter as the little wooden stable nearby fills up ... »

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Star Wars Cake Millennium Falcon

It's nearly star wars day. May the 4th be with you. My husband requested a Star Wars cake for his birthday this year, a millennium falcon to be precise. As the millennium falcon is largely monochromatic, but highly detailed, I thought it would be the ideal candidate for a silicone mold. The desert cake part is easy ... »

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Hand Bag Cake Tutorial

  Inspired by a $20K lively pink hand bag, this handbag cake is a delicious and affordable alternative for those of us who would never dream of spending that much on an accessory.     I always smile when people comment on YouTube that 'she must have made it hundreds of times before'.  The video you see is ... »

Frozen Elsa Cake

Frozen Elsa Cake

Little girls everywhere have fallen in love with the Disney Frozen movie, watching it repeatedly.  Singing the 'Let It Go' song until parents don't want to hear it anymore.  Come birthday time they are of course wanting an Elsa cake.  This one is as magical as the movie character herself with a flowing dress and ... »

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Rainbow Tie Dyed Heart Surprise Cake

  Rainbow tie-dyed heart surprise cake. A beautiful bright cake with a colourful surprise inside. You can swap the heart for any shape that you have a cutter for. Or you could make your own cutter using the instructions in the twitter dessert video. Right after I finished making this cake I cut my finger. I ... »

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Lego Batman Cake

  This fun Lego Batman Cake is actually quite easy to make and is sure to light up any Lego, Batman or superhero party.  It's 5am and I've snuck downstairs without waking my boys to write this before the Batman video goes up tonight. It's been a crazy-busy week. Yesterday started with an early morning phone ... »

Olaf Cake Frozen Disney Movie

Olaf Cake Frozen Disney Movie

  "Hi, everyone. I'm Olaf and I love warm hugs!" Just like the hilarious character from Disney's blockbuster movie Frozen, this Olaf cake will light up the faces of everyone at your next birthday party with his big smile. And when you add in delicious Italian meringue frosting for his snow, chocolate arms, Oreo encrusted ... »

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Surprise Cakes App

Instructions for How To Cook That Surprise Cakes App Bringing your cakes to life. Step 1: Purchase the app or Step 2: Print out your markers and cut out Surprise Cakes App Markers (click to open pdf) Step 3: Open the app and press the button for the animation you want, line up the square directly above the appropriate marker until it ... »

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Christmas Tree Cake Macaron Tower Dessert Recipe

Instead of a simple Christmas tree cake, how about a tower of chocolate-coated macaroons in the shape of a tree! If you're dreaming of a white christmas, this tree features macarons topped with brandy ganache, coated in white chocolate and finished with fresh raspberries and pistachio nuts. Pure indulgence. I made this one as a thank ... »

Candy Crush Saga Cake are you stuck on level 33, 65 or 97?

Candy Crush Saga Cake are you stuck on level 33, 65 or 97?

  Candy Crush Saga is played 700 million times a day and despite being free to download it earns the creators a whopping $850,000 a day.  As players get stuck on level 33, 65 and 97 and all the levels in between they look for cheats and spend money on extra lives, extra moves and ... »

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Hello Kitty Cake

Without so much as a taste, we kissed Hello Kitty goodbye...   Sure, the cute cartoon cat is adored around the globe and frequently requested on my YouTube channel, but in our boy-filled home this lovely cake was never going to hold pride of place at an 11-year-old's birthday party! So instead, I put a notice ... »

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Pink Ombre Cake Recipe How To

Inspired by the ombre fashion trend this pink ombre cake is super easy and will delight your friends at your next party. You can just as easily turn it into a blue ombre cake or purple ombre cake but for my liking the rose pink is the way to go.   You will need: Three 20cm (7.87 inches) round ... »

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Mickey Mouse Cupcakes with Mickey inside

 Mickey was everywhere, even honeymooners donned Mickey Mouse hats with veils. It was Disney World after all, but I still did not expect the level of devotion that the adults had for the Disney characters. These cupcakes are a tribute to our time spent at Disney World and to all those Mickey Mouse LOVERS! ... »

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Pirate Cake for DVD Release Event

You can imagine my kids excitement when I was approached to make a cake for an event to promote the release of the The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists DVD. The event organizer, working on behalf of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment was hosting a screening of the film and a modelling workshop with the ... »

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Marshmallow Fondant Recipe for cake decorating

Take 2 x 250g (8.82 ounces) packets or 5 2/3 cups marshmallows and split into white and pink.  So you end up with 250g (8.82 ounces) or 2 3/4 cups white marshmallows (eat the pink ones or use in hot chocolate). Add one Tablespoon of water and microwave on high for 30 seconds, stir, repeat until melted. Mix in 450g (15.87 ounces) or ... »

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The Great Fondant Review – Which fondant is best?

Which brand of fondant is the best? Which one is smoothest? Whitest? Holds it shape? Here we review and compare between satin ice, duff, fondx, home made, bakels pettinice, orchard, cake art and marshmallow fondant. For this review the homemade fondant was made using this recipe and the marshmallow fondant recipe can be found here. Which fondant ... »

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