Fun and Festive for Easter

What better way to celebrate Easter than with an Easter Egg Cake Pop? These bright and colourful treats are fun to create and taste delicious.

The egg shaped cake pop is created just the same as the round cake pops. Simply by rolling the pre made cake pop mix in your hand into an oval shape.  (See"Bakerella" for all the key details on "How to make a Cake Pop". )

We used our Easter Candy Writer Set to add the squiggly detail to the pops.  This was our first time to use the candy writers and we must say that they really made the decorating process hassle free.

All you need to do stand the candy writers in hot water until they melt and then you are ready to decorate.

The best thing about them is that there is no mess and when you are finished the left over candy writers can be stored for next time in the fridge.

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

How much fun is Rainbow food? Everywhere we turn at the moment there seems to be so many different varieties of these colourful treats.

I have become a little fascinated by the this growing food trend and thought I would share some of my favourite colourful finds.

I am sure you will agree it is really hard not to smile when you look at these:)

            

                         

Why not try making some Rainbow food yourself? We have a great range of food colours to get you started.

Introducing Cake Pop Kits

We have finally got our act together and started to create Cake Pop Kits for purchase on our online store. We hope that these kits will make it less overwhelming when trying to decide what you need to buy to create cake pops.

The first kit we have introduced is our Easter Egg Cake Pop Kit just in time for Easter.

We absolutely love  Bakerella's gorgeous Easter Egg Pop design so we have put together all the essentials you will need to decorate these for Easter.

The Kit Includes the following essentials to make 25 Easter Egg Cake Pops:

• Helpful Instruction on how to decorate the Easter Egg Cake Pops
• 25 x 6" Inch Lollipop Sticks
• 25 x Cake Pops Bags
• 150g Pink Candy Melts
• 150g White Candy Melts
• 3 Different colours of Sanding sugar
• Edible Pastel Confetti Sequins
• 50g Paramount Crystals ( For thinning the melts when heating)

We are also now stocking Bakerella's Cake Pop Kit which includes the items you will need to display and present your cake pops. It comes with a handy book full of 10 designs to create with full instructions.

Happy Easter Pop Making:)

New Glassware in Stock for Candy Buffets

We have received some new glassware ideal for styling candy buffets. They look great filled with your favourite treats and are available in a range of sizes to suit your table style.

Take a look at our full range of Candy Buffet and Dessert Table essentials on our site:)

Start Shopping today and receive 15% off your order!! Sale runs from 29/02/12-29/02/12.

Cake Push Pops

Cake Push Pop containers are a great way to display a range of desserts at your next celebration.

They look great on a Candy Buffets filled with lollies as well as sitting on a dessert table filled with delicious cupcakes.

We found a great image this week with some push pop containers filled with rainbow cookies which we loved. The cookies have been covered in colourful fondant and then sprinkled with sanding sugar.

We think that they would make a great alternative to Lolli bags at kids birthday parties.

Why not try these yourself? You will need;

• Cake Push Pop Containers
• Circle cookie cutters
• Fondant
• Food Colours
• Sanding Sugar

Valentines Day Cake Treats

Why not say "I love you" by giving your special someone an edible piece of art for Valentines Day? There are so many wonderful treats you can create like these heart cookies created by Annie's Eats.

There is a great tutorial on her blog on how to create the design on these cookies as well as the delicious recipe for the chocolate cookies.

You will find all the essential cake decorating products you will need to create this on our site including;

• Red Food colouring
• Royal Icing Mixture
• Piping equipment
• Cupcake boxes 
• Heart Cookie Cutters

Celebrate with Christmas Cake Pops

Why not create something fun for Christmas Day like these festive cake pops this year? They are easy to make and are really delicious.

We have all that you need to create these adorable cake pops like;

• Candy Melts
• Lollipop Sticks
• Cake Mix
• Fondant
• Sprinkles
• Dummy Foam Block

Dessert Tables and Candy Buffets

We have been so inspired everyones Dessert Tables and Candy Buffets that we have decided introduce a Dessert table section to our store.

We have a selection of products which have already arrived including; Candy Jars, Apothecary Jars and Colourful Paper Straws. We also carry a great range of Paper Eskimo Baking Cups which are ideal for cupcakes, jelly and other cute treats for your Dessert Tables.

We have Cupcake Picks, Paper Pom Poms and Lanterns on the way to add to the range.

We will keep you updated on our upcoming arrivals.....

Halloween

As Halloween is approaching we thought we would share our Skulls & Roses cake to get everyone in the Halloween spirit.

The skulls were modelled out of fondant mixed with Tylose powder to ensure that they set rock hard and held their shape. They were then dusted with some black petal dust to give them the extra dimension and definition.

The roses and leaves were also made from fondant mixed with Tylose. We prefer using fondant and Tylose for sugar flowers however you can also use flower modelling paste. It really depends on what you find works best for you.

The web pattern was hand piped using royal icing. You can either make royal icing from egg whites and pure icing sugar, or you can use a pre made mix that you add water to.

We used several of our products to create this cake including;

• Black Pettinice Fondant
• Red Pettinice Fondant
• Black petal dust
• Wooden dowels
• Piping tips set
• Tylose Powder
• Bakels Chocolate Cake mix

Baby Blue Cupcakes

We had the task of creating cupcakes for a boy baby shower and were given creative freedom. It is quite rare as cake decorators to have full control over the cake design so we were quite excited.

We used a range of our cake decorating supplies to create this cupcakes including;

• Baby Blue Polka Dot Cupcake Papers-We ended up using two papers per cupcake so that the polka dot pattern on the papers really stood out.
• White Fondant
• Wilton Royal Blue colour paste- We coloured the paste in three shades using the one wilton colour.
• Hologram white Rainbow Dust- Just a little sprinkled over the top of the cupcakes added a little extra something.
• Bakels White Chocolate cake mix- I know that it is a commercial mix and not from scratch but I really love the flavour of this  mix. Maybe a little too much:)
• Nestle White couverture chocolate- A little Ganache under the fondant helps the fondant stick to the cupcake and really adds to the flavour.
• Tylose Powder- We mixed in Tylose to the fondant for the edible toppers so that they would set and hold their shape.
• PME quilting tool

Eye Spy with My Little Eye......Cake Pops!!!!

We had a little bit of fun last week creating some Cake Pops using our new coloured edible icing eyes.

Lydia was in charge of bringing a sweet to a Greys Anatomy fancy dress trivia night, so she decided to bring something a little different. It was only fitting that she make Eyeball Cake Pops to tie in with the surgical theme.

I am sure you would agree that they really looked effective and the assorted coloured icing eyes added a fun element to each Cake Pop:)  

Not only did they look great but they tasted amazing too. They were chocolate and coconut and I have to confess I may have had a couple too many to eat.  

In order to create these cake pops we used a range of our great cake pop products including;

• Merkens Candy Melts for the outer candy shell. 
• 4" Paper Lollipop Sticks
• Assorted coloured 1/2" Icing eyes
• Red Cake Decorating Pen 
• 12" round Dummy Foam to display them on.

Clikstix in Action

We created the details on this cake by using a few of our Clikstix tools and wanted to share the results.

We would have to say that our decorating time was halved by using the Clikstix, especially when creating the cherry blossoms. We were able to cut approx. 15- 20 cherry blossoms at one time instead of individually cutting each one.

In order to get the added dimension to the Blossoms we used a petal pad and a balling tool.  We placed the blossoms on the petal pad once they had been ejected from the Clikstix. Then used the balling tool to gently press in the centre of the blossoms to pop up the sides.  It helps if you add some Tylose powder to your fondant before using so that the Blossoms will set and hold their shape.

The Bithday message was created using the Script Font and again they were so easy to use. The back ejector really allows the letters to be released without difficulty. The key to using the Script Clikstix is to make sure that your fondant is a thin as possible and you leave the fondant to dry a little before cutting the letters.

We highly reccommend the Clikstix and are happy to answer any questions about this great product:)

Happy Decorating,

Aimee & Lydia



Some New Additions to our Cake Decorating Supplies

We have added a few more cake decorating supplies to our online store including the exciting new larger Green Non Stick Pad.  We have been waiting for this board to come in a larger size and Finally it has arrived!!! This board is 31.5cm x 49.5cm and has plenty of room to make all your sugar craft and flowers.

The design is the same as the smaller version complete with the wire grooves on the reverse side for modelling sugar flowers. It also still has a non slip matt included to prevent the board from moving when using it.

We also have just added new Water Brush Pens ( in three different sizes),  Glycerine and 14" Cake Boxes( complete with separate lid).

New Date for Cake Decorating Day

As we had to cancel the last Cake demonstration Day, we have moved it to a new date. The program will remain the same however it will be on a Saturday afternoon. The brochure below has all the new dates and times.

We would really love to see all of you there:)

New Cake Decorating Products

We have some great new Cake decorating products available including PME Lustre Sprays, Metallic Edible Glaze,Americolor Airbrush colours and Chefmaster Airbrush Colours.

The Americolor Airbrush Sheen colours can be used without having an Airbrush machine. They can be applied using a paintbrush which definitely makes them versatile.

The Edible Glazes' are available in three colours, Gold, Silver and Pearl and again can be applied by using a paintbrush. We are excited about the Pearl glaze as we have had Gold and Silver edible paint before however it is the first time to have Metallic Pearl. I am looking forward to using it!!

Our Next Cake Decorating Demonstration

We are hosting another cake decorating demonstration on Sunday 5th June and would love to see everyone there. We have changed the program slightly in that we will have two demonstration stations. This will allow the group to be split into two and give everyone a clear view of everything being demonstrated.

We have outlined all the details on the brochure below.

New Exciting Changes!!!!

We have some exciting updates happening over the next couple of months at 'Something for Cake' including a new location in Brookvale.

We are moving into a new and improved space where we will have the room to expand our range of cake decorating products and services. We will also finally be able to offer a "pick up" option for all orders.
        
Our website will also be getting a re vamp which will add some great new additions including; a separate wholesale login for Cake Decorators, a more efficient checkout process and more cost effective shipping.

We will keep you posted.. :)

Cake Decorating Demonstration

We will be hosting an introductory Cake Decorating day on April 16th. Please read the flyer below for all the important details.

We would love to see you there!!

Charity Cake for Bear Cottage

We were honoured to help celebrate Bear Cottage's 10th Birthday over the weekend by creating a cake for their special day.

Bear Cottage is a place where children with terminal illnesses and their families can stay from time to time and receive rest and medical care in a homelike environment. It is the first of its kind in NSW and all the staff and volunteers make it possible for families to spend much needed time together in tranquil surroundings.

We hope that our Castle Cake was able to add to the Birthday celebration and that the day was a great success.  Thank you to Bear Cottage for involving us in this special occasion.

We were able to put a range of our cake decorating supplies to good use for this cake including;

• The cobblestone impression matt for the path
• The wood grain impression matt for the door
• Wilton Rose Pink food colouring
• Wilton Buttercup & Daffodil food colouring
• Cake Art Green plastic icing
• Wilton Leaf Green food colouring
• 26 gauge floral wires
• Tylose powder 
• Bakels Pettinice fondant 
• Bakels Chocolate Mud cake mix
• MDF round cake boards
• Dark Chocolate Courverture Chocolate

Our New Cake Decorating Products have Arrived

We are excited to announce that we have received our new cake decorating products.  There are quite a few new products including glitter flakes, powdered candy colour, edible toppers,  hard candy mix,  modelling tools, Wilton piping tip sets, garret frills, angled tweezers, Kopycake pen sets and Impression Matts. 

We are  especially excited about the Coloured candy wafers from Merckens. There are some great colours available and it is really nice to finally have some white candy melts in stock.

We have also extended our Cookie Cutter Impression set range. There are some new designs including butterflies, sports balls, and a Madhatter Cake design Set.  Each set includes the cookie cutter as well as the impression matts to make the embossed designs.

We hope you like our new additions:)