Archive for January, 2010

Make Cake Decorating Your New Year’s Resolution!

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

A new year is a great time to learn something new – how about cake decorating? (more…)

Posted in Education | 15 Comments »

Wilton 4,000,000th Student Sweepstakes Winners!

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Congratulations to the Wilton 4,000,000th Student Sweepstakes Winners! (more…)

Posted in Contests & Sweepstakes | 2 Comments »

The Write Stuff – Hints for Writing on Cakes

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Writing on cakes is perhaps one of the most difficult tasks to do. A beautiful cake can almost be ruined by sloppy writing. Some people have lovely penmanship on paper, but writing on cakes is totally different…..you need lots of practice. (more…)

Posted in Cake Decorating | 42 Comments »

There’s Always Something New at the Wilton School!

Friday, January 15th, 2010

How many teachers can say they feel like they have traveled to 92 different countries, but remain in their classroom? (more…)

Posted in Education | 7 Comments »

The Muffin Pan Can!

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Muffin pans are work horses, both inside and out of the kitchen. Aside from the obvious muffins and cupcakes, they can be used in so many creative ways. (more…)

Posted in Bakeware | 12 Comments »

Fondant Tips & Tricks

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

The smooth, flawless finish of rolled fondant is definitely here to stay! Every book, magazine and television show on cake decorating showcases stunning wedding cakes, cute novelty cakes and yummy cookies using rolled fondant. In my many years of teaching the basics of rolled fondant, I have learned many “tricks” from my students…..we are always learning from each other. Here are a few ideas….. (more…)

Posted in Cake Decorating, Cupcakes, Fondant | 883 Comments »

Brownie Fun!

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

The holidays are over. It’s cold. So what do we do now? Nothing perks up the winter doldrums like baking brownies. Easy to make, love the heat from the oven, the house smells like chocolate and you get to eat brownies….how could this be anything but great?! (more…)

Posted in Brownies | 31 Comments »