It’s been an exciting year for Wilton Method™ course development. We’ve been listening to you and talking to students who have enjoyed taking our classes. We’ve heard back that you would love more advanced classes – the right next step to expanding and building upon your wonderful decorating skills. (more…)
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Wilton Method Course 4: Advanced Gum Paste Flowers
Friday, January 13th, 2012Posted in Cake Decorating, Education | 13 Comments »
Handwriting Woes Inspire New Punch. Cut. Decorate!™ Messaging Tools
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012Do you remember practicing penmanship in grade school? The teacher would stand over your shoulder as you meticulously wrote each letter. It was a great day when you got a gold star on your paper, wasn’t it? If you were like me, though, you didn’t get many gold stars. (more…)
Posted in Cake Decorating, Punch. Cut. Decorate! | 1 Comment »
Create Amazing Treats with Punch. Cut. Decorate!™ Food-Safe Tools
Monday, January 9th, 2012Have you seen the latest Punch. Cut. Decorate!™ products? These items have been designed to allow decorators to utilize scrapbooking techniques in an edible, food-safe format. You may ask yourself – why do I need special stamps and tools when I already have paper crafting supplies at home? Can I use the Wilton icing colors I already have in my kitchen? Here’s a look into the ideation and science behind our latest products…
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Posted in Cake Decorating, Decorating Tools, Punch. Cut. Decorate! | 1 Comment »
Double Duty Decorating – Create Christmas and New Year’s Eve Treats with one Baking Pan
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011This time of year can be overwhelmingly busy. Sometimes I like to make life easier by turning semi-homemade into a delicious surprise. This year, I used the 3-D Mini Tree Silicone Mold and store-bought refrigerated cinnamon rolls to make mini decorated trees. When I flipped the pan over, I envisioned another use – New Year’s Eve Hat mini cakes! And then came up with two more uses! (more…)
Posted in Appetizers, Cake Decorating, Christmas, New Year's Eve | 9 Comments »
How to Make a Santa Claus Cake
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011While looking through some old Wilton publications, I came across a photo of a Santa Claus cake that looked like a fun challenge. I am always looking for ideas that have that “wow” factor. If you walk into any party or gathering with this cake, you’re sure to get accolades. (more…)
Posted in Cake Decorating, Christmas | 2 Comments »
Three Cakes in Three Weeks!
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011After months of not doing any decorating projects, I made up for it big time in October by decorating three cakes in three weeks! It all started with my niece’s 7th birthday. (more…)
Posted in Birthdays, Cake Decorating, Halloween, Kids, Punch. Cut. Decorate! | 4 Comments »
Reaching New Heights with a Hand-Crafted Halloween Cake
Thursday, October 27th, 2011I always enjoy a challenge, so this Halloween I decided to try my hand at something completely different with my cake. Cauldron cakes seem to be hot again this year. Monster arms are popping up all over too. I decided to combine the two popular themes. (more…)
Posted in Cake Decorating, Halloween | 6 Comments »
A Wedding Shower Sweet Table to Remember!
Friday, October 21st, 2011My wedding shower was a few weeks ago. And what an amazing wedding shower it was! Besides all the wonderful and generous gifts my fiancé and I received from our family and friends, there was the awesome meal and the great company. Plus, we had the biggest sweet table I’ve ever seen. (more…)
Posted in Cake Decorating, Candy, Cookies, Wedding | 2 Comments »
Create the Halloween Mini Cakes of your Screams!
Monday, October 17th, 2011The leaves are changing, children are settled in their school routine, and Halloween is in TWO weeks! Knowing that I needed to scare-up some treats for a Halloween party, I decided to experiment with our coffin dessert shell pan. (more…)
Posted in Cake Decorating, Candy, Halloween | 1 Comment »
Bake Mini Pumpkin Cakes Filled with Autumn Flavor
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011My sister is a gourmet cook who loves to entertain at home. At any given time, Cindy can pull together a dinner party for 25 using only what is stocked in the pantry and fridge. Food Network should be filming in her kitchen! So when Cindy asked me for dessert ideas for her upcoming fall dinner party, I knew I had to come up with a grand finale to cap off an amazing meal. (more…)
Posted in Bakeware, Cake Decorating, Halloween, Thanksgiving | 12 Comments »