cake decorating Archives - ZoëBakes eat dessert first Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:34:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 36689627 Buttercream 101 https://www.zoebakes.com/2023/10/16/how-to-buttercream-a-cake-video/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2023/10/16/how-to-buttercream-a-cake-video/#comments Tue, 17 Oct 2023 03:17:57 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=4018 Those beautiful cakes you see in the bakery window or the box of cupcakes at an office party are likely decorated with buttercream. But, what kind? “Buttercream” is a word used for a whole category of frostings, so it is helpful to know the different kinds so you can make […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2023/10/16/how-to-buttercream-a-cake-video/feed/ 68 4018 Cherry Blossom Cake https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/06/10/cherry-blossom-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/06/10/cherry-blossom-cake/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2019 21:00:47 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=10222 The magic trick of cake decorating was revealed to me 21 years ago when I attended a week-long class at the Wilton School of Cake Decorating and Confectionery Art outside of Chicago. Anyone who loves cake and piping icing knows the Wilton name and reaches for their products to get […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/06/10/cherry-blossom-cake/feed/ 8 10222 Red Velvet Cake with Basket Weave https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/07/19/red-velvet-cake-with-basket-weave/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/07/19/red-velvet-cake-with-basket-weave/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2018 15:52:26 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=8624 Looking for video tutorials? Check out my Cake Basics series on YouTube! You’ll learn how to trim and slice, how to fill a layer cake, how to crumb coat and how to decorate! An Easter Basket made from Red Velvet Cake with Buttercream Basket Weave and Roses is a decidedly […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/07/19/red-velvet-cake-with-basket-weave/feed/ 9 8624 Cassata – Sicilian Ricotta Cake with Pistachio Marzipan https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/04/20/easter-cake-cassata-sicilian-ricotta-cake-with-pistachio-marzipan/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/04/20/easter-cake-cassata-sicilian-ricotta-cake-with-pistachio-marzipan/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:21:41 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=3755 This cake makes me think of sitting on the porch swing in my Italian grandmother’s lanai. It was about 1973 and I would have been 6 years old and eating something sweet and spring-like. She had hanging baskets of flowers dangling from the ceiling from elaborately woven macramé; in shades of […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/04/20/easter-cake-cassata-sicilian-ricotta-cake-with-pistachio-marzipan/feed/ 28 3755 Red Velvet Birthday Cake https://www.zoebakes.com/2009/07/20/a-red-velvet-birthday-cake-basket-weave-101/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2009/07/20/a-red-velvet-birthday-cake-basket-weave-101/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:05:17 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=2393 About 30 years ago my father introduced me to Patricia, the most glamorous woman I’d ever seen. She wore a light blue polyester pantsuit with eyeshadow to match and had a pile of perfectly coiffed blond hair. She was lovely and clearly not from Connecticut, where we lived at the […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2009/07/20/a-red-velvet-birthday-cake-basket-weave-101/feed/ 97 2393 Basics: Homemade Rolled Fondant! Part 2 https://www.zoebakes.com/2008/10/16/basics-homemade-rolled-fondant-part-two/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2008/10/16/basics-homemade-rolled-fondant-part-two/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:45:24 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=1059 More than half of the cakes I do for clients are covered with fondant. It is gorgeous, sleek and can be simple or ornate.  Over the years I’ve tried just about every product out there and have loved some and loathed others. Some are easy to use but have no […]

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