decorating Archives - ZoëBakes eat dessert first Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:05:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 36689627 Easy No-Bake Cheesecake With Strawberries https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/06/10/no-bake-strawberry-cheesecake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/06/10/no-bake-strawberry-cheesecake/#comments Sun, 10 Jun 2018 14:42:05 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=3977 This is my homemade version of a 1960s dessert. The original strawberry cheesecake recipe could have been found on Strawberry Jell-O package or Cool Whip containers. This is a homemade version that is just five simple ingredients and requires no baking. I thought the packaged version was brilliant, despite the fact […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/06/10/no-bake-strawberry-cheesecake/feed/ 65 3977 Trix Cake https://www.zoebakes.com/2014/07/07/trix-cake-and-a-movie-night-giveaway/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2014/07/07/trix-cake-and-a-movie-night-giveaway/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2014 12:52:42 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=6396 We really have David Chang and Christina Tosi of the Momokuku restaurant group in NYC to thank for elevating breakfast cereal from a mere bowl of milk to high-end desserts. They’ve been serving cereal milk (you know the flavored milk at the end of a bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios) […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2014/07/07/trix-cake-and-a-movie-night-giveaway/feed/ 66 6396 Working with Rolled Fondant (3-Part Video Series) https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/12/20/working-with-rolled-fondant-3-part-video-series/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/12/20/working-with-rolled-fondant-3-part-video-series/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:04:46 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=4656 It is smooth and sophisticated, but there is a mystique about working with rolled fondant that keeps too many people from using it. Fondant reminds me of Play-Doh, you can create everything from an intricate wedding cake to a birthday cake in the shape of a Tonka truck. Your imagination […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/12/20/working-with-rolled-fondant-3-part-video-series/feed/ 18 4656 How-to Video: Piping Icing on a Cupcake 101 (Ovaltine Cupcake with Nutella Buttercream) https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/06/28/how-to-video-piping-icing-on-a-cupcake-101-ovaltine-cupcake-with-nutella-buttercream/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/06/28/how-to-video-piping-icing-on-a-cupcake-101-ovaltine-cupcake-with-nutella-buttercream/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:49:26 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=4107 I was amazed recently to find Ovaltine on the shelves at the grocery store. I hadn’t had or thought about it in about 35 years. There are certain memories of childhood that hold space in the brain in a sensory way, and Ovaltine is one of them. I can’t remember […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/06/28/how-to-video-piping-icing-on-a-cupcake-101-ovaltine-cupcake-with-nutella-buttercream/feed/ 13 4107 How to Write on a Cake https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/06/13/how-to-write-on-a-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/06/13/how-to-write-on-a-cake/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:02:40 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=4032 For many happy occasions you’ll want to write a special sentiment on a cake. The problem is not what to say, but how to make it both legible and gorgeous. Everyone has had a good chuckle over the cakes on Cake Wrecks, but we want to avoid having our efforts […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/06/13/how-to-write-on-a-cake/feed/ 17 4032 How to Crumb Coat a Cake https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/06/01/how-to-crumb-coat-a-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/06/01/how-to-crumb-coat-a-cake/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:16:39 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=4006 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! There is nothing more disappointing than having a cake that is speckled with crumbs, unless of course […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/06/01/how-to-crumb-coat-a-cake/feed/ 14 4006 How to Cut and Fill a Layer Cake Like a Pro https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/05/31/how-to-video-cut-and-fill-a-cake-like-a-pro-cake-decorating-series/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/05/31/how-to-video-cut-and-fill-a-cake-like-a-pro-cake-decorating-series/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 16:57:12 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=3993 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! As a result of your comments about what cake decorating techniques you want to learn I created […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/05/31/how-to-video-cut-and-fill-a-cake-like-a-pro-cake-decorating-series/feed/ 23 3993 How to Pipe Icing Roses https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/04/22/how-to-pipe-icing-roses/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/04/22/how-to-pipe-icing-roses/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:32:00 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=3797 I baked this spring bouquet of cupcakes for my Weekend Baker post on the Cooking Channel blog. I was limited in space in that post, and wanted to go into a bit lot more detail on how to pipe the icing roses, so I am sharing the expanded version here. […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/04/22/how-to-pipe-icing-roses/feed/ 101 3797 Chocolate Blackout Cake + How to Frost a Cake Video https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/01/06/chocolate-blackout-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/01/06/chocolate-blackout-cake/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:29:43 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=3240 Over the holiday break I traveled with my family to Brooklyn to visit my mother. A little respite from the winter wonderland of Minneapolis. I packed all my on-the-town shoes, in varying degrees of heels for walking through museums, dining out and seeing shows. My husband checked and rechecked the […]

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