Videos — Page 27

Pumpkin Shaped Cake

October 18, 2012 by Jenn

I’ve got one more Fall video to show you! Please bear with me, it’s one of my favourite times of the year . . .Eeek!!

This is an idea that I saw on Pinterest . . . where did our ideas come from prior to Pinterest?? Seriously . . . did we have to use our brains and think like individuals or something? Phewf, glad that is over with.

To make this pumpkin shaped cake, what you’re going to need is a bundt pan, two batches of any flavour of cake batter and coloured buttercream (we have all of these videos up on our channel if you need recipes). Using the bundt pan, you’re going to bake each recipe of cake batter, let them cool, level them off, put them on top of each other, and then ice it like a pumpkin! Easy and cute!

Now, if that confuses you, just watch the video and it will all make sense. Enjoy!

One person on our YouTube channel suggested that you pipe a face on it to make it look like a jack-o-lantern . . . that would be so cute as well!

Spider Web Halloween Cupcakes

October 12, 2012 by Jenn

I have exciting news . . . P and I have a pet! Of course we have Ruby already, but since I got her before I met P, we’ve been looking to find one that both of us choose together!

We’ve been hiding our pet in the garage all summer, and he (we think he’s a he) actually found us! Herman (our pet) appeared one day in the garage window, and stayed there until last weekend when we caught him, and put him in a cage. He will have a happy life in his cage, with branches, freshly sprayed water, and corn padding liner. Herman is a Diamond Back SPIDER! Yes, we have a pet spider . . . and yes, he is our pet. He gets talked to, put in the sun, watered and fed (nasty, dirty, gross stinkbugs!) It started out as a joke, but now its kind of nice 🙂

With spiders on the mind constantly at home, and at school (you can’t teach Kindergarten in October without studying spiders!). I was bound to come up with a tutorial for a spider themed cupcake.

This video is dead easy way to have people impressed with your decorating skills!

You will need two colours of buttercream . . . I chose orange and black for Halloween purposes obviously, but you could use any two colours. ** by the way, when did purple become a Halloween “colour”?

I hope you enjoy the video . . . and I will send your well wishes to Herman, because I know you’re happy for us 😉

Filed Under: Cupcakes, Holiday Baking, Tutorials, Videos Tagged With: cupcakes, Halloween, Halloween Cupcakes, Halloween recipes, spider web cupcakes

Black Velvet Cake: Halloween Cake

October 11, 2012 by Jenn

I’m going to get a little disgusting for a minute. So stop reading if you don’t want to be grossed out.

If you eat this, your poop will be green.

I warned you!

This cake is a play on a Red Velvet cake, but instead of red, we’re using the black dye for the cake! It’s perfect for a spooky Halloween cake . . . which is bound to impress your family, guests, or coworkers.

But remember, if you don’t want to be asked uncomfortable whispered questions in the hallway at work, “Um, Jenn? Was there something in that cake that… maybe…might have…um…?”.

Black Velvet Cake, Part 1

Black Velvet Cake, Part 2

In this part of the cake series, we use the Cricut Cake! **Curses** Now, as you may know, my Cricut Cake can be slightly temperamental, but, thanks to the beauty of video, it appears flawlessly executed! If you are currently “bargaining” with your Cricut Cake, YOU WILL GET THROUGH IT!! In this video, we are using Photofrost Icing Sheets which we airbrushed black to match the cake theme of bats and Halloween.

The beauty of using the Cricut with icing sheets is that they tend to travel through the Cricut smoother and is cut easier than a fondant/gum paste mixture. It is more like true paper. Using the icing sheets makes for less time spent rolling, setting up, tearing, re-rolling, re-setting….etc!

Filed Under: Cakes, Holiday Baking, Tutorials, Videos Tagged With: Black Velvet Cake, cake, cricut cake machine, Halloween Cake, photofrost icing sheets

Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes

October 10, 2012 by Jenn

Pumpkin Pie, without a doubt is my favourite pie!! I’m always so excited when fall comes around, and I can find Pumpkin Pie everywhere!!

I knew there had to be a way to combine my love of pumpkin pie, with my love of cupcakes, and thanks to the glory of Pinterest, I did!! Hands down, the best part of this recipe is that the frosting is the pumpkin pie FILLING! Oh, it is to die for good!

Having the pumpkin pie filling as the frosting, as seemed to be confusing to some viewers on our YouTube channel…hopefully, you won’t find it confusing!! The filling component, that is baked in the beginning of the video, is cooled, and used as the frosting. I don’t think that is confusing. Seems simple enough to me, and hopefully to you too!

I hope you enjoy my tutorial video on How to Make Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes!

Filed Under: Cupcakes, Holiday Baking, Tutorials, Videos Tagged With: cupcakes, pumpkin pie, Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes, thanksgiving, thanksgiving cupcakes

How to Color Buttercream Icing / Frosting – Video

July 29, 2012 by Jenn

When learning how to bake, colouring buttercream/frosting/icing (whatever you want to call it . . . I just call it deliciousness) can be one of those things that seems simple, but a little extra instruction can never hurt.

The most important tip I give anyone starting out, is to invest in the Gel Pastes! The Supermarket run of the mill food colouring dyes will not cut it and you will be left with dull or oddly coloured icing.

The second most important tip I can give you is to add the dye in small amounts until you reach the desired colour/shade.

I have been using Americolor Gels for the last year and love them! Get yourself some of those and you’re set.

Filed Under: Tutorials, Videos Tagged With: Color Buttercream, frosting, Icing

iPhone 4S Cake

July 27, 2012 by Jenn

One of our most popular cakes has been our iPhone cake. We have made it four or five times now (I can’t remember, and we haven’t taken pictures of each of them as they all tend to be the same).

Due to the popularity of the cake, we thought it would be neat to film a video of the cake so the viewer was able to see the entire thing!

Drum roll please . . . .

To make this cake the way that we have, you will need fondant, an edible image printer, and an airbrush. There are many other ways you could make an iPhone cake, this is just one of them.

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Birthday Cake Surprise

July 25, 2012 by Jenn

I was honoured to be asked to be a part of a special birthday surprise a couple of weeks back. A friend of mine’s daughter was about to celebrate her 10th birthday, and D, her mom, wanted to give Paityn an extra special birthday treat this year. A baking opportunity with me! Me? Yes, me!

The Set Up:

Paityn was under the assumption that I was going to teach her how to bake and decorate with fondant, a cake for a 10 year old’s birthday that was the next day. What she didn’t know was that the cake she was baking and decorating was actually for her!

The Filming:

D, brought Paityn over to our house, where we film our videos, and Paityn was an incredible filming partner! She is super adorable, and knows her stuff in the kitchen! I had Paityn choose the flavour (chocolate) and choose the fondant designs, colours and style. She was right at home with the baking, icing and fondant work.

The Surprise:

After Paityn’s day spent smiling into the camera, we had to surprise her with her special cake. Paul and I snuck into her house as her and her party guests were celebrating down stairs . . . you’ll have to watch the video to see the shocked, I-don’t-undertsand- what’s-going-on look. It’s adorable!

Chocolate Birthday Cake Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flower
1/2 cups butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 oz. melted unsweetened chocolate
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup milk

Vanilla Butter Cream Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
4 cups icing sugar (powdered sugar)
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

A special thanks to D, for asking us to be a part of this fun project, and of course to our filming partner, the 10 year old star, Paityn!

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How to Make Cream Cheese Frosting / Icing – Video

July 21, 2012 by Jenn

Cream cheese icing goes perfectly with many types of cake. I personally LOVE it with Carrot Cake, Banana Cake and of course Red Velvet Cake! Mmmmm.

Follow our video on how to make Cream Cheese icing, and let me know what you think!

Ingredients you’ll need to make cream cheese frosting:
1/2 Cup Butter
9 Ounces Cream Cheese
2 Teaspoons Vanilla
2 1/2 Cups Icing Sugar / Powered Sugar

If you need a good Red Velvet or Carrot Cake recipe, check out our videos on YouTube.

Which cake to do pair cream cheese icing with?

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