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KitchenAid Flex Edge Beater: Baking Quick Tip Video

May 12, 2012 by Jenn

Ok . . . you know all about my love for my KitchenAid (times 3), but the one thing that causes me frustration when using them is the fact that I have to scrape the bowl 3449 times per batch of cupcakes.  Let me tell you, that’s a lot of scraping!  

I’ve been dying to try the solves-all-scraping-problems” fix it tool KitchenAid’s “Flex Edge Beater” for a long time, but it has always gotten pushed to the side in my list of priorities as not important.  Well, for Christmas, I bought my mom her first KA Mixer and it came WITH the beater!  Whoop!  It was the perfect gift for both of us!  LOL does that sound selfish?  Uh, ya, a tiny bit.  My mom loves her KA and now that she has had it for a number of months, I decided now was the time to ask her to borrow the beater . . . and here’s my review of it. 

 So, the beater does decrease the number of scrapes you will need to make, but it is not a solves-all solution.  But, seriously, could there be?  Maybe the double flex edge . . . now I just have to find another person to buy a KA for this Christmas. 

You can buy the KitchenAid Flex Edge Beater Here

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How to Marble Fondant for Fall Leaves – Video

May 8, 2012 by Jenn

This video is an older one (cue laughing at me) but it’s still a great technique to learn if you’re wanting to create multi-coloured objects.  For this video, I show you how to use what is called a “marbling” effect for making fall/autumn coloured leaves.  Learning this is perfect for any of the upcoming cake or cupcake projects you might have on the go for fall themes.  

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Mother’s Day Cupcakes

April 23, 2012 by Jenn

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Coming right around the corner is the day to celebrate the most important person in the world . . . our MOM’S!!  My mom is a pretty amazing lady, and I have big things planned for her 🙂  Since she got her new iPad (so jealous) I think she might actually keep tabs on me, and read my blog, so I better not let anything out!  She has Facebook now too.  So with the times my mom is!!

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Fondant Easter Egg Cupcake Toppers

March 26, 2012 by Jenn

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In this video, I show you how to make an Easter Egg fondant topper for a cupcake!  It is a quick and easy way to add some seasonal excitement to your Easter parties or family dinners.  

You will need:

2-4 different colours of fondant

fondant roller

gum glue or water

pastry cutter or knife

 

What will you be doing to celebrate Easter?  

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Easter Cupcakes- Easter Nest How To

March 22, 2012 by Jenn

JJ's Custom Cakery, Cakes Cranbrook, Cranbrook Cakes, CranbrookEaster is coming up quickly around the corner . . . why is it so early this year?  Or is that just me thinking that it’s early?  Regardless of when I “think” it’s supposed to happen, the Easter bunny has puked into the aisles of the local stores, and the Cadbury Cream Eggs are flying off the shelves!

I actually happen to love Easter . . . well, duh, who wouldn’t love a holiday where CHOCOLATE comes to town?  Four days off, endless supplies of chocolate and a delicious ham dinner cooked by my Mom . . . BEST holiday ever!  

To add to the Easter excitement in Cranbrook (and everywhere!), we have created a video that is a How-To video based on a cupcake design that we released last year for our 2011 Easter celebrations.  If you are a beginning decorator, you will find this video completely within your comfort range!  

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How to Make Vanilla Cake with Chocolate Ganache, and Vanilla Buttercream- Vanilla Cake

March 22, 2012 by Jenn

This is the first post of a series of three on how to make your own homemade Vanilla Cake, filled with Chocolate Ganache, and topped with Vanilla Buttercream.  This post is one of three, the first of three, or 1/3 . . . I love when you get boxes mailed to your home with 1/3, 2/3, and 3/3 labeled.  Somehow it always feels like you’re getting A LOT of stuff!  

Homemade Vanilla Cake from Scratch

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Learning how to make a moist, delicious vanilla cake requires one specific thing . . . the right recipe!  I have tried many of them throughout my life, and this one has come in handy on many occasions!  Of course it’s not THE recipe I use for my cake company (JJ’s Custom Cakery in Cranbrook B.C. Canada) but it is a close second that guarded one! 

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How to Make Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing

March 21, 2012 by Jenn

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Carrot cake cupcakes are the flavour that satisfy taste buds throughout the generations . . . the young, and the old and everyone in between.  It’s traditional, it’s standard yet it can be fresh and unique with the right combination of spices!  

Making carrot cake is a but more time intensive than say, a vanilla cake recipe, but it is well worth the mess of grating fresh carrots!

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Thomas the Tank Engine Cake

March 20, 2012 by Jenn

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Thomas the Train, or Thomas the Tank Engine as I knew him to be called, is a popular toy with the little ones these days.  I know this from Kindergarten of course!  

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