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The Secrets To DIY Cake Magic
Today we have a special guest post from Family Style’s own Rachel Faucett. (To read all of Rachel’s amazing posts, click here!)
Okay, so I haven’t exactly had the chance to try these out yet, but the step-by-step tutorials on Amanda’s “i am baker” blog put cakes like these within the grasp of everyday people like myself. Yay!
Even if you’ve never visited the delectable i am baker blog, chances are you’ve seen Amanda Rettke’s beautiful cakes before. They tend to make their way around the Internet rather quickly, inspiring wannabe bakers everywhere. Thanks to her willingness to share, now you’ve got a shot at whipping up one of these beauties for yourself!
Here are just a few of the many DIY tutorials you’ll find on her blog…
Chocolate Hazelnut Cake
According to Amanda, the combined recipes of her chocolate hazelnut cake and vanilla hazelnut buttercream icing are the kind of sweet that makes your teeth tingle or, as she says, they’re “you might lapse into a sugar induced coma” sweet.
Cake Decorating Ideas
This pink delight can be created in less than 15 minutes using Amanda’s instructions. Even her husband can do these!
Chocolate Covered Cherry Cake
Follow the step-by-step tutorial and this beautiful number is all yours!
Rose Cake Tutorial
According to the tutorial, this beautiful cake is actually easy to make!
For more amazing cake tutorials, visit the i am baker blog. Be sure to come back and share your confections with us when you’re done!
All photography courtesy of i am baker, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
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2 Comments
Kristy commented on Apr 28 11 at 12:21 pmalways up for more ideas, thankyou for sharing! :)
Helen commented on May 09 11 at 11:33 pmWow, these are really beautiful – maybe there is hope for me.
I have 6 months to practice before my girls’ next birthday!
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