Cake Decorating: Icing A Birthday Cake

The first step in frosting your cake is to add a foundation coating of icing. Because the mix rises as it bakes, the top of each layer of cake will be a little rounded. For a basic two-layer cake, you’re going to frost the rounded top of the bottom layer, then set the top layer [...]

Cake Design Ideas

It will take lots of practice before you can exert just the right amount of pressure on your icing applicator bag every time. But it is just this kind of consistency that will make your cake decorating turn out the way you intend. Work on making “drop flowers” (flowers squirted directly onto the cake) with [...]

Artistic Cake Decorating Secrets

For cakes that look as good as they taste, you need the cake decorating secrets your baker doesn’t want to tell you. See professional caterer/cake decorator Sharon Salomon’s butter cream icing design ideas in action, and you’ll be ready to try your own variations the next time you want a cake that’s the hit of [...]

How To Make Great Candy

Though the ingredients are few and the directions are easy to follow for these candy recipes, it always helps to see a professional at work in the kitchen. Satisfy your sweet tooth with this private cooking class from professional caterer/cake decorator Sharon Salomon.
English Toffee
English toffee is a delicious treat to have about the house or [...]

Must-Have Essential Kitchen Tools

Having a few basic tools available in your kitchen can make cooking easy, safe, and enjoyable. Good quality kitchen tools can last a lifetime. Marion recommends the essential equipment you will need to be prepared to fix just about any recipe.
Choosing the Right Tools
If you have ever wandered into a cooking supply shop, you may [...]

Tips For Having Afternoon Tea With Friends

Having “tea time” with friends is quite possibly the easiest entertainment option there is. Take a break, relax and enjoy some good conversation with friends. All you need are a few basic ingredients to have a “jolly good” time!
Time and atmosphere
A good time to have “afternoon tea” is at 4:00 in the afternoon. Pick an [...]

How To Organize Your Kitchen

Stocking cupboards with commonly used cooking ingredients is the first step in learning to cook. As with any project, having the right supplies on hand is important to making the whole process go smoothly. Cooking is no different. There are certain “staples,” such as flour, sugar, salt, pepper, and other items, which should always be [...]