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How to Cover a Cake in Ganache for Decorating

Smooth chocolate ganache on the cake.

In this post, I’m giving you all my best tips, along with step-by-step instructions with video, on how to ganache a cake for decorating. Ganache is perfect as a smooth finish on your cake, whether you leave it as is, or add fondant over it. It also works well for piping when it’s whipped. Oh…

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Filed Under: Cake Decorating Tagged With: birthday cakes, cake decorating tips, chocolate, ganache

Tips for Cake Boards

Bottom of cake board.

The best tips for cake boards, with tons of ideas, how to make your own DIY cake boards plus how to cover a cake board using practically anything. Whether you’re making your own or covering a cake board in fondant, fanci foil, or paper, there are tons of ideas here for decorating cake boards and…

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Filed Under: Cake Decorating Tagged With: cake business tips, cake decorating tips, crafts

Chocolate Heart Cake Ball Cake with Pourable Ganache Recipe

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This rich chocolate cake is covered in chocolate buttercream, topped with chocolate covered cake balls, then covered in pourable ganache. Ok, I have a question for you. Do you like chocolate? No, I mean do you REALLY like chocolate because if you do, then this Chocolate Heart Cake Ball Cake is THE cake for you….

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Filed Under: Cake Decorating, Cake Pops, Frostings/Fillings, Recipes Tagged With: chocolate, ganache, layer cakes, Valentines Day cakes and recipes

How to Get Cakes to Release from Pans

Greased and floured cake pan.

If you ever have trouble getting cakes out of pans, here are tips that will keep that from ever happening again. There are several ways you can go about this including the cake release recipe. We’ll get into all the different tips plus how to make the cake release and use it and some alternatives….

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Easy Buttercream Christmas Cake

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Who doesn’t love a good teddy bear cake. This easy Christmas cake is one the kids are going to love and it’s not hard to do. You’ll actually use a coloring book page as a template. Made with all buttercream and no fondant, the cake decorating goes pretty fast. I think this little guy is…

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Filed Under: Cake Decorating Tagged With: buttercream tutorials, cakes for kids, Christmas cakes and recipes

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