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What to Put (Write) on a Baby Shower Cake

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How to Frost a Bundt Cake (Easy Options & Tips)

Cakes in a refrigerator.

How Long Does Cake Last in the Fridge?

Powdered sugar in a small sifter with a towel.

Does Powdered Sugar Go Bad?

Orange crumb coated chocolate cake.

Do I Have to Crumb Coat a Cake?

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Easy Valentine’s Cupcake Bouquet in a Box

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Christmas Lights Cake (that actually lights up!)

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Give Thanks Thanksgiving Cake Tutorial

Smoothing fondant on a cake.

Tips For Making Your First Fondant Cake

Adding birthday cake to refrigerator.

How to Store a Cake

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Review of Cake Decorating for Beginners Book by Rose Atwater

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Common Cake Decorating Terms (and what they mean)

Level on top of a cake.

How to Stack a Cake (a step-by-step guide to tiered cakes)

Books stacked on a table.

Favorite Cake Books You Need to Bake & Decorate Amazing Cakes

Cake layer on a cooling rack.

How Far in Advance Can I Bake a Cake?

Buttercream borders collage.

12 Simple and Easy Buttercream Cake Borders

Layers of cake and frosting.

Should I Refrigerate My Cake Before Decorating?

Carving a chocolate heart cake.

Tips for Carving Cakes

Attaching flowers to a cake.

How to Attach Gumpaste Flowers to Cakes

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Antiqued Bas Relief Cake

White cake covered with fondant and roses.

Tips for Covering a Cake in Fondant

Adding pink frosting to a layer cake.

Anatomy of a Decorated Cake (for beginners)

Piped buttercream flowers collage.

Best Cake and Cupcake Piping Tips & How to Use Them

Packets of buttercream in a plastic bag.

How to Freeze Buttercream & What to do with Leftover Frosting

Black and red buttercream in bowls.

How to Color Buttercream Dark Colors (A Comparison)

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How to Make a Tall Cake

Piping icing onto a cake.

Common Cake Decorating Problems and How to Avoid Them

Smoothing buttercream on a pink cake.

Inexpensive Supplies You Need to Start Decorating Cakes

Smooth buttercream in a silver bowl.

Tips for Getting Smooth Buttercream

Guitar cake on a table.

Decorate Cakes Using DIY Templates

Shiny chocolate ganache.

How to Make Ganache for Cake

Smooth chocolate ganache on the cake.

How to Cover a Cake in Ganache for Decorating

Bottom of cake board.

Tips for Cake Boards

Soft fondant decorations in plastic.

How to Keep Premade Fondant Decorations Soft

Cake layer in plastic wrap.

How to Freeze Cake and Cupcakes

Fondant with a drop of coloring.

Easy Way to Color Large Amounts of Fondant

Pasta roller on a white background.

3 Ways to Use a Pasta Roller for Cake Decorating

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5 Easy Ways to Decorate Cakes Without Tools

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