Whip N Ice icing video with Sandra from Kiwicakes

Have you tried Whip n Ice yet?. A lot of you asked me to make a video about it, so here it is.

Cake Duchess Modelling paste (gumpaste) is now available from Kiwicakes

Cake Duchess modelling paste (gumpaste) is now available from Kiwicakes.Check out some of the great videos of super cute animals and figures from Cake Duchess below. (there's even more great videos on her You Tube channel)

This little Yorkshire Terrier tutorial is adorable

Kiwi kids all over NZ will love this adorable cow topper tutorial

I adore this little Daschund tutorial, he's my kind of cute!

With the recent release of the Moana movie, this tutorial will be a real favourite

Poppy from Trolls is so cute, such an easy tutorial to follow.

Olaf everyone's favourite from Frozen. This step by step tutorial will have you making him like a pro in no time.

Bendable Flexible icing that behaves just like fabric

I am so excited with the new flexible bendable icing we've just received here at Kiwicakes. It doesn't rip or tear, despite being all srunched up.We can custom print your own design  or you can purchase our paua design. Check out the video, it really shows you everything you need to know - much better than I could type in words.

How to use Bakels truffle for chocolate drip cake effect

This video shows you just how easy it is to use Bakels Truffle to create drip cake effects. 

Bakels chocolate truffle can be used instead of ganache, it's also great for dipping strawberries and other fancy treats. Simply microwave in the bottle or rest the bottle in a pot of water to soften. Also makes a great filling for between layers, or as a complete cake covering, even under fondant.

To create the white "naked" cake look, I simply used a spatula to apply warmed white chocolate truffle to my stacked cake. I then spun it on a turntable using my scraper to flatten & remove some, leaving the "naked" look.

The video shows warmed chocolate truffle poured straight from the bottle (on to a chilled cake), the truffle sets very quickly.

A Kiwicakes cake mix makes 48 cupcakes - here's how I did it

Testing the Kiwicakes cake mix I found 1 cake mix made 48 standard cupcakes. This is pretty good value from a 12.95 975g mix. I used the "Classic Cake Mix" in my trial. They also make a 4 inch high 8 inch diameter cake, and a pretty decent aprx 3 inch high 9/10 inch diameter cake.

How to pack cupcakes for shipping

This short video shows you how it is possible to pack cupcakes ready for shipping so they arrive at their destination intact. At Kiwicakes we have the Cupcake boxes, lollipop sticks and dowel cutting scissors needed.

Wafer paper flower using the new steam boss steamer

Here's a short little video I made today using the steam boss steamer we sell at Kiwicakes. You can either hold the steamer in your hand or leave sitting on the table as I have done. You can find the steamer here for 50.95, we also sell the wafer paper sheets for 5.95 each including patterned sheets and the wafer paper flower template

A little glimpse in to the treasure trove of Kiwicakes - our wire selection

Here at Kiwicakes we've over 8000 products in stock, that's a huge number of items. I frequently hear "I didn't know you had these" I wanted to show you today just what an awesome selection of wire we have, everything from thick to thin, paper covered to metallic. You can find it here at Kiwicakes

Tala - brand new nozzles will fit your old equipment!

Did you know brand new Tala icing nozzles purchased today will still fit an icing syringe from the 1920s. Tala has been making baking & decorating products since 1899. Their factory in England still produces many of the items in the way they've always been made. Which is great news if you've a set you're looking to expand or purchase replacements for. - see my short video

Our Operation Sugar challenge

Thanks to Sarah &; Mike & the GoBake team we we were nominated for the "Operation Sugar pie in the face challenge" to fundraise for Operation Sugar Ltd.
And of course we were able to each make a nomination too. I nominated Ashley from Cuppacakes, Karina nominates Lisa Hansen from The Whole Cake & Caboodle and Laura nominates Kim Donker from Cake Tin Love.
Thanks to Ashley from Cuppacakes for making the cupcakes which were smashed in our faces - I could smell cream cheese frosting all day long, right in front of my nose!

Videos of the cakes from I.C.E.S cake pavillion

Here are my latest Youtube videos, in 4 parts. These are the display cakes from the cake pavillion at I.C.E.S in Reno 2012.

ICES Live cake challenge Reno 2012

I have my youtube video channel up and running, this short wee video of the live cake challenge at ICES in Reno will be the first of many. The live cake challenge was held over 8 hours, with teams of three competing. As ICES members we could come and go through the course of the day and watch the progress.