Category Archives: Experimental Techniques

Popcorn Pancakes

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Kimberly Chapman

I wanted a legitimate reason to eat popcorn for breakfast because I was craving it and feeling blerghy about trying to eat anything else. I googled around and found various ways of turning popcorn into cereal with milk but that … Continue reading →

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Safety Lights Are For Dudes – Experimenting Holztmann Style

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Kimberly Chapman

I bought a Ghostbusters logo cutter from Etsy awhile back. Recently when my friends and I were going to watch the 2016 movie together, I decided that was an excuse to run some random experiments: Question 1: can you put … Continue reading →

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Product Review: Marvelous Molds Ocean Line

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Kimberly Chapman

I was going to post this originally as part of a bigger post all about how I made my recent Finding Dory collaboration cake, but Robin turned three years old recently and apparently has decided that clinging to me and … Continue reading →

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Flexible Chocolate – AKA Chocolate Gummy

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Kimberly Chapman

I’ve posted a huge new page all about my latest award-winning cake decorating invention: Flexible Chocolate, or Chocolate Gummy. Go check it out and learn how to turn chocolate into lace, how to braid it, and even how to knit … Continue reading →

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Goop Part 2 – The Shortening Strikes Back

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Kimberly Chapman

When I shared my excitement about realizing just how well Goop (equal parts by volume of flour, vegetable oil, and shortening mixed together) works to release baked goods from pans in the previous post, some friends on social media were … Continue reading →

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Shake’n’Bacon

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Kimberly Chapman

This is going to be a quick little post because we’re in the middle of an international move. But while we’re temporarily back in the US to get our stuff packed up and sent to England, we’ve been eating US … Continue reading →

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Big Win at My First BSG Show

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Kimberly Chapman

I went to the Sugarcraft Southwest event hosted by Region 6 of the British Sugarcraft Guild on April 18, 2015. This was my first BSG show so I wasn’t sure what to expect and had to pester one of the … Continue reading →

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Vermicelli Hair at Birmingham Cake Show

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Kimberly Chapman

Okay, going to a cake show where you’re not a volunteer or part of the core management team is a whole different experience than I’m used to! At the Cake International show at the Birmingham NEC – one of the … Continue reading →

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3D Choco-Blood Filled Eyeball Cookies

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Kimberly Chapman

First I showed you how to use the Nordicware Cookie Cup pan* to make 3D Candy Filled Baseball Cap cookies. Then I showed you how to do the same thing but turn it into a Jack-O-Lantern instead. But this isn’t … Continue reading →

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3D Candy Filled Jack-O-Lantern Cookies

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Kimberly Chapman

Recently I showed you how to use the Nordicware Cookie Cup pan to make 3D Candy Filled Baseball Cap cookies. I bought this pan of my own accord and have received no compensation from Nordicware. If you don’t have one … Continue reading →