Category Archives: General Freakishness

Glow In The Dark Gummy

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

If that title didn’t make you do a double-take, squee, or at least start to twitch, you may need a direct-to-vein nerd transfusion. So here it is: If that doesn’t get your food-nerd heart beating, nothing will! Here it is … Continue reading →

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Ugly Cake

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

Early on in this blog, I showed you how to make Ugly Cake Balls, based on my Ugly Cake. But apparently I’ve been remiss in showing you all just how ridiculously easy it is to make Ugly Cake itself. So … Continue reading →

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I Sssssee You – Gelatin Floral Art Meets Gummy and My Bizarre Brain

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

So there’s this thing they do in Mexico where very talented people cast some gelatin and then use syringes to artfully inject opaque gelatin into it, leading to some lovely designs. Usually they’re flowers, but I’ve also seen some gorgeous … Continue reading →

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Flexible, Edible Stained Glass eBook Now Available!

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

I’ll be posting links in the sidebars and doing more promotion later today, but for now my loyal readers (all six of you!) get first crack at my newly released ebook on how to do the stained glass technique with … Continue reading →

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Lego Cake

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

Bake A Wish got a request for a Lego cake for a boy living in a shelter who was turning 11. I snapped up that request faster than you can say, “Lego is awesome but clearly designed to keep adults … Continue reading →

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Accident Pie – Or How I Invented Chocolate Gummy

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

I was in the middle of a bunch of posts about the main gummy recipes since this week I developed a good clear gummy recipe as part of that flexible, edible stained glass ebook I’m working on. Then I got … Continue reading →

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Experimenting with Spray-On Shine

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

The following is a complete, accurate, and in no way embellished version of a conversation from Mike McCarey’s Guitar Cakes class earlier this week. Really really*. Also: you should all remember that it’s very dangerous to confront a spatula-wielding madwoman … Continue reading →

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Inflated Dessert

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

OMG. I need a helium tank. I want to try this with gummy, jolly ranchers, sugar, and everything else I can think of.

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The Subtleties of Eye Placement

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

I’ve mentioned before how shaping eyes on your figures can do a lot to convey different emotions. Now I want to show you how even something as simple as placing candy-coated sunflower seeds on snowman cookies can communicate a variety … Continue reading →

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Jello Origami

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

My Jello Americans has a cool video and tutorial on how to make Jello “Origami” using gelatin sheets. They do admit that they’re “faking” the origami insofar is it’s the shape of the final orgami crane, not an actual piece … Continue reading →