Category Archives: Cake Decorating

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 →

Posted in Cake Decorating, Experimental Techniques, Flexible Chocolate, Gummy, My Recipes, Prize Winners, Severe Nerdery | 3 Comments

Happy Birthday To Me

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Kimberly Chapman

I recently picked up one of Lakeland’s “anti gravity” cake kits by CakeFrame and decided to try to entire their November online contest to win Â£50 worth of store vouchers. I didn’t win the contest, but it was an excuse … Continue reading →

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BB-8 All The Cake

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Kimberly Chapman

I had intended to do a crazy, nerdy gingerbread thing for my husband’s work Christmas party, but I had a colossal failure. So instead I made a BB-8 cake. Which is fine, except I know it’s going to be a … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Gingerbread Candle Holders by Tunde Dugantsi

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Kimberly Chapman

I recently saw a friend’s amazing gingerbread cookies on social media and asked if she had a tutorial on how to make them. She said she’d just learned the technique at a class by Tunde Dugantsi, whom I noticed had … Continue reading →

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3D Candy Filled Discworld Cookie (Not Onna Stick)

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Kimberly Chapman

I recently did a demo for my local British Sugarcraft Guild chapter about the 3D Candy Filled Cookies I’ve been making, and someone suggested that one could make a turtle cookie. I told her that was a great idea. And … Continue reading →

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Bloody Recipes In The UK

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Kimberly Chapman

Since moving to the UK I’ve had to convert a lot of my own recipes on the fly to accommodate the available ingredients. For the record, I’ve just made a batch of my tasty, chocolatey edible fake blood using ingredients … 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 →

Posted in Cake Decorating, Cupcakes and Mini Cakes, Experimental Techniques, Figures, Praise from others, Prize Winners, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

That’s No Ordinary Rabbit Cookie!

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Kimberly Chapman

Would you like to make some easy, adorable, candy-filled bunny cookies for Easter? Of course you would! These basic bunnies are a kid-friendly craft to share with the whole family. Start by making the base cookie pre-filled with candies of … Continue reading →

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Easy 3D Candy-Filled Valentine’s Day Cookies

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Kimberly Chapman

If you do any amount of cake decorating, chances are you have a variety of heart-shaped cutters, molds, impression mats, etc. Heck, I’ve got so many that I don’t even know where they all came from, since some were in … Continue reading →

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3D Candy Filled R2D2 Head Cookies

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Kimberly Chapman

I was trying to think of a cheeky, nerdy joke headline and then I realized I shouldn’t bury the lead on this one: Oh but wait a second…it’s almost Christmas and I don’t want the food blogger police (which totally … Continue reading →