Category Archives: Praise from others

The Princess and Her Dragon – Cake International 2018

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Kimberly Chapman

For my 2018 Cake International entry, I decided to enter the Small Decorative Exhibit category and present a story of a self-rescuing princess who has no cares to give for the patriarchal institutions trying to keep her at heel. This … 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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Itty Bitty Teen Weeny Pumpkin Fairy For Halloweenie

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Kimberly Chapman

As previously mentioned, I’m in the UK for a year so I don’t have most of my cake decorating tools. In fact I typed this paragraph while attempting again to stack ganached cake layers for Peo’s birthday cake since the … Continue reading →

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Review of DecoGel With My Flexible, Edible Stained Glass Methodology

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Kimberly Chapman

When Icing Images gave out small free samples of their new DecoGel product at the Frosting Creators of San Antonio’s Day of Sharing in May, I lost count of how many people came up to me to ask if I … Continue reading →

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Interview at Geek Native

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Kimberly Chapman

I was recently interviewed about role playing games and baking at Geek Native. My answers feature tips and tricks for successful ventures in both fields. You can read it here: http://www.geeknative.com/44702/half-orc-barbarian-rages-mystery-cakes/ Please note that some of the discussions of RPGs … Continue reading →

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Gummy Stars and Stripes

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Kimberly Chapman

Last weekend I attended the 2013 Frosting Creators of San Antonio Day of Sharing and decided to do some further gummy experiments with the excuse of entering a piece into their “Born in the USA” themed contest. I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Austin Cake Show Wrap-Up

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Kimberly Chapman

It was another exciting year at the That Takes the Cake! Sugar Arts Show here in Austin, and I’m thrilled to report that I accomplished my goal in winning the Innovator Award. This was a new prize at the show, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sweeted Again! Plus a Peek Into My Cake Cabinet…

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

I’m thrilled that one of my cakes has been featured on the Sunday Sweets segment of CakeWrecks! Sunday Sweets: Beatle Mania Mine is the one with the Rattles on it: More pics, including several in-progress, are here. As of this … Continue reading →