You guys aren't messin around.
When I placed the idea out there.. the idea that I would create three different cakes from one decorators tip… I had NO idea what I was thinking.
The most commonly requested tip was Wiltons #233.
The grass tip.
Most commonly used to make grass. In green.
Grass.
And nothing else.
I was stumped.
I didn't even own one. I had to go and buy one.
(actually, I bought four, which really helped when decorating all these cakes!)
I wanted to make sure all these cakes served a purpose, so this cake is for some friends that just welcomed another baby into their lives. A sweet little boy!
I held the tip at a 90 degree angle, applied pressure and make slight circles with the tip. Then made smaller 'stacks' in the inner circles.
While I will never claim to be an artist (I have too much respect for the people that are!) I really liked how this technique came out.
I hope its self explanatory, but if not, here is my very technical descriptions.
I took the frosting and made swirly lines and stuff.
And while I can honestly tell you that all of these cakes are very easy to execute, this was probably the easiest.
And my favorite. I don't know why… maybe because it has all the colors in the rainbow? And I am obsessed with rainbows?
To make this cake I just used the grass tip as you normally would, but didn't extend the tip to achieve the long grass. Just short little dabs of frosting.
Thanks for pushing me beyond what I knew! I had fun making these cakes and hope that our friends and family will have fun eating them!!
So what do you think I should tackle next???
OMYGOOOOOODNESS!!!!!!!!!!! Nothing like I could ever even imagine! I’m in love!
OMYGOOOOOODNESS!!!!!!!!!!! Nothing like I could ever even imagine! I’m in love!
I LOVE the rainbow cake ooo and the sunset ooo and the blue and white one! great job!
I LOVE the rainbow cake ooo and the sunset ooo and the blue and white one! great job!
These are incredible!! You’re my idol!
Seriously, you are unbelievable! I LOVE that rainbow cake. I wouldn’t be able to keep a steady hand to do that whole thing if you paid me!!
Seriously, you are unbelievable! I LOVE that rainbow cake. I wouldn’t be able to keep a steady hand to do that whole thing if you paid me!!
Love love the rainbow cake! It’s so bright and beautiful! Great job!
Incredible! As always! I like the rainbow cake too, but the sunset is amazing!
wow, I am super impressed with the effect you get on the second cake – it instantly reminded me of the style of brush strokes Van Gogh used in Starry Night! I think you could replicate that painting, or others of his, using that tip!
Amanda
I have to say you are wrong about 1 thing….my friends over at little ol Merriam-Webster define an artist as: one who professes and practices an imaginative art and one who is adept at something. If you are not a cake artist I don’t know who is!! Just for today tell yourself that you ARE as amazing as everyone else sees you!!
Blessings friend!
So perfectly perfect :O) The grass tip is also great for making fur on animal cakes and hair on people cookies and cakes
The sunset one is incredible!!
it looks amazing! do you use buttercream frosting for that?
I love the sunset one! I bet you could use that technique to recreate Van Gogh’s Starry Night painting. :O)
I LOVE them! My favorite was the rainbow one until I saw the artsy one…now I’m not sure which is my favorite. That must have been a lot of fun to experiment with. You did an excellent job!! I couldn’t begin to tell you a tip to try out as I’ve NEVER seen a decorating tip myself. So I’ll randomly throw a number out there and hope it’s a tip….154. HA! That should be quite a challenge!! (now I’m off to google decorating tips and see if there’s a #154)
Yes, I did! Here the recipe I used: http://iammommy.typepad.com/i_am_baker/2011/02/the-perfect-crusting-buttercream.html
Wow!!! Who would have thought. Those are amazing. Okay ready for another challenge… How about a basketweave tip. Wilton 46/47/48 whichever I don’t care. Muhahahaha
WOW – WOW – WOW I love the rainbow cake!
WOW – WOW – WOW I love the rainbow cake!
This is freaking awesome! I love the last one for sure the best, but that sun “painting” one is pretty impressive! Well done!
I love the one with all different colors! It looks like stuffed animal you can EAT! I would love to see it in shades of pink! Or fall colors!
You are absolutely an artist, my dear friend!!! These are gorgeous!!!
so gorgeous, Amanda! Your skills amaze me. I’m lucky if I can do a decent job just putting plain ol frosting on the cake without getting crumbs all over the place.
I love stopping buy. Your cakes always make me happy.
I love stopping buy. Your cakes always make me happy.
OMGosh!! You are SUCH an awesome decorator!! These are the three most beautiful cakes I’ve seen in my life!! I LOVE them!!
The sun cake reminds me of the 70s and I just LOVE the rainbow cake!…curious – you mentioned that the cakes were for a purpose and taht the first cake was to welcome a baby boy, so what are the other 2 cakes for?
The sun cake reminds me of the 70s and I just LOVE the rainbow cake!…curious – you mentioned that the cakes were for a purpose and taht the first cake was to welcome a baby boy, so what are the other 2 cakes for?
I loved all three, just beautiful and so creative! Well done.
The sunshine cake is for an elderly neighbor couple whom I have grown to love, and the rainbow cake is an early birthday celebration cake for my son who is turning five.
AWESOME!! Now my kids want me to make these cakes for them lol….u get pushed, then my kids push me lol….I love the challenges too. Thanks so much for sharing with us your talent.
OH MY GOD!!!! I LOVE EACH AND EVERY ONE! You are BRILLIANT!
OH MY GOD!!!! I LOVE EACH AND EVERY ONE! You are BRILLIANT!
They are all so fun! And the sunrise cake…GORGEOUS!!!
I LOVE the sun and ocean cake…that is fantastic!
Speechless!! WOW, AMAZING Manda!!
Oh the Van Gogh-esque cake makes me happy! I will have to try that at one point:)
What a perfect purpose for a happy cake. Beautiful, sunny, bright job Amanda!! Congrats to your pal & their new baby
What a perfect purpose for a happy cake. Beautiful, sunny, bright job Amanda!! Congrats to your pal & their new baby
you are a hidden treasure. my birthday is in january. can I put it my order for the “pom pom” multi colored cake now? can you hand deliver it and sing with me? x
So cute! The last 2 were my favorites. I can also tell you that the grass tip makes excellent puppy fur. :~)
I just can’t believe how awesome these and you are! I have shared with my “panel.” As I do with all awesome things in the universe! I want to make them!
All beautifully done by a cake ARTIST! The sun looks just like a Van Gogh painting! Nice work!
You are amazing! I love them all!
Those are so brilliant! I want that last cake… it just looks like happy!
I am in LOVE with that sunset cake!! Love, love, love! I never would have thought of doing that with a grass tip. I must go make one now. :0)
This post truly proves how creative you are. That sunset cake is amazing. I am going to disagree with you and say that you are an artist. A sugar artist (that’s what I like to call myself instead of a baker sometimes when I’m having fun)
This post truly proves how creative you are. That sunset cake is amazing. I am going to disagree with you and say that you are an artist. A sugar artist (that’s what I like to call myself instead of a baker sometimes when I’m having fun)
These cakes are INCREDIBLE~~~ You are amazing and an artist!
The “I am Baker Updates” is the first thing I go to in the email mess that sits in my mailbox. Today was one of those huge WOW moments!! If it was “real” mail, I’d be chewing it!
I’m going to be just like you when I grow up…
Having a hard time picking a favorite but I never would have thought to make the strings icing look like paintbrush marks. Brilliant!
(I use #233 on almost all my cakes…because it also makes awesome fur.)
Ohmygosh Ohmygosh Ohmygosh! Fantastically fabulously glorious!! You are amazzzzing.
…and I’m not exaggerating. At all.
I love all three, but my favorite is the multi-colored short dabs! You did an amazing job on all three! Hope I can have the nerve someday to just “play” with tips.
Just beautiful. And I know each one must be totally yummy.
Here’s a challenge for you that I’d like to know how to do, and that’s fondant. Got any ideas?
those are super fun … my favorite is that rainbow one too.
The sunset cake is just STUNNING! I really love it with that tip and technique! The rainbow is so pretty too~I may have to try it! You hit a grand slam with the three cakes, Amanda!
AWESOME cakes!! You are definitely an artist!
Nicely done I love that sunset cake the most!
When you said “what should I tackle next ” did you mean as in the next tip to try or are you moving on to something completely different ?
Oh,Amanda!! I *love* the sun/water cake! They’re all awesome, but that one…well, it totally takes the cake!
Awesome! Love the sun set/rise one. You should do a leaf tip next!
LOVE LOVE LOVE the rainbow cake! That is just plain GORGEOUS!!
Amanda, the “pom pom” cake as I am calling it, is maybe one of my favorite cakes you have ever made. And the sunrise? I really do not have words for how beautiful I think it is. The shading and the design…wow. That’s all. Wow. Belle wants the pom pom one for her birthday she said. Don’t know how I’m going to break it to her that her momma is not going to be making that, LOL!
I am absolutely in love with all of these, especially cake #2!
Oh my goodness, I LOVE these cakes! You are so talented and creative. My favorite is the rainbow. It reminds me of a patchwork quilt. I had been trying to think of a creative way to decorate a rainbox layer cake and I think this might be it. I like the touch of white in there to balance it out. Did you do an extra bit of white on top of the yellow? I can’t really tell. Good job!
LOVE the rainbow colored cake! I want a slice of that baby. So fun and cheery.
LOVE the rainbow colored cake! I want a slice of that baby. So fun and cheery.
These are AWESOME!! Wow! Just… Wow!
Wow that’s amazing. What kind of colors do you use to get such vibrant frosting?
Simply, WOW! You’re creativity never ceases to amaze me. Thanks for sharing such awesome stuff!
Cannot pick a favorite. Each one is so different and so great. You are amazing.
WOW!!! Great job!!!!
Awesome! your second cake reminds me of the nights DH & I would watch the sun go down at our favorite beach in Hawaii. I love it!
These are FANTASTIC!!! You are SO CREATIVE! I am in love with the sun cake. It’s beautiful and so very, very different!
You are amazing!!! I love all of them. Hands down though, I’m in love with the sun & water one. Maybe because I want to be on a beach looking up at the sun. =D You rock!
So beautiful, the three of them! When I grow up I want to decorate cakes like you
Teresa
A portuguese food blogger and a big fan of yours!
SO cool! I love how different each one is. That rainbow one rocks. I can see and imperfect crumb coat not mattering one little bit.
Not that that ever happens to anyone…
I love the sunset cake the best. It’s so different to anything I’ve seen in a cake before. I think the grass tip really accentuates the picture and gives it a texture like an oil painting.
I love the sunset cake the best. It’s so different to anything I’ve seen in a cake before. I think the grass tip really accentuates the picture and gives it a texture like an oil painting.
I love this tip but like you said have really only ever used it for one thing, grass. These ideas are fantastic I love the sunset cake its so creative, definitely and artwork. But I adore the last cake, it looks like its covered it little rainbow pompoms.
I love this tip but like you said have really only ever used it for one thing, grass. These ideas are fantastic I love the sunset cake its so creative, definitely and artwork. But I adore the last cake, it looks like its covered it little rainbow pompoms.
I love the rainbow cake. I am obsessed with rainbows and roses too. I would love it if you would tackle the tip that makes roses next and maybe show us how to make some sweet simple roses or buds. Thanks for all you do!
You did an AMAZING job!! I hope you’re very proud of yourself! Beautiful cakes…each and every one!
I’d love to see what you would do with Wilton tip #352, it’s usually used for making leaves.
I replyed to your email but will post it here..What about tip 250 I know you can tell what it should be used for but what else ?
It’s a specialty Tip from Wilton.
Yum!!!! These cakes look amazing. I want some. lol
You never cease to amaze me. Never.
AMANDA!!! You are SO TALENTED!!
You constantly amaze me!
XOXO
My cake decorating skills are next to nothing, so I’m living vicariously through you! And I love it!!
The Van Gogh is GENIUS. Geeeennneeeous. I also love the multi colored cake. If you described them I would say “yuck” but somehow it just works. Frankly they are all cute and I’m impressed that you did all that with a such an unloved tip.
Amanda you most certainly ARE an artist – absolutely beautiful work, girl!! They are truly magnificent!! I would think that the last one ( being the easiest, as you said) would actually have been the hardest! It certainly looks time consuming. You can decorate a cake with any kind of tip for me anytime!
Amanda you most certainly ARE an artist – absolutely beautiful work, girl!! They are truly magnificent!! I would think that the last one ( being the easiest, as you said) would actually have been the hardest! It certainly looks time consuming. You can decorate a cake with any kind of tip for me anytime!
you clever clogs! I like the sun one the best, but they are all fabo
I think this is a great challenge. You are truly talented! =)
Bravo! Well done! You aced this one
I love the sunset one, but all are amazing.
I like the rainbow one a lot too, it’s got a nice happy feel and great texture.
I like the rainbow one a lot too, it’s got a nice happy feel and great texture.
That rainbow one is my favorite of all! Reminds me of pom poms or ’70s or something utterly fabulous. (posted a link on edible crafts)
OH.EM.GEE!!!!!!!! SO SO SO amazing!!!!!
Amanda you are a DYNAMO!!! These are gorgeous
Love the sun cake, looks 70′s inspired, it’s way cool-but really pretty in an updated way. Love looking at your work, very inspiring!
AMAZING!! You are a GREAT artist! Beautiful cakes! I want to see moree!!!!
These are amazing! The sun one is my favourite.
Now I’m in trouble Amanda! My daughter just saw these cakes and since she is having a “rainbow” birthday party next week, this is the cake she would like. AAAAHHH!! I’m scared! I’m not very frosting savvy. I’m more of a spreader than a piper?!
Um… I don’t even know what to say. You are amazing.
wow. My first time here. I have to see what else you have been up to!
wow. My first time here. I have to see what else you have been up to!
The rainbow cake makes me think of the old school Alice in Wonderland cartoon. Weren’t there some little ‘fuzzy’ creatures that scurried around? Either way, cute!
Every time I click on your blog I am never prepared for what I see – you never cease to amaze me!!! Never, in my wildest dreams would I conceive of these cakes (which I suppose says something about my dreams, doesn’t it! LOL!!)
Truly love your creativity – keep it coming!!
Every time I click on your blog I am never prepared for what I see – you never cease to amaze me!!! Never, in my wildest dreams would I conceive of these cakes (which I suppose says something about my dreams, doesn’t it! LOL!!)
Truly love your creativity – keep it coming!!
awesome… u r just too good
OMGoodness!!!! These cakes are AWESOME!!! AWESOME! Did I say AWESOME!!! OMGoodness. As my 2 yr. daughter would say “YOU ROCK!” I’m not sure which is my favorite. I love the sunset one. Truly amazing. Your talents never cease to amaze me. You have surely given us all something to think about. Wow!
Wow they all look sensational! I love love love the dotty rainbow one and the sun one makes me smile. Its so happy and bright. You’re amazing
Your creativity has no limit !! All of them are AWESOME. The one with the sun I think is my favorite.
These are as gorgeous as ever, Amanda. I really love your ideas!! The sky and sun cake is very pretty – I only use this tip for grass too, so it’s great to get some other ideas of how to use it
Thank you!
Lx
Really great to see beyond the purpose of the grass tip. Very fun indeed. The colors ARE awesome. While cakes are not really my thing, I might have to give this a try!
Hugs,
Lisa
WOW! Looks like works of art to me! I wouldn’t want to eat them!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Wow, great job, I really love the sun cake.
These are all so great! Awesome job. I hate using the grass tip. Also, I can’t believe you didn’t own one.
I LOVE the sunset cake! I’m wondering how you made the waves so realistic? The think I hate about this is now it’s gonna bug me until I try it! Love your work!
You are so talented and creative! The sunset one looks like a piece of art, and I love how fun the rainbow cake is. I never would have imagined using that tip for anything other than grass. You’ve inspired us to think outside the box!
YOU are just too cool! Three different cakes with the GRASS tip?!?! Brilliant!
amanda.
AMANDA!
Are you for real?
These cakes…with the grass tip…you are incredible.
The sunset one..
I can’t even speak, so beautiful.
Wow. When I first suggested the grass tip, I didn’t think you could do that much with it. But WOW! The sunset one is ah-mazing! You are SO creative.
Oh my gosh! Those cakes are awesome!!! You have such a great imagination
I’ve been lurking on your blog for a while now, just admiring your beautiful work. When I saw this charm though, I knew I had to share it with you!! The rainbow cakes are my favorite too!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/66309755/rainbow-cake-necklace
ok.. i really don’t know what to say. except, you are definitely an inspiration. i don’t have much counter space, or baking and decorating equipment, but you sure have taught me that great things can come out of what little we have. i always thought i was limited with designs becuz i had such a small selection of tips, but now i have confidence! thanks so much! the sunset cake just made me lit up and the rainbow cake almost made me think about changing my daughter’s “rubber ducky” birthday cake to something with rainbows. but i already chose a “ducks in a pond” design so i must stay strong! lol. i don’t even know what tip to suggest next.
Wow, you did great! I LOVE the rainbow one, but the string-one is cool too!
Ha ha! Awesome!!!! I love my grass tip, but yeah, its usually used for grass. This is great! I especially love the sun cake, I may have to give that a shot! Way to “think outside the box”
Ha ha! Awesome!!!! I love my grass tip, but yeah, its usually used for grass. This is great! I especially love the sun cake, I may have to give that a shot! Way to “think outside the box”
Amanda!!! You are so much fun! So smart! So creative!
Love that your major focus is just wonderful buttercream!
The rainbow one is super cute! I’ve used the grass tip to make an Elmo cake & other Sesame Street character cupcakes in the past. I saw a chef use it on a food network challenge to make Sulley from Monsters, Inc. and it was amazing how much it looked like fur! The pictures don’t do it justice!
http://ashleyscrafts.blogspot.com/2010/04/birthday-ideas.html
I looooove the sunset one! I also saw some resemblance to Starry Night. Would love to see that! I have been checking your blog every day waiting to see what you came up with for the tips. I can’t wait for the next one! (There will be a next one, right?)
That is awesome! Love the sun and rainbow cakes!
LOVE these cakes!!! So beautiful!!
That tip also works really well for hair, my grandma has made me a few bear shaped cakes back in the day fully covered with white hair!
Triple Wow! I love the sunset cake, such a creative way to decorate a cake. But our favorite is the rainbow grass cake – a beauty to behold
I am always in awe of your creativity. I wish I had half as much as you! I loved, loved, loved the second and third ones! I wish I could eat them up and preserve them forever at the same time
Wonderful! I really love the sunset! Very creative and beautiful. This is inspiring me to try out some new techniques!
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Speechless.
I am yet again amazed by your creativity and talent. You are such an artist I look up to!Thanks for making me smile once more …all three are such beautiful cakes. God bless you and your family!
I love all of these! I can’t wait to try this myself.
FAN.TAS.TIC. Every one of them…LOVE them all !!!! I have used that tip for a LOT of grass in my day, but have never thought of these ideas…you are gifted! I am SO making that rainbow cake…SOON!!!!!!! THANK you for pushing yourself!!!
Id like to see different flower ideas? Or more themed work?
Oh my goodness. I have no idea what to even say, Amanda. These cakes are *beautiful* and you have certainly outdone yourself! I am so amazed that you did all of this with the grass tip. That was one that I have previously always avoided (except for a horrible attempt to use it to make fur on Easter bunny cookies a few years ago… it was awful). That sunset cake is just incredible.
Oh my goodness. I have no idea what to even say, Amanda. These cakes are *beautiful* and you have certainly outdone yourself! I am so amazed that you did all of this with the grass tip. That was one that I have previously always avoided (except for a horrible attempt to use it to make fur on Easter bunny cookies a few years ago… it was awful). That sunset cake is just incredible.
LOVE the sun and ocean design! Way to think outside of the box!
I wish you would tackle Mud Pie…I’ve been praying someone would tackle it…
Love them! Finding it hard to choose between the second and third ones. Setting a challenge like this is such a great idea to stretch one’s creativity!
Just wonderful! And that Sunset Cake is flat-out amazing. I am SO impressed. Looks like it would fit right in at a Van Gogh exhibit!
Oh my golly that sunset cake is amazing! Why doesn’t the website let me pin it into pintarest? I think I need a grass tip myself now.
the….sun’ll come out tomorrow! that one’s my favorite, amanda–bravo!
Not only did you rise to the challenge, you surpassed it. That sunrise/sunset cake (it could be both right?) should be framed!
I love this! I really like the bright colors and the stringy landscape of the sun and sea. You’ve inspired me to go take out my tips!
I thought the rainbow pom pom cake looked great. How about a lattice style cake?
Love, love, love. Your hands must be aching??!!! I just LOVE how you make such masterpieces with a tip and some buttercream. So inspiring.
I love the rainbow one too! (although all are great)
I’m just love how vibrant your icing colours turn out! Really makes the patterns pop!
My favorite is definitely the sun & water cake. What a fun way to use that tip. Beautiful!
Of course they are all beautiful, BUT that rainbow dot cake is spectacular!
They are all gorgeous, my favourite one is the rainbow one too, you are really great, thanks for sharing this
The sunset is stunning! It looks like the cake version of a Van Gogh!
They’re all great, but that rainbow cake is waaaaaaaaaay cool! Love it!
They’re all great, but that rainbow cake is waaaaaaaaaay cool! Love it!
YOU ARE A-MA-ZING!!! I bought this tip for making grass only, I thought that was all, and now, look, wahta a different ways to use it!! Really love the sunset cake, what a brilliant idea!!
Wow, these are amazing! Great job! I’ve recently been teaching myself to use piping tips and this looks like a great way to learn to utilize them to their full potentials!
Well, the last one is without any doubt the most colorful and awesome decoration I’ve ever seen… just beautiful!
Absolutely stunning! You are a wizard with that piping bag. Yum!
Amazing! I’ve only used the tip for grass and hair – I am IN LOVE with the rainbow one you did. I’ve ‘pinned’ it and I am wracking my brain trying to come up with an occasion to reproduce it. Did I mention amazing?
WOW! My jaw is on the floor. You are an artist, indeed.
WOW! My jaw is on the floor. You are an artist, indeed.
These cakes are beautiful. I think the next tip should be No. 366 leaf decorating tip.
I love the sunset one. It reminds me of a Van Gogh painting.
How long does it take for you to decorate these cakes. I used to do a lot of cake decorating myself but it took so much time!
I love the sunset one. It reminds me of a Van Gogh painting.
How long does it take for you to decorate these cakes. I used to do a lot of cake decorating myself but it took so much time!
I LOOOVE how you ALWAYS think outside the box Amanda!! and how you share it all with us!!
Thanks so much for this!
you are really such an amazing woman with a great talent! i love your blog so much!
you are really such an amazing woman with a great talent! i love your blog so much!
LOVE these! Could you be any more creative?! I never would have come up with these! Love love love!
Have you ever made a coca-cola cake?
i am so thrilled to decorate a cake using one of these methods! i love recently there have been a lot more freedom with icing a cake. it doesn’t have to be the traditional cake comb or flat iced type. between these cakes, the ruffled cakes, and swirl cakes that I have seen, i am truly excited for the future of cake decorating!
Oh. My. Stinking. Gosh! That sunset cake is simply gorgeous! LOVE!!!
I bought that tip for the ladybug cake…but it’s my favorite. It’s so fun to play with. I saw someone comment on it making great fur. The first thing I ever saw it used for was clown hair. So that’s out in my house…my husband can’t stand clowns. Which rather makes me laugh. But that’s another story.
Miss you, girly! I’m glad this blog is going well for you though!
All three cakes are beautiful but that rainbow cake is just stunning!!!
i love the sunset cake! you have quite a talent; all your cakes are gorgeous! I am learning a lot from your blog, and hope to improve my meager decorating/presentation skills, haha!
I like the sun one especially. I recently bought a tip #233 to make nests, as I saw on some blog somewhere.
Jillian
So creative! Although I love the second one, the rainbow colored is my favorite. And I can’t stop thinking about an earlier comment that suggested it in fall colors. I know I am going to try that soon!
You’re a Cake Van Gogh! Simply amazing! We don’t get wilton products here in India and I’ve searched long and hard for a grass tip among the brands we get here. No luck
These cakes are absolutely fantastic! I love how you challenged yourself with the grass tip, which turned out to be incredibly versatile! Thanks for the inspiration to push the boundaries. I especially love the “calico” cake (it reminds me of one of my grandma’s crochet creations) and the sun scene. Beautiful!
I love the dotted one. It looks like a Dr Seuess cake! They are all amazing.
I adore that sunset cake!! So simple and easy to do, but completely beautiful, like a lovely impressionist painting. I love all of the cakes (the multi-colored cake reminds of an old patchwork quilt, and the grass tip rosettes on the third cake are so unique and fun), but the sunset cake is definitely my favorite. Love your creativity!
Wow, these are all fantastic! So beautiful and they look delicious too!
This is so unfair!! You stole everyone’s talents!! Awesome!!!
LOVE the rainbow cake!
Beautiful. I guess I should use the tip more often. I wonder how many other tips can change the look just by adjusting the pressure..
Thank you so much for the idea! I made the polka dot cake for my 3 year old’s birthday party today. My husband said the cake was the celebrity of the day. And it totally was! So fun- thanks again!
Do you have any recipes for making all natural food coloring? I’ve been looking but not able to find much that has actually been tested
I love the “Starry Night” feel of your sunshine cake. I would love you to try to do something with either tip 67 (because I have never found out what it is for exactly) or 352 (because I think it has the potential to be so much more but I just can’t figure out what.
I love this cake. It looks like you glued hundreds of tiny pom-poms on it. I have to show this to my daughter…she’s going to flip over it!!!
These cakes made me smile so much! I love the slightly impressionistic look of the sunset cake – visually stunning, and the multicoloured dotty one reminds me a lot of a millefiori glass paperweight – beautiful. I’m in awe of your creativity!
How cute! Thanks for the idea! Trackback: http://blog.joyhey.com/2012/01/17/inspiration-rainbow-party/
Silly question I’m sure… Did you use an icing base on the 3rd cake? Or did you make the rainbow pattern directly on the cake?
Hi…love the dotted rainbow cake! Going to make it! I have a question about the cake itself……how is it so tall? Do you use special pans? How many layers? Do you have a favorite recipe that rises this nicely? Thanks for any info….it will be for my 1st grand daughters 1st birthday! Thx!
Hi Amanda! I just love your cakes! So gorgeous! I just wanted to let you know that another blogger recreated that same rainbow cake! I looked around her post but didn’t see if she gave credit to you but she did say she was on Pinterest. You can view her post here if you’re interested:
http://mirrormirror.typepad.com/mirror_mirror/2012/05/easy-cake-decorating-idea.html
After the most recent drama over stealing of photos, I wanted to make sure you were given proper credit if it was necessary!
Have a great day!
Thank you so much!
The rainbow cake looks like the Mome Raths on Alice in Wonderland. Love it!
I found your blog through a pin on Pinterest. I made the very colorful cake(using a star tip) for my grand daughters’ birthday! Love the cake ! Thanks for the idea that was pinned!
Pin’d ya! Love the sunset cake.
Hi there!! How big around is the rainbow cake? 10”, 12”? Looking for a size to serve about 15 or so people. Thank you!!
Thanks for some new ideas! I use the grass tip for “fur”…I made some A-M-A-Z-I-N-G (if I do say so myself) Sesame Street cupcakes (Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Oscar) using the grass tip, and of course, for “grass” on floral, football, and Easter themed cakes. I adore the rainbow cake above, as well as the sunset…very Van Goghey.
Love these cakes!!!!! Gonna have to try them all!!
You not an artist? Are you kidding me??? I am definitely challenged in the cake decorating department (probably has do with me having ZERO patience). You, my friend, ARE an artist! Beautifully done. I do own the grass tip, and now you have motivated me to use it on my next cake!
Okay, these are AMAZEBALLS!! I especially love the sunset & that rainbow poofball cake!! I can totally see that done in just a few subtle colors for a baby shower!! Would have NEVER thought to use the grass tip for something like that!
Ha! Those turned out excellent! I have to say I’m loving your rainbow one the most! But wait I love the other two as well ;o)
You are absolutely amazing! I’m torn between the sunrise cake and the rainbow cake, I love them both!!!
Anna
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Love the pompon cake (the third one)! Next time I throw a party for knitters I’m going to have to make this.
You did a great job- so creative! I just used that tip last week to make a Hobbit Hole cake from The Hobbit, its great for making fur, too (like Cookie monster, Elmo, or a bear), and maybe something that looks like spaghetti!
If you baked a round cake you could almost use the last technique to make it look like a pom-pom! What fun that would be!
