Friday, March 28, 2014

Iced Box Cookies

They’re iced… they’re in the shape of a box… they’re “Iced Box” cookies!
These cookie boxes have several possibilities, from table gifts to centerpieces to thank-you gifts to a special treat for Mom- let your imagination run wild!
And they’re easy to make, too! Just watch Tami do her thing, and pretty soon you’ll be making them along with her.

Tropical Oasis Grand Tiki Cupcake Display

Be sure to watch the sample video for this how-to video set, because we think you’ll take one look at it and know that you can create this Grand Tiki Cupcake Display! Susan Carberry uses pipes, fondant and paint to create a delightful display, then shows you how to decorate the colorful tropical cupcakes.
The stands can be used more than once, and the cupcakes will disappear before you know it – you’ll be the hit of the company luau, summer celebration, or other festive event!
This display will be the talk of the town!

DRAGON BALL Z CREME BRULEE CAKEBALLS

PUSHEEN CAT CAKE

8 Bit Heart Cocoa

Stiletto Cupcakes! Decorate High Heel Shoe Cupcakes

Ice Cream Sundae Style Buttercream Frosting

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Open Your Heart Box- Mother’s Day Cake


Susan Carberry creates the ambiance of a bygone era with her lovely Victorian heart cake creation.
Gorgeous roses cascade from the open “lid” of this heart-shaped cake, and give the impression of a romantic gift.
Not limited to Valentine’s Day, this cake would be perfect for Mother’s Day, engagements, intimate weddings, or any occasion that calls for love or romance.
Gum paste flowers are used in decorating this cake. If you are not experienced with gum paste flowers, Susan can teach you how to make them with our Gum Paste Flower instruction sets.

Butterfly Cupcake Kisses

For Spring, for Mother’s Day, for school, for church events… these cupcakes add a touch of whimsey and fun to so many events.


And the butterflies are such a sweet touch – and with Tami’s easy instructions, you can create these lovely butterfly accents!

Bonnie Bonnet Mother’s Day Cake

Susan Carberry is behind this precious mini cake for Mother’s Day. She decorates the perfect pink bonnet, complete with multi-colored flowers, and a bright yellow ribbon.
Nestled in the brim is a plaque with “Mom” on it. It’s a perfect gift that shows Mom how much you care.

Green Thumbs Up – Gardening Cake

For that gardening enthusiast that everyone knows, this cake blooms with gardening goodness! Susan Carberry digs into the landscape and plants a scene that’s sure to please.
Garden clubs, Springtime events, gardeners, florists… this cake fits into all kinds of occasions! You’ll learn how to make fences, gardening tools, butterflies, flowers, seed packets, a watering can, flower pots and more.
This cake will be fun to decorate and fun to receive!

Birds of a Feather Birdhouse Cake

It’s amazing what you can do with imagination and Rice Krispie Treats, and Susan Carberry is a pro at showing you the options! This birdhouse cake is one of those Maximum Impact with basic skills kind of cake!
This cake has so many possibilities, and it’s not hard to make! Just imagine the reactions when it’s presented at a birthday, Mother’s Day celebration, Baby Shower, Picnic, or other event.
This great instructional video set is calling your name… or maybe tweeting it! :-)

Tulips for Mum – Mother’s Day Cake


Mom’s always get flowers for Mother’s Day, but this takes it over the top.
Susan Carberry shows you how to create this lovely, realistic pot of “flowers” with her decorative talents, and you can turn this into your own surprise for Mom.
Grab your own video tutorial copy on how to make this cake. Click here.

Illusion Cake Pops! Gravity Defying Ice Cream Syrup Cakepops

LEGO Cupcakes! How to Make Edible Lego for your Cakes

How to Make MARSHMALLOW FONDANT

SPONGEBOB LEMON BARS

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Faberge Fantasy Sugar Egg Container

Elegant – Unbelievable – too beautiful to eat… those are the exclamations people will make when they see your “Faberge Fantasy” egg. Yes, it is a container and can hold other candies, but the delight is in the lovely outer details.
And it looks much more difficult than it really is. Tami can show you step-by-step how to create your own candy egg masterpiece!


You’ll come back to this design again and again – it won’t be a one-time creation. Your family, friends and customers won’t allow it!

Shiver Me Tastebuds Pirate Cookies

Arrrrrrrrrrrr… set sail for the high seas and buried treasure and a hungry mouth or two with these ideal pirate cookies.
Susan Carberry creates the perfect pirate mood with these wonderfully elaborate cookies that will please young and old alike. This 30-video instructional set covers any kind of pirate cookie imaginable!
People will walk the plank for these cookies, and you can learn how to make then through Susan’s easy step-by-step instructions.
The cookie cutters are available through Susan Carberry’s website, The Cake Cottage:

Batter Up Baseball Cake

Whether it’s baseball season or you just know a baseball fan, this cake will knock it out of the park!
Susan teaches so many cool things in this video set – from making a bat, glove, ball and hat, to those little extras that set the cake apart from the rest.
The baseball field on top of the cake is enough to make this a home run, but add any of the other parts and it’s a grand slam!

A Mother’s Love Watering Can Cake

Show your love and keep it growing with this delightful watering can cake by Susan Carberry.
Susan shows you how to carve a cake into this design and adds a garden full of spring flowers. Then she adds gardening gloves, a few vegetable, and some essential “potting soil” to complete the gardening effect.
Create a work of art, and add new techniques and skills to your cake decorating with this 18-video instructional set.

Stained Glass Wonders Cookies

Stained Glass Wonders Cookies
Incredible and delicate, these “stained glass” cookies are perfect for church events, Easter gifts, specials teas – they fit in several categories!
Tami teaches three different techniques for making cookies with a stained glass look, and all are included in this video set.
Turn your Easter cookies into a work of art – people will believe they are too pretty to eat!

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Bonnie Bonnet Mini Mother’s Day Cake

Susan Carberry is behind this precious mini cake for Mother’s Day. She decorates the perfect pink bonnet, complete with multi-colored flowers, and a bright yellow ribbon.
Nestled in the brim is a plaque with “Mom” on it. It’s a perfect gift that shows Mom how much you care.

Viva Las Vegas Cake

At YummyArts, we closed our second annual “Big Birthday Bash” with a Big Bang, and added this how-to video set to the YummyArts library for our members to view at any time.
And now you can purchase this video set to make a spectacular, colorful, and impressive cake celebrating the Casinos of Las Vegas.
It’s the perfect cake for a “Big Win” party, such as a promotion or other monumental celebration.
Susan teaches you how to make this cake in 28 step-by-step videos, and it’s great for learning new fondant techniques.

Caterpillar Crawl Baby Shower Cake

This cake puts the “A” in Adorable, and is perfect for a baby shower or baby’s birthday!
And after this becomes one of your most sought after cakes, use the techniques for her caterpillar, butterfly, book/plaque, and floral decorations for a variety of other cakes.
It’s easier than you think, and Susan shows you exactly how to get the best results. The cake is iced with buttercream, and the caterpillar is fondant-covered – a great combination for ease of decorating.

Barnyard Buddies Fondant Figures

This adorable barnyard scene just makes you want to start up a rousing chorus of “Old MacDonald,” doesn’t it?
The vivid colors naturally draw attention, and the tableau is sure to please young and old alike.
Susan teaches you how to make a pig, chicken, cow and cornstalks out of fondant, and a bright red barn from chocolate. These are figures and a setting that can be used as displayed, or as cake toppers or decoration.

Sunny Days Cookies

Sun and surf are the theme of these fun cookies. From turtles to surf boards to bikinis and more, you might want to break into a Beach Boys tune!
These cookies are designed to knock the sandals off anyone who sees them, and will catapult you to the top of the cookie decorators in a hundred mile radius. And Susan shows you how to do them in her easy, fun, step-by-step way.

Woodland Fairy Cake

Whimsy and fantasy abound with this delightful “Woodland Fairy” cake.  Any child (or adult, for that matter) will thrill at the sight of this centerpiece cake at a birthday party or other fun event.
The fairy princess sits atop her “throne” and overlooks the woodlands with flowers, toadstools, and fireflies.


Not only is this cake a joy to look at, it’s also fun to make with Susan’s easy step-by-step videos.

A Day at the Beach Cake

Whether you’re near a beach or just want to be, this cake will create the atmosphere of fun and frolic in the sand.
The sand pail, sand, castle, beach towel, sunglasses, shells, starfish – it’s all there. You will LOVE the way Susan shows you how to create this all-in-one, quintessential beach cake.
You’ll swear you can hear the ocean when making this gem of a cake!

Retro Elegance Wedding Cake

Bring a bit of the elegant past to a wedding with this gorgeous cake.
A little frilly, a little lacy – this cake blends beautifully with a traditional wedding, or one that brings the flavor of the olden days. Yet still, it is completely modern in its coloring and form.
You can learn how to decorate this beautiful cake with Susan’s step-by-step videos.

Formal English Garden Wedding Cake

Susan does an incredible job evoking the feel of a Spring or Summer formal English garden with this lovely cake.
It is refined, crisp, delicately colorful, and elegant. Anyone would be thrilled with a beauty like this, and with Susan’s easy teaching style, you can create it yourself!
Susan utilizes fondant and other decorating “tricks of the trade” with this cake. It’s best to have the “Cake Decorating Made Easy!” basics under your belt, or have other cake decorating experience to get the most out of this video set!

From Paris With Love Deco-Gel Cake

Learn to use Icing Image’s newest product – DECOgel to decorate this lovely, romantic cake!
DECOgel is a gelatin-based product created for bakers, cake decorators, and sugar artists to melt and pour in to molds or use as a freehand decoration to decorate cakes and other sugar pieces.
Because it melts at a lower temperature than Isomalt, it is safer to use. Plus, DECOgel remains flexible, and can be used for ruffles, wraps, and in molds. The possibilites are limitless!

Monday, March 24, 2014

Easter Mountain Cake

Gotta climb that Easter Mountain! Well… if you can’t climb it, you can certainly decorate it, and Susan Carberry will show you how.
This is an adorable Easter cake that puts the “C” in Cute! It’s colorful, imaginative, and cheery. It’ll be the center of attention as the centerpiece of a gathering.
Susan shows you how to create this “Mountain” with sheep, a bunny driving a truck of planted eggs, a bridge on top, and lots of other special effects.

Easter Carrot Car Cake

From the imagination of Susan Carberry, here comes a speed racer carrot car with the Easter Bunny inside!
“Bunny-Anapolis 500″ is a creative, easier-than-it-looks Easter cake designed to impress. Learn how to make an adorable fondant bunny, and set him inside of a fondant-covered roadster.
Make a few modifications, and you can use this how-to video set to create other cars with characters in them!

Tulip Townhouse Easter Cake

This Easter cake by Susan Carberry has so much going for it! With Tulips as the central theme, Susan surrounds them with and entire scene.
In the center is an egg “townhouse” with window flower boxes, and leading down the “pebble” path are bunnies and a chick. Add other ornamental flowers, carrots, clouds and greenery, and it’s a complete package.
Use it all together or choose the individual elements to create your own Easter masterpiece. The colors and whimsey will thrill all who see it!

Easter Cake Pops – Easter Cake Ideas

Everybody is asking for them – Cake Pops! Be the first in your area to make them – adorable, edible “pops” made of cake and decorated in bright colors.
Who could resist this fun “bouquet” as a table centerpiece or gift. They are truly a gift of love! Susan shows you how to make them – step-by-loving-step!

Easter Treasure Chest Cake

The “Impressive Meter” on this cake is a TEN and the difficulty is a TWO!
You might think that something this impressive is difficult to make, but we think you’ll be surprised. Just a few of Susan Carberry’s decorating “tricks” and you’ll garner the accolades of everyone who sees it!
You won’t need much in the was of cake decorating tools to decorate this cake either – it’s the best of all worlds!

Rice Krispie Treat Rabbit Easter Cake

A little of this and a little of that, and all of a sudden you have an adorable bunny Easter centerpiece!
The “little of this” is a Rice Krispie treat rabbit mold, and the “little of that” is a combination of some airbrushing, fondant decorations and special “easter grass.”
Make is as a whole, or take Susan’s lessons individually and create your own Easter surprise!

Happy Easter Basket Cake

It’s a basket with bonuses! Susan Carberry shows you all kinds of decorating techniques with her fun “Happy Easter Basket” Cake.
Yes, it’s an Easter cake, but it’s also a cake of delightful flowers, plus instructions to make a basket handle, “wooden” sign, simple bow and decorated eggs and carrots.
With a few changes, this cake turns into a bright Spring basket or special Mother’s Day cake.
Add to your decorating strengths with this versatile cake!

Holy Books Bible Easter Cake

The “Holy Books” Bible Cake allows you to create a cake that is both lovely and reverent. Susan reveals the techniques for making both a closed and an open book, then adds special touches that elevate the result to a completely elegant look.
Along with the Bible, she adds a bookmark with a golden tassel, red “velvet” material under the bible, a golden cross, and a “gilded” religious scene on the open book. It is a work of art, and Susan’s easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions will help you add the details that give this cake a truly professional look.

God Bless You Cross Cake

This is the perfect cake for so many occasions, from a baby’s baptism to a child’s confirmation to an Easter cake or cake for any Christian church event.
What’s so wonderful about this cake is that it’s an all-buttercream cake with detailed, easy-to-follow instructions. So even if you are new to cake decorating, this cake is within you experience level, yet it looks like you’ve been decorating for years!

Petit Four Easter Peepers

Nothing impresses more than a tray of beautifully decorated petit fours, and none are more fun and attractive than these Easter petit fours by Susan Carberry.
Susan turns these petit fours into a fun and flavorful gift that will be savored and remembered long after the wrappers are empty!
And she provides the step-by-step instructions for so many different kinds, that the combinations are endless!