by Susan Holtz | May 18, 2012 | B&CA, General
Nothing makes a dessert more appealing than the finishing touches that cake decorations can add. It is these techniques that can take your sweets to the next level. Learn about how to use frosting and glazes to complement a cake or cookie and make it as aesthetically...
by Susan Holtz | May 10, 2012 | B&CA, Cake Art, General
Are you someone who has had the urge or desire to discover how to bake and decorate cakes just like the professionals? Perhaps you’re interested in starting a little shop of your own? It can be difficult, these days, to find the time to learn a new hobby or craft but...
by Susan Holtz | Oct 15, 2010 | B&CA, Cake Art, General
Halloween provides the baker and cake artist with a venue that has very few boundaries! Tap your imagination and put together flavors, textures, and designs that wow and delight any-age recipients. Use royal icing, candies of all shapes and sizes, fondant (poured or...
by Susan Holtz | Sep 25, 2010 | B&CA, Equipment, General
Happy to post the interview with Daniel Budiman on Bakery Business Entrepreneurship! Check out “So You Dream Owning a Bakery” on Streetwise. Hope to see Daniel Budiman and many other Baking Industry colleagues and vendors at the IBIE in Los Vegas beginning Saturday,...
by Susan Holtz | Aug 21, 2010 | General
With a limitless variety of ingredient combinations available in today’s marketplace, and because mixing and baking are not labor intensive tasks, QUICK BREADS offer the ability to make muffins, scones, biscuits, loaf type cakes, and even popovers fresh within limited...
by Susan Holtz | Aug 3, 2010 | General
One Aha! moment that awakened my passion for cake decoration dealt with an episode involving my sixth grade friend, Sharon, whose cake decorator mom made a “Forget-Me-Not” cake for our classmate who was about to move. That gesture profoundly influenced my creativity...
