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Baking and Cake Decorating Blogs

Autumn Cake Baking Classes in Los Angeles

What is it about this time of year that feels so wonderful and makes me want to create? Maybe it's the chill in the early morning air, or the subtle color changes in the trees and vineyards. Maybe it's the shorter days and early evenings that make us long for homemade...

Holiday Cake Baking Classes in Los Angeles

This time of year always makes me feel more homey; pumpkins on the front porch, the chill in the morning air, and the promise of the holidays to come. It's a wonderful time to take a cake baking class in Los Angeles. Learn new techniques and decorate beautiful cakes...

The Sweet Smell of Success

BAKERY ENTREPRENEURSHIP GETTING AN OWNER’S PERSPECTIVE Streetwise presents a six-part series that promises the inside-scoop on what it takes to own and run a successful bakery business. BY VIEWING THE SERIES YOU WILL LEARN: A BUSINESS OWNER’S PERSPECTIVE OF THE BAKERY...

FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS CHOCOLATE

It’s really lovely to receive a gift box of chocolates. But I’ve gotta’ have chocolate everyday! In fact every morning I treat myself with a small bit of chocolate--after my healthy breakfast—of course. There is nothing like the rich creamy smoothness that excellent...

Tis The Season To Bake Up Some Sharing and Caring!

The winter holidays inspire us to bake for family and friends.  I remember as a teenager baking intricate cookies, preparing and dipping chocolates, and carefully packaging all to give to each family that attended our huge annual December party. This year our December...

Bread Inspired By Bread

The fascinating artisan bread displayed at the IBIE convention in Las Vegas lead my memory to the cover of one of my prize books from decades past, Judith Olney On Bread; Crown Publisher’s, Inc.. I was inspired to finally prepare one of the attractively shaped breads...

Bakers and Cake Artists at Halloween!

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...

IBIE Convention 2010

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,...

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