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Introduction to Peggy: "I was born
in California and lived in Hawaii until 1975. After that, I have
lived in California, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, and back to Idaho
because of my husband’s computer job. We now have 3 ferrets, 1
dog, and 3 cats. My hobbies are baking (of course),
needlework, stained glass, beading, painting, master leather
tooler, and I’m a licensed pilot (yes, I used to own my own
plane). I have a few precious things that I never want to lose
in this life: my husband and my daughter and her family.
All other things I can gather together again. My motto: I
believe that folks come into my life, at the right time, to
teach and guide me. All I have to do is listen, observe, and
follow through."
All of the cakes, cookies, and
cookie cutters listed below have detailed decorating instructions.
Check them out!
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Ski Slope Cake
It is
cold outside where I live and the local ski areas are
making a fine living. Many busy folks need to take a
cake to a Christmas or winter gathering so here is an
easy one that the kids can help with.
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Chocolate Amaretto Snowball Cake
Many folks need a fairly easy cake that is dressed up for the
Holidays. That is what the Snowball cake is. For this Saturday’s
party, I made an Amaretto Chocolate Cake with Buttercream Icing.
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Crop Circle Cake
It is Fall and many
of the farmers seem to have trouble at this time of year
with strange things in their fields. I think I found out
part of the problem. It’s those darn UFO’s that are making
Crop Circles and spooking all of the critters.
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Ear of Corn Cupcakes
This is the best
time of year for corn on the cob so I decided that I
should make corn decorated cupcakes. I love to find more
uses for a specialty pan so for this cupcake we are
going to use for the Mini Easter Egg pan.
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Baptismal/Christening
Cake
With lots of June brides,
there are lots of babies. My new neighbor inspired this cake.
This cake will be very easy to make and to decorate. My thought
here is that friends and family members that plan baby occasions
are also usually very busy people.
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Dogwood Cake
Working with gumpaste scares many people, but
it can be as simple or as hard as you want it to be. I find it
to be very addictive. I’ve started teaching the Dogwood because it
is a very simple flower to make and quite impressive to look at.
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Father's Day Tie Cake
Father’s are very special people and we should show them
everyday how much we care and do something special on Father’s
Day.
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Mother's Day Triangle Cake
My train of thought is that it is likely a young person will be
making a dessert for Mom on Mother’s Day. Time is usually in short
supply and young folks are just learning their way around the kitchen.
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4th of July Top Hat Cake
For years now, when I think of the 4th of July, I have had a mental
flash of the Uncle Sam Poster where he has his finger pointing at
you and says “I want YOU”. One of the things that strike me is
his Top Hat. That Hat has fascinated me for some reason, so I
decided to do something about it.
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Valentine's Day Cake
This
year I decided to make a 6-inch cake because an intimate dinner
for two calls for a smaller dessert.
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Sunflower Cupcakes
This style of decorating is about the
easiest there is. It is very
free flowing so you don’t have to
worry about so many decorating rules. Techniques are almost exactly
the same for Daisies, Sunflowers and Poinsettias.
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Easter Egg Cake
The cake that I’m going to use for this Easter Egg Cake is a dense,
moist cake that will hold its shape under the weight of what can be
a heavy bit of icing and decorations.
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Gingerbread Cookies
The gingerbread houses are about 4 x 4 inches.
I make my own cookie cutters using a coil of copper
1-inch wide.
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Snowflake Cookies
These cookies are so gorgeous! They make
great gifts if you make little holes and thread them through with ribbon
to hang from a tree or window. They don't necessarily have to be eaten. |
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Make your own Cookie Cutters
and Gumpaste Cutters
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Other
Cakes by Peggy:
Strawberry Cake
A strawberry cake is perfect for any
occasion. When fresh strawberries are in season, be sure
and make this cake. Since no baking is required for this
cake, even the kids can prepare it easily. Wouldn’t this
make a great Mother’s Day cake for the kids to make?
Holiday Morning Coffee Cake
For
a holiday morning, I like a breakfast that is filling, easy and tasty. This
is the recipe that we use. It can be put together in a jiffy and it is easy
enough that the kids can make the coffee cake for you. What could be better
than that?
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Peggy's Favorite Cake Decorating and Wedding Book Recommendations. Check
them out!
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Check out some of Peggy Weaver's many Cake
Decorating Articles, Tutorials, and Q&A pages below.
Fondant Icing/Covering:
Fondant Icing 101
(Recipe and Tutorial on making & using fondant icing)
Fondant Recipes
Making Fondant
Icing
Bubbles in the
Fondant
Covering Cakes
with Fondant Icing
Decorating Cakes with Fondant Icing
Marbling Fondant Icing
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Fondant does not
freeze well at all, as a matter of fact, downright
lousy. Do not even think about refrigerating it
either. The condensation that can occur when you
defrost or bring to room temp can destroy the finish
of the fondant.
Now, if you are
going to freeze the cake, as many folks do until the
first anniversary, yes go ahead and freeze. The cake
will not look as beautiful as it did originally but
you just have to keep the idea in mind that it was
perfect on the day of the wedding.
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Buttercream Icing/Covering:
Buttercream Icing 101
(Recipe and Tutorial on making & using buttercream icing)
Buttercream Recipes
Decorating
with Buttercream
Wedding Cakes:
Assembling Cakes/Wedding Cakes
Cake Fillings
Covering Wedding Cakes with Fondant
Decorating Wedding Cakes
(Lots of Q&A's on
decoration a wedding cake)
Other Cake Baking & Decoration
Topics:
Recipes &
Baking Ingredients
Miscellaneous
Comments From Bakers
Cookies & Cookie Cutters
Peggy's Cake
Decorating Idea Photos
(The idea page has photos only
and no detailed decorating instructions.)
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Email
Peggy:
If
you have any additional questions or comments that
have not been answers in the categories above,
Peggy will try to answer them for you.
Email Peggy:
(just click on the underlined):
Peggy Weaver.
Please, first check the sections above before
emailing, as Peggy gets many repeat questions.
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The Art of Decorating Beautiful Cakes
