Peggy Weaver's Baking Corner

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. 

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. 
 

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.

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.
 

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.

Dogwood Cake
Working with gum paste 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.
 

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. 

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. So, this is my very simple version of a Triangle Cake.

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. 
 

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.

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.