Cakes

Secrets to Baking and Decorating a Good Cake - Baking tips, mixing tips, how to frost- it is all here on this page at pastrywiz.com. The picture shown is a wedding cake, but this information could be used in reference to making any kind of cake.

All about gum paste - Diane Shavkin, a specialist in gum paste hand molded miniatures and wood grain effects, explains what gum paste is and how to use it.

Cake Club Free Decorating patterns - CASANOVA, a cake decorating organization in Northern Virginia/DC area shares free decorating patterns on their website. These can be traced onto a cake and decorated with icing.

Using Fondant to decorate cakes - There are many types of fondant, and this page tells about them all and how to use them to decorate cakes.

What is a paper cone and how does it decorate cakes? - What is a paper cone? Find out how it will help you decorate a cake and how to make one.

Order a Red Velvet cake for the holidays from Cornerstone Cake Company - In many areas of the country, red velvet cake is a holiday tradition. Cornerstone Cake Company makes their cakes from scratch and sends them all over the country. This one is red velvet with cream cheese icing.

Cakes Online! - Order personalized cakes online for any occasion. Cakes Online! uses a network of local bakers across the country and can hand-deliver your cake within 24 hours.

Cakes Across America - Another business that uses local bakers and delivery, this site also offers "frosting art" cakes with your photos or corporate logo on top as well as cakes for large numbers of people.

Mike's Amazing Cakes for parties and events - Pastry chef and owner Mike McCarey offers custom-made sculptured cakes for parties and events. Previous cakes include Austin Powers, Scooby Doo, and a castle wedding cake, and they can be shipped anywhere in the country.

Fruitcake by the Monks of Conyers, GA - At the Abbey of Our Lady of Holy Spirit in Georgia, Brother Basil makes traditional fruitcake soaked in peach brandy to benefit the monastery.

Sugarcraft cake pan page - Sugarcraft is one of the largest cake retail stores in the country. Their cake pan page has an extensive list of every type of pan imaginable - you can buy them online.

Party Works cake decorating supplies - This family owned site features cake supplies and decorations for party cakes, especially children's birthdays.

Wedding Cake baking kits - Wedding cake designer Gail Watson sells kits on how to make her cakes. The kits include detailed instructions and some premade items such as marzipan and gumpaste decorations.

Elegant Lace cake decorating molds - If you're looking for an easy way to make your cake look extra fabulous with fondant, use this site to order lace wraps, lace covers, medallions and more.

Shavkin's list of local supply shops and vendors - Cake decorator Diane Shavkin has compiled a list of local cake supply sellers from across the country.

Birthday Cakes and Cupcakes recipes - Birthday Express and Pillsbury have teamed up to provide recipes and how-to instructions for colorful birthday cakes and cupcakes.

Delightfully Light Cakes at allrecipes.com - Do you know someone who is always on a diet? If so, try baking them one of these recipes listed at the mega-site allrecipes.com. This list exclusively shows cakes that are non-fat or low-fat.

Old fashioned cake recipes - This site of old-time recipes claims their cakes are "like grandma's grandma used to make."

Cake recipes for those with allergies - Even if you are allergic to milk or eggs, you can still bake a cake using the recipes on this page.

How to Make Funnel Cakes - This page is nothing but funnel cake recipes- cakes that are cooked by deep-frying.

International Cake Exploration Society / Cake Club - ICES is the largest cake organization around- for enthusiasts and professionals. The ICES site provides information on its annual convention, scholarship, cake shows, and networking events.

Local listings of cake clubs - This site lists many cake clubs across the United States. Check to see if there is one close to you.

How to start a cake club - If you are interested in forming a cake club in your area, read these ICES ideas and recommendations first.

Online Cake Message Boards and Forums - This short list of cake message boards online will help you get fast answers to questions you might have about your current baking projects.

Earlene's Cakes - See why Earlene Moore of Lubbock, Texas, is considered the wedding cake queen by most decorators in America by looking at these pictures of wedding cakes she has done in the past.

She's the Cake Diva- wedding photo gallery - This is a gallery of wedding cakes photos by Charmaine Jones, who has had celebrity clients and specializes in ethnic weddings.

Polly's Cakes wedding photos - Dieci Soli was the decorator who came up with lopsided "whimsey" cakes, which are part of her wedding cake gallery section.

Creative Cakes Inc. wedding cake photos - Creative Cakes is a cake bakery located in the Virginia/ Washington DC area. Their wedding cakes have simple design with elegant icing.

Ana Paz Cakes wedding pictures - This decorator in the Miami area shares her pictures, featuring cakes with pastel icing and flowery finishes.