Penny’s Journal
The story behind the cake-story…
Technique:
Ruffles
You can say I have a special place in my heart, and my cake toolbox, for ruffles.
Dispatches from Penny’s Kitchen
Where decadence meets ingenuity…
Carbs4Corona... Millionaires Shortbread
I used a little trick to get the chocolate to set firm without tempering.
Vegan French Toast Challenge
I could absolutely be vegetarian or vegan if I had a personal chef. I know, I am a chef.
Thoughts on Technique- Ruffles
Fashion is one of my most favorite forms of inspiration, and ruffles and pleats come straight off the runway.
Sugar Flowers vs. Real Flowers for Wedding Cakes
Unless organic flowers have been ordered, flowers are grown with pesticides. And those pesticides should not ever be touching your cake.
The Art of Floral Wedding Cakes
As Sugar Couture grew, I had more and more requests for these fragile beauties. People were impressed with their lifelike quality, delicate petals, and their impressive statement on the wedding cakes I made.
Brides Best Wedding Cakes of the Year!
Lego Marvel Super Heroes Cake
A showstopper cake for today's launch of the new Lego Marvel Super Heroes game.
Cake Wrecks- Sunday Sweets!
Succulent Wedding Cake, Inspiration, Style Me Pretty
Style Me Pretty just published a gorgeous inspiration shoot by Divine Light Photography, featuring darling succulent wedding cakes by Sugar Couture.
Party Cakes that Shine...
I adore sparkle of all kinds but I had no idea at the time how popular the style would prove to be.
Peony Wedding Cakes
I adore peonies. The large, soft puffy blossoms are one of my favorite flowers to make from sugar paste.
First Anniversary Cakes...
Its tradition. You keep the top tier of your wedding cake to share with your husband on your first anniversary. You pack the cake, wrap it with love.
After the Sugar Coma- Kid's Birthday Cakes at Sugar Couture
One of the great perks of delivering my own cakes was that occasionally, if I was lucky, I would get to see the moment when a child would first see their birthday cake.
My favorite kind of cake inspiration...
When clients come in for wedding cake consults, I beg them not to bring photos of other cakes.
Nonpareil Magazine
“Cakes can seem deceptively large or small in photos. It’s always a good idea to think of their presence in all 3 dimensions rather than just height and diameter. They always have so much more presence in person. And bigger isn’t always better.”
― Penny