How to Make Tires for Car Cakes
In this post I’ll show you how to make tires for car cakes using easy techniques.
Creating realistic-looking tires for car cakes is a fun and essential part of designing any car-themed cake. Whether you’re making a race car or a classic car, tires add a great finishing touch. In this post, I’ll show you how to make tires and rims for car cakes using modeling chocolate or fondant, plus a few tools and techniques that will ensure your tire designs look professional and detailed.
These tires are perfect for my Red Race Car Cake, but you can scale down the technique depending on the size of your cake. I’ll walk you through step-by-step instructions on how to create realistic-looking tires with a focus on easy, accessible techniques, as well as tips for creating fancier rims with a soccer ball silicone mold.
Read MorePlum Jam
As promised in my previous post, here’s the recipe for plum jam. It’s one of my favourite jams! My mom used to make plum jam every year when we were kids and all kinds of cookies, pies and other desserts with it all year round. Time: Prep: 90 min. Cook: 4-5 hours or until your jam sets … Read More
Peach Jam
In this blog post, I'll be sharing a fantastic Peach Jam recipe that celebrates the natural goodness of peaches without the need for any artificial additives or complicated techniques. With just three simple ingredients – peaches, sugar, and a splash of zesty lemon juice – you'll be able to create a … Read More
Cake Pops – Red Velvet & Cream Cheese
These cake pops were such a huge hit at our Gender Reveal Party. They were my favourite as well but after the Pregnant Belly Cake I already showed you in my previous post. They taste delicious, are super easy to make and honestly you can't go wrong with anything that involves red velvet and cream … Read More
Pregnant Belly Cake – Gender Reveal Party
I'm baking something pretty special this time... a bun in the oven :). This is the reason I haven't been so active on the blog lately. We decided to organize a Gender Reveal Party and since I've started regaining some of my energy back I figured this would be the perfect occasion for another cake … Read More
Bean, Beet & Lentil Salad
This Bean, Beet & Lentil Salad is super easy to make and so healthy. The beans and beets are a great source of nutrients such as fiber, iron, vitamins A & C, magnesium, calcium and others. I love this salad and am very thankful to my friend Cristina for sharing the recipe :). It’s a great … Read More
Lard Cookies / Fursecuri cu Untura
These lard cookies are great for any occasion. This is a very basic and old recipe that I know from my mom who used to make these especially around the winter holidays. She always used lard for these cookies but you can use butter as a substitute. The texture will be a little different though … Read More
White Chocolate Filling with Walnuts
Ingredients: 500 ml whipping cream 300 g white chocolate chips or grated chocolate 14 g gelatin 2 Tbsp rum extract 200 g ground walnuts Directions: Soften the gelatin in a few tablespoons of warm (not hot) water and then dissolve over hot water (I placed the bowl with gelatin in … Read More
50 Great Ideas for Your Winter Holiday Menu
The Winter holidays are just around the corner so I started looking for some new and creative recipes for our Christmas and New Year's Eve parties. I thought it would be a good idea to share 50 of my favourite recipes with you (in no particular order)... some from my blog, some from other great … Read More
My Special Topsy Turvy BDay Cake
I am so excited I managed to make this Topsy Turvy Cake for my birthday despite the time constraints. I think this is the biggest cake I made in the shortest time but, thanks to my husband who offered to help shaping the fondant balls (he’s an expert now :)), I managed to finish the cake before our … Read More
