by doylecraft | Apr 13, 2016
This cake was a bit of an experiment. I was testing a mold making putty from Michaels with some jewelry I bought there. I tried molding both fondant and isomalt. The cameo turned out really well in isomalt – it gave the piece a nice shine. the fondant pieces...
by doylecraft | Sep 13, 2015
I made this cake for my step-father’s birthday. I was thinking of doing some sort of ‘over the hill’ kind of cake and brainstormed all sorts of other kinds of ‘old’ jokes and other words for ‘old’. Ancient came to mind. I was...
by doylecraft | May 13, 2015
These cupcakes were a specific commission and I couldn’t have been happier to do them! I love Star Wars and grew up playing with Legos. I took my putty molding compound and molded some borrowed Lego figures. It turned out quite a bit more difficult than...
by doylecraft | Aug 13, 2014
I made this cake for a friend of a work colleague. She wanted a ruffled look to the cake. I had to fight with this one. It seemed so simple, but I had problems from the start and had to re-cover the cake a number of times. the fondant would go on really well but then...
by doylecraft | May 13, 2013
This was a practice cake – I was feeling the need to try something. I saw these cookies in the grocery store and thought they would be a simple way to cover a cake. I might use them in the future too for gingerbread houses as they are just perfect out of the...
