SugarBritches Cakery

Old-Time Cake Baking Tips These practical cake baking tips are taken from the cookbook classic “Dishes & Beverages of the Old South” by Martha McCulloch-Williams, published by McBride Nast & Company, New York, in 1913. The very queen among cake makers sums her secret of success in a sentence: “The best of everything!” Cake will [...]

I’m bringing back Edna. I just have a thing for her accent I think. Kind of a girl crush kinda thing. But anyhoo… Lettering on cakes can be done with icing or fondant or gumpaste. Using gumpaste can give you a clear advantage in the crisp and clean department because it dries hard. Without further [...]

Out like a lamb, cakers….lololololol, Shannon

I stumbled on this awesome cake – I don’t remember how – but I think someone posted it on Twitter. I was immediately intrigued! How did they do that? And it looks divine for my taste buds. I’ve kept the tab up on Firefox, wanting to remember it because I want to try it. I [...]

Yesterday, me and Sidekick and our two dogs took a nice long 2-hour walk down on Main Street in St. Charles. It was a startling 55 degrees It was gorgeous! We experienced a little taste of (much needed) spring weather – which got me thinking about one of my favorite flowers – Daisies! They are [...]