Bonus: In which Katharina learns that you should not set Pop Rocks on fire.

by Katharina // August 16, 2016 // 6 Comments

Okay, guys. Story time. …SIGH. For the most part, I develop recipes as I go. I sketch out a loose plan, gather base recipes to start with and go from there. I basically never end up with the same recipes/plans... Continue reading →

Special Feature: Making a Competition Cake (Pastry Live 2015), Part 3

by Katharina // October 13, 2015 // No Comments

I’m back! I’m sorry for the long delay between entries; life has NOT slowed down for me lately! I do have lots of great things planned, though, so hang in there just a bit longer! I’ll be resuming my Pastry... Continue reading →

Special Feature: Making a Competition Cake (Pastry Live 2015), Part 2

by Katharina // September 21, 2015 // 3 Comments

Aaand we’re back! This is part two of my Pastry Live competition cake process. Hop on over to Part One in case you missed it! One of the things I was most nervous about with this cake was sculpting the... Continue reading →

Special Feature: Making a Competition Cake (Pastry Live 2015), Part 1!

by Katharina // August 31, 2015 // 10 Comments

After a solid month of putting all my spare time into my competition cake, Pastry Live’s The Art of Cake competition is over! You may have already seen my finished piece on Instagram or Facebook, but for anyone who missed... Continue reading →

Special Features: PCM’s first ever Reader Renditions post!

by Katharina // June 1, 2015 // 2 Comments

So, I’ve long been on about how I want to do a post on some of the things my readers have baked with my recipes. When people send me photos of the things they’ve made from Pretty Cake Machine, I’m... Continue reading →