This video tutorial shows how to make five different styles of gingerbread house windows including cut holes, stained glass, lit candy, overlay, and freestanding style. VIDEO: Gingerbread House Windows 5 Ways Here is my recipe kit Gingerbread House Dough Recipe & … Continue reading
The following video tutorial shares two of my favorite tricks for building stable gingerbread house structures. VIDEO: Gingerbread House Sealing & Edging Here is my baking guide Gingerbread House Dough Recipe & Baking Instructions VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Hey Bakers! I’m Kristen … Continue reading
A lot of bakers have asked me to address the problem of under-charging for cakes in the bakery business. The best way to avoid this problem is to make sure you are costing out your products. If you are interested in … Continue reading
VIDEO: Should You Go to Culinary School? 15 years ago, I went to culinary school. Here’s what I learned. Pluses of Going to Culinary School It’s a fun, hands-on school environment. You get to make all kinds of food and … Continue reading
One of the most intimidating things about starting a business is the potential for failure. From small failures like dropping a wedding cake on the ground to the worst possible failure, bankruptcy, nobody is immune. The point of thinking about … Continue reading
VIDEO: Gingerbread House Candy Here are my gingerbread house candy decorating tips including: – Where to buy candy for gingerbread house decorating – Which kinds work best and worst – How to display your candy in clever & accessible ways – How to … Continue reading
VIDEO: Let Them NOT Eat Cake We don’t know for sure who said it and when it was said but the story of “Let Them Eat Cake” is one of poor governing, greed, ignorance, and wealth inequality. Whether it is … Continue reading
Video: Cake Order FailIn the bakery business, we get all kinds of weird phone calls. Every once in awhile, we get one from the type of customer who just doesn’t understand the laws of physics or the limitations of cake. Here’s an example of … Continue reading
Video: 10 Solutions to Price Complaints Check it out 125 Building Blocks for Your Bakery Business Video Transcript/Summary Bakers in business. Do you get upset when a potential customer undervalues the cost of your cakes? Does it make you want … Continue reading
Here’s how to do it: VIDEO: How to Think Like a Cake My new book is out: 125 Building Blocks for Your Bakery Business You might also enjoy Critter in the Cake Who Copied My Cake? Hairnet Fashion Show Cake Sales Kit … Continue reading
In this segment of a 4-part video tutorial on the topsy turvy cake, I demonstrate how to measure and insert wooden dowels for a topsy turvy cake frosted with buttercream. VIDEO: Topsy Turvy Cake Tutorial 4 – DOWELING Related Links Part 1: Intro … Continue reading
In this third segment of a 4-part video tutorial on the topsy turvy cake, I demonstrate how to frost a topsy turvy cake tier with buttercream using the upside down frosting method. Video: Topsy Turvy Cake Tutorial 3 – FROSTING Related Links Part 1: … Continue reading
In this second segment of a 4-part video tutorial on the topsy turvy cake, I demonstrate how to carve a topsy turvy cake using the upside down tapering and wedging method. Video: Topsy Turvy Cake Tutorial 2 – CARVING Related … Continue reading
In this first segment of a 4-part video tutorial on the topsy turvy cake, I explain the function of counterbalance and demonstrate how to cut and prepare cardboard circles in preparation for carving and frosting a topsy turvy cake tier. … Continue reading
VIDEO: Your Foreign Body in Food Stories This is a recap of your experiences involving foreign bodies in the food. Thank you for sharing your stories! Link to Part 1: Hair in Food Link to Part 2: Glass in Pasta + … Continue reading
DON’T WATCH THIS if you are eating food. Don’t watch this if you have a phobia about bugs. I mean if you are in the mood to hate watch something then, fine, hate watch me but I am warning you that this … Continue reading
VIDEO: Drugs in the Cake This is part three in a four part food safety storytelling series, all involving incidents from my food industry career that involve finding things in the food, which didn’t belong in the food. In this video, I tell … Continue reading
Here are some food safety and customer service tips from a former chef slash hairnet model. VIDEO: Hairnet Fashion Show This is part two in a four part food safety storytelling series, all involving incidents from my food industry career that … Continue reading
VIDEO: Hair in Food This is part one in a four parts storytelling series, all involving incidents from my food industry career that involve finding things in the food, which didn’t belong in the food. These stories are going to get progressively … Continue reading
In this tutorial, I’m going to zoom all the way in on the topic of “copying” when it comes to cake designs. I’ll explain the difference between what’s illegal, what’s unethical, and what’s perfectly fine when it comes to the work … Continue reading