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Introduction to Peggy Weaver
"I was born
in California and lived in Hawaii until 1975. After that, I have
lived in California, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, and back to Idaho
because of my husband’s computer job.
We now have 3 ferrets, 1
dog, and 3 cats. My hobbies are baking (of course),
needlework, stained glass, beading, painting, master leather tooler, and I’m a licensed pilot (yes, I used to own my own
plane).
I have a few precious things that I never want to lose
in this life: my husband and my daughter and her family. All other things I can gather together again.
My motto: I
believe that folks come into my life, at the right time, to
teach and guide me. All I have to do is listen, observe, and
follow through."
Peggy Weaver's Baking
Corner - Cakes:
All of the cakes, cookies, and
cookie cutters listed below have detailed decorating instructions.
Check them out!
Ski Slope Cake
It is
cold outside where I live and the local ski areas are
making a fine living. Many busy folks need to take a
cake to a Christmas or winter gathering so here is an
easy one that the kids can help with.
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Chocolate Amaretto Snowball Cake
Many folks need a fairly easy cake that is dressed up for the
Holidays. That is what the Snowball cake is. For this Saturday’s
party, I made an Amaretto Chocolate Cake with Buttercream Icing.
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Crop Circle Cake
It is Fall and many
of the farmers seem to have trouble at this time of year
with strange things in their fields. I think I found out
part of the problem. It’s those darn UFO’s that are making
Crop Circles and spooking all of the critters.
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Ear of Corn Cupcakes
This is the best
time of year for corn on the cob so I decided that I
should make corn decorated cupcakes. I love to find more
uses for a specialty pan so for this cupcake we are
going to use for the Mini Easter Egg pan.
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Baptismal/Christening Cake
With lots of June brides,
there are lots of babies. My new neighbor inspired this cake.
This cake will be very easy to make and to decorate. My thought
here is that friends and family members that plan baby occasions
are also usually very busy people.
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Dogwood Cake
Working with gum paste scares many people, but
it can be as simple or as hard as you want it to be. I find it
to be very addictive. I’ve started teaching the Dogwood because it
is a very simple flower to make and quite impressive to look at.
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Father's Day Tie Cake
Father’s are very special people and we should show them
everyday how much we care and do something special on Father’s
Day.
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Mother's Day Triangle Cake
My train of thought is that it is likely a young person will be
making a dessert for Mom on Mother’s Day. Time is usually in short
supply and young folks are just learning their way around the kitchen.
So, this is my very simple version of a Triangle Cake.
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4th of July Top Hat Cake
For years now, when I think of the 4th of July, I have had a mental
flash of the Uncle Sam Poster where he has his finger pointing at
you and says “I want YOU”. One of the things that strike me is
his Top Hat. That Hat has fascinated me for some reason, so I
decided to do something about it.
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Valentine's Day Cake
This
year I decided to make a 6-inch cake because an intimate dinner
for two calls for a smaller dessert.
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Sunflower Cupcakes
This style of decorating is about the
easiest there is. It is very free flowing so you don’t have to
worry about so many decorating rules. Techniques are almost exactly
the same for Daisies, Sunflowers and Poinsettias.
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Easter Egg Cake
The cake that I’m going to use for this Easter Egg Cake is a dense,
moist cake that will hold its shape under the weight of what can be
a heavy bit of icing and decorations.
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Author: Peggy Weaver
If you have any additional questions
or comments that have not been answers in the
categories listed below,
Peggy will try to answer them for you.
Email Peggy:
(just click on the underlined):
Peggy Weaver.
Please, please first check the categories below before
emailing, as Peggy gets many repeat questions.
Back to
Peggy's Baking Corner Home Page
Check out some of Peggy Weaver's many
Cake Decorating Articles, Tutorials, and Q&A pages below.
Fondant Icing/Covering:
Fondant Icing Recipe - Marshmallow Fondant
Recipe and tutorial on making & using marshmallow fondant icing.
Making Fondant Icing
Q&As on making fondant icing.
Fondant Recipes
Additional fondant recipes.
Bubbles in the Fondant
Covering Cakes
with Fondant Icing
Decorating Cakes with Fondant Icing
Marbling Fondant Icing
Buttercream Icing/Covering:
Buttercream Icing 101
Recipe and tutorial on making & using buttercream icing.
Buttercream Recipes
Additional buttercream recipes.
Decorating
with Buttercream
Wedding Cakes:
Assembling Cakes/Wedding Cakes
Cake Fillings
Covering Wedding Cakes with Fondant
Decorating Wedding Cakes
Other Cake Baking and Decoration
Topics:
Recipes &
Baking Ingredients
Miscellaneous
Cookies & Cookie Cutters
Comments From Bakers
Peggy's Cake
Decorating Idea Photos
This idea page has photos only and
no detailed decorating instructions.
Looking for
fondant icing tools and/or
equipment
and
Gum Paste
to help you decorate your cakes using
MM (Marshmallow) Fondant Icing.
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Cookies and Cookie Cutters: |
Gingerbread Cookies
The gingerbread houses are about 4
x 4 inches. I make my own cookie cutters using a coil of copper
1-inch wide.
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Snowflake Cookies
These cookies are so gorgeous! They make great gifts if
you make little holes and thread them
through with ribbon to hang from a tree or
window. They don't necessarily have to be
eaten.
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Make your own Cookie Cutters
and Gumpaste Cutters |
Check out
What's Cooking America's Book Store
which includes Peggy
Weaver's personal favorite cake decorating books.
Cakes by Design: The Magical World of Sugar Art
By Scott Clark Woolley, Michael G. Farace
Peggy says, "I
personally adore the book Cakes by Design. The author used to teach
hands on gumpaste flowers, but has put that to the side for awhile. He is
making videos about gumpaste flowers that are really easy to understand."
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Sweet
Celebrations: The Art of Decorating Beautiful Cakes
By Sylvia Weinstock
Peggy says,
"This is also a great reference book to use for your cake decorating."
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Wedding Cakes You Can Make: Designing, Baking, and
Decorating the Perfect Wedding Cake
By Dede Wilson
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The Cake Bible
By Rose Levy
Beranbaum
Peggy say, "I
use this book 3 or 4 times a week to help answer all the
many questions on cake decorating to help me keep people
out of trouble or try to get them out of it/font>
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The Cake Mix Doctor Returns!: With 160
All-New Recipes
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