This video shows you how to transform a plain cake into a butterfly cake. You start with a round cake. Cut off the dome, cut the cake in half, then cut the cake like a peace sign. Arrange the pieces to form the butterfly. Apply a thin layer of icing to form a crumb coat. To set crumb coat, place cake in freezer for fifteen to thirty minutes. Now you apply a thick layer of icing, about a quarter inch thick over the entire surface of the cake. Use different colored icing to create a pattern of ...
In this video, we learn how to make a pants shaped cake. You will just need to take a pre-made cake (any flavor) and cut it into a jeans shape using a cut out you can find on www.bettycrocker.com. Set this aside and make your favorite frosting colors that you want to use in this. First, put the blue jeans color onto the cake and then start adding other colors to make pockets and stitches on the jeans. You can also add candies and other items to make this cake look more like jeans. You can dre...
In this video, we learn how to decorate and make flip flop cakes. To begin, grab your pre-made chilled cakes and cut them out according to the shapes you print from www.bettycrocker.com. Now you will spread a thin layer of your choice color of frosting onto the flip flops and chill for 30 minutes. Once chilled, place a different color frosting coat to where the soles of the flip flops are. You are now ready to decorate, so take a different color of frosting and pipe lines onto where the flip ...
Sure, you can buy one, but making an Advent calendar is a nice family project—and you can use better treats!
Less than two months after launching its augmented reality platform for casual gaming and shared experiences, Snapchat is ready to make Snappables available to advertisers.
If social media apps were houses in a neighborhood and augmented reality photo effects were candy, then Facebook went to Costco and brought home a full pallet of treats.
Calling all popcorn fanatics: we know a bit of drizzled butter is all that's needed to make a delicious bowl of your favorite finger food, but we've got some interesting mash-ups of flavors that we think you should try the next time you veg out on your couch for another Netflix marathon.
Whenever I go to Jamba Juice, I usually gravitate towards either the Matcha Green Tea or Caribbean Passion smoothies. But when I learned about their secret menu a few years ago, I felt like a little kid all over again—especially with flavors like Pink Gummy Bear and Orange Dream Machine.
No crème brûlée is worth its custard without the crackled, caramelized crust it's famous for. For this reason alone, many cooks have a brûlée torch sitting somewhere in their cabinets.
Surprise desserts (aka peekaboo desserts) are a gorgeous way to celebrate anything, whether it's a birthday, new baby, or just a brand new day. You can pretty much hide anything you want inside: candy, a cool design, and even other desserts. To help inspire you, try one of these fun-filled desserts out for a special, photo-worthy occasion. Then get creative and try out your own ideas (and make sure to share them with us when you're done).
Phone interruptions are commonplace, as is evident by my historically epic missed phone call list, ranging from annoying sales people to my mom checking in every five minutes to see if I'm still alive.
LEDs have slowly become the standard for DIY lighting projects because they consume less power and last way longer than regular light bulbs do. Light-emitting diodes have no filament, meaning they generate their light solely by the movement of electrons in a semiconductor material.
We get if you don't like clowns that much. After all, with all that white face paint, a snarling too-big mouth, and sinister-looking eyes, they're more creeptastic than jolly. But not all clowns have to be scary.
In this tutorial, we learn how to make & decorate a butterfly cake. First, you will use a butterfly shaped pan to bake the cake in so it's already shaped. After letting it cool, you can cover the entire thing in a thin layer of white icing. Then, fill some icing into bags, using different pastel colors. From here, you will use the star tip to dab the starts on the top of the butterfly, following the design. Continue to do this until you are finished with the entire thing, then you have the ch...
Are you in the mood for plums? No— not the fruit, but the reddish-purple color that looks great on your face. This makeup tutorial will show you how to enjoy the benefits of the plum color with this "plum paradise" look. Get the step-by-step details by watching the video, and check out the products below.
Halloween abounds in spooky costumes and even spookier makeup and accessories. But if you've had enough of ghosts and goblins and want to go for an entirely different look this year then check out this tutorial for creating a teddy bear/mouse look for Halloween.
While this paper cup can't hold water or other beverages, it is actually very useful as a container. Whether you're having a birthday party soon and wish to produce inexpensive favor boxes (just fill the cups up with candy) or need little cups to store your tiny treasured knick knacks, these will fit the bill.
What happened to those carefree days in our childhood when we didn't care how we looked and slapped on our mother's makeup, completely out of the lines, drawing and doodling on our face just because it was fun? These days, putting on makeup is all about making impressions. Going to the office? Slap on some neutral, non-intimindating shadow and pretty but not too sexy lipstick. Going to the club? Go a bit smokier with the eyes to try outdo all the other girls there and get the guy.
In this tutorial, we learn how to make a small folding box for Easter. First, cut a shimmery white piece of card stock to 6" x 8 1/4". After this, score the paper at 2 and 3/8". Then score again at 2 and 7/8", flip it over and do again on the other side. After this, cut the four corners with score lines off, then fold the score lines that are left. Now, grab an Easter stamp and stamp the inside of the box underneath the top flap. Place a candy inside of the box, then fold it up and place an E...
Have you always wanted to bake awe-inspiring cakes and desserts, but have two left hands when it comes to doing anything with the oven? We feel you, and luckily this tutorial is perfect for you.
The late and great Alexander McQueen was a true fashion innovator, coming up with quirky style trends that we could only imagine in our wildest dreams. Whether it was humped armadillo shoes (video Lady Gaga in "Bad Romance") or butterfly headpieces that obscured a person's face entirely, he spoke to us like a prophet from another world.
Did you ever want to make the perfect cake to go along with a party by the beach? a friend's birthday party? Are you not very savvy with decorating cakes? Well here's your chance to impress everyone, Wilton Cake Decorating is here to help. See these two lovely ladies show you step by step how to make a simple, yet amazing beach themed cake. Learn how to make flowers out of tubed icing, magnificent umbrellas out of Kraft candy melts, an ocean out of butter cream icing, the shore out of granula...
Learn how to make layered spumoni cookies for the holiday season in this simple tutorial. First, melt 1 oz of unsweetened chocolate and soften two sticks of butter. Cream butter together with one egg, half a cup of sugar, and a teaspoon of vanilla. Add in 2 1/4 cups of flour and a pinch of salt. Divide the dough into three parts. Mix candied cherries in one part, 1/4 chopped nuts in the second part, and the chocolate into the third. Press the layers into a loaf pan lined with parchment paper....
Bartender Gene shows you how to make a unique, healthy, ginger infused cocktail. Simmer 1/2 cup water, sliced, fresh ginger and sugar to make a ginger infused syrup. Remove from heat, let cool, then add 1/2 cup vodka and refrigerate. When your syrup is cool, strain out the ginger and throw it away. Place candied ginger at the bottom of the glass and pour in about a tablespoon of the syrup. Top off with sparkling wine and serve. Follow these easy steps to create a celebratory, unique, good for...
Every gallop of vanilla ice cream could use a little drizzle of butterscotch sauce. In this video, learn how to make a delicious version of this garnish with help from Majories Candies. Follow the recipe below for a sweet & tasty treat.
Brett from Candy Man Production demonstrations how to make classic Rice Krispie treats in a different way. This recipe doesn't use marshmallows. He uses sugar, corn syrup and water and boils them on the stove to soft ball stage. He adds unflavored gelatin and vanilla and mixes it in an electric mixer to make homemade marshmallow cream, which can be used to make homemade marshmallows if you like. He uses his mixer to combine crisped rice with this homemade marshmallow crème to make Rice Krispy...
Liquid Pop Collective put this video out some years ago; adding digits to your Liquid makes it far more stylish and sophisticated than just relying on the old hand-chasing alone. This is an advanced hand-chasing technique.
Check out this video tutorial on the very basics of a chess game. In chess the very first thing you need to know is how to move your pieces. That's what this chess video is all about.
Bartender Chris Bokelberg teaches bartending lessons in Bottoms Up. Chris and Natalie show how to infuse vodka with other flavors in this three part series on vodka infusion.
Now that 3D display maker Looking Glass Factory is closing in on $2.2 million raised in its crowdfunding campaign for the consumer-grade Looking Glass Portrait device, the company now has a 3D content generator to go with it.
We adore all the cute little valentines, heart-shaped candies, and heart-embellished gift boxes and gift bags that pop up on shelves around Valentine's Day, but (ironically enough) they lack the heart that makes Valentine's Day presents truly special.
We didn't think it could get any better than cupcakes laden with buttercream icing until we saw these dark chocolate ganache-dipped cupcakes. Dripping in rich, velvety layers of ganache, these cupcakes are then topped with iced on Christmas shapes like trees and snowflakes for a festive flair.
With the first installment of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" out, don't be surprised if you find yourself more than ever wanting to whip out a twelve inch phoenix feather wand and wrist twirl your way to defeating your own personal Voldemort. While this video won't teach you how to do magic (so sad), it will teach you how to craft a very cool-looking "Harry Potter" wand that can do the "lumos" spell.
In this tutorial, we learn how to make and decorate a spider cake for Halloween. First, you will need to bake cupcakes and then use these to help shape the spider. After this, use green and black frosting in a tube to create a spiked look for a pattern of each all over the cake. After you finish decorating the spider with the frosting, use gum drops to decorate the eyes and use candy corn to make the teeth. Then, stick black licorice pieces on the sides to make the legs, with orange slice gum...
In this video, we learn how to make chocolate covered strawberries for dessert. First you will wash your strawberries and then thoroughly dry them as well. After this, you will take two squeeze bottles from a craft store and fill them half way through with two different kinds of decorating chocolate. Then, heat up a double boiler and heat up chocolate candy melts. Then, melt the two craft bottles in the hot water from the double boiler. Now, dip the strawberries into the chocolate and place t...
The story of "Alice in Wonderland" is one of childhood naivete, self exploration, and ultimately growing up. That's why we love the character of Alice so much - she's equal parts child and adult, fighting to find her own in an adult world filled with hypocrisy and craziness.
This mummy-shaped cupcake will be a ka-razy big hit on your Halloween buffet table. Flat, noodle-like layers of icing create a bandaged mummy effect, while an assortment of blue and red candies mimic the mummy's creepy eyes and mouth.
In this tutorial, we learn how to make a birthday cake in the shape of a purse. First, bake two round cakes and place them in the fridge. After this, cut off the edge of both the cakes that are the same size. Then, take some frosting and spread it onto the cake to adhere both together. Now, push the cakes together and have them stand up straight. Use the other pieces to make a mini cake and frost both cakes all over. Then, smooth out the frosting all over the surface. Now you can start to dec...
In this tutorial, we learn how to make a simple spiky pi–ata. First, you will need to blow up a balloon and grab some pieces of newspaper. After this, cut out pieces of the newspaper then use paste to stick them onto the balloon. Make a thick wall of this newspaper throughout the entire balloon. After this, add the spiky parts of the pi–ata and then allow it to dry. Once finished, paint the entire pi–ata the colors you would like. When the paint is done drying, fill the pi–ata with candy and ...
Despite what this cookie's name may imply, these monster cookies are not in any way related to monsters or to Halloween. Rather, the term "monster cookies" comes from the simple fact that these doughy goodies contain everything you could possibly imagine a cookie to have.
