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How to get that velvet texture on your cakes using cocoa butter! I’ve got a million ideas for this technique 😍😍😍 check out our latest online course, cocoa butter cactus cake for allllll the details. Only on www.sugargeekshow.com https://www.instagram.com/p/BujUOdjhOtl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qfgfmw5895bx

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Can we talk about the importance of posting the work you want more of? I get a lot of questions about how to get more high end orders. The answer is simple. Share high-end cakes. . Don’t wait for an order. Make one. . Don’t follow trends, create them . This is a photo of a wedding cake I made just for practice. I wanted to try out some lace piping that I had see on a lot of popular wedding cakes lately. I combined it with a grey and yellow color palette. Also super popular at the time. . I posted the cake to my IG and my Facebook. It got tons of likes and interest from brides. Eventually it was even noticed by a local bridal magazine. They asked if I could recreate it for the COVER!! . I got SO MANY ORDERS from this cover! I also made some amazing wedding industry connections that I still have today! . I had no idea this would happen but I’m a firm believer that if you put out the work you want more of instead of posting the work you’re sick of, amazing things happen! . Opportunities come that you never expected. . Most of all, you fulfill that deep artistic desire within yourself that needs to be creative. And when you nurture that creativity, magical things happen. . Jan/Feb tends to be slow for cake orders so what can you do right now to grow your business this spring. What trends are you seeing. What techniques are you dying to try? . Stop hoping and praying you get the cake order of your dreams. Make it! . We talk about all kinds of tactics to grow your cake business in our ELITE members Facebook group. From building your website to attracting high end clients. . Become an ELITE member on www.sugargeekshow.com https://www.instagram.com/p/BtZABjLhRIQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=snf4drbkho7j

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Cake structures! Materials, tools, scaling! PVC pipe, threaded rod and multi-material. Take the confusion out of making sculpted cakes, FINALLY! ⠀ Available on our online cake decorating school! Linkinbio https://www.instagram.com/p/BtREqYfBYEE/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=eqaax8g863yz

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Where are my macaron people?? . . When you make a flavored macaron, do you gamble with flavoring the shell? Or just the filling??? . . If you’ve tried flavoring the shell, you’ve probably had your fair share of fails. The temperamental meringue is the culprit - a little too much extract and it’s game over!! And don’t even think about using an oil. . . So.... Imagine my excitement when I learned that you can flavor your cookie with an emulsion!!! . . @sugargeekshow used Strawberry Emulsion (1 tsp added to her stiff meringue) to create a fresh and flavorful cookie with a beautiful pink hue. . . Simply replace the vanilla extract with your emulsion!! ❤️ . . Have you tried flavoring your macaron Cookies?? What has been successful for you?? . . #macaron #gygieats #sugargeekshow #lorannoils . . https://sugargeekshow.com/recipe/strawberry-macaron/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BszP1pcAHSH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3yua0wf9aoog

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In love with this black and gold kintsugi cake from @iamcaked 😍😍😍😍 I love how the geode cake trend keeps evolving! https://www.instagram.com/p/BsZUrt8g3Vf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bcrl4yu373o7

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👀NEW RECIPE 👀⠀ How to make stabilized whipped cream using the gelatin method plus alternate ways using cream of tartar, powdered milk or cornstarch!⠀ Makes your whipped cream last for days!⠀ Link in bio! https://www.instagram.com/p/BsTZv-4gJgS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cti6vpg783es

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I was looking through some old photos and cane across a whole lotta cake photos that have never seen the light of social media. It’s funny how I wasn’t sure if I liked this cake at the time but four years later, I think it’s one of my favorites! The flowers are fresh and provided by my fave florist @swoon_floraldesign. My process for cakes with fresh flowers is I would arrive an hour early to allow time for setup. She would be setting up florals at the same time and always made sure I hade a ton of flowers to choose from! I’d start with the biggest flowers and then add in smaller flowers around them. Then I’d fill in holes with leaves and other small flowers. I actually loved adding flowers! Make sure you always prepare your flowers before putting them in a cake. Never stick fresh flowers directly into a cake. I would cover the cut ends with press and seal then insert into straws. https://www.instagram.com/p/BsQvkOPApXI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1po53m2hhvtsu

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We’re soooo excited about this new tutorial from award winning sugar flower artist and all around awesome human @thelittlevintagebakingcompany I’m just so blown away by Ashley’s stunning flower work on this wreath! The perfect winter wedding cake design ⠀ 😍😍😍 ⠀ Tutorial for members on www.sugargeekahow.com sign up for a free 7 day trial and watch allllll the videos you want ⠀ 👌🏻⠀ Link in bio https://www.instagram.com/p/BsMowuwAdig/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=iklfsymnsjj8

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Sharing my best cakes of 2018 🎉 Who can forget the breakfast in bed cake that INSIDER continues to share over and over 😂😂😂 https://www.instagram.com/p/BsCCGgHgYBh/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gotruwi1f4jr

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Continuing our countdown of the best cakes of 2018, we have the ever-popular lumberjack cake which is actually from 2016 😂 some cakes will never die I guess ❤️��❤️🖤 https://www.instagram.com/p/BsBQp3CAO6p/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1m02267ixsit0

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Reposting my #1 cake from 2018! I love that it features my little Avalon with that darn rainbow fish she carries everywhere 😂 Top moments from 2018 ✅learning to blog like a boss ✅winning best in show at SoFlo ✅going to India and seeing the Taj Mahal ✅swimming in the Bahamas with my family and my soul sister ✅being chosen to represent USA in Italy for @internationalfederation_pastry ✅letting go of everything and everyone that made me feel like I shouldn’t be “too loud” ✅growing stronger in friendships, family and marriage 💯 Thank you to all my wonderful sugar geeks who have followed this crazy cake journey! See you in 2019! https://www.instagram.com/p/Br_8AsPAnfO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nd504c705h9z

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Reposting my #1 cake from 2018! I love that it’s my sweet Avalon and that darn rainbow fish she carries everywhere 😂 🐠 Thank you for all the love this 2018! . . The Rainbow Fish Cake Tutorial is LIVE! Learn the next step in creating gravity defying sculpted cakes with a bit of heavy metal AKA a simple bolt you can find in your hardware store along with tons of other tips including a fun watercolor paint job, under the sea fondant details and a gravity defying cake! ⠀ Get the FREE tutorial by visiting the link in my bio https://www.instagram.com/p/BmOWSudDi0W/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=tdeafkjfm20u

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I love these new lollipop styles cakes I’m seeing everywhere. New #caketrend?? . #Repost @fascinanteconfeitaria ・・・ 🌸🌸🌺🌸🌸 Decoração usando a técnica dos pirulitos de cristal.. Quer aprender? Leia a descrição ⬇️ . Gostaria de aprender a fazer estes pirulitos e agregar valor e diferencial aos seus bolos? . Conheça a melhor apostila onljne que te ensina todos os segredos e técnicas, passo a passo, para fazer estes doces com sucesso. . Preço especial de lançamento: R$69,90 😱 . Comente EU QUERO para adquirir já a sua. 😉 . *Técnica em caramelo e isomalte. . . . 📷@kulik_ova https://www.instagram.com/p/Br8bbQIA3tR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pmjz03shm94a

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🍰I should be working on new cake recipes but I keep turning back to this one white cake because I legit just want to eat it haha! So I keep "improving" the photos and videos for ya know... reasons. OOPS now someone has to eat this cake. You see how my mind works? It's like a laser 🍰⠀ 👀 Link in bio for recipe⠀ ⠀ ⠀ https://www.instagram.com/p/Br8Nq2RgDhD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qx6gp15qx2ki

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Seriously the best white cake recipe from scratch! Fluffy, moist and melt in your mouth goodness 🤤 ⠀ So easy my four year old made this (no my hands are not freakishly small lol) ⠀ 🎂 ⠀ Get the recipe: link in bio https://www.instagram.com/p/Br7E437A51t/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bhzoq3fvi6w6

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My face is on a backdrop 😱 Pretty proud to be repping my favorite phone holders, Arkon Mounts! You know I wouldn’t say it if it wasn’t true ✋🏻 I seriously could not make videos, do fb lives, instagram lives or stories without them! 👌🏻 Use my code SUGARGEEK to get 20% off your order at checkout www.arkon.com https://www.instagram.com/p/Br3vQF3AdqG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4y4k1xs6l56b

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🎶 Have yourself... a merry little Christmas🎶 Let your heart be light 🎶 Merry Christmas from our family to yours ❤️ May your day be full of friends, family and laughter. And may your phones be on silent 😂 I know mine will! https://www.instagram.com/p/Bry9-VmgWQt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=e95zv5zkz3sr