ON THE COVER

• Ring in the New Year with a Fresh Start: Nature-Inspired cakes all with BUTTERCREAM
• Toba Garret - on teaching learning & her new book
• 5 bottom-line business basics
• Bratko’s BEST buttercream recipes
• Fool Proof buttercream tutorials
• Cover Cake by Veronica Arthur

IN THIS ISSUE

• Your Slice: Cake Failures
  Out of all the cakes you have ever made, which was the worst?
• Spotlight: A Love of Learning
  One cake-maker’s journey from student to teacher. By John Quai Hoi
• Diary of a Decorator: The Hobby of My Dreams
  A quest for the perfect passion. By Carmela Sultana
• Feature: A Pastry Pioneer Toba Garrett
  talks about discipline, passion and teaching in the cake world.
• Looking Back: Editors’ ChoiceWe picked three of our favorite cakes from 2012.
• Dear Cake Genius: Cream cheese frosting, gluten-free baking and more. By Jennifer Bratko
• Buttercream Frosting Perfection Tutorial
  How to created a perfectly smooth cake using buttercream. By Rachael Teufel
• Palette Pretty Buttercream Icing Tutorial
  Learn to make flowers using this buttercream and palette knife technique. By Christina Ong and Valeri Valeriano
• Science of Baking: Dreaming of Buttercream
  Take a peek into the fascinating science that makes buttercream the way it is. By Summer Stone
• Web Browsing: Bird on a Cake
  Find themed recipes and easy tutorials at this cute blog.
• Business of Baking: 5 No-Brainer Business TipsCreate the perfect online presence for your bakery.
• The Secret Behind Smooth ButtercreamEver wonder what exactly is high-ratio shortening?
• Inspiration Bites: Five Steps to Healthier BakingIdeas to make baking for yourself even better.
• Buttercream RecipesThee useful buttercream recipes to have in your repertoire. By Jennifer Bratko
• From the Recipe Box: Cake & CompanionshipThe sweet connection between food and familiarity. By Kristin Rosenau

THE CAKES

• Burst into Bloom
  Splashes of floral colors and greenery bring fresh looks to cakes
• Secret Garden
  These cakes transport us to the gardens of our dreams.

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