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Cake Decorating with Chef’n Cakewalk

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I’m so guilty of being an obsessive person. Matt will tell you this is one of the best things about me and the worst things about me.

 

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And when it comes to cake it’s an obsession that won’t let up. I love all cakes, well except for fruitcake. But then again maybe dunked in eggnog and bourbon batter then cooked up as French toast and drowned in butter . . . hmm, something to try this holiday season.

See what I mean—it’s so hard for me to rule out any cake. That said I’m always working towards improving my cake skills and looking for new tools to help with that—whether it’s the baking or decorating.

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Today, I’m covering decorating, more specifically this new Chef’n Cakewalk Cake Decorating Kit. Check it out:

  • It’s compact in size so its storage needs are minimal. This is a feature I’m always thinking of when purchasing anything because my kitchen space is limited.
  • There’s a tool compartment built in below that’s filled with 15 standard tips like open star, closed star, leaf and flowering making tips, there’s even a decorating nail—so you can go crazy. Added bonus—the coupler also fits any of your standard size metal tips, a truly wonderful thing if you are a more advanced baker or you just have a crazy amount of tips like I do.
  • My favorite part is how smoothly it spins. It’s actually the first feature I check out when considering any cake decorating stand. I decorated a cake directly on the Chef’n Cakewalk Creation stand and one with my own cake stand to see if there would be a difference in the fluidness of the bearings. I’m happy to say there isn’t any. It spins and moves just as smoothly despite the added weight.
  • Another thing I really like is the red ring design on top also minimizes any slipping and shifting.

I love this cake stand for its utility and its versatility in being able to serve a novice to advanced baker. Now I just wish I had a daughter or one of my boys who would enjoy doing some cake decorating with me, because this would be perfect to use with kids (maybe the baby will when he gets older—fingers crossed).

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Being that the kid thing was out, I decided to have some fun decorating by myself. I frosted the entire cake in white then blended in orange, green and yellow colors to give it some dimension. I decided to give the cake a festive fall themed look by using varied sizes stars made with the open star tip #846 and tip #342. Instead of just sticking to the top of the cake you can trail along the sides with the stars like I did. I loved that Chef’n had all the tools I needed and was right underneath the stand, within reach for the utmost convenience. Tips, couplers and pastry bag are all self contained in the stand and easy to assemble for those of you just starting out with cake decorating.

This holiday season make sure you put this on your list to receive or to give. It’s perfect for any novice baker since it has everything to get started right away with decorating. And for those more advanced baker, it’s a great extension of what they already have.

Now the fun part, its giveaway time.  To enter, just leave me a comment letting me know what’s your favorite cake to make.

 

 

Comments

  1. Ashley D. Matthews says

    I love baking 3-Layer Vanilla Cake with Butter-Cream Frosting. <3 The classics never fail me!

  3. SSF says

    My favorite cake to make is a buttermilk cocoa cake, everything in the same bowl!
    I would love this set of tools

  4. saltandserenity says

    I love the compactness of this decorating set. Everything kept all together in one place is such smart design.
    My favourite cake is my friend Pam’s Carrot cake with lemon curd sandwiched between the layers and covered in a cream cheese frosting and finished with a thick layer of coconut.

  6. Genia Petty says

    My favorite cake to make is apple stack cake. The making is pretty time consuming, but we have it every year at Christmas…so its really the memories attached that are so special.

  7. JANET says

    I love baking cakes of all kinds! My favorite recipe is Restaurant Eve’s Little Pink Birthday Cake!

  8. Ravhel says

    This looks so useful! My favorite cake to make is carrot cake with cream cheese frosting of course.

  9. Mrs. Butterworth says

    I love angel food cake with chocolate buttercream icing. It’s been my birthday cake for 40+ years!

  10. Paige says

    My favorite cake to make is a family recipe for caramel cake, and I add my own twist with Praline bacon. And now I’m going to have to try fruitcake as French Toast, because that sounds at the very least interesting!

  12. Brittany Brown says

    My absolute favorite cake to make is chocolate prailine torte, and it’s also my favorite to eat :)!

  17. The Blonde Chef says

    My four layer german-chocolate cake. So so yummy! Also, I am so excited about this post! I’ve been looking to up my “cake decorating game” and this looks like the perfect first-step! Thanks, Naomi!

  19. Mary Pap says

    Chocolate cake, vanilla buttercream. Honestly, though, I have never met a cake I haven’t liked…fruit cake included! Love the cake stand!

  22. Tiffany | offbeat + inspired says

    This is awesome!! I LOVE the design you did! My favorite cake to bake has to be hummingbird. I usually leave it naked or do a SUPER rough slathering of frosting all over the thick layers, but It would be so much fun to add some fun details with those tips!! Thanks for sharing this — totally inspiring!!

  23. Meredith Augspurger says

    Right now, anything with warm spices like chai or cinnamon. Dark chocolate, a fluffy butter cream and caramel are additions that definitely don’t hurt either!

  26. Shashi @ runninsrilankan says

    My favorite cake to make is a flourless chocolate cake! Thanks so much for this giveaway!

  30. Heidi @foodiecrush says

    I WISH, WISH, WISH I had the skills (or patience?) to decorate a cake like that. But I’d have to say a yellow cake with chocolate frosting is my favorite. What a cool product! Looks easy enough for a cake decorating novice like me 🙂

  31. Janice @Kitchen Heals Soul says

    We need to have a serious talk about fruitcake because not all fruitcakes are terrible! In fact, I have a recipe for “white Christmas cake” from my grandmother and it’s really great: an almond-flavored cake with with currants (plumped in hot water or hot booze) and a few candied cherries. Then you top it with rolled out marzipan so that the whole cake is covered, and then a brandy-flavored quick frosting (the icing sugar+butter kind). Honestly, it’s my favourite at Christmas time. I literally eat a slice every day. Some years I bake it in a mini muffin pan to make cute mini versions and it’s a hit with everyone (even those who don’t love fruitcake), and friends have even started making my grandmother’s recipe since I blogged about it years ago. It’s that good!

  32. Cyn says

    I love making my father in law´s favorite cake. The name is debatable, but his Swiss mother called it Zavaglione. It´s a two tier sponge cake filled with buttercream, drenched in a simple syrup, citrus, cinnamon, clove, star anise and rum concoction and finished with slivered toasted almonds.
    It´s very old school, but it´s just one of those cakes that transport you to another time, plus it´s super tasty and even better after a few days in the fridge.

  33. Monica says

    Love making cakes. It’s hard to pick one but a definite family favorite is Ina’s (or Beatty’s) chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream frosting!

  34. Haley says

    My favorite cake to make is birthday cake! It doesn’t matter what kind, but it’s such fun to make a cake for someone else’s special day.

  36. Jennifer Farley says

    What an absolutely gorgeous cake! It’s hard to pick a favorite but I’m partial to any chocolate cake. Something about the natural bitterness of chocolate always helps keep the cake from being too sweet. It adds just the right balance.

  38. Laura says

    I’m obsessed with cake too, so I love making any kind, but my very favorite is a good red velvet. Yum!

  40. Natalie says

    I love making chocolate caramel cake! It turns out great, especially when I toast hazelnuts as a topping.

  44. Sarah says

    That is so cool and useful!!

    I had a piece of chocolate chip, cinnamon cake with cream cheese frosting at a wedding a few months ago (the bride’s sister made it), and I’d love to try baking one. That’s what I’d make with these tools!

    Thanks for the opportunity!

  49. Debbie says

    My favorite cake changes with the seasons. Sometimes vanilla, sometimes chocolate; sometimes strawberry sometimes Hummingbird. But, when I bake my own birthday cake, my favorite is definitely carrot cake.

  51. Robyn M says

    i love all cakes and love trying new recipes and new decorating techniques. Cheesecake, flourless chocolate cake, carrot cake, chocolate cake, 2-layer, 3-layer cake, doesn’t matter, I will bake it and eat it!

  52. roxanne says

    I absolutely love baking a classic red red velvet cake with a fluffy, light cream cheese frosting! I think I might go make one now:)

  62. Cristina Gaspar says

    I am addicted to get the perfect Victorian Sponge Cake, vegan version 🙂 and I am getting there!! Having this decoration kit would be awesome! My baking skills would be so much improved 🙂

  63. Kitty Viljoen says

    I seem to bake a vanilla victoria sponge just about every week end as its one of my sons best cakes to eat. He also loves baking but concentrates more on biscuits and pastries.

  64. Kandi says

    My favorite cake to make is a coconut cake or a lemon cake. What a neat idea to store all the bits and pieces together!

  68. Kim McGowan says

    My favorite cakes are homemade and topped with Swiss buttercream. If the cake has those two elements, you would be hard-presses to find a flavor that I don’t love!

  72. Lorynn R. says

    Red Velvet Cake! It’s my husband’s absolute fave, and I can’t help but love the cream cheese icing!

  74. Katrien says

    My favorite cake is my mom’s chocolate marble cake. It’s a family recipe and tastes like heaven every time she makes it.

  77. Nicole Sherman Brewer says

    I love baking cakes. Every year for my husband’s birthday I make a yellow buttermilk cake with milk chocolate frosting (recipe borrowed from Sky High.) Every christmas I make a chocolate peppermint cake and decorate with crushed candy canes. I got that recipe from Bon Appetit probably 15 years ago. So many choices, so little time. 🙂

  80. Rena says

    straeewberry meringue layer cake. actually have everything all ready, to be assembled tomorrow! thanks for the chance!

  81. Erin M. says

    I love making layer cakes…they’re challenging and so pretty when finished! I made a red velvet cake for the first time this year and topped it with leftover cake crumbs and it looked so pretty!

  87. Kim d. says

    This looks like fun!
    My favorite cake to make is one that I know will make someone happy. I’m making a chocolate and cherry layer cake with marshmallow frosting tomorrow thats what my soon to be 11 year old requested. 🙂

  88. Shannon Ellis says

    I love baking my mom’s carrot cake — the best carrot cake I’ve ever had. And, I love playing around with different ways to ice it.

  90. Kate says

    I love making the momofuku cakes as of lat- especially the Apple pie layer cake. Would you mind sharing with us how you achieved the watercolor look on your cake here? I love that effect!

  92. Bill Bryant says

    My favorite cake to make is also my favorite cake to eat. Red Velvet. Though if I win the kit, I may have to expand my horizons.

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