Cook Time: 10-15 minutes | Yield: About 3/4-cup

Key Lime Curd is a lovely, velvety and slightly tart filling typically found in key lime pie. It is the perfect filling to make Key Lime Pie Cupcakes.

Cook Time: 0 minutes | Yield: 1 piece of “wood” stained fondant

Staining rolled fondant to look like wood is a super easy but handy design trick I often use when decorating cakes. “Wood” fondant can be used to create a cake base but it also works to make crates, tables and tree bark-looking cake.

Cook Time: 0 minutes | Yield: 25-30 gum paste tortilla chips

Using gum paste to make food replicas is an easy and neat trick to use when decorating cakes. This tutorial will show how-to make gum paste look like real tortilla chips.

Prep Time: 25 minutes | Yield: 2-1/4 pounds of fondant

Homemade marshmallow fondant is super easy to make and has a better flavor than most commercially-made fondants. Try using it to take your next cake creation to new heights.

Cook Time: 3-4 hours | Yield: about 2 cups of dulce de leche

Dulce de Leche is a ridiculously intense caramel-flavored sauce made by slowly cooking sweetened milk over a low heat. It takes a little time to make but it is definitely worth the investment because it is so flavorful.

Prep Time: 5 minutes | Yield: 1-1/4 cups ganache glaze

This is a rich, thick chocolate glaze which goes perfectly over cookies, cupcakes and many other tasty delights. It’s texture is similar to hot fudge which makes it a perfect accompaniment to Banana Split Cupcakes.