A while ago I was given the Basic Cake Decorating Video by Teaching Good Things. I love this video. One thing that I have found over the past few years is that it is usually cheaper to teach yourself a skill than to pay someone to do it for you.
For many years I ordered all my children’s cakes at the grocery store. I didn’t think I had the skills to make a good enough cake on my own. Over time, and after watching a few good friends decorate birthday cakes I realized this was something I could do with a little practice. This year I got serious about my cake decorating and attempted castle, Barbie, and Star Wars cakes. I thought about taking a class, but I didn’t have the time.
This Cake Decorating DVD is a decorating class in your own home. Kathy takes you through every step of the cake decorating process and includes many helpful tips along the way. One thing I really loved about the video is that she explains the numerous frosting tips, what designs they make, and how to use one tip to make a variety of designs. She makes it look so easy!
After watching the video I was ready to bake a cake and start practicing. Although Kathy recommends practicing using tips on parchment paper, which is probably a better idea.
The Teaching Good Things website sells several “how to” videos and books, including crochet, bread baking and more. I encourage you to visit the site and see what they have to offer.
Kathy was kind enough to offer a Cake Decorating Video for one of my readers. You definitely want to enter this contest as the savings potential is incredible. I know that I can bake and frost a cake for about five dollars, the cheapest cakes at Costco are around $16. So I am saving $10 each birthday! I am not even going to try and figure out what that would be for nine people and all our birthdays over the years, but I am sure it is a lot of money! Plus cake decorating is a fun activity to do with your kids. My nine year old helped with his Star Wars cake a few months ago and he is still telling me how much he liked it!
To enter the contest leave me a comment. For additional entries tweet, post to Facebook or blog about the contest. Please leave additional comments for each entry. Contest ends Monday October 12.
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I have been trying to teach myself to bake and decorate our own cakes for the past three years… it’s a slow process, and I’m sure a how-to video would help!
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I would love this! Your cakes are always great.
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I would love to win this. My daughter and I had great fun decorating a flip flop cake for her 13th birthday. We talked about taking a class to learn more but time is always flying by.
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I would love to learn how to decorate a cake. Love your website.
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I would love to learn some new helpful techniques!
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I have always wanted to learn how to decorate a cake and sadly mine always turn out like a Kindergartner did it. I would love the chance to learn how to make a beautiful cake for my children for their birthdays.
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Your cake looks wonderful. I love cake decorating but am not as proficient at it as I would like to be. http://www.familyfun.com has great cakes. For my son’s 7th birthday I made a pirate ship cake and it turned out great and was very easy.
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I would love to learn so new skills! I am good a baking cakes but my decorating skills could be improved!
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Yes, buying birthday cakes really injures my sense of frugality! I also think it is so much more personal to bake the cake myself. Thanks for the giveaway!
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I have heard that this DVD is fabulous. I would love to learn!
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Is this open to international subscribers or only stateside?
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TheHappyHousewife Reply:
October 8th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Stateside, unless you have an APO/ FPO mailing address. Thanks for asking.
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I would love to win this. I have recently started trying to make my own cakes and they usually look more like my toddler decorated them. I would love to be able to make beautiful cakes.
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Would love to learn a new skill also. If I got good enough maybe make some extra money for this new skill.
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I would love to win this. My daughters birthday is next month also!
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I’d love to learn how to decorate cakes! We’ve been spoiled by having a great friend be able to make them for us… but we’ll be moving away soon and that won’t be an option any more.
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This would be so fun! I have been thinking about taking a cake decorating class but we live WAY out in the country. And driving to the big city twice a week (plus I have several small children) just isn’t practical for me.
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I baked my daughter’s birthday cake and would LOVE to have this DVD to learn more about decorating.
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Sounds wonderful! I like cake!
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I would love to learn how to decorate a cake other than putting frosting on the top.
Karen
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Megan,my daughter was eager for me to enter this giveaway. She is an aspiring to be a pastry chef and has taken over the cake making and decorating for our family. Thank you for a chance to win.
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That cake really looks like one from a bakery. I’ve been thinking about taking a class, but they’re a little pricey around my area- about $100 or so, which I couldn’t justify the price. But the video would be a great teaching tool for me!
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I have been wanting to learn this! I make all the cakes for our family and I think it would be so much fun to know what I’m doing and make them look really nice.
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Would love to be entered to win! Love baking cakes just not very skilled at the decorating part….maybe this would help!
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I like decorating cakes but am not that great at it, so would love to learn more!
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I wopuld love a DVD on cake decorating. I’ve checked out the Wilton books from the library- it’s hard to follow a book with pictures when you have no clue what they are talking about!
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I have made my son’s birthday cakes for the last two year. They have been very very basic. I would love to win this dvd and learn more techniques and tips.
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I am a terrible cake decorator, this would be wonderful!
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I would love to learn how to decorate cakes as pretty as you do.
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I would love to learn the art of cake decorating.
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Ooh! I have 6 kids and would love to learn to decorate birthday cakes!
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i would so love this! i like anything that can save me money in the long run!
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Would love this!
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I have a small decorating set, and no idea of how to use it. This would be awesome.
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This is something I would love to learn and certainly have no time for the classes.
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Just gave it a tweet.
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I’d love to win!
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GREAT giveaway! I just made my first cake last year for DD’s 1st birthday and want to learn how to get better for every year.
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I love this giveaway! I’ve been wanting to learn how to decorate cakes for years now and would LOVE to win this! Thanks for all the exciting giveaways you’ve been offering! You are truly amazing
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I would absolutely love this!!!!! I have been wanting to take a class for a very long time.
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OH! This would be so fun! We “decorate” 7 or 8 or more birthday cakes every year – and they are mighty same-y.
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This is a great skill that I need to learn!
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My husband would love the Star Wars cake. I would love to win the DVD just in time for my bday! [the 12th!]
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I bake my own birthday cakes too and get my girl to help too. She loves it.
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I would love to win this! I have taken the beginner cake decorating class and loved it. I have always wanted to take the next 2 classes but never found the time so this would be great! Thanks so much.
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oh wow! That is something I love to do…but am pretty awful at. My attempts are ho-hum and I would love to learn more. Fun giveaway!
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How fun. Thankfully my husband decorated the last birthday cake. (I was scared I’d screw it up!) It would be fun to learn.
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I would LOVE to learn how to decorate cakes. Thanks!!
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