Green Peppermint MacaroonsGreen Peppermint Macaroons
Hand Painted Green Peppermint Macarons This is a great addition to the Chocolate Stout cupcakes that I made for St. Patricks day. Macarons are a delicate cookie made from almonds [...]
Author: akikowhite
Creative mother of three, children's book illustrator, writer and cakelustrator. Represented by Storm Literary Agency.
Whiskey Chocolate GanacheWhiskey Chocolate Ganache
Whiskey Chocolate Ganache I am a chocolaholic, so anything with chocolate makes me drool! This Chocolate ganache recipe can be used for any recipe calling for ganache. you can omit [...]
Cream Cheese FrostingCream Cheese Frosting
Cream Cheese Frosting This is a great shelf stable cream cheese frosting that you won’t have to worry about refrigerating. Cream cheese frosting is so good on many types of [...]
Chocolate Stout CupcakesChocolate Stout Cupcakes
Chocolate Stout Cupcakes with Whiskey Ganache Filling and Cream Cheese frosting Chocolate Stout cupcakes with Whiskey Ganache filling and cream cheese frosting are so yummy, and they are great on [...]
Why are Author-Illustrator School Visits So ImportantWhy are Author-Illustrator School Visits So Important
Children are inspired to read and write when they meet the author and illustrators of the books that they read! Why are author-illustrator school and library visit so important? Children [...]
Hawaii Book and Music FestivalHawaii Book and Music Festival
Celebrating books at the Hawaiian Book and Music Festival This free event brings together booksellers, publishers, musicians, actors, authors and illustrators. Not to mention the food of Hawaii! Scbwi [...]
White Chocolate ButtercreamWhite Chocolate Buttercream
In a microwave safe bowl melt the white chocolate melts in the microwave, warming at 30 second intervals until smooth and creamy. In a separate bowl, beat pasteurized egg whites with [...]
How to make pom pom flowers out of wafer paperHow to make pom pom flowers out of wafer paper
I like to play with all kinds of sugar materials. This is a quick tutorial on how to make pom pom flowers out of wafer paper. Wafer paper can be [...]
Miniature Sweets! Miniature Sweets!
I’ve been working on my little book called “Emma has a Dilemma” recently and created these small sweets for some of the color spreads. These cakes are under 2 inches [...]
King Tut Book Launch Cake for P.J. (Tricia) HooverKing Tut Book Launch Cake for P.J. (Tricia) Hoover
King Tut Cake! I was invited to create an epic cake for my friend P.J. (Tricia) Hoover’s book launch for her second book in her Tut series. The book launch [...]