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Mini beer bongs made out of pastillage, and pigs in blankets. ;)

As far as taste is concerned, I think a Sylvia Weinstock cake (lower Manhattan) is like a Chanel suit—classic, consistently extraordinary—and you can save the decorations because she makes them out of pastillage which...

Pastillage is great for making small decorative items. My kid wanted fenway for her birthday. Pastillage is fairly cheap to make, moderately forgiving. Work quickly, keep the main batch covered at all times. Works well as a...

Same here re: cakecentral. I adore the site, and there’s a ton of great information there, but I kind of filter through it with my more chowish sensibilities. I think the only recipe I’ve tried from the site was one...

My dear friend Lori bakes me a birthday cake every year that would rival most bakeries. One year she actually made and hand rolled pastillage flowers from scratch to decorate. Another year it was a chocolate cake decorated with...