I had a really fun time with this interview with Elise Stachan of My Cupcake Addiction. She’s one of the most talented cake decorators on YouTube and has the (way over-3-million) subscribers to prove it. Her first book Sweet! Celebrations was just released and it’s a gorgeous, thoughtful, comprehensive, party and desserts book. We had a great time talking about cake decorating and baking; what we like about naked cakes; sugar taxes; crafting; and Ikea meatballs. At the end of the podcast, I answer a listener’s question about the best way to cook chicken breast without drying it out.

You can listen to the episode below or on Soundcloud.

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Show Notes:

• Flight attendant to Cupcake seller
• Elise’s first video
• Shooting videos at 2am
• How to whip cream (video)
• A balanced diet
• Parenting advice from Elise’s mom
• “Edible scrapbooking”
• Most versatile cake decorating ingredient?
• Fondant vs Play-Doh (video)
• White chocolate
• Ganache (video)
• How to make truffles (from ganache)
• Sweet Celebrations book
• Ants en masse
• Halloween in America
• Best beginner decorating techniques
• Perfect buttercream recipe
• Naked cakes
• Sugar taxes
• Hidden sugars
• Artificial sweeteners in baking
• Weetabix
• Dried banana stains
• The Sweeter Side (crafting channel)
• Popsicle cake (video)
• Popsicle soap (video)
• Ikea
• Swedish meatballs recipe
• Spaghetti and meatball cakepops! (video)
• Chicken tricks! (Best way to cook chicken breast)