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Haute Stacker Meets Joanna Gaines' Cake Stands

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Melissa Stephens | 31 Comments

I liked the idea of pairing Joanna’s rustic style pedestals and vases with dainty little cakes and the first cake to come to mind was miniature meringue pavlovas. If you look carefully, you’ll notice that of the three “pavlovas,” only one of them is topped with whipped cream (which is customary for this Aussie dessert), while the others I left topless. I used some of my fancy piping tips to create some very feminine piles of meringue.

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A Cookie Sandwich Tower

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Melissa Stephens | 0 Comments

For those of you who've been following my story for awhile know I'm completely in love with decorating and stacking doughnuts. I feel like Haute Stacker can literally and figuratively elevate doughnuts to the status of wedding cake or gourmet dessert. Never before have doughnuts been so beautiful and sophisticated, but I'm just as excited about all the other possibilities Haute Stacker offers for all the other sweet favorites.

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Use Almost ANYTHING as Your Base

Posted on October 08, 2018 by Melissa Stephens | 13 Comments

One of my favorite things about Haute Stacker is the endless options for bases! In this display I found an eggplant colored flower pot and use the deep purple color as inspiration for the rest of the tower.

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