Veena Azmanov

Cake Artist and Food Enthusiast

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About this blog

 Welcome to my blog.

I’m Veena and I’m passionate about two things – cake and food. 
I do the recipe development, food styling, photography, instructional video recipes, and tutorials as well as cake and cooking classes at home.
So if you like decorating cakes and cooking delicious food, you should stick around.

Have you ever wanted to cook gourmet meals at home that wow family and friends?  or
Decorate cakes for your kids’ birthdays and family celebrations but don’t know where to start?
Do you want to make cake decorating or food blogging your career?
Well, you come to the right place. 

This blog will:

  • Teach you the techniques and give you the tools that I have mastered over the years.
  • Make you a great cook, a skilled baker, and a confident cake decorator.
  • Offer simple, easy and effortless recipes for everyday meals or gourmet feasts.
  • Help you understand and know your ingredients because that’s what makes us great cooks.
  • Teach you everything you need to know about cake decorating, from basic to advanced skills.

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I kept this page simple but if you’d like to read more about me, my family, education or future goals you can read my

 

About Veena Azmanov - Veena Azmanov
About Veena Azmanov – Veena Azmanov
My passion is cake decorating and I own a small cake business from home under my name brand Veena Azmanov. I love food and I share a lot of homecooked meals
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Comments

  2. You are an amazing cake artist, food blogger and teacher. Love your tutorials and love your style. Thanks so much for sharing.

  3. Hi,

    I loved you videos. Great work!
    I would like to try making some for my son!

    Can you kindly tell me where can i find an edible pencil to trase the images!

    Thank you darling

  4. I just wanted you to know that I love your blog. You have the best recipes that always work. Thanks

    • Thank you so much, Curtis. So happy to hear you like my writing style and enjoy my recipes. Appreciate you coming back to write this feedback. Have a wonderful day.

    • Thank you so much, Donniedop. So happy to hear you love my blog and my recipes. Appreciate you coming back to write this feedback. Have a wonderful day.

    • Thank you so much, Asype. So happy to hear you like my writing style, my recipes and my tutorials. Appreciate you coming back to write this feedback. Have a wonderful day.

  11. I have never seen anyone write like you. So unique.. Love how you explain recipes. That is a lot of work

  12. Hi Veena, I really wanted you to know that I appreciate all the extra effort you take in writing your post. I have learned so much from you over the past years. I always leave your post with confidence that I can do it. It’s like you read my mind and answer all my questions. Thanks

    • Thank you so much, Etodmu. So happy to hear you appreciate my writing style and love my blog, recipes and tutorials. Glad it gives you the confidence to try. Appreciate you coming back to write this feedback. Have a wonderful day.

  13. This is an amazing blog, these are amazing recipes. And you are a wonderful mom, and blogger. Having a child with special needs is not easy and yet you write each blog post like it was written for yourself. Clean and detailed. Very appreciated. Thank you

    • Thank you so much, Ida. So happy to hear you like my writing style and love my recipes. Thank you so such a wonderful comment. Yes, having a child with special needs is challenging. Appreciate you coming back to write this feedback. Have a wonderful day.

  14. When I need a recipe? I know where to go! I love all your recipes. Tried soooo many. Lamb masala, meatball curry, Thai coconut soup, fresh peas soups, fondant, patties, love the kidney bean curry…. and some more.. They always work. Thank you.

    • Thank you so much, Enay. So happy to hear you love my blog and my recipes. Wow, you did try quite a few. So happy to hear that. You just made my day. Appreciate you coming back to write this feedback. Have a wonderful day.

  15. I loved reading all your blog posts you and your family as well as your daughter. Life does give us some tough choices and you seem to be so on top of it all. God bless you and your family.

  16. I love your blog and have it bookmarked as my favorite. Today I came to read about you and now I’m a huge fan of you. You write beautifully and now I know why? such a beautiful heart.

  18. Amazing blog. So well written. Love your recipes. Tried so many. Been following you for so many years now.

  19. Hello Ma’am im glad that i just found your blogs here first time here,thank you for sharing i had experienced a little bit and trying hard about cooking and baking,i have red your recipe im just little confused about measurements of tsp and Tsp may i know if this is same? Your art very inspiring for me,all lovely work art.?

  20. Thank you for all the amazing recipes and tutorials Veena. Your blog is a real heaven of knowledge.

    • Thank you, Val. So happy you have success with this recipe and enjoyed it. Thank you for coming back to write this feedback too. Have a wonderful day.

  23. Thank you, Veena for everything. Love your style of writing detailed post. I have tried so many of your recipes and they always work. Your blog is my go-to for anything recipes now.

  24. You really write impressive posts. I love your details because I never have to guess anything anymore. Tried many of your recipes and they always work.

  25. why is there so many ad pop ups? i get sick every time i see one and sometimes it blocks part of the recipe… i had an extremely hard time finding the privacy thing to check off otherwise it would not let me post ….. it was not where it usually should be and i had to go into another article to find it. i was supposed to be in the milk bun recipe which was VERY wet and sticky … i added 2 cups of flour extra and it still would not take shape…. too many problems here? i am not getting why people do not comment after they have made the item but stupid enough to make a comment that says i will try it sounds delicious …… who wants to hear that crap?

    • Sorry, you didn’t enjoy your trip to my blog David. Ads help maintain this blog and pays my bills. I have set it to the limit set by the ad company – so I believe they are not overwhelming. NO one else has complained so far so I’m hoping it was just a one-off bad experience for you.
      Sorry, you did not have success with my milk bread recipe, it is a tried and tested recipe as you can see in the comments there are a few who have had success with this recipe. Bread baking can be tricky for beginners so if you are new to this then the soft batter can get you anxious. A little practice will help. I hope you find a recipe that works for you.
      Not, sure why you were redirected when ticking the privacy policy box. So far no one else seemed to have that issue, But, I recheck the setting, tested it myself. It seems to be working just the way is suppose to.
      I do like when people comment on my blog even if they are just nice sweet comments like – sounds delicious or when they did not have success so I can go back and test the recipe again. None of the comments approved on my blog are crap. Thank you for your comment.

  28. You are such a pretty lady inside and out. I loved reading about you and about your family. Thank you so much for sharing as much as you do. Big hugs to your daughter Rhea.

    • Thank you, Jaize. What a lovely thing to say. Thank you.
      So happy you hear you find my tutorials and articles helpful. Thank you so much for coming back to write this feedback. Appreciate it very much. Have a wonderful week.

  29. Hi Veena,
    Thanks for sending me daily emails on your cake decoration success.
    I truly appreciate you unique designs.
    I just started baking since Easter. I would like to create a food blog as well, but I only have 2 cake designs.
    Wishing you a successful career,
    Rassin

    • Thank you so much Rassin for your lovely comment. Baking and cake decorating can both be fun. Space yourself, learn from your mistakes, don’t let them let you down. Eventually things will get easy and you will fall in love with it over and over again.

  30. Love your blog Veena. Great to see your family and read more about you. I’ve been a fan on your blog for a long time and it’s wonderful to see how far along you have come. Best of luck

  31. Hi Veena,

    I recently tried your homemade fondant receipe and got really good results especially with the elasticity. Thank you for sharing. A problem I have been having is that the fondant becomes very sticky and has a wet look after i apply to cake and unable to smoothen properly after application. This has happened with other recipes as well. I usually use a crusting buttercream underneath the fondant, can this contribute to to stickyness? Any advise on how to prevent this? I live in the Caribbean….can the humidity also be a factor? Many thanks for your advise….

    • Hi Noreen. This is definitely an issue with humidity. You know what happens if you leave sugar in bowl on you counter in hot and humid weather? Sugar melts in humid climate and fondant is Sugar!!! So that’s the first issue. Secondly, you can use buttercream under fondant but you will have more working time if you use ganache. Check my ganache recipe on this blog. I highly recommend using at least 2 :1 ratio chocolate to cream. Here in Israel in summer I use almost 3:1 ratio in summer for my wedding cakes because it’s really hot and humid.
      The stickiness is usually condensation and usually that will dry off after some time (or a few hours) then you can continue to decorate it.

  33. hi ms. Veena, I read and saw your blog. I hope you can make more about for the fillings and icing. thanks alot. I also got your recipe and excited to try it.

    • Thank you Mayra. I do have lots of frosting filling and cupcake recipes all waiting for me to sit and create the post. I will once I have a few less orders. Happy to know you like the recipes.

  34. Hi Mam,
    I read your blog, it’s very amazing and your family is too much loving. I want to try your cake making recipe would help me.
    I am a new user in the internet and I don’t know nothing about the internet.

    • Mehak. There are lots of recipes and tutorials on this blog. Start by reading then take small steps and do what’s comfortable for you. Eventually you will start getting a hang of it.

  36. nice one please what is your instagram name and I would love to get your e books on recipes

    • Thank you Faith.. All my social media names are Veena Azmanov (Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, Facaebook)
      If you sign up for my newsletter – you will be given the link to download the Ebook. Thanks

    • Hi Esther. Thank you hun. But all my recipes are free here on the site. The only thing I have on my online shop is Calculated recipes for cakes which would be useful only if you are a cake decorator. If not just enjoy the recipes for free – and share my blog with your friends.

  40. Hi Veena….pls do let me a way of drying the sugar lace paste as i do not have a microwave or a conventional oven….I do have a gas oven but worried that the silicone might get damaged…..thanks

    • Agnes I replied to your previous question on the post. You can air dry it. so just leave the mat at room temperature over night or couple house and the lace will dry out.

  41. hi chef how r u i m sumit kumar i m bakery chef i love baking and cooking i need help chef i need fondant simple recipe i make fondant paste can you give me recipe chef

    thank you

  42. Veena, You are amazing! Thank you for sharing your recipes (zucchini sticks, mango pops). I will be sharing them with many parents & children wishing to eat healthier. I'd love to learn more about healthy indian cooking with vegetables & spices.

  43. Hi Veena, thank you for sharing. I just watched your ABC recipe andthink it is brilliant. As a Singaporean with family flying with SQ, I was so happy to read that you used to fly 🙂
    Thank you again for sharing your tips.

  45. I name is Simran. I from Pakistan my great grandfather go from India during the war. So I part still Indian. I love India movies very much.
    I follow your blog – both!! I like how to make cake and food. I try some for my family. I no educated much so cannot write but today I want to tell you something special.
    I dont’ know cake first then I see your blog and I make small cake at home. My kids like very much but I have to go to local bakery to bake I have no oven at home. For my birthday then I ask my husband give me oven as present. He did. I so happy. I bake more. I learn so much. I make for my children all the time. I make for my daughter Barbie – not so nice as yours – but she and all her friend so happy. I make ball cake for my son too.
    Then my friends ask me to make for their children. I do but my husband get angry that i use too much electricity for oven. Then I take money for food cost and electricity. I make cake for friends. So I make lots of cake because I get more people ask me. Sometimes I take more money like order. Not so much people here not so rich. But it give me money to buy some cake things.
    Today my daughter have project in class – to tell who she want to become like. All children tell big big names like prime minister and mother theressa, but my daughter say she want to become like veena form Veene art of cakes. She want to help people and get blessing not money. The teacher call me. I got scared but she ask me who is veena and I tell her about you.
    My daughter is right. I cannot donate money on your blog but every time I learn from you I ask god to bless you. I know that he listen to me. You very special woman. You very giving. Now a days everybody ask money for small small thing you have lots of big big thing for free.

    Me and my family very grateful for you and your generosity. I pray that some day my daughter get a chance to meet you.
    Ghuda Hafis.

    • I know I already replied to you before but wanted to leave a short reply here. Thank you so much for this comment. Truly means a lot to me. Thanks.

  46. Hi Veena,
    I entered your amazing giveaway, and wanted to let you know what I love best about your posts. You are not only SO EXTREMELY helpful, offering so many wonderful tutorials and fab tips, but you do everything in such a warm way. That is what attracted me to your page in the first place. I can tell that you like to help WITH LOVE. You are so amazingly talented, and I am grateful to learn so much from you. Thank you for ALL you do for us cake girls! xx

  47. HI, VEENA AUNTY MYSELF SHREYA WANT TO JOIN FONDANT CAKES WORK SHOP..I AM JUNIOR MASTER CHEF FIRST APRON WINNER FROM DELHI..WHAT SHOULD I DO TO ENROLL MYSELF IN WORK SHOPS…PLEASE GUIDE ME…..

  48. Hi Veena,
    I’ve been following your Facebook page for a while now and love watching you create – I’m happy you have all these other things going for you as well. I’ll subscribed to your YouTube and learn alot from you.
    Please take a look at my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/sweetdreamstoyou and return the “like” because any time you want to leave comments and suggestions with my photos would make me happy.
    Congratulations and best of luck to you,
    Heba.

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