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If you do want to control the output from iPhoto, select the image(s) you want to export, select Export, Then select the size button. Mostly 800 Pixels on the long edge is good enough.
That gives an image this size:
My boys and I in my new bedroom!
Regarding your question...
Several points with this.
Firstly, you should have turned the plate so the two cakes were next to one another, that would have halved the out of focus problem instantly. Remember the cans?
Secondly you were presumably using artificial lighting, but the camera will have been set to Automatic White Balance.
There is a setting in the Camera Menu to alter the White Balance, experiment with these, there are lot's of options.
Artificial light is a big problem. Flash is better. The flash on your camera is of limited use. OK in emergencies but far from ideal. You can improve it by taping some white tissue or paper over the flash to diffuse it a lot.
For food I used two flash guns both off camera. One high up to one side and a smaller one, lower at the other side.
Both my flash guns are old, an SB 28 and a little SB22. Many small cheap flash guns will do the job. You will need some way to trigger the flash guns, I use a little Nikon SU4 relay triggered by the (diffused) on camera flash.
Using Flash has many advantages, very controllable, predictable white balance, reasonably powerful, being reasonably powerful it allows smaller apertures, so increased Depth of Focus.
This is one I did earlier! Has been used on many brochures and posters by the Pizza shop chain I worked for.
Two flashes as described taken in a busy kitchen. D200 and the same lens you see on my D200 above, my 55mm f2.8Micro. The reflections of the flashes can be seen on the cherries.
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Robert.