Cake Decorating Forum

The reason your papers are indenting is because they're too flared out to begin with. Store your papers in a tight-fitting cup to prevent this.

You're right. There is an easy solution. Actually, two.

1. Take a piece of paper larger than the diameter of your cake and fold it in half. Then fold it in half again, paper airplane style wher ...

This is just like supporting the lid of a treasure chest cake.

The most secure way to do this would be to place your car on a board made of two pieces of 3/16" foamboard glued together. Before glu ...

How detailed is the stitching? You could pipe it on with royal icing and tip 1.

They'll only melt if they're out in the heat. Very Happy

Chocolate melts at about body temp (98 degrees F). So, if the cake is going to be outside for any extended length of time, the shells may melt.
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Absolutely!!! You can use pretty much any clay tools with fondant.

It's a pretty deep, almost hot pink. It will fade a little, but, in my experience, not as much as fondant I've colored myself.

Here's a 'funky' cake I did for a surprise 70th birthday. Maybe you could adapt some of the elements for your cake.

I've never tried Riddex, but with this terrible heat, the inside critters are worse than ever.

For ants, I've had exceptional luck with Orange Guard. It's concentrated citrus and totally safe to ...

Brush some piping gel onto the fondant to act as glue. To 'blow' it onto the cake, put a little dust on a flat piece of cardboard and hold it close to the cake, then use an empty squeeze bottle to bl ...

August is usually slow. People are on vacation, getting ready for school, etc.. I was just looking at my past August orders and they've been sparse for the past 5 years (that I've been consistently ...

I've never tried Riddex, but with this terrible heat, the inside critters are worse than ever.

For ants, I've had exceptional luck with Orange Guard. It's concentrated citrus and totally safe to ...

You can get it at Elizabeth's Cake Supplies in Euless. http://www.elizabethscakesupplies.com/index.html Be sure to call first as they keep a limited supply on hand.

Apply the icing to the sides of the cake with either the icer tip or tip 12 vertical stripes (my preference). Then, gently smooth with a hot bench scraper or spatula. If you're using a crusting bc, ...

Barbara!!! Thank you! I was wracking my brain trying to remember her name. I first became aware of her years ago on another message board. The times they are a'changin!