Cake Decorating Forum

A few months ago I had a cake to do and came down with the flu. It was too late to back out at that point. I had the cake baked and the frosting made so that helped.

I went to the local dug store ...

It does not matter even if she could get a custom cake with all the extras for the less $ down the street. She asked you to do it for your price so she should pay.

C

LittleMom,

I am sorry you are having a rough week. I am sorry for your loses. Remember that the cakes you made this week came from your heart. Cake is a great comfort food and I am sure it w ...

I tried to do a search but not very successful.
What do you do with the bottom of a cakeboard if the guests could peek under the cake? For example, when you tilt a layer or when you stack a lar ...

Thanks, I have been wanting to try a pillow and tiara. Karen, I love your cake with the bees.

Any other ideas out there?

Cindy

In August, I will be making a princess cake for a girl turning 14. Last year she had my cake with the dots all over it.

Any ideas for a princess cake that does not look too little girlish?

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Flavacakes,

I used the mayo cake recipe for the pirate ship I did. It was my first carved cake and it seemed to be fine.

Cindy

Hi, I just wanted to jump in. I have not made this cake I make the Hellman's moist chocolate mayo cake a lot and everyone really likes it. It comes out moist but not too dense. It is also super eas ...

Spottydog,

I love all your cakes and the wedding dress cakes are spectacular!
Please share.....pretty please with icing on top!

Cindy

I love all these ideas!

KHalstead did you cover the styrofoam with anything before putting the mini-cupcakes on? They look dense enough that the foam probably was not showing through but I was won ...

Yes, you can definitely cover cookies with fondant. It is really easy because you can cut the fondant out with the same cookie cutter you used for the cookies. I do it a lot. There are a couple of ...

What a cool idea! Another one to file under the "now, why didn't I think of that?" category.

Thanks for sharing your idea.

Cindy

I like this one:

www.jacquespastries.com

Cindy

Hi,

Click on the 'articles' tab and look for an article called How to bake and decorate cookies. It is an excellent tutorial by Antonia74.

I have also covered cookies with a thin laye ...

That sounds really good.

What do they mean by thin cream and thickened cream?

Cindy