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Thank you soooo much for your great help and advice. I couldn't find anything to amend the fondant to make it stretchier, so I decided to use gumpaste, then I didn't have enough, so I wound up mixing ...

I made a jungle cake for my son's first birthday when I was just learning...I copied from a book from the library - I think it was an english book with a purple cover...anyway, I'll pm you a photo if ...

So, another question about the gum tracanth/additive to the fondant...I was planning on making MMF - is that stretchy enough? Do the marshmallows already have something in them that makes them stretc ...

THANK YOU THANK YOU that is awesome - and exactly what I'm trying to do. I'm going to print out your post and re-read and take with me Wink

So, you do all the gathers just sort of 'on the fly' as yo ...

OOh - good point. What I mean is a drape on each tier that goes about halfway around and joins the top of the tier below and sort of 'sits' on the lip of the larger tier. Does that make sense??

Ugh, I just wrote this post and then lost it...here goes again.

I have a 4 tier cake due this weekend. I either need to transport it as 4 tiers separately, or as two. The primary decoration is a ...

Shirley - what great ideas! Thank you so so much!!

Is my gumpaste going to get gummy if I try to use gel color? The photo the customer gave me shows real red roses, still party in bud, so they're really dark red - should I add some black to the red t ...

at least rasp is a step in the right direction...pear and marble - yuck yuck yuck

I know around here (Va) they sell fruit 'fillings' that are meant for baking. They're in the baking aisle - but the ...

Here's my flavor menu. I use a meringue buttercream, but you could use any buttercream in its place. Also check Earlene's website for flavorings you can mix in cake batter or buttercream. I hope yo ...

The bride and groom want a fountain as the base for their wedding cake. I don't own one, and since I don't get many requests for one, told them that I don't plan to buy one. They didn't have a probl ...

I've been hired to do both the wedding and groom's cakes for a wedding in June (yay!). I'm actually more excited about making the fish than the wedding cake. Here's what I'm thinking I'll do, and I' ...

maltesemom - any chance you'd be williing to share Toba's recipe??? I love the look of the slight shine on icing, and I agree about royal being hard to bite into. Is the recipe on this site somewher ...

yep, that helps a bunch! thanks Smile

I want to try to do some 'professional' looking sugar cookies for Christmas, but I'm not sure of the best way to 'cover' the surface with the icing? For example, if I'm doing a Christmas tree or snow ...