Posts by allissweets

Well after reading several posts on here I suspect it is the PS I used. I bought two new bags, and tried two batches of BC icing (one with each bag) and BOTH came out gritty. This is the Sam's Club PS that I've been using for years. ...

Did you ever find a solution to your problem? I've just had the same thing occur - gritty BC icing. I've been decorating cakes for 5 years and have never had this happen. All new/fresh ingredients, just can't figure out why my icing...

When y'all use the steam setting on your iron, does the fondant piece remain shiny? I saw a post on here that said it gives them shine when using steam...also saw this technique on cake boss, so I wanted to give it a try. Tried...

Quote:Originally Posted by GenGenthats so cute!! i just love the white flowers, how did you create them?GenGen - I got this idea from one of tonedna's whimsical cakes. I just used a circle cut-out, and pinched one end to make each...

Quote:Originally Posted by cakedesigner59I can't believe you don't think it looks FANTASTIC! I don't see any flaws. Wonderful. I hope someday to get the nerve to do one.Hee hee - that's because you can't see the BACK of the cake. I...

Thanks so much to all of you! This was definitely NOT my finest work. I feel it could have been a lot cleaner, but I was just so happy that it didn't collapse! You are very kind and I appreciate the tips on how to improve it. Don't...

Quote:Originally Posted by LaBellaFlorI think it came out very nice for your first attempt, espcialy since you haven't done any detailed decorating in awhile. Did you cut your tiers out of layers all the same size or did you do layers of...

Thanks! For 4.5 pounds of MMF, I used two bottles of Wilton No-Taste Red and one bottle of Wilton Red-Red.

I spent days on this site reading one disaster story after another about whimsical cakes. But I spent even more time reading the oodles of helpful tips and hints, not to mention the tutorials and links to youtube videos that helped me...

Quote:Originally Posted by dkellyThis is my "go to" favorite Chocolate cake recipe.....use VERY good quality chocolate and cocoa....not Hershey.http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Double-Chocolate-Layer-Cake-101275I loooove this...