Generally speaking, I would say that they are not meant to be used with food items.That is one of the reasons that the silcone cake stuff usually costs more is because it is made with food safe materials, while the other stuff doesn't...
http://yoursugarconnection.blogspot.com/2012/03/bake-even-strips-comparison.htmlI did this as a comparison for my students.I totally think they are worth using and use them on all of my cakes.
http://www.wilton.com/cakes/tiered-cakes/stacked-tiered-cake-construction.cfmThe general rule of thumb is you need support for every 4 inches of cake. So if your bottom tier is two layers of cake, and you are putting another tier on...
For me that would be 74 servings, at $4 piece for fondant, so $296 total. You need to sit down and figure out what it costs you to make a cake that size, how long it will take you, how much your time is worth, and what profit you want...
Wilton's gumpaste dries pretty quickly already.My concearn about adding Tylose to it would be that it would be too hard to work with or would dry out before you got done working with it.
I made a few things that I held on to for years! The colors will fade/dull a little over time, but other wise the looked fine.I store them in a card board box, to keep dust off. Also you want to keep them out of florescent lights and...
If it is just a single cake, I will often put it in a cake carrier over night. If I bake late and need to go to bed before it completely cools I'll also put it in a cake carrier on a wire rack.If I have a bunch of cakes to do, I will...
