Posts by Price

My credit card has been compromised twice in 1 month.  I just placed an order with GSA last week and I received my purchases on 11/21.  On 11/23  I received notice from my CC company someone tried to use my card at a...

I think your cake looks pretty good!  How thick is your layer of buttercream under the fondant?  You don't want it to be too thick.  I refrigerate my cakes before covering with fondant.  It makes you buttercream...

You can use modeling chocolate and use a veining tool to draw lines and make it look like hair.  

The recipe I just used was 1 lb. coating chocolate, 1/3 cup +1 Tbsp. corn syrup and 1/2 tsp. glycerin.  The modeling chocolate turned out great.  I stored mine on the kitchen counter wrapped in 2 layers of plastic wrap....

I like finely crushed sugar cookies for the sand. I also heat the piping gel for a few seconds in the microwave. It makes it more liquidly to pour or brush on and will stiffen back up when it dries.

I use Satin Ice with Tylose Powder added to make it easier to work with and harden quicker. I made a Bride and Groom using Satin Ice and Tylose and had no problems with them. Some people like a 50/50 mixture of Fondant and Gumpaste. I...

Yes ribbon will absorb the grease from buttercream. You can cut some parchment or waxed paper the size of the ribbon and place behind it. I attach with melted chocolate.

I just want to say Linda Shonk is great. I was having trouble covering a large cake with Choco-Pan. It kept tearing before I could get the cake covered. I was stressed over it because I had promised a friend that I would use it on her...

I like to use Satin Ice with Tylose powder added. Some people like to use a 50/50 mix of gumpaste and fondant. If I am making a person I like to make the body and head and let them both sit awhile before putting them together. When...

Yes, it was made for a cake show, so it was made on a styrofoam dummy, not real cake. I'm really surprised how well it has held up.