Posts by LNW

ITA with everyone else. I've done that before, took the picture to Wal-Mart and had them print an edible image for me. I would call first and make sure they will do it though. We have several Wal-Marts in my city but only one of them...

That's very neat she puts out all the instructions and everything to make the cake.

It’s hard to comment on other’s work when it’s subpar and not come off sounding like sour grapes. I think your post was polite and it was good of you not to post pictures just in case (although I’d love to see them!) Did the cake taste...

I used the Wilton recipe when I first started out too. It is a crusting buttercream and it crusts pretty quickly from what I remember. I never put my cakes in the fridge for the reason Leily mentioned if I'm going to use the Viva...

I never even thought about using it as a filling. My kids would love that!

I’m in a sort of similar situation with a family member. Family is buying the cake for a friend. Friend is supposed to understand that the cake is at cost since family is buying it and at cost means they relinquish all artistic control...

Congratulations! I made my own wedding cake too. Looking back I'm very proud that I did but I kind of sort of wish I had left it up to someone else. It was a lot of work.I’ve told this story before but I think it got lost in the...

Thank you for all the advice imagenthatnj!

Wow, thanks for posting the YouTube video. That made it look so easy, and yummy. I tried making SMBC years ago because someone here said it tasted like Bettercreme and I had an order for a cake with that icing on it. It was awful. It...

These are all very scary stories.Years ago I left my dh’s (then boyfriend) truck door unlocked after getting some cd’s out. Some guys came by in the middle of the night and picked it clean. We didn’t have any idea until later in the...