Posts by projectqueen

Thanks, all. I was wondering if the styrofoam or icing mound w/flowers would add enough weight to the cake that it would have to be supported additionally.Lots of great ideas, thank you. I guess next time I should use wires at least in...

I'm making some fantasy gumpaste flowers for a 6" top tier of cake. They want it to be a full mound of flowers covering the whole top. How do I get them high in the center to look like a half ball?The cake is buttercream. I'm afraid...

Thank you! Unfortunately I had to make it before I saw this and I made a 10". Hope it all fits, looks like it's going to be tight.Your cake is terrific!

Has anyone made a chessboard cake? I want to get the chocolate molds to make the chess pieces but the cake only needs to serve 25.What size square does this cake have to be (minimum) to fit all the pieces?Thanks.

I have had the same problem. Drives me crazy, too. I once made Elmo character cookies and each one had a dimple in the nose. Frustrating. Sometimes I take a toothpick and go over the area to make sure the icing is adhered evenly to...

Great ideas, thanks everyone.Jeanne, your custom designed table is super!

I am about to replace a table in an area where I do my hobby cake decorating. I'm torn between getting a regular 30" high table with a chair or a 36" counter height table with a stool.Is there a preference among you as to which is more...

There won't be any cake, just cupcakes. They expect 150 guests. How many cupcakes will they need?

I have never seen a box that high. The cake boxes I have are only I think 5 or 6" high. That's a great size box for a tiered cake!Thanks everyone for these helpful responses!

Mac, how did you box a 3-tier cake so you could effectively wrap it?TNTFundraiser, great idea but unfortunately the cake has to be completely decorated before freezing since it has to be done at someone else's house.Thanks again for the...