Posts by kello

I need to make a cowboy hat. I figured that that shouldn't be too bad to do. Should I make it solid? Or tort it with marzipan? It is only going to be about 6" or 7" round, but needs to be a bit taller. It's just for the groom.

Sorry for the side track, but is it possible to carve a fruit cake? Will there be lots of "bumps" to deal with? I have a request for my first fruit cake.

I have a fabulous opportunity to do a wedding in the South Pacific (Tahiti) in January. It is the worst time for rain and humidity at that time of year. The wedding is on the beach and she wants white chocolate sea shells. (I have done...

You don't heat it up too long. Maybe 20-30 secs in the micro to make it a little runnier. All I know is that it works really well. Not sure if the vodka would evaporate that quickly.

Yeah, I found that steaming seems to disappear after a few hours.....don't know why. I thought it was me. lol The vodka and corn syrup works so well and it stays!

I just posted this... lol Use half vodka and half clear corn syrup and heat it up. Paint it on and it gives it a high gloss shine that stays.

A great glaze is half vodka and half clear corn syrup. Heat it up and paint away! High gloss look.

Yep, I've turned the oven off with cakes in it.....though I didn't realize I had turned it off. I was expecting company, rushing around to get things done and had got a head start on a glass of wine...or two.. I couldn't understand...

I will definitely try this!! I have thrown out many batches and it gets expensive. I was considering trying the cake store brand, hoping it would save time.Has anyone bought the pre-made modeling chocolate and used it? I'm wondering...

I love to use Hershey's Special Dark cocoa powder. It makes it nice and dark and tastes SO good!