Posts by KimAZ

Hi, I was a member because I wanted to go to convention last year ( and it was awesome!!) and got a better rate if I was a member.However, in my state we don't have any ICES days of sharing and I can't go to convention this year so the...

Oh and yes, it is legal to rent from commerical kitchens to do cakes. I know many decorators who do exactly that.KimAZ

Hi, Trust me when I say you will get a major run around if you attempt to talk to anyone at the Health Dept, Dept of Agriculture, Zoning Dept, AZ State, your city, Dept of Commerce, Home Enviromental Heath, etc. I've tried them all and...

Hi, I was lucky enough to be able to compete on Ultimate Cake Off last year and we did Monster trucks. The trucks themselves were completely made of cake and sat on a piece of plywood. They were carved to shape, frosted and covered in...

Wal Mart is selling white and chocolate cake balls now. I saw them in a box, 8 for $3 in the bakery section.Guess they had to jump on the cake ball train too.KimAZ

That's a cool pattern. I personally would probably just do the design on the bedding. Perhaps the stripes on a tier, a solid color tier with the vehicles on it and then a quilted tier. Maybe add a 3d vechile on top.I love doing cakes...

I've used my water pen with just straight water in it to brush off colors on fondant. Never had a problem with it. If you don't have a water pen, a paint brush would work just as well.KimAZ

A very helpful way to make the logs even and smooth is to use a fondant smoother to roll them out. Just apply light pressure to start and more pressure to make the log thin out. You can get a super fine, long log if needed.Works like a...

Hi, Another way to do it would be to put your edible image on a fondant plaque. Just cut a piece of fondant to the shape and size you need, dampen with a touch of water so it's just tacky, then lay the edible image on top. It can be...

Hi, When I was on a team that competed on Ultimate Cake Off, we ordered little lights that twist on and off from some place online. They're the kind that are often used in floral arrangements now a days too.We also used a strobe light. ...