Posts by rsaun

Two nights ago, I completed two cakes with white buttercream icing and piped black japanese symbols. They looked great. When I got them to the reception yesterday, all the black piping had bled onto the white icing and made a...

My husband and I are looking to relocate to the Panhandle area due to his job, and I was wondering if anyone has any information to share about home-based businesses in the Panhandle, if anyone knows of any bakeries that might be hiring,...

This stinks. I think we've all felt this irritation. I work in a large law firm and am the resident cake-baker. Everyone here goes with my cakes and it is a great client base. Also, because it is a fancy firm in a big town, a lot of...

I got this monkey cookie cutter, and have no idea how to make it look like a monkey when I decorate it. I need it by tomorrow!!!It looks like he's from the side, since he's only got one leg showing. Any help would be GREATLY...

I tried the MMF recipe on here for the first time and LOVED it. It is delicious (I used orange extract to flavor -- yummo!) and easy to work with. I have a huge cookie order coming up and want to cover my cookies w/ MMF. I did find in...

I would say now seems like a great time. If people like your work, will pay for your work, and come back for more, PLUS you have the right place to do it...there's no time like the present. Good luck!!I have the first three criteria in...

I have a question on this subject, too...the only fondant I've used is Wilton's, which I only use for molding decorations, etc. I think it tastes awful.Anyway, I have a 17 dozen cookie order and I would like to save some time on them,...

I'm actually using luster dust for the first time today, too. I am making wedding rings for a cake and using silver luster dust. Do I just brush it onto dry fondant or does it need to be wet? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

I am doing a wedding cake in July and the couple wants all buttercream. They also like the brush embroidery look in the pattern of the bodice of the wedding dress, which is simple flowers and leaves. So, my question is, can brush...

In a non-cake related story...I am a paralegal and used to work for a criminal law firm. We got a call one day and a kid asked if we could represent him for "underage conception" instead of "underage consumption." My boss (the...