Posts by cakegrandma

Before you start a home based business you need to make sure your state allows it.  Also you will need to find out what they want as far as where you can bake out of and the type of appliances they require.  Here in Fl. we...

I see many cakers do this and I too fell that it is to save money on the item they are decorating.  Just because it says non-toxic and someone eats some of the "non-toxic" items they may not have a problem.  However, another...

If you know your butter and shortening were recently new then I would say it was the butter flavoring.  I hate Wilton's as it doesn't smell very good and I think tastes terrible.  I get butter flavor from Restaurant Depot and...

Usually when you are making these types of icings they do go to a curdled stage but, if you keep mixing then normally it will come together.  Try it again, I love Italian meringue icing.  I sure hope you get the hang of it...

Just to get back to the original post for a moment.  Even if you are in a Cottage Food Act state or one that requires a license it is still against the Copyright Law to recreate a licensed character.  For instance, if someone...

Congratulations, I can see why the bride cried, the cake is beautiful!

I think this may be a wonderful opportunity for you however, do you bake under a Cottage Food Act or are you licensed? If you bake under a Food Act you will need to check the rules that are part of this law and determine if you are able...

Wrap them in bubble wrap and be thorough doing so, making sure leaves and petals that may touch each other have a small piece between. I did this with 3 dozen roses and leaves on wire and shipped about 1500 miles by UPS and only had 1...

" Another thing I did was pay sales tax. If you are running any business, you should get your sales certificate and pay taxes. I think that is required no matter where you are making the goods.In the end, it will end up helping me as I...

There are grease resistant papers that won't absorb the oil, shortening from your recipes, you might want to try and find some of these.For the problem of your cupcakes not coming out the same size I suggest an ice cream scoop that has...