Posts by sugarnut

I'm wondering if it is possible to spread it over lace and peel it off after it has cured? You could, but you would get a rather flat pattern with the reverse bumps in it. Usually this is used to pipe on wax paper or parchment and then...

You can add Tylose powder to RI to get GP. You can also add gum tex to fondant to make GP. If you mix fondant and GP you get a 50% mix that is good for beginning flowers, because it doesn't dry as fast as GP and gives you more time to...

I would go with Sugar Shack on that one. Cakes tend to compress after sitting for a few hours, especially once you add the weight of fondant. Make sure you're using a cake that is stiff enough to hold it.

Of course, I'm thinking you're putting the biggest cakes on top, and getting smaller as you go down. Is that what you meant??

If it's really large, I would put a pole screwed to the base up through the middle. You also should make sure the board under each tier is strong- like foam core instead of cardboard.

Americolor Super Red is the best for getting a real red. Christmas red is actually lighter than No Taste Red. Wilton does make a "Red Red" that is a little better if you can find it. Americolor works best though with a lot less...

I always use the Wilton recipe, but sometimes when it's really rainy out, it can be like chocolate- very difficult! You can try mixing it a little thick and letting it sit for a while, or add a very little bit of water at a time to thin...

Sounds cool. I would use gray RI on the windows and put colored piping gel over the window pieces for the stained glass. Or maybe gelatin pieces cut to fit and RI over them? Either would look good. Gelatin would be easier to cover...

I would make sure that your dam of icing inside isn't too big, since the weight of the cake and fondant on top of it is probably pushing it out. I always make sure that I do mine a little bit back from the edge so that it has room to...

I know how to make stringwork, but I don't know how to make floating collars where the RI pieces stand up on the cake with just stringwork. You obviously have to hold it up somehow and then add strings and remove what's holding it up? ...