Posts by rhesp1212

I have to make a whole bunch of Mickey mouse faces for cupcakes this week. I was hoping to make the faces ahead of time and then just place them on the cupcakes at the last minute. If I roll out MMF and cut them out, how long will they...

Do you ever have a problem with the cake wrappers falling off as they thaw out?? I have to do some cupcakes this week and that's the only thing I'm concerned about.....it's really hot and humid here. Valerie

I need to bake several orders this week, and one of them is cupcakes. Anyone know how long cupcakes will last once they are iced sitting out at room temp? I'm worried about them getting dried out. The customer is picking them up on...

WOW, that's an amazing dragon cake!!! I don't even want to know how long it took you to cut out all those scales!!!Thanks for the ideas. My original thought was to do the head with a ball pan cake, but I'm with you in that styrofoam may...

Gumpaste alone dries faster and harder than the fondant/gum-tex mix. So, if fast is what you're looking for, go with the gumpaste!! Otherwise, for modeling I prefer fondant/gumpaste mix because it gives you more time to work with it...

anyone have any ideas? Am I just out of my mind for coming up with such a creation@?@?Valerie

I have friend who is graduating from college in 2 weeks. We call her the "Tin Man" from wizard of oz so we want to do a Tin Man cake with a yellow brick road. I have this grand idea in my head but I don't know how to make it work!!I want...

Congrats on the blue ribbons! And just a note about your "rant", I would have been one of those people that would have just opened, looked and moved on. some people may not comment because they don't do cookies. I myself don't do cookies...

There are ways to make patterns by using an impression mat on the fondant before you put it on the cake. however, that doesn't really look like an impression. It almost looks like they handpainted the pattern on using luster dust (it...

Duncan Hines makes a german choc. cake mix.....it's pretty decent, if you want to use a box mix. Then, I just buy the coconut and pecan canned frosting to put on it, although I'm sure there is an even tastier recipe for homemade...