Posts by Hawkette

I am thinking about attempting a firefighter helmet cake. I've seen quite a few in the gallery that say they followed the tutorial on this site, yet I can't seem to find it. Can anyone help me locate that? TIA!

I am thinking about attempting a firefighter helmet cake. I've seen quite a few in the gallery that say they followed the tutorial on this site, yet I can't seem to find it. Can anyone help me locate that? TIA!

Unbelieveable! This is better than TV any day. Dsevans, you are quite the professional to hold up under all of that and still calmly explain the rules. Good for you for not budging, too! I can't believe she just thought she would pay...

I think you're on track with Crisco and water. Sometimes the texture is still weird, though, so I have also added corn syrup/glycerine to rescue dry chocolate fondant. Good luck!

I check maybe once a week or so. Although not many of mine ever get saved to favorites. Guess I still have a lot of learning to do! I sometimes wonder if it has to do with watermarking pictures. I didn't do that until recently, but...

I was worried my cones would burn, so I wrapped the bottoms in foil. They were great right out of the oven, but they begin to get soggy after a while. I forget how long it took, but I think by the next day they are quite soft.

Interesting, Jan. I used to always use bleached but recently switched to unbleached because hey, the fewer chemicals in our body, the better. I'll have to give it another try. I would never have thought of that! Thanks!

I feel terrible for the Wilton instructor who had such hateful students. My Wilton instructor baked from home (I'm assuming illegally because I don't think my state allows it) and said we all could, too. Thankfully, she also told us...

I just tried the Hibiscus-Nectar Cake from Southern Living's October 1996 issue. A long time ago, someone from CC recommended it. It sounds fabulous. A sour cream cake with coconut, maraschino cherries and pecans with a Cherry Nut...

Hmm, thanks so much for the research. The one I thought I had seen was a bit more, er, professional, although not as complicated as Neva's. I want to make it a bit cartoonish -- almost in the style of WBH, so I'm thinking maybe a color...