Wilton wedding serving chart has 10 inch square serving 50 and a 9 inch round is 32. Total 82 by my chart and calculations. Way more cake than what she needs. You really need to figure out what your expenses will be...
Is your icing too soft to begin with? It should take some minutes for hot hands to warm up the icing enough to make it melty. Seems if it is happening fairly quickly that you may need more powdered sugar or less liquid when...
I have a set of Wilton tips and like them fine. I am a hobby baker so they are not in constant use. I do hand wash them well and dry them with a towel.
You are welcome. I found those links by doing what I suggested above and using google. It took about 5 minutes to find those threads. It really is a good tool when you are trying to get some cake info. I find it...
It will come, just stick with it. You might also take part of the batch and thin it just a tad more and see how that works for you. Play around with it to see what you like best. If you over thin it, then you will...
This gives a bunch of steps. http://cakecentral.com/t/629892/gift-box-cake-lid-and-tissue
This one has suggestions also. http://cakecentral.com/t/671800/how-to-make-a-gift-box-opened-cake