Posts by denetteb

12 by 12 square?  How high?  Use this chart...http://www.wilton.com/cakes/making-cakes/baking-wedding-cake-2-inch-pans.cfm   It has a column that shows how much batter is needed for various cakes.

Google.......open gift box cake cake central................and a bunch of CC threads come up.

Where to start...is this your first cake baking and decorating?  This is really a steep, steep learning curve to order all of this stuff and have it made in two weeks if this is your first time.  Do you have a recipe for you...

Make sure your icing is the right consistency, too stiff and you will have to squeeze harder and more likely to shake.  And practice makes a huge difference.  Do a little every day.  When I was going to be doing a scroll...

You use a scale then?  Just look up metric baking conversion and all kinds of charts come up.

Sure, you can use it for a crumbcoat.  If it is too dry, just decrease the powdered sugar a bit or add some liquid, milk, water, cream.

Wow Gray, you nailed it!  Great design and expression on the cow, with no naughty bits or unpleasant parts to eat.  Perfect!  And the ear tag for the plaque...genious.

Agree, cut them flat.

Shoot, I should have thought to suggest freezing the bananas whole.  My mom always has some bananas in the freezer.

Why are you setting it up in the fridge?  Is it still in the bowl or already on a cake?  If it is still in the bowl and too soft to work with, refrigerating it will only delay the problem as it will soften when it warms up to...