Posts by HamSquad

Yes, in deed, I use them quite a bit when working in fondant/gumpaste. Since, 2008, I either use a thin coating of shortening and wipe the mold out before pressing the fondant/gumpaste in the mold or dust the mold with a little...

Thanks kikiandkyle so much for responding. I live in Cook County, I use to live in Will County where I got my assumed business name and did the legal notice. I was just in the process of re doing the Food and San license.

Quote:Originally Posted by kikiandkyle Amber you can either operate under the cottage food law and only sell at farmers markets, you just need a sanitation certificate and insurance, or you can install a separate, commercial kitchen...

It depends on the type of recipe you make for the caramel frosting. I make mine from scratch. If it is the poured tpye of caramel icing you may have a problem. If it is a recipe that requires powder sugar and it whips up like frosting,...

When I first started making roses, I made them out of MMF like you, they really taste good. Then I started making them from Wilton's recipe for gumpaste, it is pretty simple and I used lemon juice, I was still looking for the taste...

imadreamer702 Thank you so much! What did you add to the fondant last night when drying in the spoon? Was it tylose or gumtex? When drying in a spoon, don't let them sit over night, just let them sit out un-covered while you are adding a...

I dug this out of the archives (LOL)! I hope this helps! Just use petal dust or luster dust, even finely grated non-toxic soft pastel chalk works wonderfully on gumpaste/fondant flowers. I usually use lemon extract to paint with. I have...

Check out the Wilton Way II Book for the Gumpaste Iris, I think this may be the easiet way I've seen so far! I've scanned the instruction into my pictures and I've posted this some time back for some one else. Not sure if I can add it...

Quote:Originally Posted by AmbitiousBeginner I've never tried it, but... at an inventors' fair in New York City, I met the man who invented it and saw an array of figures he made with it. Very impressive!  I plan on ordering some...

I love the reusable part too! Wooooooh Baby! I love making molds! This product has tutorials on youtube! Just went and looked!