Posts by HamSquad

What you experienced is normal with getting your fingers in the frosting.You may want to try adding a little frosting in areas where your fingers touched, smooth a little with a small spatula or butter knife, I then let it crust for...

Thanks for the info on using clear contact paper with wrapping paper. I'm working a cake project now and I'm stuck too as to what to cover my drum cake boards. I want 1 to be pink and 1 to be blue. Did not want to use color foil cake...

Ditto! Or you may want to knead a little shortening in the fondant, that works for me. hthHammy

Hello, if memory serves me correctly, (I'm from the Wilton Era)LOL.With the 1s tip which is a very small round tip, it has to be a thinned down RI, the smallest tip I've use for drop strings was a 1, I added a little piping gel to the RI...

Dear Darling, get paid for your supplies! Don't look back, the unappreciative bride has no clue about making cakes, cause if she did she would have just been glad that your arrived with anything, let alone only charge them $75.00. What a...

Sounds like this nutball recked the cake before she got home, like it might have flown out of her lap while driving or she is might be just trying to get a freebie! The cake is absolutely beautiful. Give her NOTHING!Hamquad

Quote:Originally Posted by CakeproQuote:Originally Posted by HamSquad Make sure there isn't a lot of BC frosting put on cake before adding fondant, this also helps, I've had squishing of butter cream from under the cake at the...

I just add the fondant as soon as I have frosted the cake with BC before it has had time to really crust. It is still moist enough to adhere. I've never used piping gel on cakes to attach frondant. Make sure there isn't a lot of BC...

Two websites you might want to check out:www.crafta.com orwww.efavormart.comHammy

Hello,I make bride doll cakes. To get my fondant to stick to the doll pick, I paint a thin layer of piping gel where I want the fondant to stick. Let it dry. It can be moved around on the doll pick while wet to get it to adjust to the...