Posts by HamSquad

I usually roll my gumpaste up to the setting of 5 or 6 with a manual, not sure about a Kitchenaid, still working my way to getting that baby! HTH

I've tried the Wilton Color Mist Spray - Black on chocolate clay for posts for a wrestling cake. It didn't color very well. The only success so far was red on fondant roses. With this spray you have to spray a coat, let dry, then spray...

Before I had discovered CC and all of it's wonderful resources, I only knew about Wilton products. I pretty much have tried quite a few of their cake tier sets. I later found while surfing the internet( favorite thing to do), I came...

Try typing in the other name ( phalaenopsis orchid) for moth orchids when searching for tutorials or templates. I used this website to make my flowers 2 weeks ago, except I didn't use wires. I hand cut out the petals and orchid throat. I...

chilz822 thanks for the templates. I just made some Moth orchids for my Daughter's Prom recently. I just hand cut out some gumpaste using a template sort of like what chilz822 has. I went on youtube and a website to see how they were...

Quote:Originally Posted by frankiekieHi! Can I dissolve gel paste food colors in water in place of the liquid airbrush food colors? Has anybody tried doing this? Hoping for your replies. Thanks!I had a last minute cake to do for my...

The answer is yes, yes, yes! I have found that adding fondant strips to chilled BC cakes limits "smushing" or messing up the surface of the BC cake. I have several cakes that I've added fondant strips or decorations on BC cakes. HTH

Can you use this old Wilton Recipe for Pulled Sugar:3/4 cup water3 cups granulated sugar1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar"Bring water to a boil, add dry ingredients and mix well. Cook quickly to 312 degrees washing batch down with a brush and...

Depending on what I'm making, I have order the ones with the wires if I'm making a spray or twisting a few together for filler flowers between large flowers. I've also order flowers without wires to just stick directly on cakes as well....

In the past few years, I started playing around with making gumpaste flowers. Before that, yes I've ordered gumpaste flowers from that company. I still have some flowers left that I play with. Yes, they can be airbrushed, hand painted...