Posts by FlourPots

Quote:Originally Posted by DeniseNH1/2 cup is way too much. Well that does depend on the recipe...Everything in my gallery was made with MMF containing 1/2 c of Crisco...even the modeled pieces, purse handles, etc.

1/8" is great, not too thick at all...How much Crisco did you add?I use 1/2c, I melt it right in with the marshmallows.

Do you mean the ruffly kind of strips, or stripes?

Sealing it in a cake saver, if it's air-tight, might've been the problem.

I would use white gel coloring, straight from the container (since it's already pretty thin), and either the tiniest brush I could find or a toothpick...I would experiment first to see which gives more precise results.

Quote:Originally Posted by JanDunlevyI find the wedding and 3d cake recipe on here to be quite thick, almost too much so! It is a couple of recipes down the list on the most saved.This is what I was going to recommend...I recently tried...

Quote:Originally Posted by hbquikcomjameslI wonder how many forum members on my side of the Atlantic had no idea what a lorry was (I knew, but it's not exactly a common word in U.S. usage.) LOL...I thought she meant to type...

If your recipe calls for water, maybe try replacing some of it with lemon juice.

Here's 2 great tutorials: http://inspiredbycake.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-12-06T12%3A01%3A00%2B11%3A00&max-results=7http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/224191/tempered-white-chocolate-panels

Check out this thread: http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=747046&highlight=