Posts by swingme83

Update - i tried water and i tried piping gel. Both worked very well. I even took the practice cake and started banging and shaking it on the counter to see if the ribbon would fall off, but it did not (i waited a good 20-30 minutes). ...

PDX - yes that was what i was wondering if it would be something to consider as a potential issue. So it seems if i keep the ribbon thin enough then it shouldnt pull the icing off once attached. thanks!icer - thank you for your advice....

Another problem i though of is instead of the fondant sagging have you ever had a problem with the icing peeling off the cake?

PDXSweetTreats thank you for sharing your experiance i really appreciate it. What kind of fondant were you using? I will be using satinice. Also did you roll your fondant really thin...i wonder if that would be worse or better. I...

tiggy - so the melted chocolate will adhere the fondant to the buttercream? To clarify: I have done ribbon on cakes but she changed to fondant at the last minute. I have also done fondant on fondant but never fondant on buttercream in...

I have a wedding cake to do in a week and i need i thought i would be able to do what i promised. Now that i think about it though im very nervous. I need to put a fondant ribbon around the center of the tier. instead of putting the...

so here is my next question.....so you normally put dowls in acake and cut it flat with the topo so the top cake rests on it like it has stilts. if you cut the tiers on a diagonal doesnt this kind of defeat the purpose of having them...

Carson im glad you asked becuase i have the same question.Also, If you do it three tiers do you still transport it completed?

shayshay so you freeze before baking then?

hers a bump becuase i did the same thing (25 lbs of apples) but instead mine are just sitting i really need to cook them soon.