Posts by bellaloco

Hi there!!I am looking for some input on the best way to make gold and sliver (or any metallic color) paint for fondant. I don't know if my current technique is the best because the color never seems concentrated enough! What I...

I have a customer requesting a three-tier square wedding cake with spaces in between each layer to add flowers. I have been wanting to get this Wilton Towering Tiers cake...

Hi Everyone! I was just looking for some opinions on if I can get 35-40 servings out of a 9-inch and 6-inch cake. Both tiers will be 3 layers (about an inch each, with 2 layers of approx 1/2 inch of filling). With them being taller, I...

the two cakes I have had the most success with are both from Elisa Strauss' Confetti Cakes book. There is a chocolate one and a vanilla one that I have both had repeated success with, and really the only two cakes I use for carved...

This is the one I always use...frosting and all, I also add 2 TBS of cocoa powder...http://www.underthehighchair.com/2008/09/shf-baby-girl-cupcakes-and-giveaway.htmlIt may not be "authentic" but I love it, and so does everyone I've made...

I got one last year for my bday. The first time I used it, I thought I had made a huge mistake by purchasing it, but I have changed my mind. I really need to get it out and play around with it some more.These are some of the things I...

I got one last year for my bday. The first time I used it, I thought I had made a huge mistake by purchasing it, but I have changed my mind. I really need to get it out and play around with it some more.These are some of the things I...

I have the most success with black food coloring when I use chocolate fondant and add the black to that.

I learned the hard way that you have to wait for your chocolate to cool a bit before you can add the corn syrup or everything will separate.

I am also not "dogging" on anyone that uses boxed mixes. I learned to bake with boxed mixes and used them for years. IMO, boxed mixes don't hold up to carving as well as the recipes I have adapted for my 3D cakes. If someone doesn't...