Posts by sweetflowers

We have many talented and well known instructors in San Diego too. Go to Do It With Icing on Clairemont Mesa Blvd. they have a huge selection. Also Standleys if you are in south San Diego.

I have, but I'm a rebel. Some colors seize and some don't. If it seizes I just use a tiny bit of oil or shortening to thin it again. There is no doubt the candy colors work best, but I don't want to buy them, so I have used Americolor...

Susan O-Boyle Jacobson, she was a friend of mine, I sure miss her. She won the candy castle challenge on food network.

I don't know, I only know how I have done it I have several cake in my photos that I did this way.

I think all people who use the BC mixes will notice a difference with the new sizes. If the box still says it makes 2 8" cakes, that size is going to be considerably smaller with less mix. Everyone will notice that, not just hobby...

The kneeling pads used in gardening work well too.

Yes I build from the bottom up, with the larger flowers first.

I have done many cascading flower cakes. I build from the bottom up with the larger flowers and the stems are long enough(about 3") that they have plenty of structure. then fill in with the filler flowers. Also, my flowers are thin, so...

I've used both products. But since I get a coupon for the Amazing Mold putty at Michaels, I use it the most. It has less play time before it starts to set, but you can adjust that by putting it in the refrigerator before mixed the two...

Have you tried a different brand of cake mix instead? It could just be an inferior brand if they always come out bad. I never use room temp, don't have time, I break all sorts of baking rules. Over mix, use water, different temps,...