Posts by sweetflowers

thanks..,   I'll just say it was 45 hours of work, not counting all the planning.  It is 4 feet by 2 feet and 2 feet high.  k8 is right about the support for the RKT, which I did do.  The wheels were 11" round...

My 2nd ever 3-D cake was a motorcycle, also 2 feet high (in my pics).  Although I didn't have foot pedals I had pvc supports for them. I did use RKT for the wheels and the entire thing was covered in chocolate clay.  I used...

Read these when you get nervous   http://www.inspirational-quotes.info/failure.html   I still have to order my packet, so you're ahead of me!

I know of many flavors (boysenberry is my favorite crunch) for crunch but haven't seen raspberry.  Can you just use plain raspberry candy instead and crush it up?  At Christmas they usually sell the bags of raspberry candy by...

I have, many times.  As long as the mold is shiny and clean (on the inside of course) you should have no problems.  I did refrigerate mine (and sometimes used the freezer but more rarely).  They frost over just like the...

I'm confused, she wants you to call her back and talk about it?  Talk about what?  It really isn't her place to set your prices for your business.  Does she discuss it with the grocer too when she thinks their...

Wow that's cheap, I charge more than that per hour for technical consulting (regarding cakes).  But I charge $125 per hour for a private class which you know she will end up needing   I have to say price...

My fav...after I quote a complex cake for $250.  'But baker xyz said they can do it for $60'.  I'd rather have yours, so can't you match their price?'

Parchment paper

How big does it have to be?   You can take a bunch of the largest tootsie rolls you can find and microwave them, just a few seconds each, until they are a little pliable.  Once soft enough, you can use them like modeling...