Posts by cupadeecakes

What kind of cakes does the employing baker produce? Could you learn from them? You say they are very well known, could adding "Worked for Awesome McBaker" give you somewhat of a pedigree when (and if) you decide to leave? Would there...

My mind gets blown on a weekly basis by people waiting until the last second to order a cake. I got a call from a Mom last week on Thursday wanting "something really special" for her one-year-old's birthday on SATURDAY!As far as "rush...

As I was reading through all the "ah, let them slide" replies, I was wondering what the chance of the OP re-booking that day a month away from the event. And I GUARANTEE the other vendors are not going to let it slide.I don't know if a...

Try using lemon curd and seedless raspberry jam.

I really hate to hear all the bad comments about the Cricut Cake! I love mine, although I do use mine with SCAL. I would think very differently if I had to use those cartridges. I just ordered William Sonoma's 7 quart KitchenAid...

If someone wants salted caramel icing, but a white cake, maybe just use it as a filling, or ice the entire cake and then add a coat or 2 or white buttercream over it, just for the color.

Every employer and job will be different so I am just popping in to share war stores with the rest. When I worked as a pastry chef / decorator, I had to come in at 4am and couldn't leave until my daily list was done, which would...

I wear a pink chef's jacket and jeans to bridal shows. And comfy shoes are a MUST!

It is PERFECT for cut outs! It doesn't stretch like fondant will, but yet it is still pliable enough that you can bend it around the sides of a round cake without it cracking or tearing. You should be able to find Mike McCareys' or...

RE: the memory card, I think what she means is that on her camera, the standard setting will let her card store 200 pictures while the high quality setting will only store 60 pictures on the same card. Granted, it's a camera setting and...