Posts by cupadeecakes

Quote: Originally Posted by rica827  Ooh bad idea!  If you start to build a following with your home business, then up and switch the name if you move into commercial space, you've lost all the branding...

Try www.lucks.com, they offer lots of pre-printed icing sheets.  

Quote:Originally Posted by shanter The cake is on this page: http://www.community.itakeyou.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1014&st=0&sk=t&sd=a A little more than half-way down the page. I don't know if you could get in touch with the...

Thanks Denise!  I have considered that it might not be an impression mat at all, that it could be wallpaper or any number of textured surfaces.  I did some Google image searches of just the cake and the only place I found the...

I would totally back out of this deal.  It sounds like your friend either doesn't realize what she is asking or is taking advantage of you.  I too learned this lesson the hard way.  What do I do now?  I discuss the...

I am trying to help a friend find the impression mat used to create the bottom tier on the cake (below, see closeup).  We have both searched far and wide and can't find anything.  I think that Marina Sousa may have made the...

Oh goodie, War Stories!  When I first interviewed at a bakery as a decorator / pastry chef I had a working interview that basically lasted all day.  I was offered $9 / hour and was told that I would would come in at 4am and...

Thanks for the info Brenda!  My sister lives in Gwinnett County, really close to Discover Mills.  What a small world!  

+1 to having backup baker buddies.  I have become very good friends with another bakery owner in my area and we are each other's emergency backups.  It's also nice to have someone to discuss techniques or new products, or...

I have a separate legal kitchen on my house, but I was getting my inspection by the Dept of Ag last week and we talked a little about the cottage food law here in GA.  If you haven't done this already, she said the first step was...