Posts by Marianna46

That was a really beautiful cake! I know it took a lot of time, as did the other things you did for the wedding, but I can see you enjoyed it all and that it made all the difference to your day. Congratulations on making your wedding...

Thanks for the info about the original decorator, AppleGumPam. What lovely things she has on her Facebook page! I gave her a Like so I'll be able to see more of her stuff.

Great cake! I commend you for your patience in doing those henna designs. I really love those designs, but I have basically no piping skills (something I proved to myself once more not two hours ago!).

You could do the innermost petals with a 5-petal cutter (or with a cutter that cuts individual petals, I'm just partial to the 5-petal one) and do the outside petals with a larger single-petal cutter. I think the main difference...

I'd say it was a rose, too. Just without the top edges of the petals curled back like you see on a lot of roses. But I'd definitely do it with a rose cutter, either the 5-petal kind or the one that cuts individual petals.

Good question, AtomicBakes. I would freeze any kind of buttercream, but I don't know about cream cheese-based frostings, either. Be sure to let us know what happens with your experiment. I don't know whether you can freeze...

This is great advice that I'll be taking to heart now that I've decided to set up a Facebook account for my cake business. Yeah, I know, I'm really late to the party - and to think I used to be a total tech geek =).

My two-cents worth is this, Atomic Bakes: freezing your layers has the important advantage of helping them retain moisture. I always do it. I've read in several threads here that some people level, fill, stack and crumb-coat cakes...

The higher weight limit would be a must, of course, but that pull-out display is genius! I weigh my unbaked cake layers (to make sure the batter is evenly distributed between layers before baking). When the cake is over 8", I can...

I've actually never heard of this. Maybe it has to do with the pans they have on hand or with simplifying their ordering system. Also, it forces you to buy more cake than you need. If you need cake for 23, you can't get cake for...