Posts by Marianna46

Yes, it's happened to me, too. I think that whatever they use to turn it clear stops working after a while. I've just decided just to stop worrying about the slight ivory tint that regular vanilla gives, because it's really VERY slight...

Yes, chocolate fondant is the way I would go. Satin Ice makes a very tasty one or, if you want to make your own, I'd recommend a variation of Michele Foster's recipe - it's here in the recipe section.

 I don't know about the color, but you might get a BMW logo image from the internet, size it so it will fit on your cake, and hand cut the letters. I don't have a very clear picture in my mind of what this logo looks like, but if...

Great cake! I love art deco!

Well, okay, I've been doing a little research on the internet and it seems that the basic ingredient in these chips is something called "grasa láurica", which I have no idea how to translate into English, except that it is some kind of...

Anna, the stuff I use are Dolcezza chips. They're made here in Mexico by a chocolate company called Turin. In all honesty, that's what I was told, but now that I'm taking a closer look at the ingredients on the label, I'm not sure my...

Oh, yeah, I forgot about the candy coating vs. chocolate part of the debate. Real chocolate all the way, although the candy melts I get are basically chocolate that has had the cocoa butter removed and substituted with some other kind...

I think you're right about that, leah_s. If I use icing at all, it's just the tiniest bit. If the cake needs binding, I prefer to moisten it with a little liqueur or other alcoholic beverage - Bailey's, rum, limoncello, etc. That's why...

Wow, the flavored creamer and unsweetened whipped cream binders sound delicious, and like a great way to keep them from being overly sweet. Thanks for the suggestions mommachris and scrumdiddlycakes!

Hahaha! Anna, they're not pre-chewed! Do you think of mashed potatoes with butter and sour cream as pre-chewed potatoes? What I like about the cake crumb ones is their versatility - you can combine them with anything your little...