Posts by Marianna46

I live in a hot, humid place where regular fondant will just not hold together. When I'm going to cover a cake with fondant (I generally use ready-made), I prepare it first by mixing in a slug of CMC (2-4 tablespoons per pound) and a...

I just spent the morning baking and used the batter-up-the-of-the-pan method (how come I never thought to do that before?). It really helped my cakes rise evenly, even more than they do with just the bake-even strips. I want to...

Another suggestion, that I got from a CCer a couple of years ago: make the buttercream for the dam thick enough (by adding more powdered sugar) to roll out a rope by hand. Roll it out and place it around the edge of the cake. I've done...

Thanks for the invitation. I'll try to get organized enough to do it before the Christmas rush is upon us!

I'm no fan of Jell-o (the ready-flavored stuff), either, costumeczar,but I love doing things with gelatin. It's just so versatile. And, of course, I was just thinking out loud, so I have no idea how it would actually behave. I...

Oh, I don't know, if you painted liquid gelatin on the unmasked parts, it  probably wouldn't even alter the taste of the cake. I was also thinking piping gel.

I don't know the answer to this, but I know where you can get it. There's a chart on the Wilton site (www.wilton.com) that tells how many servings each size two-layer tier gives, how many cups of batter you need and how much...

I rhink she was talking about the glossy contrast on the next tier up, costumeczar, although I liked your advice about how to get that glow on the chevrons. And I think your answer is applicable to the other tier, too: I would mask the...

I don't know what you need to tell her. That depends on whether you still want to be friends with her afterward, I guess. But you should DEFINITELY get out of that situation. The woman is too flaky to run a successful business and...

Oh, lord, and I complain when the thermometer gets above 30 (yes, Celsius - don't get all freaked out all you people who live where there's snow - that's just below 90°F).