Posts by paintergrrl73

Thanks everyone for the support and advice! I plan on heeding it all and stand firm on my price and contact the bride directly.

Hi,I make cakes of all kinds on the side and I've done a few wedding cakes. I'm trying to get better about pricing the cakes so they are reasonable for the customer and so that I actually make a profit from them. I'm a one-woman...

Hi,Is there anything that can speed up the drying time of fondant? I needed to make a movie "clap board" you know one of those things they use on the movie set to mark the scene...Anyway since it has to be black I just bought some of...

Thanks! It just occured to me that since I haven't done this before and I'm starting a new venture, I don't even have all the pans so I'd have to buy those! I have to ask the client more questions about what they want. Thanks this was...

Hi!I've been asked to do a sheet cake with a Pyramid on top that will feed 50 people. I'd like to just make the whole cake a pyramid and get creative, I've been looking at pics on CC.Anyway, can anyone help me with what I should charge?...

Appreciate it! Of course my mixer just burnt out on the fist batch of dough I was making! I'm only semi-pro making cakes etc. and my mother and I make Christmas cookies every year. I think this is the 3rd mixer I've burnt out in 5...

Hi,This may seem like a dumb question but how many cups of Royal Icing do you usually get out of the typical RI recipe (using 4 pound bag of powdered sugar)?I'm making about 800 sugar cookies for a holiday party for kids and I wanted to...

Hi,I made this cake recipe for a wedding cake and it was great. The cake came out a little thin but moist and good combo of dense/spongy. Can anyone give me tips on how to make great cupcakes with a modified recipe?See link:...

Thanks for all your help/suggestions!! I just posted pics of the cake. I tried the silver metallic dust diluted with vodka first but it was too thin and transparent to see on top of white fondant.Then I mixed it with vegtable...

Hi,What's the best way to paint a design on fondant? I'm doing a wedding cake where the bride wants filigree/scroll work painted on (she showed me an example pic).I know food coloring or anything water-based won't work. I need...