Posts by Bettycrockermommy

I would say that it is fondant, put through an extruder and then put inside a bowl to dry. That's how I would do it anyway.

Stringwork!

You can definitely use cake mix. Like bisbqueenb said, it's the support system that holds up the cake.

The sink holes are air bubbles. I have heard that if you strain the royal icing through a cheese cloth or a brand new knee high panty hose, it will help with that.

Michaels sells styrofoam balls. I would use that. Cover it first in modeling chocolate and the bumps should be smoothed out.

I mailed a cake to a friend through US Postal. Here is the thread that shows how I did it. http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-5150443-.html

Quote:Originally Posted by amandathegraytSo I am new to this and I'm wondering...when I make a tiered cake and want to place each tier on a cake board (i.e. 8" round on an 8" round board) how to hide the cake board? Am I not putting a...

Congrats!!! You look fabulous!

Quote:Originally Posted by gramsI just thought of another tip. I wanted a large turntable for when I am decorating sheet cakes. I found a TV turntable at a garage sale and it works perfectly. It is the size of a 1/2 sheet cake.This is...

I use chocolate chips ALL the time to modeling chocolate. The recipe is 16 oz of chocolate chips to 3/4 cup of light corn syrup. If you want white modeling chocolate, use 24 oz of white chocolate chips to 3/4 cup of corn syrup.