Posts by CakesbyCarla

How many letters are in the child's name? Will it fit easily where 'moshi' is in the logo?   I would design it either by hand or using Word art or photoshop or similar program.   Then print out the template the exact...

I'm not aware of a DVD or tutorial that just goes over dusting (but then again I've never done looking for one either so there might be). But Edna de la Cruz's DVD on making gumpaste roses does cover dusting.  I don't know if it...

I don't know the dimensions of your cake, but you might be able to use a flange screwed into your board (center it in the middle of the cake) and put some pvc pipe up through the middle (cut a hole through your cake layers and...

For birthday cakes I use foam board (two layers taped and glued together then covered.) That way I'm not out a lot for expense and it doesn't matter if they return it.Sometimes I glue together about three cardboard cake rounds together...

Thanks Batterbug for sharing your info from that phone call. I thought maybe they'd reduced the fat in the mix. Great to know!!

A couple things I thought of as I read through some new posts in the discussion.About the "holes" in the cake. Do you tap your pans before placing them in the oven? If not you might give that a try. After I pour the mix in to the pans,...

I feel your pain. I used to use BC too. I've switched to Duncan Hines because they have more mix in their box. They've also downsized, but they are still more ounces of mix per box than BC.I used DH mix with the following extender. Just...

Sometimes having too much frosting on is the problem. I use a crusting butter cream. 1 cup butter, 1 cup shortening, 2 tsp vanilla, 2 lbs powdered sugar and 4 TBS 2% milk.Also, after I have frosted it (maybe an 1/8 of an inch thick- no...

Glycerin is found at Michaels too, in the Wilton section - along with meringue powder.

I'm not sure if I understand what you're going for completely BUT I've done many silhouette type elements before and i usually search for my silhouette images on Google image search.I search for "Silhouette" and then whatever it is ie)...