Posts by milkmaid42

They are lilies of the valley, a very easy flower to make in gum paste. I'm sure if you Google it, you will find a tutorial.   Jan

I haven't the time at the moment to look through all the quilting markers on this site, but I think I remember seeing a similar one...

cazza1, I remember your talking about this cake. I just loved it, but I can see, (figuratively speaking-- for it isn't visible to me), why you were upset. I guess the secret is the fact that your gel is much thicker than mine was and...

I, too, made a castle cake with a piping gel moat. I placed gum paste water lilies on it and didn't have any trouble. The gum paste was completely dry before I used them and they only sat on the surface, not embedded in the gel. I see,...

It reminds me of the character in Sponge Bob/ Square Pants  ---I think it is the crusty crab one. lol  But thanks anyway!

Hi Naomi--  I'm sorry I couldn't get back to you before now.   Regarding the ganache: I generally use white chocolate ganache, but when I want a real chocolate punch, I use a mixture of semi-sweet and bitter sweet...

Hi, Dolphan,    I just read this post and thought I'd post the recipe for fondant figures that I really like. While I use gumpaste for all my flowers, I recently started making figures from Elizabeth Marek's recipe. It is...

What a surprise..I just came upon your query and as soon as you mentioned grape stems and rose bushes, I recognized it as my cake! Thank you for the compliment. I really appreciate it. Here is the link:   <a...

I place my supports on the backside of the dry piece and paint the color flo over the top. This strengthens the piece and also embeds the support.   Jan

I would be inclined to use color flow, with a good application on the back to encase a couple of skewers for support. (Or in the case of some I've done, a couple of popsicle sticks.)   These figures were color...