Posts by Kaytecake

I bough the Badda Bloom Cake at BJs out of curiosity. My family didn't like it. The cake part wasn't too bad, the filling was fudgy, but the butter cream was awful. I suspect it's from the amount of coloring they had to use- the flavor...

I'm not surprised by this trend. With the economy the way that it is- people will be looking for ways to cut costs. People may want to do things more simply and economically. Why not rent a cake? Why not rent a gown? Who wears their...

Quote:Originally Posted by LisaPepsI spoke to my sister about it as she knows her, and my sister said "No cake for her then. Stop bending over backwards for her, she's going to keep saying she doesn't want to spend the money until she...

So, they are going to give the show a second season. I hope that they improve the format, but we'll have to see. Good luck to all the bakers who apply. I'll stick with Amazing Wedding Cakes and Fabulous Cakes.

I spray my gumpaste figures/flowers with food lacquer and after they dry, I store them in a cardboard cake box to protect them from sunlight and dust. I don't keep them sealed in plastic. I've had some stored for over a year. It...

I mix them- some I hang upside down so they look like they're in early stages of bloom. For the open look- I thin the petal edges and slightly cup them with a ball tool.

I just bought the veiner and ethnic mold sets and I couldn't be happier with my purchase. The molds are good sized, thick, and have well defined patterns that transfer clearly onto the gumpaste. I used the leaf veiner and was pleased...

Quote:Originally Posted by labmomi have had problems with duncan hines mixes for a while so I switched to betty crocker. I found bugs small spiders with webs in the plastic bag with the mix.. it was in several mixes of duncan hines...

I used to use DH mixes with good results, but I was not happy with them the last couple of times that I used the yellow mix. I enhanced my mix batter but it didn't help. The cake had no flavor at all- it was bland- like white bread.I...

I'd like to try this, too, but I'm concerned about using the raw egg as a binder. Is there a substitute to use?