Posts by auntiem9597

I recently made a dragon groom's cake and the wings were about 4"x8."  I made floral wire (a heavier gage so they are sturdy!) skeleton, and sandwiched gumpaste on either side of them using tylose glue to keep them together. ...

I would think about one larger cake (maybe 100 serving) to be a centerpiece and then a kitchen cake to make up the servings.

I recently did a ruffle cake for a friend's wedding. I covered all tiers with fondant, then used fondant strips, cut about 3, rolled out fairly thin, 3/4" wide for my cake, thinned the top edge with a cone tool, then applied to the cake...

sounds like you just need to add a bit of powdered sugar to stiffen it back up, wrap it up and let it rest.

I'm not sure if they have what you are looking for, but I have been a few times and I have never left empty-handed!

I recently had a cake order, and after about 2 months of going back and forth with plans, the customer standing me up once (she looked at the wrong date, and I made arrangements to leave work early to meet with her, therefore losing...

I agree with TexasSugar. You have to learn how to say no sometimes, otherwise you end up resenting the cake you are working on and it may not be your best work, gives you a bad attitude, and can burn you out fast! I have found this...