Posts by CakeBakerSoulShaker

I am doing my first Purse Cake this week and my client is VERY specific in requesting louis vuitton. I am very nervous! Anyone have any pointers? Suggestions for the little details and logo imprinting? Please help!

It has been a long time since I did a beer bottle cake and for some reason cant remember the technique used to get the bottle look. What do I think the food coloring down with? Any help? Also, I am in Dallas. Does anyone know where in...

What I have noticed happening when sculpting with fondant and hoping it will dry is that, unless you dry it out fast, that tends to happen. Because the moisture inside breaks through the crunchy outside layer. Id say put some tylose in...

Modeling chocolate and fondant are a completely different look than floral wire in my opinion, although in some applications it too can be gorgeous. I made a cake with cherry blossoms and used floral wire, I dont typically have a...

I vote for Americolor Electric pink. Its amazing! Plus americolor is my favorite coloring gel I have ever found for staying true to what the bottle shows

You have to be careful with shortening on fondant, as it will become a part of the fondant and can melt it or make it less stable. I know it isnt convenient but the easiest way to get a sheen finished look is to either airbrush with a...

I wish I could help you. That looks very intense. Im guessing a lot of his limbs are rice crispy treats. Or veryvery dense cake. Good luck!

I just had someone ask me to make a "belly cake" . a cake made to look like a 3D torso of a pregnant woman, for a baby shower. It looks like it will be somewhat easy, just time consuming. But she wants it in two days! Dumdumdummmm....

My advice to you is to use a very stable buttercream. Something like a crusting buttercream would be good for the summer, or wiltons buttercream recipe works very well. You dont want a swissbuttercream, although delicious, because they...

kiddiekakes,to make your buttercream crust you can add powdered sugar, this will give it a royal icing kind of affect although not as hard. Or you can always put it in the freezer til the icing sets up then do your airbrush work. The...