Posts by ycknits

I love Earlene's cake serving chart for figuring out this kind of problem.http://www.earlenescakes.com/ckserchart.htmShe says a three layer (14" - 10" - 6") is 105 servings.She shows a 115 serving option that is 14 - 11 - 8 - 5.These...

I'm loving mine. It's quiet, super easy to use, and easy to clean. But now I'm a little worried.... when some of you say... and then it broke.... will you please describe what you mean by "broke." Maybe if we know what to watch for we...

I don't like to, but I have successfully frozen and thawed fully decorated cakes when necessary. When I know that I'm going to need to freeze, I anchor the cake (sitting on a cake circle) to another cake circle or board that is large...

When I'm adding lots of extra weight to the cake with draping and/or decorations, I add extra reinforcement to the cake. Always use bubble straws or dowels to reinforce each layer that is supporting another layer. If I'm adding draping...

We're up to 120 signatures!! If you're from Minnesota, please sign the peitition and ask your family and friends to do so, too! You don't have to be on facebook.... you can go directly to the site referenced above. Thank you!!

I bought foarm display boards - the three sided kind used by kids at science fairs - in black and white. They're made by Elmer's. I have a rectangle of black suede cloth to use as the base for the black set up and use another piece of...

For carving, I ALWAYS use a version of one of two recipes on this site: either the Firm Chocolate cake or the Durable for 3D cake (vanilla). Not only do they work extremely well for carving - they are also ones that I get the most...

Thanks so much for doing this!! I signed the petition and posted it on my Facebook wall.I joke that the name of my cake decorating "business" is Priceless Cakes.... they have no price because I can't sell them under MN law. Worse than...

I love sparkles and metallic. For silver, I buy the metallic silver used for air brushing and paint it on - either before putting the decorations on the cake, or after. It has a little viscosity and is easy to control. I'd do what you're...

JoAnn Fabrics & Crafts is a major supplier that I think is nation wide. I purchased mine on Amazon.com and got a better price.