Posts by Julie_S

Quote:Originally Posted by tracey1970Me neither. A tip 1 or 2 is usually fairly thin for outlining. Maybe a thicker icing? Also, I don't do that "back layer" of icing on the back of an FBCT because it does smoosh it a lot. My thoughts...

Thank you all for your replies. I really appreciate the input.If you are interested, I'm following the steps you see in this youtube video of somebody doing a...

Quote:Originally Posted by tracey1970I'd go with a bit thicker icing. What sized tip did you use?I used tip #2. I can't figure out why this is happening to me but not others.

Here are some pictures so you can see the smushed lines.On the one of the skates, you can see the smushed line on the skate on the left. ON the other one, her eyebrows - I did not pipe these this wide so I know it got smushed. I used a...

Hi,I experimented with a frozen butter cream transfer and it did not come out the way I had hoped. I drew a picture first then outlined it using black, thinned down but not too too think butter cream. I did everything like the video on...

This is just too exciting. To be accepted to a great school and if it is in a new city for you, then you have that too! I would love to learn with the masters as you will be doing.Congratulations!!!

Here are some quotes about books and reading that I like:Some of them might be too long to put on a cake and some might not be understood by your kids depending on their age:When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began.~...

I found a youtube video of FBCT if anyone wants to see it and is confused about the process like I was.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV2DZDuv9XA&feature=fvwWhat I didn't realize was that the side that you are working on as you pipe and...

Hi again,Actually I have 2 questions:1. I just read over the instructions for a FBCT which is listed here:http://cakecentral.com/articles/73/how-to-create-a-frozen-buttercream-transfer I don't understand step #7 where it says to "smooth...

Hi,I have posted a sample cake I did the other day. Lots of problems with this, as you can see from the picture below - hat not on her head, body distorted, shoes are messed up plus the placement of the witch is not where it should be -...