Posts by Cargen

So please don't judge me based on my icing smoothness. With all the problems I had, I had very little time to actually re-ice and smooth the cake. Now that I know how to do it, if I ever make another one, it will look much better. Thank...

THANK YOU so much guys. I never thought about skewers before. All I have ever heard is toothpicks and I always seem to have problems with them. I lOVE the skewers. Had a little bit of a problem b/c I made the spout 4 days ago so when I...

I need your help PLEASE. I am begging. I am making a tea pot cake and I CANNOT get the spout to stay on. I made the spout out of gum paste/fondant mix with 4 toothpicks sticking out of it. My cake is iced in buttercream. I used melted...

Thank you for the quick response EnglistCakeLady. I am going to order some now. I can't wait to try it!!!! I really appreciate all your help.

WOW! I am soooo glad I found this post. I always saw fabulous bows and wondered how people did them but never could quite figure it out. I used your technique this weekend and the results were awesome. I was so proud of how the bow...

Thanks TexasSugar.I actually looked up the recipe after I posted b/c I was pretty sure I spelled it wrong. Oops!!!

I normally make the Wilton buttercream icing, but have found I have to add more vanilla and butter extract than the recipe calls for to get the crisco taste out of your mouth. Now, I think it is getting too sweet though so I have been...

One more try... I guess I don't know what I'm doing. The file is well under 2MB and I am clicking on add attachment, browse, and then adding it but it never shows up.

I for the life of me cannot figure out how to add the picture. Let's try it again.[img][/img]

OK Ladies and Gents,I am making 100 cake pops for a party next week. The two girls are 8 and 10 years old and the theme of the party is red carpet. I am going for elegant yet something small girls would like.I am having a total mind...