Posts by grandmomof1

I add 1/2 teaspoon salt to my liquid. Stir it until it dissolves before adding it. It is much easier to incorporate throughout the entire batch.

I have been told on several occasions a price is too high, but I have developed a 'that's my price and I'm sticking to it' attitude. If I can't make it, I don't worry too much about it. Some people are very unrealistic in their...

Offset spatula, fondant smoothers, Xacto knife, pastry cutter, and extra small scissors (cuticle-type). Those are a basic need. A set of fondant modeling tools would be next on my list.

..one other thing to take into consideration in writing on a megaphone. The writing graduates in size. It is not all the same size. Larger opening side has larger letters.

I made something on a much smaller scale, but it was a topper with the school's initials. The megaphone I made was fondant/gumpaste mix. If you wanted a much larger one, you could make a cereal treat base then cover it with fondant. ...

Just thinking out loud today........I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but in an effort to learn to make "life-like" flowers I have been amazed at the interpretations of the Southern Magnolia. The main thing that I have seen...

Quote:Originally Posted by ibmoserAtlanta is an easy drive from Charlotte. Check out Nicholas Lodge's classes - they are wonderful and very reasonably priced. Just Google International Sugar Art Collection or Nicholas Lodge.I was in...

That is so cool. Frankly, I just crack mine into a bowl and reach in and grab the yolk out.

I share your joy. I took a cake decorating many, many years ago mainly to give my boys their cakes and I have. After making their birthday, wedding, and grooms cakes, I am now making cakes for my grandchildren. My granddaughter turns...

I do not use simple syrup. I just put a piece of wax paper over the cake and leave it while it is still warm. If I used a simple syrup my cakes would be soggy. One of the comments I receive most often is, "I can't believe how moist...