Posts by Mae_mom

I'm going to be making some jar cakes and shipping them, however I need them to be 100% organic.  I've got the cake covered but the icing is throwing me off.  I need something that's made of organic ingredients (obviously)...

Hi all,   I've been asked to do a small tiered cake.  Basically, a cake with a serving size of about 8. The little boy would love a three tiered cake.  I am also doing this cake for a friend so it's free. ...

Oh my goodness! So many great replies!! Thank you all so much!! I'm looking into every single one of them!!! I do have a question for FullHouse (or anyone else that knows):  You mentioned covering first in modeling...

I've been asked to do a vehicle cake for a wedding (groom's cake).  I'm no expert by any means when it comes to cake making but I seem to have a lot of trouble with vehicles.    Would anyone happen to have any tips...

I only need to paint some outlines on a scooby doo head  :)  I'd rather not use vodka so is tere something else I can use that will encourage the colors to dry?  (I have no aversion to vodka... I just don't happen to...

I normally have my husband do the character sculptures on most of my cakes (he's just better at it than I am ). However, I just always use marshmallow fondant. We sometimes have an issue working with it for sculpted critters and...

Ok... can someone please tell me the difference between a chocolate cake and a red velvet cake? I've used a few different recipes, etc. but I just can't tell the difference (other than one is dyed red). On that note, someone has asked...

I'm thinking of doing a cake like the one I'm attaching here. I won't be exactly the same or the same colors, etc. but this is the effect I need. My question is... what would I use for that technique? Fondant? Modeling chocolate?...

Thank you so much for that!! That is a great idea!! However, they have a specific cake they sent a picture of that they want it to look like. :/ I just don't know how big to make it! :pI love your idea though!!

I'm needing to do a cake in the shape of a six and a zero (for a big 60) for a serving size of fifty people. How on Earth do I figure up how large to make each letter? I use Earlene's cake chart for everything else, but this is a new...