Posts by yh9080

I agree with previous posters - take more breaks, take something before starting, check consistency of icing, etc. Most importantly, please see a doctor. He may be able to offer some relief with drugs, brace, or physical therapy.

I don't know if this helps but I made an ivory one and used brown vanilla. I agree with a pp poster to see about getting a fabric swatc. I would then just experiment until I got what I wanted.

Because I work full-time, I bake and freeze the weekend before. Once the cake layers are cool, I wrap in plastic wrap and then in foil. Then I freeze. For a Saturday cake, I like to level, fill, and crumbcoat on Thursday nights so my...

I think it would be fine to travel with it already stacked. Just remember to dowel it well and to put a center dowel all the way through.However, just remember that a cakes that size is very heavy and be sure that you can carry it by...

I too work full time and my response to last minute (and this qualifies) is: I'm sorry but since I work full-time and have family obligations (parents in my case), [i]I will need at least two weeks notice. Thank you for thinking of me...

Cakepro- I hadn't thought of it being the cake board. For the base, I always glue two 1/2" foamcore boards together but then for the rest, I usually use a couple of cake circles glued together. I will try the 1/2" foamcore next time. ...

It seems that everytime I do a large cake, I have problems with the icing developing hairline cracks in it. It wasn't so bad last time but I still saw a few. Here's what I do for a Saturday cake:One week before: bake and freeze (works...

If you make the full size sheet cakes for the side, he might want to make sure the kitchen area at the reception has an area big enough. I made one once and the "kitchen" wasn't much bigger than a postage stamp.

Congrats and Happy Birthday! He did a great job!

I agree with everyone else that it takes as much time to decorate a dummy as it does a real cake. Dummies do cost a lot and you have usually have to pay more shipping since it is oversized. That cost would need to be factored in as...