Posts by FromScratchSF

That might be it!  I don't have a Hobby Lobby here so I the local hunt continues - I'll check Michaels.  Bummer it's not on Amazon.

It's not a kitchen back splash, and it's not homemade.  But it does look like what was sold on eBay, anyone know where to actually buy it now?   Thanks!

LOL!   I'm not worldly at all so I have no idea what the brand in Australia is - I'm sure someone else can help.   The recipe should be fine halved or tripled, as long as you keep all your ratios correct.  Double...

Just saw a local competitor's cake, they used a quarterfoil impression mat and it looks awesome - I though I've seen them all (CK, GSA, other supply site that cannot be named) and I've never seen this one.  I must have it....

I too charge the same for fondant as I do buttercream.  It may be an "extra step" to put on fondant but so is all the piping and rustic swishing people want these days in buttercream. I used to charge less for buttercream but...

Hello!  OK, work with me here:  Visualize you are getting ready to put fondant on your cake.  You have your cake, it's perfectly iced.  You roll out your fondant.  You lift it and place it on top of your cake....

Hello!  Thank you for trying my recipe, and I'm sorry you are having problems - if the batter looked curdled then your butter was too warm.  It needs to be 68 degrees or slightly colder.     Some words of love:...

There is so much garbage that is marketed at cake people it's insane.  There is so much you don't need at all and a good lot of the stuff is junk.  I have shelves of stuff and really?  All I use on a daily basis is my...

No, it will not melt.  Brown sugar has an even higher decomposition point then white sugar when making caramel, and it does not dissolve in water easily at all.  Think about the last time you made chocolate chip cookies....

The grocery store and Wally World icings are made in a factory with funky additives, so you won't be able to make it exact, but you can make basically spreadable sugar by using hi-ratio shortening and lots of powdered sugar using...