Posts by lesgateaux

yeah I don't know why I let him push me into it! I guess I was just caught off guard or something and felt stupid. This was something I struggled with when I first started out, but it's been years and I know better at this...

I have a friend (I use that term loosely) from my old job who recently ordered a cake for his wife's birthday. He wants a 1/2 sheet cake... When I priced it, he acted like I was crazy because he could get one for $20 at the store......

I'm making a cake similar to this for a mechanical engineer: http://technabob.com/blog/2009/10/10/steampunk-wedding-cake/and just needed some opinions. I'm only making it 3 tiers of actual cake... so for the inbetween pieces would it be...

My bride wants a dummy cake as the bottom 2 tiers with a real 6 in on top for her & her husband to cut during the reception. I have never used dummy cakes so I'm kind of in the dark about them... Is there a preferred website in which to...

Quote:Originally Posted by kakeladiIt depends on where you are - is it not only hot but humid?What kind of 'buttercream' do you usually use? Have you had any problems w/it in the past (regarding weather)? When I lived in CA only one...

I have a cake to make for a corporation's work picnic, but it is outdoors. It isn't until evening, but the high is supposed to be 92. What would be the better option to avoid the cake melting? Fondant or buttercream with fondant...

I'm making an 18th bday cake for a woman's granddaughter... She gave me free reign of whatever I wanted to do because she said she trusts my creativity. HOWEVER, she has since come up with multiple ideas that have all been lousy (you...

My client wants me to have her child's [sterilized] toys as the topper for her cake. I told her this wouldn't be a problem (especially since it will save me hours hand-making the characters!) However, when I received them today I began...

here's a SUPER helpful tutorial:http://sugarsweetcakesandtreats.blogspot.com/2010/05/covering-cake-in-ganache.htmlhth

thanks for all the replies... i was just wondering what my options were, i had thought of using white chocolate but i also just wanted to know if there were any other things out there that could offer the same support that ganache does. ...