Posts by cakemeech201

mold some heavy duty tin foil and support it with an egg carton or something until they set, that would probably be the cheapest. you could buy the stuff to make your own mold but that gets pricey. as for the cooked sugar, i would melt...

depending on the route you wanted to go, i suppose you could even shape a cube (made from fondant, rkt, etc) and cut the steps out??

super cute cake FlourPots!!! i would do the same thing. or you could even turn them on their sides, add some width to them and make each one a little higher than the one before. lol i hope this comes thru in words the way i see it in my...

i think i'm gonna try lowering the temp and placing a pan of hot/boiling water in the oven along with the cheesecake. i may go back to using my hand mixer for the batter, just to see. thank you all for your tips and advice!!! and btw,...

i'll definitely try that adonisthegreek1!! how long do you bake it for at that temp??

i do use a water bath but even then sometimes they crack. i think i may have an issue with my oven, but i also started using a KA mixer i got for christmas. before that i only ever really used hand mixers so maybe i am beating it too...

I have been having the worst luck with my cheesecakes lately, they always crack terribly on top idk what the heck is going on because I used to make fabulously pretty non cracking cheesecake and then BAM ugliness... someone please...

i was in a pinch one day and had to settle for McCormick neon food color from the grocery store. i was really surprised how well it turned out!!! i used it in my bc icing and mmf, had no problems.

i saw tiny ones made out of wire online a while back. it was fairly simple. she took a piece of gold wire made a loop in the center and then 2 smaller loops on each side. snip off the excess and stick in your candy. just an idea GL

it's a brand of mold for fondant (or gumpaste) letters and numbers :p