Posts by amberlou16

Happy Black Friday to one and all :) If anyone's around their comp's and not shopping, I could sure use some input regarding a cake I'm making. The cake is a chocolate cake with white chocolate ganache filling.  It's only 2...

Could you cover your tiers in a rainbow tye-dye fondant? Take a bunch of colours and mix them together, then roll it out. OR what about a tier of mini cupcakes cut out of various colours of fondant. Sounds like a challenging project...

I'm in Eastern Passage. I can't get over the difference here when it comes to dampness!!! It seems on a day when it's overcast, I just put all my supplies away and hope for some sun Other than that, I LOVE it here! Thanks for your...

Hi everyone. I've recently moved to Nova Scotia from Ontario and am having a hard time dealing with the dampness here when it comes to decorating. I find that my fondant gets sticky/melty and even my usual buttercream will not hold up....

I'm working on my first wedding cake for this weekend. It's a three tiered off centred square cake. The base of the cake is going to be a 14" styro base. I'm wondering if the next tier (10") needs to be attached somehow to the styro,...

yeah, I just tried it out. Made the filling very very gritty. Ugggghhh. I guess I should have used the crystal light instead!!

Sooo I'm just wondering, has anyone tried to put Jello (the Gelatin not the Pudding) into their icing? I am making a raspberry cream cheese buttercream and find that it just isn't that flavourful. I've added a lot of raspberry jam. I...

Thank you!!

I've decided to make a good friend's wedding cake. She wants a 3 tiered off centred square cake. I bought a set of square pans, 2" high. Are these ok? I figured I'd bake 2 layers per tier. Should I use the 3"? What's the big...

Hi everyone! I've used the virgin ice a lot (from bulk barn) and it actually tastes quite nice. It's easy to work with and there are about 10 or so colours to choose from.