Posts by southerncross

as I noted earlier, I use SPS system by Bakery Crafts exclusively and never ever had a problem. I love the idea of no center post.  However, I do wish the SPS posts were more attractive now that I have more brides going retro...

I bought large silver round and square plateaus from Saveoncrafts.com . I'm always on the lookout for ceramic stands at HomeGoods and have amassed quite a collection.This year with the increase in rustic chic weddings (burlap and mason...

LOL....I've been so desperate as to use paper clips to hold my baking strips together. And a friend of mine was driven to improvising strips by wrapping a strip of damp cotton cloth in tin foil and wrapping it around the cake pan. Boy,...

I calculate my charge by the serving but the price list I give to my customers is by the cake tier. so if my basic buttercream covered 8" cake serves 24 and my price point per serving is $3.50 then the cost of that tier starts at $84. ...

Do you use the strips on the sides of the pans? That seems to work for me.

I'm just finishing up the gum paste flower toppers for the next 5 cakes I have coming up. I've finished and coloured 5 hummingbirds and 2 rice paper butterflies as well. I hope to get started on the table coverings and backdrops as...

I've always observed the conventional wisdom of not refrigerating fondant covered cakes...until several of my brides insisted on freezing their top tiers and swearing that when they pulled them out of the freezer a year later the cake...

I've always observed the conventional wisdom of not refrigerating fondant covered cakes...until several of my brides insisted on freezing their top tiers and swearing that when they pulled them out of the freezer a year later the cake...

I haven't shipped sugar paste flowers but I did once have several dozen shipped to me and they all arrived in perfect order. The shipper lined the box with bubblewrap then put the flowers in a small box filled with shredded white tissue...

No cakes this weekend (although I do have an order for 24 key lime tarts for Tues) so I'm enjoying the quiet. I've been making flowers for cakes due in Sept and October: 50 red roses to cascade down a 4 tier cake; 2 doz. assorted...