Posts by wonkycakes

Just looked at your Culpitt link to see what those hardboards were, and I feel mighty foolish as I have dozens of them in my stockroom right now!  *Blush*  Guess I just never paid attention to what they were called before :))

Hi Suzanne!   I order most of my supplies from the UK, as Finland really doesn't have much on offer.  I do have solid plastic dowels, but have never heard of cake hardboards.  Are these the same as cake...

Hi!   I have a 5-tiered wedding cake for the end of July.  It will be chocolate mud with chocolate ganache and buttercream fillings.  I'm quite confident doweling cakes and putting in a central dowel for support, but...

I don't think there are any hard and fast rules. Make a few extra butterflies and experiment with colours. The bodies would look better with stronger colour, so my preference is to paint the bodies with dusting colour dissolved in...

A thick dam around the edge is essential. I use fresh fruit a lot in cakes, and I never have a problem with leaking. The trick is not to bring the fruit all the way to the edge (hence the dam). I live in a cooler climate so can't...

Unfortunately there's only one way to find the perfect recipe, and that is to try a whole bunch until you find one that works for you. The internet is a great place to start; read the reviews and pick a bunch that have good reviews.I do...

I've never had a problem with my MMF and I use it exclusively to cover fondant cakes. This is the recipe I use:1lb marshmallows + 3tblsps water (+flavouring)2lbs powdered sugar3oz shortening at room temperatureheat marshmallows and...

For the lemon filling, just use your favourite vanilla buttercream recipe, add freshly grated lemon zest (be sure to use either organic lemons or scrub the lemons very well with hot water to remove any preservatives!) and replace all or...

For that sized cake transport shouldn't be any problem. Just make sure you use a central dowel from top to bottom to stabilize the two tiers. pack in a transport box, or deep cake box and load it into the car in such a way that there...