Posts by Norasmom

Happy brides entering strong marriages are beautiful no matter what they wear!    Target rocks for so many different things. I will admit, though, I'm designer all the way with wedding gowns.  I was so fortunate to have...

Don't give up, everyone has different tastebuds and ideas of how a cake should taste!   I have made dry, hard bricks many times!  Experiment with recipes.   Maybe you can try a different type of fondant or roll it...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jenniferfrance  Plenty of people start out doing their cupcake businesses from their homes illegally. So some of you leave the girl alone. I know a woman with a successful bakery that did...

I agree, a 6-inch won't feed 25, even in triple layers.  6" feeds 8-10.  You are not overpricing, considering the work you will be doing.

I think Wilton products are designed for beginning cake decorators.  I like some of my Wilton products and I am going to say they have exceptional customer service. They replaced my turntable without a problem when it stopped...

They must be mini cupcakes.

Yes, you need to be careful.  There are a lot of lawyers out there, and I also think the etsy admins keep tabs on this stuff too. On the rare occasion I make a character cake, I never put it on my facebook page.  I also...

Hmmm.... fondant (I now make my own, much cheaper and tastes better.), cake leveler (I use a serrated knife, works better) , set of  3" square cake pans (sold them at a loss on ebay...they took forever to bake and square cakes...

I would say cover the entire bottom tier with rosettes and then put the top tier on, that will make it look seamless.

Maybe since you are family she was hoping you would bake them for free.  However, she should know what cupcakes cost in your area and compensate you at least for ingredients.  $1/cupcake is barely that.