Posts by ChelleW

Hi I have found a yummy buttercream recipe that has shortening and a lot of fresh cream. I have to transport decorated cupcakes 1 hour away in car and they then have to sit at room temp. It will prob be between 24-30 degrees here so what...

Thank you so much for your very prompt and detailed advice xx Very helpful

I am decorating cupcakes for my daughters birthday on Sunday and had few questions that I really hope somebody can answer?!Can the decorated cupcakes be left out of fridge overnight? Buttercream is made with fresh cream and shortening....

Yes by iced I just meant with royal icing! They don't need to be chilled i just wondered if anyone had a tips on layering without risk of the design being crushed. Or if there are particular boxes or systems for stacking that are easy...

Hi I wondered if anyone had any tips for transporting iced cookies. I don't need to wrap them individually or post them. I just need a way to stack them all up to drive them to the venue to set up. I have 60 ranging from 3.5 inches to 7...

Hi does anyone know of a good chocolate flavoured sugar cookie recipe? OR I have a great vanilla sugar cookie recipe and wondered if I can just substitute cocoa powder for some of the flour or would it be more technical than that?...

Thanks for your help. I ended up colouring gelatin sheets with gel and they worked well - not the same as being able to break off and eat though. Gingerbread stood up to weather and didn't collapse on me! Yipee shouldn't have panicked...

Hi I would like to write my son's name in sand on his under the sea (Octonauts) cake. I have seen that you can use combination of crushed biscuits and sugar for the sand. I want it to look the same as writing with a stick on the beach...

Hi I am making my first gingerbread house and should probably start tomorrow - yikes! Can someone please please please help?1. I have tested melting candies for my windows and the humidity here - which is not too bad at the moment made...

Can anyone please tell me how far in advance I can make my gingerbread house? It is the 1st one so i am hoping I can allow enough time to redo if there is a disaster! Does it need to be wrapped? May get quite hot here? Should candy be...