Posts by tdovewings

I'm not established, I launched my business in October 2012. My goal was to get 4 orders per month total. I know it is not a lot, but for me that is busy. I'm a stay-at-home mom of 2-year old twins, and a 4-year old. I don't do...

Yes, most people don't know how much these things really cost. However, we are part of the blame too. I understand that every cake is different and priced differently but we all have minimum prices on our websites. I am really about to...

I should have used the word "buttercream" instead of "frosting". Since I don't do butter anymore I've gotten in the habit of calling everything frosting.

In my experience when folks ask for whipped cream frosting, they remember something they have had in the past that's either swiss merinque frosting or Rich's bettercreme (used in the past by many grocery stores). Usually they are...

I'd try poured fondant  or colored modeling chocolate. 

I doesn't dry hard and fast like royal icing.  It is more like glace icing. It takes my glace icing about 24 hours to dry. This does setup faster 3-4 hrs. We've only used it at playdates with the kids, I've never used it for...

how exactly do you eat a cake push pop. Seems really messy without a fork. Do you eat one layer at a time? I guess I will have to find one to buy. Looks even more tedious to make than cake pops. 

Maybe powdered agar agar would work but that takes it out of the realm of simple, since it might not be so easy to acquire. 

When I started off I'd give myself a week to make a simple cake. I'd plan out what I needed for all the tools and ingredients and go shopping Monday night.  On Tuesday I would make the frostings and fillings and store them in the...

I got a last minute order for a Captain America shield cake. My real focus is on creating a red velvet cake for Valentine's day. This is so hard, I hate red velvet cake. The food coloring taste is so pronounced to me, but I keep...