Posts by abchambers

Let me start by saying that I do cake decorating in my spare time. I have a full time job, but I enjoy decorating cakes and it keeps me busy most weekends.   I've recently been in contact with a "wedding coordinator" (she's an...

I always ask them if they're planning on keeping their top tier for their anniversary. If yes, then I do NOT factor this into the serving amounts. I also provide the option of baking them a fresh cake on their...

I bake from mixes, but I usually add a tablespoon or 2 of mayo and it seems to help (the flavor is not altered at all).

I've done a couple of tie-dyed cakes. The cake itself was tie-dyed by using white cake and then dividing in equal parts (5-7 parts) and colored with different gels (one was red, one was purple, etc). Then, when you put in the cake pan,...

I recently used Lorann oil to flavor a cake (white cake flavored with Irish Cream) and the flavor turned out great! You could always use this to flavor the white cake and the color doesn't have to match neccessarily ie. the orange layers...

I use DH cake mixes for all my cakes and have never had a problem stacking! Just be sure to use plenty of support (dowels, straws, etc).

Sorry I can't help you with recommendations, but I can tell you that I had absolutely bad luck with the mists, especially on fondant. It didn't spray evenly, you don't get as much control as I imagine you do with airbrush, and it ran off...

I use boxed cake mix as well. I always use thick plastic dowels on the bottom tier (sometimes 2nd from bottom) and normal wooden dowels for the rest of the tiers. Never had a problem with it!

I have a degree in Entrepreneurship. I'm by no means an expert, but if you're truly ready to write a business plan, don't expect to do it in a day! Get some advice with a local small business bureau, invest in some software that will...

I got an inquiry from a potential customer today. She wanted a Little Mermaid cake for her daughters birthday in July. She needed it to feed about 35-40 people. She even attached some really cute, creative, detailed pictures to go off...