Posts by Sassyzan

I usually offer people a choice of nuts and raisins--either, neither or both. I don't do any other add-ins unless I was making it for myself or a family member whose tastes I know better. I think the orange and allspice in Shirley's...

I think the disc shapes work the best. But to me it seems like it's missing something. An accent color maybe? I think it has sort of an ocean vibe.

How about using fishing line for the strings? Deep sea fishing line is quite thick. But you may have to buy hundreds of feet...

Roll thin ropes of fondant and place directly on the rkt for the veins. Then drape fondant over and smooth it down close to the ropes. It will look great.

Google Shirley corriher's recipe. It's delicious! I didn't care for the taste of toasted walnuts though, so I skip that step.

Quote:Originally Posted by FashionistaMommy  "not just cake...the whole party" I like this a lot

The Whole Cupcake It's A Party, Cupcake!

There could be bleed issues with color flow on buttercream because royal icing (ie color flow) does not like grease. It would probably be fine but if you have to have it put together the night before, I'd do candy melts or fondant.

Counter is fine. In a box to keep dust and errant fingers off. Fondant will be fine unless it is suuuuuuper humid.

Sugar will draw the moisture out of the fruit, so any icing will make it weep. Ganache, fondant, chocolate, frosting, whipped cream. Have you ever had a 2-day-old chocolate covered strawberry?the strawberry gets kind of loose inside the...