Posts by cubbycakes

She is a photographer and wanting the smash cake just for photos to put on his invite...I can't believe she wants it that big either. I have never done a smash cake this big..typically I prefer supports to!

I am needing to make a smash cake. She is wanting an 8" cake 6" high. I don't want to put cardboard in his smash cake but I don't want the cake to collapse either...it's just buttercream, no fondant weighing it down...can I just add the...

The pearls are on the wire (spaced out)..then the wire is wrapped randomly around the cake (like a lot of ones I have seen done with ribbon.

Maybe try mixing in some jam with some jello?

Yes you can. Anything to detailed or small doesn't cut very well though (from my experience). I couldn't cut a letter smaller than about an inch when I started using mine but I found if I held something flat (I use my metal spatula)...

I didnt know where to post this but I am trying to track down a picture of a cake (any cake).. I have seen it plenty of times but now i cant find one or even think of what to search. IT would be a cake wrapped in wire with little pearl...

I have been making a simple marshmallow fondant for a year now. I like the taste and its not too bad to work with as far as covering a cake but no good for smaller detailed decorations due to its texture. I actually just made MFF today...

I would say its chocolate, just because of how the brown has that 'melted in' look to it. If you did it in fondant Im with you on the color.. I would do the stripes black also (as long as she is ok with that). I am no...

Thanks all!

I am wanting to try stacking a tall tier cake. My plan is to do 8" round bottom tier (stacking 4 x 2" high cakes) with a regular round 6" top tier (just 4" high). I have stacked cakes before but not into one tier like this...to...