Posts by SkisandBakes

You could try making a sheet cake, freezing it and then carving it to get the main truck body shape and attaching something to make the arm. I just made a Thomas the Traing cake for my son's birthday using this method and it turned out...

Use a crusting buttercream and chill the cake to get the icing to set well between your base colour and accent colours.

I have a 'scrap' piece of marble that came from a friend's kitchen reno. The sink cut-out is the perfect size. I also use it in my oven as a hot stone for pizza.

There is a website www.stilltasty.com that provides good guidelines for shelf life for a variety of foods. I use it all the time. They suggest that most cakes wil be okay for 1-2days in the pantry and 5-7days in the fridge. You might...

Hello all. I am going to be making a Thomas a the Train cake for my sons birthday this weekend. I plan on following the directions on the free tutorial referenced on this website http://thomasthetankenginecake.blogspot.ca/. I have made...

Thanks BakingIrene. That is what I did last time but the edges still came out better done that the middle. Maybe I need to try a thicker cake batter - my go to chocolate cake batter tends to flow quite easily.

Hi all. First of all, I have been watching this forum and getting many fabulous ideas from you for the last few months. Thank you for being so open with your advise and the info you share. I am hoping that some of you cake baking wizards...