Posts by cookiemonster025

Quote:Originally Posted by KoryAKYou should have told him to save those lines for his wife! I literally spit my tea all over the place when I read that. Thanks for the laugh!

Just wonder what about the whole thing makes you mad? I agree its a bit strange for her to want to taste the cake for a relatively small order, but there are a lot of really bad tasting cakes out there so I can somewhat understand why...

Quote:Originally Posted by SandyES00Thanks for the tip. I'll definitely try that next time. So when you are talking about Michelle Foster's recipe and the melting stage, do you mean when you have combined all the liquids and gelatin...

Michele Foster's Fondant (on this site in the recipes section) is fantastic. If you have a mixer with a dough hook, its honestly not very labour intensive at all either. I let the machine do the majority of the work, then knead by hand...

I find the whole concept of this "Cake Boss" branded cake to be weird. It's not made in his bakery or decorated by him or his staff. It makes about as much sense as "Cake Boss" shoes.

Quote:Originally Posted by SandyES00Yeah, I'm torn because it's so much cheaper to make fondant, but a bit of a pain, and I've been experiencing some difficulties with consistency, but I think it's because of adding too much color to...

Did you check the recipes section? Lots of good stuff there!

oh my goodness, those are horrid!

I made a firepit with rocks. The easiest thing to do was make little rock shapes with pieces of extra fondant (or extra pieces of tootsie rolls in your case), then put them in a small container with some grey luster dust. Shake up the...

Wow. Just, wow. Good for you though, for remaining polite. I think I would have hung up on her the second she suggested your husband stay with your son while you make the cake. The nerve!Hope all goes well with your son's surgery. ...