Posts by cakechic87

I recently made a waterfall cake with fondant & I used piping gel for "water". Well, the piping gel was fine at first... I went do other things then when I came back to the cake I saw white spots of fondant coming through the gel....

How do you do the Chevron pattern like on this cake? Any links to tutorials or videos would be helpful! Is there a cutter or mold that you use? And do you hand paint the gold onto the pattern while it's on the cake?   I also...

How do you get your fondant cakes so wet/shiny/glossy looking? I've covered a lot of cakes, but mine never look shiny like that. I've used a paint brush with water to wet the whole cake before (to do zebra stripes), but it looks...

How do you get your cakes stacked like this, without it falling apart... Do you use PVC pipes or a special cake stand or something else? How do you do this?  

How do you get that perfect, skinny lined, drizzle over your chocolate covered strawberries? Are there any tools that you use?  

How do you pearlize a fondant cake (like for wedding cakes)? I believe I read somewhere that you need to air brush it. If this is correct.. how do you air brush it to make the pearlized sheen on the cake? What do you need, pearl dust?...

To make the bristles? Maybe a grass tip  

How do I make the swirls/ruffles like on these cupcakes & what tip do I need?  

This wedding cake has, what looks like, fondant drapes going around each tier. I've done drapes before, but these look flat to the cake. How did they do this? Did they just roll the fondant real thin (and make the drape effect),...

I'd like to make a large cake in the shape of a number 3 for my nephew. How can I get a pattern large enough to cut the cake in that shape? My printer only prints out regular sized paper & I'm horrible at drawing. I think I read...