Posts by bammcakes

I tried to cover a 14" round in fondant. The height was about 8". Im not completely new to fondant but I am new to covering large cakes. 3 times I tried to get fondant on the cake. It ripped every time. What is the easiest way to cover...

I am currently doing the same thing but for a wedding cake. One tester i went with jello instead of pudding. It made kind of a wet cake. After several tests I finally made one that I like. Even my critical taste testing mom liked it. I...

Anytime I've added fruit to a cake alot of the fruit floats to the top. How do you prevent that and have the fruit be through out the cake?

You made a very good point. I do need the pieces to curve around the cake. Because the pieces need to come up higher than the top I thought if I let them dry first it would be easier, so the top didn't slump over.

How long does fondant take to dry? I am cutting several shapes from rolled fondant and want to apply them around the sides of a fondant covered cake. Also, whole it is drying will the edges crack? If so, how do I prevent it?

I am making a wedding cake this weekend. One layer needs to be blue. The couple is announcing that they are having a boy. Besides just tinting the cake blue what could I do to flavor the cake a flavor that is blue that will go with...

I just tested a recipe that I found here. It's titled Durable Cake for 3D and Wedding Cake. It is posted by heartsfire. I used a yellow cake mix and instant pumpkin flavored pudding. The cake and pudding mix can be any flavors that you...

There is a recipe posted on here that is titled Durable Cake for 3D and Wedding Cakes. Just tonight I made this cake to test on my family because I also needed a simple but delicious sponge style cake. I change the pudding to a different...

I am a fan of box cake mix. I have several tricks that I use to doctor them up. One that I haven't been able to conquer is turning it into sponge for fondant covered cakes. Are there any suggestions?

Thanks CW. I don't know why I didn't look on Wilton.