Posts by DriveMeBatty

Quote: Originally Posted by LizzieAylett  Drivemebatty, I assume you meant multiplication, not division?     Oops, my bad! I thought there was something not quite right with that sentence haha

Lol! Well a measuring teaspoon is 5ml, generally the x just means division, so that would be 3 teaspoons (each teaspoon measuring 5ml) of gum trag, and 6 teaspoons of cold water. It definitely doesn't mean between 3-5ml. FYI cups are...

I've heard of many people having luck using Jessicakes wax transfer technique for this sort of pattern. http://jessicakesblog.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/maddies-fashion-birthday-cake.html HTH!

Hehe I got halfway through your post and instantly knew you were another Aussie Sorry can't help you out with any advice - your booze bomb method is the same way I was taught by my mum!!

Well actually, they're very nearly the same except that thick cream - or thickened cream as we Aussies refer to it - has gelatine added to it which helps with stability, especially in the case of making whipped cream. But heavy cream...

Unfortunately there's nothing like a 'Start Here' thread - although I think that would be a great thing for the mods to think about implementing (and if they do could they PLEASE include a link to jason_kraft's pricing post?!!! lol!)...

I'm assuming you're talking about a buttercream cake, not covered in fondant, and it sounds like you want that un-smoothed rough look. How about you post up a couple of pictures of the styles you are trying to decide between?

Quote: Originally Posted by LizzieAylett  I'm not from Australia, but when I think of Australia, all I can think of is sun, snakes, spiders and beer!   LOL!! I think this is most peoples impression of...

I recently did a cake where I had lightning bolts on wires sticking out from the cake. I used lollypop sticks to prevent the wires from ripping up the fondant. Worked great - although each lollypop stick is only wide enough to allow...

It sounds like one of the tiers was 8" high? It probably should have been stacked according to the method used for double barrel/extended tiers. I'm not sure how many layers were in that tier but assuming there were 8 layers of cake,...