Ummmm...everything, everything,...oh yeah...and EVERYTHING!!!!

Cake balls!

The best thing I have learned fro this site... does everything count? I guess the best thing would be that even I can do anything if I just try it. Oh.. and IMBC is da BOMB!!

Wow! There is so much information on this thread that I am just now learning! I still have not read through each post on this thread but I will. I am definitely going to watch this thread.

I have learned so much on cookie bouquets and the many ways to decorate cookies. I hope that my daughter (she's only 10 months old right now) will have lots of wonderful memories of the two of us in the kitchen.

That's a neat trick with the tips in the microwave. I'll have to try that!

Keep 'em coming



This should be made into a new forum on the CC site...whatcha' think????

I can't say just one of my favorite things. or the best thing. I LOVE jumping on here and finding something new every single time. My family would say the best thing THEY like was CAKEBALLS!!!! Makes them happy. They ask if I have found anything new I want to try. I say ALWAYS!!!!!

I have learned so much! I feel so excited about having such a great hobby that i can share with so many others. But, because I am new, I have so many questions about member's favorite tips. Here are just a few: 1. What do you use chocolate tranfers for? ( I saw the picture with the silicon cups)
2. How do you take out the flower nail from the cake?
3. Waht is IMBC?
I am just afraid to miss something! Thanks everyone!!!!!

Thnks! I woke up hoping that someome had replied about the nail, and someone did. Thank you very much!!!!!
-Sharon.

oh and I should also mention that again there was a very thin crust on the cake. It was actually quite nice though! And could easily be trimmed off if you didn't want it there. So I guess this is something that happens as a result of using the nail.

Hi everybody! I gotta tell yall, this place is wonderful! There is no way I can put everything I have gotten from CC here...and that's wonderful too!!! But the best of the best is: Melvira's Method of frosting with bc, cake balls, recipes....oh yea, the mmf tips...cake release, that stuff is fantastic!!!. There is so much more, I just have to get some sleep sometimes...ha! Linda

I have learned so much! I just love this site...addicted already. I learned to freeze my cakes ahead of time to save time, the flower nail in baking a cake, the violet in off-white frosting to make it more of a true white, how to do a stacked cake (working on that one!) and how to make cake balls!
Can't wait to learn more "tricks!"

From reading this thread I already learned about 3 tricks.

Thanks.

There is so much info, that you miss some, cakeballs, CT, smoothing methods. There are a lot of experienced addicts on this site that will answer all kinds of questions.

I love it. Thank you so much.

Addict trying to sign off.

Good Luck.

The flower nail. Love it! I am still working on the cake ball thing.

[quote="beemarie"]the violet in off-white frosting to make it more of a true whitequote] I have tested this too recently and yes it does work! I have also found that you have to watch how much you add though in case you don't actually want violet icing

wow, too bad I have to take my son to school now. Not that I do not love doing that, but this thread is addicting. Can not write down the info fast enough. !!!!!!
my best tip that I got off this web site was? too many to write down. This site has given me sooooo many ideas
keep on baking!

There's so many my favorites are
FBCT
MMF
Americolor ect........
The wonderful people at CC and the great support.
Thank you guys

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My favs are:

1. Viva towel method (they are not for you hands anymore baby! )

2. Hardware stores are actually there for cake decorators

3. The flower nail trick

4. putting your icing into plastic before putting into your deco. bag

5. Melvira roller method

all of these are my favorites

NOT included are ALL the ccer's that help EVERY day

Gosh I'm such a CC addict. I have learnt so so much and my family thank you all. I've felt sad for people when friends do the dirty on them, I have ROFL at accidents I thought I only do and been absolutly amazed from simple things like cheesecakes to elegant cakes.
I have learnt heaps but I made for the first time (as I only read it not too long ago on a CC forum) ice cream cone cupcakes.(I'm having a lot of firsts after getting off CC. I made rice Krispies treats in the middle of reading this thread.
Ahhhh so many great things not enough time.
LOL

Oh boy, such a haaarrdd question--I've learned so much from this board, but my current favorite is the flower nail in large cakes, just used that last weekend for 16" round & 14 " square cakes and it worked like a dream !! Close behind is the Viva method (and I going to try the high density roller method soon).
Heck, this whole board is my favorite thing!!

How to smooth icing! All the methods on here are great. My fav is to use the foam roller.

MMF on NFSC!!
And hints galore ... link rolling cookie dough between parchment before refrigerating ... cutting powder sugar into marshmallows for MMF ... so many! Thank you everyone for your wealth of knowledge and helpful hints!!!

what havent I learned from this site!!!!

Thanks cc'ers!!!!!!

I don't know why I haven't been getting email notifications on this thread -- and I'm still watching it!!! hmmmmmm...

Besides all the great tips, I learned I live 2 blocks from a great CC member

homemaluhia:

please explain, are you using a pastry cutter to blend the sugar with the melted marshmallows??