Okay Everybody, Answer This Question!
Decorating By patton78 Updated 20 May 2018 , 9:24pm by CalaMom
I'm wondering has anyone gone through and actually counted how many cool tips were detailed in this thread? I'm wondering how many there are...
Adding a tablespoon of glycerine to MMF after the MMs are melted. It makes it so much easier to work with!
Now I have to save this thread and read it when I have a couple of hours!
I'm thinking the Viva paper towel trick I have such great looking BC now! THANK YOU!!
My vote is for the flower nail baking trick and the cleaning tips in the microwave trick. Made a believer out of me!!
I would have to the Viva paper towel and the FBCT.
That's my favorite too.
I have just completed reading this whole thread and wow! This has to be one of the nices places for all of us cake decoraters to visit. I have learned so many new ideas. Thanks to everyone.
His is my all time favorite's
1.Melvira's paint roller to smooth icing.
2.Antonia74's Royal Icing "This is the best for sugar cookies"
3.Penney's Sugar Cookie recipe.
4.Ironing ribbon with wax paper to make it grease proof.
5.FBCT
6. All the great recipes everyone has shared.
My favorite tip has got to be for making black icing without adding cocao powder...just combine all your leftover colors together... it will get your icing dark brown/black and you only need a tiny bit of black color to make it perfect!!!!
Yikes!! there is so much to be read on this thread!!
It will take me days to get thru it all, because all the tips one can pick
up along the way is fabulous!
This must be the best cake site out!!
Post a question and everyone comes running to help or share their experiences.
This is why we all belong to Cake Central!!
I guess mine would be Michelle Foster's recipe for fondant. I tried several different recipes and this was the only one that Ive had the best luck with. Close to the Satin Ice that I love working with but not nearly the cost.
Also, meeting my cousin's wife on here that never knew!! She's become one of my best friends!
Using a tall crock pot set on high to hold hot water which I keep my spatulas in while icing cakes. I always have a hot spatula at the ready!
Ironing ribbon with wax paper to make it grease proof....love that idea!!
This website is so incredible.
WOW I just read the last page here and got alot of info that I can use. Now I will have to go back to the first page and read it all.
My favorite is definitely MELVIRA'S roller method. Oh this saves me sooo much time. I LOVE YOU MELVIRA!!!
WOW...WOW...WOW...I just read 31 pages and can't remember what all I wanted to comment about and ask.
I love the VIVA!!!
Now here are a few things that I ran across on this thread.
1. WBH??? What is that
2. Sugar Bubbles?
3. Bubble gum roses?
I was so busy reading I didn't click on any links...so I wouldn't lose my place. Now my newbie brain is cooked and don't feel like going back through the thread to find them.
Another thing....I love CC and the wonderful members that are willing to help the newbies! Thanks again CC!!!!
One of the best thing has been using the vinyl for a fondant mat! I love this! But there are so many more things I've learned, I love CC!
Unbelievable!!!!!! My brain is fried, printer out of ink and my hand is tired from writing. As a newbie to this site and cakes in general CC has it all. I think the icing plugs are going to be my favorite, no more messy hands!! I do use the leveling right out of the oven and that works great. Thanks for all the great tips and recipes, hoping to add my own someday!
5 cakes down, hopefully many more to come
CC addict
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I would have to say the genuine responses received from everyone regarding cake photos posted as well as questions posted.
I have learned a ton from this site and have 2 LARGE three ring binders filled with information, recipes, tips & pointers!!
AND the MMF recipes!!
Thanks to Everyone!!
bubbatx657, I agree anytime I ask anyone for help they always come through ! Everyone on this site is so willing to share And help in some way ! And I have about 10 binders full Of EVERYTHING !! That hold 400 pages each ! My hubby is getting tired of hearing ( I need more ink for the printer ) LOL! Oh well !
Holy cow! I just read through 32 pages!! Insanity! OK, I am hoping I am not repeating anything, it's possible my eyes glossed over a few times but heck, it says EVERYBODY must answer, so here's mine!
1--everything ever mentioned in pages 1-32. Seriously! Any number of those great tips were things I would have written if I was the first person to post.
But...I never did see these tips listed here:
2. Adding gumtex to fondant to get it to dry quicker
3. Drying fondant/gumpaste pieces in a gas oven (OFF position, remember to stick a note on it), with the light turned on...the arid environment helps speed drying.
4. Pink fondant, or any fondant with red in it (orange...purple...etc.) will fade if exposed to light for too long, so keep those in a closet (or oven lol) to dry.
5. Spaghetti strands to for extra support of fondant heads/limbs/etc.
6. Everclear to paint on luster dusts.
Hm, I am sure there are more, but it will be a miracle if anyone else ever gets this far anyway .
You can stack your tips in the tackle box. I used to give each one it's own "cone". Now, I have so much more room! LOVE THIS SITE!!!
well i tried the violet colour in buttercream and it did not cancel the yellow and make whiter, it made it a creamy colour
thought it was too good to be true , it must be my buttercream recipe
argggghhhhhhhhhh
i thought i had a huge problem solved
Suzy
Used the frosting plug last night and it worked EXCELLENT , violet for buttercream didn't, I used too much and microwaved my tips , worked very good too. Also did the parchment paper for the bottom, it came out perfectly, no missing cake pieces . I have also used sugar in place of the flour for my cake pan but the cake bottom and sides retained alot of the sugar. Sooo many more tips to try my family is going to be eating cake forever!
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I'm trying to see how much of this thread was lost, it looks like nothing after page 31. Or make that page 32, I get a different count each time I click something here...
. . . is there life in this thread after the Crash . . . are the last pages available . . . this is a test . . . just checking
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