After burning through 3 hand mixers in 2 years, my husband felt it was time for an upgrade. We got this beauty on sale at Costco (also with a rebate) around christmas. It came with a mixer...
I have used 3 sets of these for many years and wish I had more. Although the newer designs are like 1 board with 3 different "waves" in it...this older model with its design is much...
I always have some of the White in my pantry for those days when the grandkids are over and want to make something. I have many of the other colors...but sometimes the kiddos want to make their...
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Custom Cupcake Wrappers are an easy way to add a special touch to a party. I like to use them for baby showers because I can put the name of the family on the wrapper. And no...
Messybaker - I'm still laughing. That's a great story. Things are not always so obvious to us sometimes! I'm glad it all came out right in the end. Thanks!
That is too funny! A similar thing happened to me. Take a look in my photos at my Veggie Tales cake. Take a close look at the asparagus. I was so proud of those figures! I wasn't home when the customer came & picked up the cake. It just so happened that I work with the customer. The cake was for her little boy. One day @ work we pulled up the cake pic. to show some other co-workers. A few of them started snickering, & I had no idea why. Then she told me to take another look at the asparagus. I was so embarrassed. Of course, none of the little boys noticed it & the mother just thought it was so hilarious. Mind in the gutter!
Too funny! And I can relate. I was working on a green fondant "1" for my cousin's daughter's birthday cake, and I swear for a while it looked like I was gonna put Shrek's penis on that cake! I worked on it a little while longer until it wasn't QUITE so bad, but my cousin and his wife still cracked up at the big green penis on their daughter's cake. Good thing my cousins have a sense of humor!
What a cute story! I love your cake it is so pretty and girly. How did you get smooth BC on the ball/teapot. Sometimes surgery does wonders! The end product is just perfect!
AmyGonzalez- I just used the cake icer tip to apply buttercream then smoothed with a spatula as much as possible. Then I rolled with my handy dandy foam roller! Couldn't live without my roller! (thanks Mel)
I really want an excuse to make another one so I can make the handle and spout with fondant and let it dry. The ones I had made would have been so pretty! Grrrrr!
MessyBaker, Thats how I thought you did it. I use the exact same technique, but have never done it on a ball. I'll have to try it soon. And I agree, I could not live without my best friend in the kitchen...My handy dandy high density roller!
well i think all your cakes came out cute!!! and the stories you will have for your children when they get older!!! or rather the explaining you will have to do when they are older looking thru albums!!!!! ahahahhahahahaha very funny stuff!!!!!!