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Doll Pick vs. Barbie If I cant get a doll pick can I use a barbie?
Stencilling a Pattern I am making a birthday cake for my daughter. Instead of getting all complicated and making a 3D castle I was thinking of stenciling one on the top. My ...
Covering Cakes With Fondant Hi there, I'm really struggling with covering cakes with fondant to make them look professional at the bottom edge.. (I put ribbon around the bottom to ...
Butter Cream Icing & Glace Icing My question has 3 parts. Firstly, once you have made Butter Cream Icing and iced the cake, does it need to be refrigerated? Secondly, what is the easiest ...
Help for my Cake Can you use Betty Crockers whipped buttercream frosting as a crumbcoat before you apply the fondant?
Cake Topper I am making a baptism cake and the topper has lace and netting around it. What do I have to do to place this on the cake. I mean, I really don't want ...
stacked wedding cakes Is there anyway to add heigth to a cake tier short of baking another layer of cake? I am making a 3 layered square cake 16", 12" & 8" each layer is 3 ...
How do I make edible cornstocks? I am doing a barnyard bash for my 3 year olds birthday party...I am going to make a farm scene cake with edible fencing, hay, barn and silo...My dilema ...
gumpaste and whipped icing
Hi, How can I place gum paste flowers on whipped icing without any problem.
The last time when I did this where ever the flowers touched the icing then ...
Coloring Frosting Im trying to make burgundy roses...which 2 colors would I combine?
How to make a laptop cake I need help on making a laptop cake. I can get the base of it but can't find anything that says how the top is done and how it stays upright. Can you please ...
How do I make a cake that is not fluffy My husband wants a cake that is not fluffy. He prefers cakes that are more compact. How do I make a cake that is compact and not full of air? LeeAnn ...
6" top heart tier How can I set the top 6" Heart cake stand on edge? Bride and groom presented this to me on Friday. I have an idea I might have to use a foam or rice ...
Glossy fondant finished cake I have seen cakes covered with fondant that are very glossy. How do I get this done? Is it a marshmallow fondant that is used or what? I need some enlightenment...
Car Cake
I want to make a 3 D car shaped cake. I have seen many on-line.
I am wondering if freezing the cake and then cutting with an electric knife will work ...
Cutting a Cake how to cut a 16 inch cake so I can frost the middle? How after separating it do I get it back together? Thank you for your attention.
Edible Photos on Cakes
Hi, please how can I stick a customer's picture on the cake, and how can I make it edible? I've seen cakes like than but each time I get confused.
Thanks ...
hump in cake How do I stop my cake rising so much in the middle?
buttercream too soft ? I'm an early learner in Cake Decoration. I tried to decorate my cake with buttercream, but I think it's not working. I tried to make a rose, but failed ...
Crumb Coats Can I put a crumb coat on my cake the night before, if I am going to ice it early the next morning?
bleeding frosting colors
When I decorate a cake ahead of time and freeze it, I defrost it in the refrigerator before serving it.
Many times the darker colored frosting will bleed....
Decorating with 'Gold Dust" Is there any product I can use to apply decorating dust to my cake other than vodka or everclear? I have heard using vodka, everclear, and even lemon ...
fondant What is the lifespan of fondant? I made fondant on a saturday night. It's now Friday morning, can I still use it?
crystals on wires Hi - I see a lot of the decorators on TV add beads & crystals on some sort of wires to the tops of their cakes. Any idea what they use and how they insert ...
how do you pearlize fondant icing? How do bakeries make fondant have that shiny pearl finish?
Wilton Bowling Pin cake I am going to attempt the Wilton bowling pin cake, but before I do I have one concern. I want the bowling pins to stand up, is this possible? It seems ...
tugboat cake Where can I find a recipe and decorating instructions for a child's tugboat birthday cake?
How much fondant? How much fondant do I need for a 3 tier cake. A 12 inch a 10 inch and a n 8 inch cake. Each tier is 3 1/2 inches high.
type of icing used in putting names on cakes hi! i just want to ask what is the name of the icing that is used to put names on a cake?
Getting coconut to stick on outside of cake I am making a cake for my Dad for his birthday... the recipe his sister sent me told me that the cake is ugly but it tastes delicious. I don't want an ...
cake refrigeration Hi, I'm making a 3-tier wedding cake and like to know how far in advance I can make the layers and refrigerate them. I need the cake done for a Saturday....
Baby Shower Duck Cake Is there an fairly easy way for a beginning cake decorator to make a duck baby shower cake? then after you bake your sheet cake how do you go about ...
cake freezing
Do you freeze your cake prior to crumb coating it or can you crumb coat it and then freeze it? How do you make sure it is fresh?
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refrigerating a cake with gumpaste flowers If you are making a cake 2 days in advance for a wedding with fillings that should be refrigerated, but the cake is covered with fondant and gumpaste flowers,...
problem with sticky fondant icing how can I prevent my fondant icing going sticky once on the cake. I put the icing on last night put it straight into an air tight container and this morning ...
Frozen Cakes Can someone please tell me...How far in advance can you bake a cake and freeze it(uniced, of course)?
Fondant Recipe I can't find a Fondant recipe...so, please....share to me your fondant recipe. Thank you.
Why are my gumpaste flowers not drying and why r they weeping? I have made beautiful flowers and now I am sitting and waiting for the flowers to dry and because they are weeping they are not even staying open the flowers ...
Holes in my Cakes and Cupcakes I am buying a premix from a wholesaler and only add water and eggs. I started noticing that there are holes in my cakes and cupcakes. What is the problem ...
Gold/Silver paint Can anyone suggest how to achieve an even and shiny gold/silver paint effect on fondant? i.e. you can't see the white fondant through the paint. I have ...
Sticking Shapes to Icing Hi, I'm decorating a 3 tier cake and wondered what i should use to stick small iced shapes onto royal icing? Thanks very much.
Cake hump when baking How do I stop my cake rising so much in the middle when baking it in the oven? I always end up with a huge hump in the middle instead of a nice even flat ...
Shining Look on Fondant
Please how do I get a shinning look on a fondant cake.
What colours will I mix to get a silver colour
Thanks. Kate
HELP!!!!! QUICK!!!!!!
I am in desperate need of a Wilton bowling pin shaped pan!!!!!!
I have a lady wanting a cake to look like a beer bottle in about a week and the bowling ...
Icing that is good in hot weather?
Hi! I am doing a wedding cake for an outdoor reception in the middle of August.
It is very warm (hot actually), and I was wondering what icing will hold ...
Gum paste or fondant? I am going to make a Thomas the Tank Engine cake for my son and I am wondering if I should use gum paste or fondant for his face? I am not concerned about ...
How do you make black sugarpaste shiny?
Hi,
I am making my partner a birthday cake in the shape of a Royal Navy Officer's cap.
The peak of the cap is black and shiny. I have black sugarpaste ...
How do I make shiny frosting that I can tint different colors? I am making cakes in the shape of Lego building blocks. I would like the frosting to have a smooth texture and look shiny like plastic. I cannot use ...
How many cake mixes
I have a 3" x 16" round, 3" x 12" round and 3" x 8" round.
I need to know how many cake mixes it will take to do for each.
Also, I need to know if ...
Red Velvet cake decorating I have been asked to make a red velvet cake for a birthday party. My question is, what frosting do I use? They want a Hawaiian themed cake, but I thought ...
Food Coloring for Cakes What kind of food coloring do bakers use when painting pictures on cakes? Do they use powder food coloring mix with water? If so where can you buy different ...
Wedding Cake I want to make a wedding cake that is going to take a lot of time to decorate. I use buttercream frosting that is made of shortening and butter flavoring....
powder vs gel I have gel food coloring and cannot get my red red enough. Any suggestions? Is powdered food coloring the answer?
seashells I would like to decorate a cake with shells but I don't know what to use or if I can make it with royal icing!
How to cut a cake into a shape I would like to know how to go about cutting a cake into a shape, such as the State of Texas. When would you cut the cake? Before adding a filling or ...
Edible Gold or Silver Balls What are the gold or silver balls made from and how time consuming are they? I have a bride wanting them on her cake and I am doing this as a favor for ...
coloring whipped icing Is it true that you can only get pastel colors when coloring whip cream icing?
New pastry bag - remove tape? I just bought a new pastry bag and it came with what looked like stiff tape wrapped around the end of it. The tape didn't seem to want to come off easily,...
Red Color Cake Icing I want to use red color in my sons birthday cake. I tried using all shades of red but I could achieve only dark pink. If I tend to add more coloring, the ...
How to work out tin sizes = for how many people? I am just starting out and am having a difficult time working out what size tins to use for certain amount of people. Is there a chart of some sort to ...
Wedding Cake Icing without Crisco I have someone requesting an alternate icing for there wedding cake. They want an icing without Crisco in it. Does anyone know of such an icing that decorates ...
how to get rid of shiny icing I have used roll out icing to decorate a cake, where I have used water to stick things onto cake, it had left shiny areas around decor, how can I get rid ...
coloring whipped icing
I have to decorate Mickey Mouse in whipped icing but how do I get my whipped icing black?
stacking odd shaped tiers I was wondering, I want to attempt to sculpt a cake and to do so, I need to use some sort of non traditional cake stand. I want to create a character ...
Decorating white chocolate seashells I am making a wedding cake in June and I will be decorating with white chocolate seashells. I have found several websites to purchase them but I would ...
Tiered Wedding Cake Hi, I'm doing my sister's wedding cake. I've took the first cake decorating class with Wilton. The cake that I'm doing is a four tier 16,12,8,6. How many ...
White Icing... I must bake a birthday cake....101 dalmation....but I want to know how to make white icing for the dog...and the black icing for the spots....the butter ...
Cut Out Cakes What is the best way to crumb coat a cut out cake? I have trouble with the cut cake falling apart and lots of crumbs coming off. I know there has to be ...
Gift Box Lids How do you make a lid look like it's tilting on a 'present cake'?
How do you get rid of the bump around the middle of a cake where the layers meet? I have been decorating for quite a few years. I always trim the sides if the layers are uneven, I don't over-fill between the layers, I go around the ...
How To Make a Deer Head Cake I was just wondering if there was a way to make a deer cake.. I have tried a few searches and have found a few but none of them have directions on how ...
Decorating with edible silver and gold candy balls I have a client requesting a wedding cake with sprays of silver and gold candy balls. It's a design that I would have to place each ball to create. I ...
Edible Gold Paint Hi, I need some help with were to find edible gold paint. I have seen a few recipes for it. I prefer to buy it. I have only found sites that have it for ...
Fondant or Regal Icing Hi, I am new to baking and was wondering what the difference is between regal icing and fondant icing? Or is it the same thing? We can't seem to get ...
Cracking Fondant I seem to have a problem with my fondant cracking even when I put a little shortening in it. I was told the fondant should be 1/8" thick. Do I need to ...
Cake Lasting How can I bake a cake that will last for at least a week from the day of decoration?
Cream cheese icing I want to use cream cheese icing for my Mickey Mouse cake, but I don't know if I can add color to cream cheese icing and if the icing is good for decorating....
Do you cut a 14" square cake in half to make a 3 tier wedding cake I need to know, or do I make a 14, 12, and 8 and cook twice in oven for all three, or can I use one of each cake and cut them in half and put filling in ...
Gold glittery decorations on wedding cake. I have a rather successful home business and recently have had several brides ask about gold designs on their wedding cakes. They do not want the whole ...
dying whipped cream frosting I have a request for a cake for this Saturday. I normally use buttercream, but she wants whipped cream frosting (which I have used before, but never dyed)...
How to assemble cake? I'm interested in doing a tiered wedding cake but I don't know how to assemble it without using a cake standee. I used to watch a clip from a website,...
Fondant on Icing If I want to make a cake with regular/buttercream icing as the base... can I still make fondant decorations and put on top of that. Would that look ok,...
white choclate molds
What kind of chocolate do you use for making sea shell molds to decorate a cake with.
Thanks
Whipcream dilema.. I'm baking a dinosaur cake for a little boys 7th birthday and the mom requested a white cake with whipped cream frosting.. I need it to be colored and ...
Star Tipping Hello, I am making a snake shaped cake using two bundt pans, cutting them in half and then form a "s" shape, I would like to know if it is best to crumbcoat ...
Edible Gold How do I achieve the shiny edible gold color to decorate fondant and gum paste with? I've tried petal and luster dust mixed with vodka (I've even used ...
Color Taste Some colors are bitter. Can you get rid of that taste?
How do you make icing that is not too sweet?
How do you make icing that is not too sweet? I can not eat cake that is too sweet. Lots of friends eat the cake and leave the icing. Please help!
Wedding Cake Horse Shoes I am making a small, simple wedding cake and want to put small horse shoes around the edge. I can not find a mould to cut out horse shoes from icing. Any ...
Sweet 16 Topsy Turvy Cakes So for our daughter's Sweet 16 we want to give her a beautiful 3-Tier Topsy Turvy Cake. We are on a budget and do not want to over spend on a cake. Therefore ...
Icing On The Cake How can I make icing which will remain firm even when not in the fridge because each time my butter icing becomes runny and all my decorations slide off....
Is there an easier way to make red icing? What is the easiest way to get red icing (christmas red) without using sooo much red coloring? I tried this weekend and boy o' boy it didn't look christmas ...
fondant icing Hi! I recently began a cake baking business but is experiencing great disappointment and embarrassment in the use of Fondant Icing. It never hardens and ...
Cracked Cake I did a Sesame Street cake the other day, it was a two layer. One was 10" and the other was 7" on top. It was very cute, the 10" had to have red icing ...
How to properly stack a three tiered wedding cake? My name is Kim and I am making a three tiered wedding cake this weekend. My cakes are already made and in the freezer ready to frost. I am using buttercream ...
Trying to make a 'baby' friendly fruit icing For my little girls first birthday I'm going to make animal faced cupcakes for the big people who come and the few small children. My little girl has ...
What Would Work Best? We are planning a surprise party for my mother and the theme is dragonflies. My friend is excellent with cake and is making ours. Problem is, we don'...
Fondant Question Will Fondant decorations stick to a Buttercream iced cake?
WEDDING CAKE question
Hi,
I am getting married and found my perfect cake. The only problem is my baker does not know if the flowers on the cake are piped on, or if they ...
Cake Pans
I have been enlisted to create a three tier square wedding cake for 100 people. Please let me know what size cake pans I should use.
Thanks!
Can I buy a plain white iced cake and decorate it with fondant? I am new to the cake decorating world...VERY new! I have a great idea for my son's 1st birthday cake, but do not have time to learn all I need to know ...
Cake With Basket Shape Does anyone have any ideas on how I can make a cake with a basket shape decoration?
Frosting Question...
Does anyone have a any other recipe for "pipable" frosting other than butter cream? Something fluffy, yet stable that tastes great?
Thanks for your help!...
Why refrigerate before decorating? I see people do the crumbcoat, first coat of icing, then put it in the refrigerator before decorating. Why do they do this and should I do this?
Black Icing How do you make black colour icing?
Fondant Icing I am just learning how to decorate cakes, please I need a recipe for fondant icing and also a description of how to make it.
Sour Cream What is a sour cream? Can I use yogurt to replace it?
Frosting That Looks Like Slime I am trying to make a frosting that looks like slime on a chocolate cake..I want the frosting to be green. Does anyone know the best way to do it?
Fondant Icing Problem After decorating my cake with fondant, it melts within 8 hours, What is the problem?
What is Crisco? I am unfamiliar with Crisco in icing recipes. What is Crisco?
Cake Decorations I am just getting started in cake decorating with fondant and I would like to know what is the best way to get decorations to stick to the cake fondant ...
How To Ice a Birthday Cake How and with what apparatus to ice a loaf birthday cake?
Icing How do I make grey icing?
bubbles How can I decorate cupcakes for a rubber ducky themed baby shower to look like blue bubbles? What decorator tip can I use?
How Can I Make Barnyard Animals in Fondant ? I have to make a barnyard cake in fondant and I have no idea how to make the animals in fondant. Please help me.
Laptop Birthday Cake I am making a 21st laptop birthday cake and was wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to make the top standing so the laptop is open with 'happy 21st'...
Vanilla Icing What is an easy and delicious recipe for vanilla icing? I am looking for one that is white, fluffy and creamy, and that does not use too much butter. Thanks....
chocolate cakes Hi, Do chocolate fudge cakes always come out heavy and gooey or can they come out light and porous like the texture of a regular white cake? Do you happen ...
Parakeet Shaped Cake
I am trying to find a cake pan shaped like a parakeet or a recipe to make my own parakeet shaped cake. I have searched and searched. PLEASE HELP!!
Thank ...
How to make roses without using the wafer cone? I would like to know how to make roses, rose bud without using the wafer cone? which nozel do you use?
How to bake a nice cheese cake Why did my cheese cake shrink on top after taking out from the oven?
Fruit filled cakes - lifespan? I am making a raspberry filled cake and covering it with fondant. I know I should refrigerate the cake because of the fruit filling, but once I put the ...
filling wedding cake with clotted cream & berries How would I go about filling a wedding cake 14, 12, & 8 inch cake with clotted cream and berries? Would I cut the layers in halves or thirds, or could ...
icing cracks on buttercream icing When cake has set for an hour or so, the buttercream seems to start cracking. I use papertowel to smooth my cake. How can I prevent this cracking? thank ...
How to - Topsy Turvy Cake Love the cakes. I am about to TRY to make a topsy turvy cake for my 16 year old granddaughter. I notice that the tops of many of these are decorated ...
Structure for Cakes I watch all those food challenge shows and Ace of cakes, and afterwards I feel so ambitious and confident. Although it does require lots of hardware- Is ...
Fondant Preparation
Please how can i make a fondant that is easy to roll-out and will not tear up when rolling and will also have a shiny lustre?
how to get sharp lines when icing a square wedding cake Does anyone how tips on how to get clean sharp lines when icing a square wedding cake?
Fire Station Deco Hi, I need some helpful insight on decorating a 12" square (Bottom) 2 layer, 7" square (middle) 3" single Layer, and 5" (top) 3" single layer; stack construction ...
Fondant Quantities How do I know how much fondant to make for different size cakes?
Decorating a Carrot Cake for a Wedding Shower
Hello,
I am going to be baking/decorating a Carrot Cake for a wedding shower. First the color of her wedding is Lapis (I believe a deep purple). How ...
making icings
1.how to make egg white icing more consistent ?
2.what kind of confectioner to be used for icing?
3. what does a cream of tartar do?
4. what are the ...
making icings
1.how to make egg white icing more consistent ?
2.what kind of confectioner to be used for icing?
3. what does a cream of tartar do?
4. what are the ...
coloring cream
Can I use food coloring with whipped cream?
Icing a Cutout Birthday Cake I am new to cake icing on children's birthday cakes. I have made a cutout nursery rhyme cake, which stands up on a base and am now ready to ice it. Have ...
Whipped Cream Icing Recipe Does any one know the recipe for a good whipped cream frosting like the one they use at Stop & Shop Bakery? One that I can use for making flowers too?...
Making Black Fondant I'm planning on making marshmallow fondant for my daughters birthday and then creating figures. I will need to color some of the fondant black and heard ...
Looking for good gold paint I am interested in finding a nice opaque gold paint to add some accents to my fondant covered cake. I tried something called Gold Glaze, but even after ...
Re:Fondant What is a good recipe for making fondant? And how do you add color?
Crunchy Sugar
I just had a cake with a crunchy sugar coating on top that was soo delicious. Do you have any idea what they used to get that crunch effect?
Sue
Correcting Errors How can you correct if you have placed coloured icing on white icing and the colour has spread?
Problems With Piping Gel The very first time I used piping gel with my buttercream frosting it came out just fine. Since then I've used it twice,and both times almost instantly ...
Use of Gumpaste and Fondant Are little characters which are placed on or beside cakes made with fondant and gumpaste? Also are there any books, videos or websites with step by step ...
Ingredients for sugarpaste that does not crack or stick Hi: please help me to get the right recipes to make sugarpaste, no stick, no crack, I already tried with sugar, gelatine ,vinegar and water, but it came ...
Cake Stencils Where can I get cake stencils?
Amount of Icing Needed?
I have a 26cm by 14cm number 1 cake tin how much rolled icing will i need?
Thanks Suzanne
cake icing How do you make sticky icing?
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