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I'm entering a cake in my first competition soon, and wondered about the board. Do all competitors cover their boards in fondant? What can I use to make the fondant stick? Do you cover the whole b ...

I used them when I first began baking, then quit. They are a pain. I began lowering the oven temp about 15 degrees and adding a few minutes to the baking time - perfectly level cakes every time. No ...

I want to pipe a plaid design on a cake, but can't remember how to measure around the cake first. I know that it's an exact thing, or else the design will be uneven. Does anyone know how to do this?

I just got my first set of dummies in from d a l l a s f o a m .com in the mail yesterday, and I am psyched to use them. I'm going to use the plastic wrap method, then ice it and cover it in fondant.

Does anyone know how long a gel-coated fondant covered dummy will last? Don't they start to get icky after awhile? I would like to make a couple of dummies, but want to know how long they'll be pret ...

I said I would never allow my little 'cakes on the side' business to interfere with my family's needs, but it DID. I morphed into this evil stressed-out cake witch and yelled at everyone all of the t ...

Sounds delicious! Do you usually charge by serving? My detailed fondant cakes start at $3 per serving. If you're going to be making several cakes to sell, I would develop a price list soon. Good l ...

Does anyone have any tips for using a clay gun? I'm considering buying one, but have never used one. Is it the same gun that is used for actual clay, like ceramics? Or is there one specifically mad ...

What a great thread! Interesting...

I am a high school Spanish teacher, mother of three, wife of a minister. I work on cakes afternoons after school, and on the weekends. I still love it, and ...

I need some tips on how to get a perfect running monogram on the sides of a square cake. (It's the classic script pattern: last name initial in the center, groom and bride's first initials on either ...

I need some tips on how to get a perfect running monogram on the sides of a square cake. (It's the classic script pattern: last name initial in the center, groom and bride's first initials on either ...

I took a look at the famed Magnolia Bakery's website (New York City, www.magnoliacupcakes.com). Baking everything from scratch, they charge $2.25 for their plain chocolate and vanilla cupcakes, and $ ...

It's craptastic. Stay away. Good for practice, bad for eating.

So glad I found your post, Lilybird! You have saved me.

I have to put white chocolate shavings on a cake this weekend, and have never done this before, either. What if you can't find big blocks of chocolate? I thought about melting down white chocolate a ...