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I've used fondant before ( make my own), but have never really thought of how much covers what size cake, until resently after reading a cake decorating book.
How exactly do you measure 1lb fondant? ...

Do a little research. Find out what it would cost you if you were doing the floors yourself, (same type of flooring, supplier, instalation ect) verses what you would get paid for this cake in cash as ...

Since this is for display you will be using dummy cakes of course, so I would cover with fondant. If its stack construction I would use some kind of foam glue to stick the cakes on top each other.(ju ...

No its not like any other chocolate cake. You do not add potatoes to ordinary chocolate cake.

Sweetheart, German chocolate(also my favourite) is not just a chocolate cake. It also contains potatoes and chopped chocolate bits in the batter.
The potatoes are what gives it this moist creamy text ...

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I'm supprised to hear that this cake was covered in royal icing. I have known royal icing to get this hard depending on how much egg whites (meringue powder) was added to it, which you only did when m ...

A good idea is to bake sheet cakes and cut out your round circles using a busuit cutter, fill and stack as you please.
Beats baking all those little cakes.

It's cheaper to use the regular ones from the office supply store, have a personal stamp with your info made, and stamp every receipt,invoice ect that leaves your business. Beats the price of having t ...

This is a great resource for shirt cakes. Available from

Global Sugar Art.
http://globalsugarart.com/product.php?id=19438

I have an idea for your trees.
Make plenty of leaves with wire stalks. Arrange together with floral wire to form branches (much like you would a flower spray). Then arrange the branches onto bamboo ...

I have an idea for your trees.
Make plenty of leaves with wire stalks. Arrange together with floral wire to form branches (much like you would a flower spray). Then arrange the branches onto bamboo ...

I am looking for a picture of the "Winter Elegance cake" found in one of the wilton's book. I am not sure which book. Can someone please post a picture in reply or PM it to me, if possible.
I will be ...

Can someone please give me an idea on how to color more than one batch of fondant and still have a uniform color in all batches?
I presently use gel coloring and add to the liquid stage of fondant ma ...