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Message |
| Topic: Need help with guitar cake!!!! |
iluvjay829
Replies: 6
Views: 120
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 Forum: Cake Ideas
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:55 pm Subject: Need help with guitar cake!!!! |
| I have done two guitars. No bass though, both acoustic. I carved them both out of two stacked 12x18 sheets. traced the body of my husbands actual guitar, then scaled it down to fit the cake. Covere ... |
| Topic: Cookie icing that doesn't get as hard as royal icing? |
iluvjay829
Replies: 7
Views: 521
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Forum: Cookies!
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:40 am Subject: Cookie icing that doesn't get as hard as royal icing? |
Alice's Cookie Icing on here is very good. Also, this is the icing recipe I use and it's yummy. Hard enough to package but not rock hard.
1 cup confectioners sugar
2 t milk or you can use water ... |
| Topic: Horrified at the Wedding Artical |
iluvjay829
Replies: 87
Views: 7103
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Forum: General
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:25 am Subject: Horrified at the Wedding Artical |
| I left a reply as well. I'm sure we'll never see any of our comments. Told her I appreciated that she was trying to help brides in this tough economy, but until she makes a wedding cake herself, she ... |
| Topic: "you should start a business" |
iluvjay829
Replies: 17
Views: 1128
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Forum: General
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:07 pm Subject: "you should start a business" |
I could write the same exact post, so I know exactly what you mean. My response is alway, I would, if it could give me benefits and a company car! Shuts them up every time  |
| Topic: Cake for a chocoholic |
iluvjay829
Replies: 9
Views: 186
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Forum: Cake Ideas
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:54 am Subject: Cake for a chocoholic |
| The Darn Good Chocolate Cake recipe on here is awesome with the Chocolate Syrup frosting. However, I found it a little fudgy for my taste, so I changed it to milk chocolate cake mix, chocolate puddin ... |
| Topic: Monogram for top of wedding cake |
iluvjay829
Replies: 17
Views: 893
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:40 am Subject: Monogram for top of wedding cake |
| I made mine out of gumpaste. The bride wanted a very intricate "H" and the business she worked at had a machine that could cut out plastic. She cut me out the letter and i just rolled my gumpaste fa ... |
| Topic: MMF on Cookies??? |
iluvjay829
Replies: 16
Views: 730
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Forum: Cookies!
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 1:47 pm Subject: MMF on Cookies??? |
| I just put the fondant on the cookies right out of the oven. The heat from the cookies makes the fondant melt just a little and stick. |
| Topic: cake shows are good for business but... |
iluvjay829
Replies: 37
Views: 3006
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:54 am Subject: cake shows are good for business but... |
| The janitor at my office turned 50 yesterday. His boss came to ask me on Wednesday (the day before) if I could make a cake to feed the entire building (250 people)! A carrot cake no less! People ne ... |
| Topic: Quilting On Fondant |
iluvjay829
Replies: 4
Views: 216
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:24 pm Subject: Quilting On Fondant |
| Jennifer Dontz sells a copper quilting tool that is awesome. They also sell a plastic diamond impression mat, but I don't think it would work as well on fondant as on buttercream. |
| Topic: Soaking Cakes in Liqour/ Alcohol |
iluvjay829
Replies: 13
Views: 611
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:18 pm Subject: Soaking Cakes in Liqour/ Alcohol |
| My italian cream cake calls for rum. After I turn my cakes out of the pan, I poke holes in them with a fork, then just sprinkle the rum on the cake. I usually use about a tablespoon for each cake. |
| Topic: If you had $150 to spend, what would you buy? |
iluvjay829
Replies: 47
Views: 2078
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 12:28 pm Subject: If you had $150 to spend, what would you buy? |
| My mom's birthday is the 7th and mine is the 18th! Happy Birthday!! Anywho, first on my list is the Ateco silicone mat and a good rolling pin. Next would be an Agbay or Sugarshack's Boxes and Bows ... |
| Topic: Question about stenciling |
iluvjay829
Replies: 33
Views: 1652
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:55 pm Subject: Question about stenciling |
| Thanks so much for the help. I think I will stick with the royal icing! |
| Topic: Question about stenciling |
iluvjay829
Replies: 33
Views: 1652
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:27 pm Subject: Question about stenciling |
| Yes, sorry, that would've been helpful to include! |
| Topic: Question about stenciling |
iluvjay829
Replies: 33
Views: 1652
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:19 pm Subject: Question about stenciling |
| I am making my sister-in-law's 21st birthday cake for this weekend, and would love to try the damask stencil. Here's my question...do you have to use royal icing or could you just paint with food col ... |
| Topic: I soooo should have taken photos! (long) |
iluvjay829
Replies: 24
Views: 1989
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Forum: Cake Disasters
Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:21 am Subject: I soooo should have taken photos! (long) |
| Bless your heart! I hope today is a better today. Hold on to that hubby, he sounds like a good one. |
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