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oh ok, michele.. thanks for replying. i think it might be because i was using the original fondant recipe with butter & milk in it, so it somehow did not behave as i was expecting it to.

i'll keep ...

i was hoping you'd reply michele.

the only fondant i've used ever, is yours. i've never seen tylose sold here (maybe it's somewhere, but we didn't cross path :p ), the only next available thing i ...

what is the difference between fondant mixed with tylose / CMC so that it hardens, vs gumpaste?

we don't have the likes of ghirardelli (sp?) or valrhona here, i just use whatever chocs i can get my hands on, and my ganache turned out fine under the fondant.

i'm a definite convert, after having tried it for this year's father's day cake.

however, does ganache go with every cake flavor? i'm a bit worried about this, what if it doesn't complement certai ...

this is the cream cheese icing recipe that i always use for my carrot cake, and smoothing (hot spatula) has never been a problem for me, sorry the measurements are in grams:

120g butter / shorteni ...

i want to try IMBC but do not own a standing mixer, just a crappy hand mixer to serve me for now.

even with SMBC, i had to crank it up a lot longer than those of you with stand mixers or KA need t ...

i used ganache under my fondant for the first time for my father's day cake, and would like to declare that i'm seriously thinking of using ganache all the way for all my fondant cakes in the future.

bettinashoe, no, it wasn't the crumbcoat.

as usual i crumbcoated the cake, then slather on icing (thick) as i normally do for my BC cakes. then i put the fondant on. the cake was never refriged in ...

i want to learn how can we ice as we normally do with BC and not have problems.

i did that for my first fondant covered cake, and the icing slid, due to the weight from the fondant. i was using in ...

i use disposables. ok it may surprise many people that i wash my disposable bags Razz

and reuse, until they are non-reusable anymore (that'll take a while to happen).

another thing, while i do have ...

i've done this (using pearl dust) twice, both for doll cakes. so you can tell i'm a newbie at this.
i used wilton's, together with the lemon extract (not wilton brand, can't recall the brand). and b ...

call me a coward but i'm still too scared to try whatever cake releases there are out there, homemade or commercial ones.

i'm a parchment person. so i know the parchment will always come out of th ...

never done it, but i should guess so...

giving you a bump.

since i love butter, i put lots on my bread when i spread it, i don't mind devouring SMBC made with salted butter, which everyone has been complaining tasted like a stick of butter.

send 'em over, ...