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Wow. I've always been worried about my pressure cooker exploding....it never occured to me that my double boiler might!

I'll usually make a batch of buttercream to practice with. If you use shortening instead of butter or half-and-half and it isn't as expensive to make as just butter. I make a batch, practice, scrape e ...

By far, my KA. Could not function without it. It was honestly the best gift I ever received.

Here's a link for buttercream transfers. Same concept, just a different medium.

http://cakecentral.com/articles/73/how-to-create-a-frozen-buttercream-transfer

I totally get it. I'm a hobby baker with a family that always asks for free cake. At first I didn't mind because it gave me some practice, but now they are asking for bigger, more elaborate cakes that ...

Can anybody tell me the best way to do this? If I bake in the mixer bowl what's the best temp. and for how long? I don't want the outside to get crunchy and have a soggy center.

You could try tracing the image onto wax paper and then lay it over your fondant/gumpaste and cut out with an exacto knife. I don't know specifically about a mold. You might be able to make your own. ...

That's really nice, and I love the colors! I know what you mean about how they never seem to come out the way you see them in your head.

If it were real I can tell you first hand that it wouldn't be funny. Not to the bride at least. My wedding cake was dropped off at my reception with a DEAD FLY stuck in the buttercream !!! My dad took ...

Also, do you have to color the gumpaste beforehand or can you paint it like fondant? I want to have a sort of two-tone look, but I don't want it to be swirled together, which is what I think I'll get ...

Thanks. I'll try adding a little glucose to what I have left and roll it out on powdered sugar to see if that helps.

Are you using the same recipe every time? If they are baking flat I would think there either isn't enough batter in the cups or there isn't enough baking powder in the recipe. If they are too big, the ...

with my gumpaste. I mixed a batch of Wilton's powder gumpaste mix and its weird. At first it was REALLY sticky so I kneaded it on a powdered surface and let it sit thinking it would adjust. It did a l ...

Thanks! I should be able to apply the same directions to gum paste. I didn't play with enough play-doh as a kid! The pterodactyl is what has me a little worried, but I'm sure I'll figure it out.

Anyone have any tips or know of any tutorials showing you how to make dinosaurs figures out of gum past or fondant? I need a T'Rex, brontosaurus, tricerotops, and a pterodactyl. Maybe a stegosaur, too ...