Cake Decorating Forum

O.K. I have stacked many a buttercream wedding cake. Every time I stack them onsite of the wedding, I end up with fingermarks where the trim should be. I usually cover it with the trim, but sometimes ...

I did a cake once with the wiggles theme. All they wanted was a swirl like their logo. In red yellow blue etc. You could do just a simple swirl in their colors on top of each cupcake.

I always have problems with the corners of square cakes when I am coverng them with fondant. Sometimes I end up having to make a seam along the corner which I don't like doing. Should I do the sides f ...

Yeah the black bleeding into the white is a big problem. I think if we try making the black icing stiffer, then it won't have as much moisture in it and may last longer on the white. And also not refr ...

This is a great topic for an article!!! So much to talk about. I put condensed milk in my buttercream to thin it. It tastes really yummy! It does yellow it slightly but no one ever notices that. Very Happy

Has anyone ever frozen their dried gumpaste or fondant decorations while they were on the cake? Do they go soft? Can one store gumpaste in the freezer before its dry? I am very curious as to what wou ...

I also ADORE this website. I am so very grateful for all the things i have learned. It's so much fun to see all the cakes people are doing on a regular basis. Thank you for doing such a great job on t ...

I wonder if anyone has a good recipe for a white or yellow cake made from scratch with walnuts and chocolate chips. I would just add them to my batter for yellow cake but won't they just sink to the b ...

What are cake balls? Sounds interesting. Confused

You can also make rum balls with chocolate cake scraps. Just squish them up and add rum then dip in chocolate sprinkles.
And you can crumble your scraps and put them on the sides of your cake for a ...