well, my mom spilled the beans and told me when my shower is soooo i convinced her to let me make the cake (even though she's completely against it) so i really want to impress her and i told her it was going to be strawberry already... i was wondering if anyone has a recipe for a strawberry filling that does NOT need refrigeration... i'm making it with mmf of course (my fave) and that can't be put in the refrigerator so any suggestions would really help... another thing... i want to do a bow... it's going to be just 2 layers, round... nothing big but i'd like a fancy bow and haven't had much luck getting those things to dry when i try them... does anyone know how to make a big bow and actually stay stiff... thanks
sorry cant really help you... but I wanted to make sure this went to the top of the list so people would see it.... it almost got pushed to page 2
sorry cant really help you... but I wanted to make sure this went to the top of the list so people would see it.... it almost got pushed to page 2
ok, im sorry, im not sure either, but ill try pushing it up too 
.. lol
For a really big bow you need to let it dry for a couple days before you need to use it. Are you talking about a puff bow, or a dress bow. Puff bows dry a lot esier because they are just small pieces put together. Here are the two diffrent types of bows on cakes... hope this helps.
ok here is one form the forum....
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-1927-10-Strawberry-Cake-Filling.html
I don't think it has to be frefrigerated, or you could just buy the strawberry pastry filling. i know it doesn't have to be refrigerated! Sorry I forgot to answer about this the first time.
Hey greencar,
I just looked at your pictures and the one of the top of your cake caught my eye. All those cake boxes crack me up! I have the same stacks here... I put them anywhere I can find the room. Glad to know I'm not alone!
LOL I never noticed that until now..Oh my, I have a stack too....LMAO
haha... it's terrible... all my cupboards are stacked with marshmallows & powdered sugar so i have no room for the cake mixes... my kitchen table has all my pans, the stand, the decorator tube thingy my mom bought me, a bunch of cake books from the library and all my recipes... haha...
SOUNDS LIKE A CAKE DECORATORS KITCHEN WHO HAS RAN OUT OF ROOM TO PUT THINGS!! 
Or it sounds like my kitchen right now! I am too tired after finishing my cake that I left all the things I didn't use out on the counter tops. Kitchen's clean just very cluttered!! Tomorrow's a new day! 
I just got home from sitting by my parent's house all day using their kitchen table to use mmf on all my "practice" cakes for my wedding cake today... we went rummage saling this morning and i found a lady who used to make cakes and she has a craft collection so i got a bunch of lace and ribbon from her for decorating... but what a mess on my table right now... everything got thrown in the house and the cake put together... now we're too tired to clean up...
When I make my bows I add gum tex to the MMF and it seems to help it with flexability and it seems to dry faster. I usually use 1 tsp per 12 ozs of fondant. Hope this helps.
Thena
alright, so we woke up this morning and started decorating... the ribbon... how do you get it to stay up in the front of the cake when it's about a 1/2 inch from the bottom of the cake... it keeps sliding down in front but in the back it stays up... (the cake's not perfectly smooth or straight really)... it's a light pink ribbon so you can see the mmf underneath it so i didn't think attaching bc to it would be such a great idea... anyone know how to make some realistic looking leaves... i bought some cutters for $1 and they look good but i'd like better... also, i'm making pearls to go around the cake and i'm going to try and string them so it would be easy to remove them... i don't want to put bc on them because they're sitting on the lace... hopefully i'll have a pic posted by tonight, thanks everyone!
If I understand what you're saying... to keep the bow up I bunch up some paper towel and put that under it until it dries. That will keep it up in the shape you want. I used to use cotton balls, but they leave fuzz on your fondant. If you are attaching a fondant bow to a fondant cake you can just use a little water or vodka or clear extract ( I use lemon) just paint some on the surface and attach.
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