You can only pick one. Which of these, in your awesome-talented-cake-decorating opinion is by far, the best:
Place to buy cake supplies:
Fondant (either recipe or packaged):
Cake Recipe:
TV show about cake decorating:
Cake-making advice you received here at CC:
And finally, what (so far) has been, in your opinion, your best creation?
She wants to know about the awesome cake decorators on here opinions about each the the items, but she doesn't want each decorator to list several for each, just one...
I'll bite, I am procrastinating in my work today anyway... ![]()
Best place to buy supplies: Country Kitchen Sweet Art, Indiana
Best fondant: chocopan
Best recipe: Still looking for it...
TV Show: I don't watch much television, I did enjoy the one episode of Cake Boss I saw recently
Advice from CC: most people are not as critical as we are and don't see the flaws that we do
Best Creation: I did a 3D Mater cake for my friend
Anyone else gonna play??
Place to buy cake supplies: michaels (its all we have!)
Fondant (either recipe or packaged): MMF homemade
Cake Recipe: WASC!!!
TV show about cake decorating: Ace of Cakes
Cake-making advice you received here at CC: Be patient, it's a learning process, and don't fret if it's not perfect the first because our mistakes are edible!
And finally, what (so far) has been, in your opinion, your best creation? ohhh The Pablo cake
Okay, I'll play.
Place to buy supplies: The local cake decorating shop (although they do not carry everything I need, it's nice to avoid paying shipping)
Fondant recipe: Michele Foster's (Homemade), Choco-pan (purchased)
Cake recipe: WASC (white) and my grandmother's chocolate (which has also been posted here)
TV show: Ace of Cakes. (If FN Challenge did cakes every week, this would be a tough choice)
Advice: Frosting plugs
Best creation: My son
I'll play too..
Place to buy supplies: Global Sugar Art, NY
Fondant: Massa Griuschuna or Michele Foster's if it's homemade
Cake Recipe: My tweaked scratch recipes that I use
TV Show about cake: Ace of Cakes because they make more interesting cakes than Cake Boss... though I do love the banter on tha show... reminds me of my own family...
(and I agree with endymion... if the FN challenges were always cake that'd probably be my choice too)
Advice: To do what you love no matter what anyone has to say about it
Creation (in cake): The Littlest Pet Shop bobble-headed cake I made for my daughter's last birthday
1. Place to buy Supplies: Ideal Wedding and Events, Sioux Falls, SD
2. Fondant: Haven't made home made yet... but have used Satin Ice
3. Cake Recipe: WASC no doubt
4. TV Show: Amazing Wedding Cakes- they showcase more than one decorator(s)
5. Advice: Read everyones advice on CC
6. Best Creation: Hopefully my sons wedding cake I am making in August.... that is why I have been reading everything on CC
OK, I'm anal, I'm the only one who has number them so far, that or it's the fact that I am blonde and needed the numbers to remind me which one I was answering. HA!
Place to buy supplies: Country Kitchen Sweet Art all the way!
Best Fondant: Michele Foster's - DELICIOUS! I never liked the taste of fondant (and I've tried many diff recipes/brands) until I tried this recipe.
Best Recipe: WASC as the base and then changing it up with ice creams, creamers, extracts, yogurts, etc.
TV Show: I am digging cake boss lately but ultimately love the FN Challenges
Advice from CC: No one thing in particular - I just love the positive helpful atmosphere of this website!
Best Creation: I just did my first wedding cake and it turned out awesome. I still need to post pics of it... haven't done that yet.
Advice: Creation (in cake): The Littlest Pet Shop bobble-headed cake I made for my daughter's last birthday
That is super cool! How did you do that? I love the cake too, it looks like a toy, can't even tell it's really cake.
Place to buy cake supplies: the closest hobby store is about 2 hrs away, so i am a walmart shopper...lol
Fondant (either recipe or packaged): i'm not a fondant cover-er but for pieces, i've used wilton pkged
Cake Recipe: kentucky butter cake off of recipezaar.com
TV show about cake decorating: ace of cakes addict
Cake-making advice you received here at CC: cant pick just one, i have so many questions that always get great answers
And finally, what (so far) has been, in your opinion, your best creation?
the jimmie johnson nascar cake i did about a month ago
Place to buy cake supplies:
GLOBAL SUGAR ART
Fondant (either recipe or packaged):
SATIN ICE
Cake Recipe:
WASC
TV show about cake decorating:
CAKE BOSS
Cake-making advice you received here at CC:
GROW A BACKBONE!
And finally, what (so far) has been, in your opinion, your best creation?
A COPY OF HELIPOPS' DIAPER BAG CAKE
Place to buy cake supplies: Michael's (with coupons, of course)
Fondant (either recipe or packaged): MMF
Cake Recipe: Texas sheet cake
TV show about cake decorating: Challenge
Cake-making advice you received here at CC: how to get nice corners on my BC cakes
And finally, what (so far) has been, in your opinion, your best creation? probably my DDs Mickey Mouse Clubhouse cake
Place to buy cake supplies: I like su gar craft (I know a lot of people seem to have trouble with em', but I never have)
Fondant (either recipe or packaged): MFF
Cake Recipe: Classic White Pound Cake
TV show about cake decorating: Ace of Cakes
Cake-making advice you received here at CC: to buy Sugarshacks DVD's (Stacking and Perfecting Buttercream. I use SMBC, so I can't use all of her methods, but it helped in many areas)
And finally, what (so far) has been, in your opinion, your best creation? Probably my son's first birthday cake. The one with the G monogram. So simple, so smooth, so cute.
Best place to buy supplies: I like intotheoven.com Fast shipping, but then not too far away from me!
Fondant: Pettenice, and MMF for accents
Cake recipe: WVSC..no almond for me, and SMBC, to die for!
TV show: the FN Challenges
Cake advice: almost too much to list, but SPS comes to mind as something I only heard about here
Best cake: I was thrilled with my Trombone case cake, but also love the chocolate wrap that's my avatar.
Jodie
Oooo, I like stuff like this:
Place to buy cake supplies: SweetWise in Nashville, TN
Fondant (either recipe or packaged): Fondx
Cake Recipe: well, I don't have a fav; but, most of my customers order white almond.
TV show about cake decorating: Although it's not a cake show, I love "Whose Wedding Is It Anyway". I love seeing the different cakes on there.
Cake-making advice you received here at CC: anytime somebody helped me, it was great adivce!! ![]()
And finally, what (so far) has been, in your opinion, your best creation? Probably my Krabby Patty cake.
Best place to buy supplies: my local store, The Vanilla Bean, or Joanns/Michaels because of the coupons
Fondant: Definitely MMF with a little Wilton butter extract, my daughter loves it!
Cake recipe: WASC, especially the chocolate with oreo cookie buttercream
TV show: Food Network cake challenge
Cake advice: Never give up, always keep trying and keep learning! (I know a little cliche, but very true)
Best cake: I think I would have to go with one of my first cakes actually, the baby shower one, I just think the animals are so cute!
You can only pick one. Which of these, in your awesome-talented-cake-decorating opinion is by far, the best:
Place to buy cake supplies: Global Sugar Art
Fondant (either recipe or packaged): Pettinice
Cake Recipe: My yellow
TV show about cake decorating: FN cake Challenges
Cake-making advice you received here at CC: I didn't receive it...it was there and I took it...from Nchanted1 recently...
"There's no glory or pleasure in being the cheapest. Be the best!"
And finally, what (so far) has been, in your opinion, your best creation? It would have to be my Mother's most recent bd cake...for reasons leading up to its' completion
Place to buy cake supplies:
Just purchased from Global Sugar Art which was fun. Lots of variety. Good prices on fondant.
Fondant (either recipe or packaged):
Not sure. I loathe MMF and Wilton. I have a shipment of Satin Ice and Chocopan coming today! Woohoo.
Cake Recipe:
Anne Byrn's Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough cake which I make (minus the cookie dough) for every yellow cake I've made.
TV show about cake decorating:
Challenge.
Cake-making advice you received here at CC:
Not advice the but the endless creativity is amazing.
And finally, what (so far) has been, in your opinion, your best creation?
I made a shoe box cake with a gumpaste shoe that I loved. It only brought in $50 at an auction though. Bummer.
place to buy cake supplies: Hobby Lobby
Fondant: Satin Ice
Cake recipe: WASC
TV show about cake decorating: Challenges
Cake-making advice you received here at CC: the Melvira method
And finally, what (so far) has been, in your opinion, your best creation? up until now it may be my NASCAR spiral carved cake. Hopefully my DD's b-day cake will trump it this weekend! (photo to come...)
Place to buy cake supplies: Carolyn's Cakes (Spokane, WA) The only place within a 3 hour drive.
Fondant (either recipe or packaged): Michelle Foster's Fondant all the way!
Cake Recipe: I don't have one (yet)...too many to choose from!
TV show about cake decorating: Challenges (I really wanted to like Cake Boss better but it is too staged and too short)
Cake-making advice: every single bit here on CC, I couldn't be doing this without it
And finally, what (so far) has been, in your opinion, your best creation? My sweet sixteen 2-tier with daisies
Place to buy cake supplies: Don't buy supplies anymore......IF I do it's Micheal's or Hobby Lobby.
Fondant (either recipe or packaged): Have used Wilton and Pattenice
Cake Recipe: Of course it's my *original* WASC - in ANY flavor![]()
TV show about cake decorating: Food network challenges
Cake-making advice you received here at CC: all of it.
And finally, what (so far) has been, in your opinion, your best creation? Out of the 1000s I have made it is almost impossible to pick just ONE! I guess this might be it:
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=84663
Place to buy cake supplies: Global Sugar Art (but if I could have a second answer Country Kitchen Sweet Art would run right with them.)
Fondant (either recipe or packaged): Michele Foster's Delicious Fondant
Cake Recipe: Darn Good Chocolate from the Cake Mix Doctor
TV show about cake decorating: Right now, Buddy in Cake Boss(not the software) on TLC
Cake-making advice you received here at CC: Tonedna's Rose Tutorial
And finally, what (so far) has been, in your opinion, your best creation?
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1327392
Place to buy cake supplies: CountryKitchensa.com
Fondant (either recipe or packaged): Don't use it much (I'm a bc girl), but when I do it's Satin Ice.
Cake Recipe: Tweaked version of WASC
TV show about cake decorating: FN Challenges
Cake-making advice you received here at CC: Don't undervalue & undercharge for my skills.
And finally, what (so far) has been, in your opinion, your best creation? Prolly my cake with BC roses http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=407823 . It was for a friend of mine @ church and was really the first one that got recognition and got people coming to me for paid cakes.
Place to buy cake supplies: just locally so it probably wouldn't be any help to you
Fondant (either recipe or packaged): Homemade MMF from pegW at what's cooking america
Cake Recipe: WASC variations...my personal favorite is bourbon pecan
TV show about cake decorating: don't watch tv
Cake-making advice you received here at CC: leave the dowels pushed partway into the cake so that you can get your fingers out from underneath the top tier
And finally, what (so far) has been, in your opinion, your best creation?
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1258148
Place to buy cake supplies: Ms. B's Sweet Supply in Speedway Indiana (real close to the Indy 500 track!). She has absolutely EVERYTHING i ever need and if she doesn't have it, she can get it for me in a few days.
Fondant (either recipe or packaged): Choco-Pan (which, by the way, was invented by an Indianapolis woman!)
Cake Recipe: I'm a mix baker, but I have a dang good coffee cake recipe!
TV show about cake decorating: Cake Challenges
Cake-making advice you received here at CC: Melvira's Method hands down!!!
And finally, what (so far) has been, in your opinion, your best creation? My M&M cake because it was really the first cake that I actually "designed".
Place to buy cake supplies: BV Stationary- they are less than a block away from where I live.
Fondant: Rhonda's ultimate MMF
Cake Recipe: the Orange Grove cake from The Cake Book
TV show: Food Network cake challenges
Cake advice: using a flower nail when baking
Best Creation: my breast cancer carousel
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