My daughter wants to pipe a cake. She has been watching the Food Network challenges and got the bug. I have no problem with this as we will take some pictures and eat a cake! No down side there. Now the issue. I have no idea what I'm doing! I can bake a cake but that is about it. I was thinking of making two smaller cakes (9"?) and covering them with fondant but I'm not sure how to do that as I have not tried before.
I'm off tomorrow and Mom is working this weekend so I thought I would do some baking and covering tomorrow and we would pipe on Saturday. Help!
Looking for the right size cake, right type of fondant (I do not want to make my own), any other help. Also something basic that she can pipe with (tools wise). I'm in the Milwaukee WI area and do have access to a few store to buy some basic equipment.
Thanks.

That's cute! For this job, you could just head down to Michael's Art stor, or Joann's or Hobby Lobby if you have any of those in your area. They'll have everything you need there, and if the staff is knowledgeable, they'll hand you everything you need!

for first cake ---

skip the fondant.

just do all BC

9" good size as can get 2 layers out of 1 box of cake mix

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the Course 1 Wilton kit will have enough basics for 1st time out.

check websites of HobbyLobby, Michaels, A.C. Moore to see if you can't get a 40% or even 50% off coupon.

I agree, just do buttercream on the first cake. Hobby Lobby has a coupon this week: http://www.hobbylobby.com/weekly/weekly.cfm and Doug is right, the Course 1 kit would be a good way to get the stuff you need.

Thanks all,
We do have a Michaels and a JoAnne around here. Not sure about Hobby Lobby, those are usually in IL.

Thanks,
I guess I worded that wrong. I had only seen them in IL before. There are some in the Milwaukee area just not on the routes that I usually travel which is why I have not seen any.
Do you guys have a preference between JoAnne's, Michaels or Hobby Lobby? I have coupons for all of them. Is there employees from any of those stores that post here and help out that I should repay?

I don't have a preference. I go where the sales are and who has what I need. Michaels' takes competetors coupons though, so you can use JoAnns coupons at Michaels if they have what you need.

HTH