I have one of those but it wad the one that came with my kit i mainly use a knife but I'll try it also I already bought the foam roller and tried it I like although I think it would work better now that I know not to add so much water to my buttercream I can't wait to give that a try and see if less water makes it better

Which buttercream recipe do you use? I use Indydebi's and it crusts really well. I was really excited when I tried the foam roller...that was the first time I let a buttercream cake leave the house I used to always pipe vines on my buttercream cakes to hide the spatula marks.

I use Wilton I just keep adding water till it's thin And watching that video she only added 2 1/2 or 3 1/2 tbls of water where I just keep dumping it in there so my mixer will hurry up and mix it..

Oh, if you've been using Wilton, you really should try Indy's recipe http://cakecentral.com/recipes/6992/indydebis-crisco-based-buttercream-icing It's so much easier to work with. I used the Wilton recipe for years and then I tried Indy's once to see what all the fuss was about, and my whole family said I wasn't allowed to go back to the Wilton recipe.

Mamawrobin your daughter has a great name lol my sisters name is Robin. Anyways ednas videos were very great I watched those yesterday that's how I figured out I was adding too much water to my buttercream also watching her video is who I bought the bench scrapper. I do have a leveler but I never use it I also use the long bread knife. And about Indys buttercream I was going to try it the other day but I couldn't find whatever dream whip is. Has anybody ever bought it in
A kroger?

I'm a little sad.. I had a picture of my lingerie cake under my photos it was my favorite cake and it was my very first cake and it's not there anymore granted yall would t like the cake board but it was only a practice cake not ment for anybody.

It's still there. There's a glitch that keeps you from seeing your own cakes in the naughty gallery but when someone else clicks on your photos they can see it. Here's the link to it: http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1667681 and there's your other lingerie cake http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1686287

About finding the Dream Whip in the grocery store, it's either with the jello stuff, usually next to the jello cheesecake mixes, or it's with the cake mixes depending on the store. You might even get lucky and find a generic of it. It's a blue and white, kind of old-timey looking box. It costs about $4 for the big box with four packets.

Thank you!! I'll be looking today. And thanks I was wondering where those pics went. I'm not fond of the 2nd one but the first one I had lots of fun doing. She just looks like she over did her tanning bed visits lol that copper came out really dark. And thank you I plan on going to kroger today I wish I had s walmart closer but the only one that is close enough for me just to make a quick trip is in the part of town I might risk getting shot just to get dream whip so here's hoping kroger has it. Dream whip was the only odd ball thing I needed right. I'll double check.

(*) A powdered whipped topping mix made by Kraft Foods, usually found in the cake/sugar aisle in the grocery.


This part Is just explaining what dream whip is or am I now looking for a powder whipped topping mix also? Also do I not need Any meringue powder for this?

Awesome good deal I'll be making me some tonight to see how it goes. I've heard people say that a lot about the meringue powder leaving an after taste but I've never noticed although I've tried it with out it. I searched kroger high and low the other day for their dream whip but I had no clue what I was looking for so I might have been looking straight at it and never would have really known it unless it hit me in the face. Has anybody ever used the crisco butter flavor? I bought some not knowing it would be yellow. Does that taste good or should I use regular crisco

I FOUND DREAM WHIP!! i bough 2 boxes of kroger brand! it comes with like 6 little packs for the powder whip so i add an entire pack or just some of the pack.. i also went ahead and bought regular crisco. i usually use Kroger brand because it has 4 grams of trans fat in it..

So what makes this so much better than the Wilton? I haven't made it yet so I still don't no. Is there a taste difference

Really I'm now excited to try it but I did notice it calls for more shortening than Wilton. Is that correct 1 and 1/3 cups

Well I about to get started on everything it's due Sunday but I'd like to deliver it Saturday night when it's not soo warm out so here's hoping I get done.. I'm a little scared because I never freeze my cakes but I was a post about it and everybody said to freeze your cakes for a couple of hours so I guess I'll give it a go I just do not want it to become stale. I saw the cutest monster truck / monster jam cake on here the other day it was a smaller topsy turvy cake but everybody catch your breath and put your eyes back in your head before they pop out lol I'm not even gonna attempt it I just thought it was much cuter than doing a sheet cake it's a double birthday party so I have to have something big enough for both kids. Does the chocolate icing on the hersheys can crust?

HOLY CRAP! THAT BUTTERCREAM IS SOOOOOO MUCH BETTER THAN WILTON. I REALLY THOUGHT I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE IN IT BUT I WAS WRONG. AND I ALSO LET IT MIX FOREVER LIKE ONE OF YOU SAID. ITS DOES NOT HAVE THAT CRISCO TASTE AT ALL ITS NOT GREASY ON YOUR FINGER WHEN YOU WIPE IT OFF. I ALWAYS SAY WHY DOES MY BUTTERCREAM STILL TASTE LIKE SHORTENING OR PURE POWDER SUGAR I EVEN WOULD HAD A TON OF VANILLA AND STILL WASN'T A HUGE FAN. I GAVE MY STEP SON A TASTE AND HE LOVES IT ALSO.. I JUST HOPE IT CRUST WITH OUT PUTTING IT IN THE FRIDGE AND ILL BE SOLD 100% ALSO I BOUGHT SOME DUFF FONDANT BECAUSE I HAD A 40% OFF COUPON AND DIDN'T FEEL LIKE MAKING MMF ALTHOUGH I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO USE IT THE SMELL AND TASTE ALONE WAS WONDERFUL. WHEN I OPENED IT I DIDN'T EVEN GET THE BAG OPEN AND I WAS OH THAT SMELLS WONDERFUL. AND IT TASTE JUST AS GOOD IF NOT BETTER THAN MMF. HAS ANYBODY ELSE USED IT?

I love Indydebi's recipe, and I make it the way Mamawrobin suggests! I also love Fondarfic, it is my favorite. Just be careful in the summer heat, it has a tendency to want to melt.

well i bought the fondant when i thought i was gonna make monster trucks out of RKT then just cover in fondant. But my husband stopped by the store to get him something to drink and she saw these 2 monster trucks that light up and make the noise and he picked em so i am gonna use those instead because this 2 boys will get to keep em when its over and and they are way cooler than what i would have come up with. also i do have another question i noticed on all the monster jam cakes they have the black and white checker board flags i thought it would be cool to do the cake board checker board but what can i use i have craft paint and stuff but i don't think i could use craft paint. what is food safe that is easy to use

oh i also cant wait to try Duffs cake tattoos i thought those looked really neat which they are probably the same thing as edible image but i liked the style of the ones i saw in the store. though i wish he more options with those i can think of 100 different ones i would want

You can use some kind of gel food coloring, like Wilton, or Americolor Soft Gel Paste, mixed with vodka.

You could make the checkerboard with squares of fondant. You could also cover the board with fondant and then score lines into it with your bench scraper or a knife, and paint the fondant squares with icing color mixed with vodka. The only downside is that if you use Wilton's black and mix it with vodka, sometimes it turns green and purple when it dries, but if you use straight icing color it takes a week to dry.

I'm glad you like Indydebi's recipe. When I make it chocolate, I add a cup of cocoa powder and some bourbon, but you can sub a little extra milk for the bourbon.