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Sep 22, 2011

Tennis Cake

Just two oval cakes made this Tennis Cake. The handle of the tennis racket is banana bread and the tennis ball is made from Rice Krispy treats. I Made

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Sep 22, 2011

Harry Potter Cake

This Harry Potty Cake is a book made of chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream filling. The whole cake is then covered in ganache. I love covering

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Sep 22, 2011

Crab Cake

I made my Crab Cake with one small rounded pan and one 9 round and extra batter in a bread pan for making the claws. I covered the crab with orange

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Aug 11, 2011

why dont you refrigerate decorations made out of fondant?

I want to make my decorations in advance but why cant they be refrigerated? Does it matter? From the editor: The reason you shouldn't store fondant in

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Aug 8, 2011

An A Frame Cabin Cake

I am making a cake for my boyfriend and I want to make it a winter scene with a small a frame cabin and snow on the ground. How do I get the the roof to

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Aug 8, 2011

Yellow cake query

Shall definitely be trying your yellow cake recipe Michelle but is this direction correct? One third in one tin and two thirds in other or is this a mistake?

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Aug 8, 2011

how do you triple a recipie

I need to know how to triple a recipe because my pan calls for 15 CUPS of cake batter and my recipe only makes 5 CUPS. I don't want to have to mix the

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Aug 8, 2011

Can I use a butter substitute with the pound cake?

I was thinking of using fat free I can't believe it's not butter. Thank you. From the editor: Hi Rachael, I don't know for sure if it would work. Judging

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Jul 25, 2011

can I bake in mixing bowl

How do I know if a mixing bowl is safe to bake a dome shaped cake in? From the editor: Any stainless steel bowl makes a good cake pan, but if you're

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Jul 25, 2011

Golf Cake

This retirement Golf Cake was made with love for a friend retiring after 36yrs in the Public Service. The cake was made with 4 Duncan Hines® Chocolate

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Jul 25, 2011

Fire Truck Cake

This Fire Truck Cake was made from a mix with buttercream frosting made from scratch. I am a beginner cake decorator. The passion came from building

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Apr 28, 2011

Can I freeze un-used cake batter ?

I hate nothing more then making a 6 cake and having all this cake batter left over!! I end up making mountains of cup cakes and everyone I know is totally

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Apr 28, 2011

Substitution for Shortening?

Can I substitute butter for the shortening in your frosting and filling recipes? I know shortening would probably make the textures denser and may hold

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Apr 28, 2011

Covering A Cake With Modeling chocolate

Do you need to do a crumb coat or buttercream coat before covering a cake with modeling chocolate? From the editor: Hi Carrie, When you want to use

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Apr 28, 2011

Uses, storage tips and ability to keep for your recipes

Hello, I am very new to cake decorating and I love your recipes. I would like to know how long your different recipes keep and how they should be stored

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