http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/cake-decorating-blog.html Don't miss even one great cake idea at www.easy-cake-ideas.com. The Cake Decorating Blog is the place to find all the latest additions to the website. en-us cake decorating Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:12:13 GMT Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:12:13 GMT easy-cake-ideas.com http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/fudge-buttercream-not-thick.html I made the basic butter cream and added the chocolate fudge to it. I didn't notice until i was done how not thick it is, I needed a chocolate butter Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:12:10 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/cake-that-smokes.html Hello, I am working on a firehouse cake for my local volunteer fire dept. They would like to have a cake that has a building w/real smoke coming from Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:09:04 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/11-x-15-pan-fondant.html I want to make your 'triple chocolate cake recipe'. Instead of using 2, 9 inch pans can I use 1, 11 X 15 pan. Can I use this cake for a fondant cake? Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:00:27 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/11-inch-square-sponge-cake.html I cant find a recipe for this size sponge cake. From the editor: Hi Tina, An 11 square cake pan has a volume of about 14 cups and you want to fill it Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:54:53 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/cream-cheese-cake-filling-for-fondant-cakes.html Hi! I was wondering what would be the best cream cheese filling recipe to use for a covered fondant cake without refrigerating. Can I use a cream cheese Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:03:39 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/need-cake-contest-design-ideas.html I am doing a youth cake contest and one of the judges is Buddy Valastro from the show Cake Boss I am so nervous and to top it off I don't know what to Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:38:34 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/how-do-i-stop-fondant-sticking.html Hi there - I have two questions. First, when I make my marshmallow fondant and roll it out, I tend to use a lot of corn starch to prevent it from sticking. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:45:15 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/corn-syrup-or-glucose.html Hi, I'm trying to make Fondant a home and my recipe calls for Glucose Syrup..I wasn't able to find any clear Glucose Syrup in the stores.. I saw Wilton Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:55:18 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/chocolate-ganache-glaze.html If I am making a chocolate ganache glaze do I still use the same measurements or less? Also, does it have to set or chill at all? From the editor: Hi Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:44:44 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/buttercream-frosting-vs-filling.html My sisters have always done the decorating to perfection.none of them have used fondant or filling. they used the tips and bags. my nephew has recently Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:32:58 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/chocolate-cake-filling-ideas.html Hello, I plan on making my own cake for my baby shower. The plan is a 9in double layer bottom tier and a 6in double layer top tier. I will be making a Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:28:41 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/baking-conversions.html How many cups of confectioners sugar is in 3/4 pound? From the editor: For unsifted powdered sugar, that will be between 2 1/2 and 3 cups. For sifted Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:40:59 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/fondant-icing-writers.html Can I use fondant icing writers in tubes to decorate on buttercream frosting or do I have to use it on fondant only? From the editor: Hi Terri, You Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:34:55 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/can-i-bake-the-filling-right-in-a-cupcake.html I am making cupcakes and wanted to have a filling. Would it work to drop a teaspoon of the raspberry white chocolate filling into the cupcake before baking Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:22:10 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/how-do-i-make-icing-that-only-contains-nutella-milk-butter.html I have a party but I don't have enough money to buy icing and decorations for my cupcakes please help me! From the editor: Hi Sabrina, Beat about 8 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:37:18 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/quick-icing.html I need a quick and easy idea to write a message on a store bought cake. From the editor: The quickest way to add a message to a store bought cake would Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:26:50 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/strawberry-cake-filling.html need a recipe for strawberry filling,with frozen strawberries.the ones I have found on line are with fresh and also found one but was not thick enough,and Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:23:44 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/tea-cup-cake.html I am making an individual cake for someone, and they want it to look like a cup of tea. I have found a way to make the saucer underneath, but how do I Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:18:49 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/can-i-carve-a-cake-made-from-box-mix.html I am trying to make a boxed cake so I will be able to carve it and don't know if I need to change the recipe at all? From the editor: If you're using Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:38:51 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/how-do-i-make-whipped-frosting.html I am making a birthday cake for my sister. She absolutely loves whipped frosting. How would I make it? Could I use the Whipped Lemon mousse without Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:30:03 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/how-long-will-buttercream-keep.html About how long will the basic recipe buttercream last, most say about 2 weeks is that true? Also does the icing need to be refrigerated as well as the Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:25:26 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/should-fondant-be-refrigerated.html I am making a cake for my son's birthday party tomorrow. I have made the cake and frosted it with buttercream. But I will not put the fondant on it until Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:22:57 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/cake-contest.html I have been volunteered to coordinate a multi person cake challenge - we have 50 minutes and 3 (2 12' rounds and 1 1/2 rectangular) cakes to create a unity Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:17:30 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/how-do-i-transfer-a-picture-to-my-cake.html Wow, you answered my 1st question in light speed! Thank you SO much! My next question is this, I already have the print-out of Spongebob that I need Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:44:25 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/tips-for-fillng-a-cupcake-wedding-cake.html I was thinking of making a cupcake wedding cake for my sister. My question is about the filling. Would you fill the cupcakes before or after baking? Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:37:12 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/marshmallow-fondant-questions.html I've always wanted to try to make fondant. But i've been told it tastes bad. If i try to make the marshmallow fondant will that taste bad too? I don't Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:09:38 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/can-i-bake-a-cake-in-a-microwave.html can i make a small cake in an ovensafebowl...and in a smal mirowave oven? From the editor: Hi Preet, Yes, you can use any oven-safe bowl to bake a cake Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:53:40 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/can-i-improvise-when-using-buttercream-to-crumbcoat.html I will be making a spongebob cake for Valentine's day and it's my FIRST time ever using fondant on a cake. I want to know if i can use regular cake icing Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:48:51 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/making-a-cake-in-advance.html Hello, I'm doing my own wedding cake. I'm going to bake the cakes and freeze them to make icing easier. I'm going to be doing the marshmallow fondant - Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:26:00 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/yo-gabba-gabba-cake.html i would like to make a Yo Gabba Gabba Brobee cake that stands up. How would I attach the arms on a Brobee from Yo Gabba Gabba stand up cake? From the Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:18:58 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/equivalent-measurmemts.html Hi, In the buttercream basic recipe it says 2 sticks of butter - does that mean 8 ounces in weight? (not a liquid oz) Thanks! From the editor: Hi Shirley, Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:07:32 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/white-chocolate-raspberry-filling.html Hi! I read the recipe for the white chocolate raspberry cake filling, and it sounds divine! I'm just wondering, do you need to melt the white chocolate Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:50:07 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/can-you-bake-buttercream-filling.html can i put the buttercream filling in between two layers of cake batter before i bake it? From the editor: Hi Sandra, I wouldn't recommend that. The Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:47:11 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/in-need-of-ideas-for-a-great-escape-cake.html Hello, I'm very new to cake making and I need to make a beautiful cake based on the film 'Great Escape'. if you haven't seen it it's basicly where some Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:27:54 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/which-bowl-to-mix-a-cake-in.html just wondering whether I can mix a cake mix in a stainless steel bowl. someone said that if you don't mix it in a certain bowl, for example glass it won't Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:23:09 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/strawberry-and-banana-filling-ideas.html So my family gets this kind of cake from a local bakery which is pretty much a chocolate cake with strawberry and banana filling and it is topped off Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:34:35 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/what-kind-of-cake-is-storebought-birthday-cake.html I mean birthday cake that you buy from like dq or something. From the editor: DQ specifically, would be an ice-cream cake, but most store-bought Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:27:12 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/which-cake-fillings-need-to-be-refrigerated.html I am making a cake with fondant. I know its recommended that you do not refrigerate fondant once the cake is covered. I am looking for a chocolate Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:23:20 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/lactose-free-recipes.html Do you have a recipe for a lactose free cake and icing? I am making a cake in the shape of golf shoes, so I need it to be a carvable kind of cake. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:18:51 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/how-to-get-maximum-volume-from-buttercream.html Hi, I mixed my buttercream for a LONG time and it never did increase in volume. Do you know what might be going wrong? Thanks! Amber From the Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:10:13 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/r2d2-cake.html Hi Michelle, On your slide show you have an image of a R2D2 cake, but I can't find the cake on your site. Can you let me know how to find it. Thank Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:30:11 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/how-to-bake-a-bowl-cake.html I have a recipe that calls for 2 baked dome cakes (baked in a 1 1/2 qt bowl). Do I use one cake mix per dome cake or split one cake mix between the Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:28:33 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/acdc-flame-cake.html This cake includes 2 9 round pans. I used red velvet cake with a cream cheese filling and a buttercream frosting that I had dyed black. For the Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:01:01 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/how-to-make-buttercream-flowers.html I am just learning to decorate and would like to make more than just roses. From the editor: Hi Melissa, Check out this great page I found for you. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:27:24 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/best-kind-of-cake-for-covering-in-fondant.html What kind of cake is good to use when you are going to cover it in fondant? From the editor: You can successfully cover almost any kind of cake in Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:17:20 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/why-are-my-cakes-dry.html When I tryout cake recipes, my cakes tend to come out dry. Is there anything I can do about this problem? From the editor: Hi Donna, There are a Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:12:27 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/best-icing-on-a-sponge-cake.html I want to do a layered sponge cake for a wedding anniversary. What is the best icing to use? From the editor: You can use any type of icing on a Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:43:14 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/chocolate-fondant.html I've heard that you need to start with chocolate fondant to color it black. If so, how can I make chocolate fondant? From the editor: Hi Becky Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:29:55 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/refrigerating-chocolate-ganache.html Does a cake or cupcakes topped with ganache need to be refrigerated? From the editor: Cakes topped with ganache can stored at room temperature for Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:15:08 GMT http://www.easy-cake-ideas.com/raspberry-white-chocolate-cream-cheese-filling.html This recipe calls for 1 cup white chocolate chips. Could I melt the chocolate chips and then add it to the recipe so there wouldn't be chunks in the Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:11:50 GMT