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fondant
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Thanks,
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Carribean Black Fruit Cake
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Vegetarian Fondant
Hi,
I would like to know if there is a substitute for gelatin when making fondant.
Fondant Covered Cakes
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Vibrant icing colors
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level cakes
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To Refrigerate or Not to Refrigerate that is the Question
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gumpaste, clay extruder, royal icing
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Olivia the Pig Picture
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Filling refrigeration
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beach cake
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royal icing
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torting
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I am after a nice peanut butter filling to go with a chocolate cake and chocolate butter cream but don't want to overdo the chocolate with a chocolate ...
what did i do wrong
I made a cake with a cake mix. I criscoed and floured the pan and baked as usual. I let the cake cool then inverted it on to a board.
I didn't get ...
Chocolate Ganache Filling
I was wanting to use choc ganache as a filling for the layer cake I am making.
The recipe calls for heavy whipping cream. Does this mean the cake has ...
Buttercream storage
Can I store prepared buttercream in the refrigerator?
To buttercream or not to buttercream
I'm making my son cupcakes for his baptism and I wanted to use your basic buttercream recipe for the frosting and hazelnut buttercream for the filling....
My first cake order!
Oh My Goodness. I am so glad I came across your site. It is amazing.
Ok, I got my first order for a cake. I have never taken any classes before, I just ...
Icing the cake
I always have a problem when I need to put the icing on my cake, although I use thin icing consistency but when I start covering the edges of my cake with ...
refrigerating filled cakes
I am making a wedding cake and the bride would like a lemon filling. It will be covered in fondant so it can't be refrigerated. The cake will be made the ...
Christening/Baptism cake message
Hi.
My son's christening/baptism is next week and I don't know what message to write on the cake....any suggestions?
Thanks!
mixing jello with buttercream
you recently sent me a recipe to make strawberry frosting. I used this technique with the whipping cream and strawberry jello mix and it worked great.
So ...
Chocolate Mousse
I am wanting to fill an upcoming cake with a chocolate mousse, but am having a hard time finding a good recipe. I am really looking for a recipe that ...
ribbon tying??
How can I tie a ribbon around a fondant covered cake?
Do I use some sort of glue or a pin to hold it in place around the base of a tier cake?
Thankyou,...
Ganache Problems...
I tried making the chocolate ganache with the recipe listed on this website. I increase the recipe proportionally - 3 C cream and 24 oz chocolate chips....
Chocolate Ganache
Okay, so I'm a novice at making Ganache. I wanted to make it to fill a 1/4 sheet cake.
I used the recipe from this site, but increased the quantities ...
Doubling a recipe/texture
I have made your white cake recipe and it tastes good. But I was wondering if you use larger sheet pans to make sheet cakes. I used the white cake recipe ...
what is the actual measure of a stick of butter?
what is the actual measure of a stick of butter? IE If I need 2 sticks is that 2 cups?
Looking For Boston Cream Cake Filling
I need a recipe for Boston Cream Cake filling. Any ideas?
fudge marble cake
Can you use chocolate ganache to marble a vanilla cake? If not how can I make a marbled cake?
Thanks
How to price a cake for sale
Hello,
I am very new at this and would like to know how to price a cake for sale. I have people who ask me all the time and I just don't know where to ...
"Honey Do List"
I need an idea for a "Honey Do List" cake for a young guy getting married. All I can come up with is writing the list and I have molds for a fish and ...
homemade marshmallow fondant
I would love some immediate help with this........if possible.
I am finding that the marshmallow fondant tastes really sweet. You can really taste the ...
Uneven sides of a torted cake
I have a question about torting cakes and making the sides even.
Whenever I tort a cake, or layer two cakes (i.e. two 8 inch circular cakes) on top ...
mocha cake-bar cookies
The bakery in a small MN town made something called mocha cakes. A dense white cake, cut into squares and frosted on all sides with a white frosting and ...
Strawberry Cake
I need a recipe for a strawberry frosting/filling. What do you recommend?
Complimenting Flavors
Unless its just a trial and error type thing, how do I know which flavors work well together (cake itself, icing and filling)?
I just completed my first ...
coconut frosting
How do I make a coconut frosting. Thanks
Air soft gun cake
Last year was the first year I made my son's b-day cake. It was a giant WII mote cake. My question is:
He wants to have an Air Soft Gun Party, any ideas ...
Cake Pan Sizes
The cake recipes I'm looking at here on your site are calling for round cake pans. For example one might say it makes a 9" round cake, 3 layers. I assume ...
smoothing with paper towel
I made a cake and used the cream cheese frosting(which was wonderful by the way) and I tried to use the smoothing with a paper towel technique. However,...
when do you take the cake out of the oven?
When the cake is done (toothpick comes out clean) do you let it cool inside the oven after turning it off or you have to take it out at once?
help with my cream cheese frosting
I made a batch of the cream cheese frosting for my daughter's birthday this weekend. I will also be making a fruit dip for her party that uses cream cheese....
Cream Pudding Cake Filling Ideas
I am looking for a recipe for a cream pudding type of filling for a marble cake?
Any ideas anyone?
Thanks.
Freezing a cake
Can I freeze a cake frosted with swiss buttercream?
Usually my cakes dry out after freezing,any tip on that?
Thanks a lot!
Using Fresh Daisies on Cake
Can you use fresh daisies on cakes? If so, what do you do to them before you set them on the cake? Where on the stem do you cut them?
Thanks!
Cake filling
Do I need to do anything special to prepare my cake for a mousse or ganache filling?
How long befor serving can the cake be prepared?
Thank You!...
Baking multiple cake layers
Is it okay to double, triple or quadruple your cake recipes?
Please share your technique on baking different size cake layers from one batch of batter....
smoothing with a paper towel
I read someone else's questions and they said something about smoothing the buttercream with a paper towel.
What does this mean?
What do you do ...
fondant and cream cheese frosting
How far in advance before the day you need it, can you make make up a batch of the marshmallow fondant and the cream cheese frosting?
If you can make ...
Fondant
When I went to your web page with the instructions on how to make fondant, it would not come up. All I could get was the ingredients.
Is there any ...
All kinds of questions
I have always enjoyed cooking and watching food network and researching new recipes and stuff, but I have suddenly become fascinated with cake decorating,...
water park theme cake
I have to do a water park themed cake.
The person the cake is for works at an indoor water park with water floating moat, hot tub, kiddie pool, slides ...
How to decorate pig cake
I am making a pig birthday cake for my granddaughter.
I was going to use pink fondant , but I also wanted to simulate the fine pig hair on a real ...
Royal Icing Dots
How do I make perfect royal icing polka dots, not flat ones?
When to split your cake ?
Should you refrigerate or freeze your cake before you split it or after?
frosting a cake
I let my cakes cool out of the oven. When I frost the cake I get all the cake crumbs mixed in the frosting. How do I keep this from happening?
Also,...
How far ahead to make and decorate?
Can I make your beer cake on Thursday and still be good to go on Saturday?
How do you make a fondant bow?
I have followed instructions step by step and my bow always collapses. Please help!
Levelling A Cake
When you level a cake should you do it when it's still warm or after it's cooled down later in the day or before frosting. Also what about freezing cake ...
Vanilla cake filling question..
Hi,
My son is turning 5 and he wants a vanilla cake.So I am thinking of a vanilla cake with creame cheese frosting..But I am not sure what filling ...
ButterCream
Just wanted to know if you could whip the Buttercream Fudge Filling like you did with the Ganache.
Thanks,
Nancy
What Icing To Use!?!
Hey there!
My son is turning 1 year old. I'd like to make the cake for his birthday. I'm a little confused on which icing to use.
I was thinking ...
Chai Spice Frosting Too Thin
I made your recipe for the chai spice tea cake and icing and it was a huge success. The only thing is I made the icing and it came out very thin. I ...
Cream Cheese Frosting Droops
Dear Michelle, Thank Heavens you're around to help out. I tried your cream cheese frosting and it tastes great but after piping it, it didn't hold up ...
Can I travel with buttercream?
Is the buttercream recipe one that I can make ahead, travel to the party location, and finish the cake? I don't want it to melt or get funny on the ...
One Cake For Three Birthdays
I have to make one birthday cake for three male co-workers but have no clue as to how to decorate it with their names & not make it look too feminine. I ...
Train Cake For Son's Birthday
We are making a cake for a 2 yr old's birthday. He's crazy about trains, so we're going to make him a cake with the train cake pan. However, there will ...
Muppets Cake
Have you ever made any "Muppets" themed cakes? I am thinking I could use the Nemo/ice cream scoop idea and make a Kermit on top...any ideas would be ...
3D Cakes
I want to make a 89-91 ford Thunderbird 3D cake for my husband's birthday but I cant find a mold and I was wondering if you have any tips for doing 3D ...
Decorating with candies
I want to decorate a rice crispie cake with fairly large sweets(one large flat slab not individual cakes, made with mars bars not plain chocolate). Do ...
Mango Cake Filling
Do you have a recipe for mango cake filling?
Chocolate Hazelnut Buttercream
I wanted to do the chocolate hazelnut buttercream however, I did not have Nutella at hand. I did get it the next day and put my prepared buttercream in ...
Need Ideas For an Olympic Cake Theme?
What about an Olympic themed birthday cake? Do you have any ideas?
Pound Cake Question
Just a quick question, I was wondering what are the keeping qualities of your pound cake recipe. I would like to try this recipe for my sons 21st birthday ...
Need Ideas For a Cross Cake?
My daughters birthday falls on the first day of school this year. She has requested a "cross" cake to share with her class, in a Christian school. I have ...
Instrument Cake Ideas?
Do you have any cake ideas for any instruments at all?
Ganache Not Setting
I recently have been experimenting with ganache , and I find that whenever I make it, it stays a liquid and doesn't firm up at all which would make it ...
Carved Cake Questions
I have a tradition of doing decorated cakes for my sons' birthdays. This one will be a crocodile (shaped as a crocodile). I usually use a pound cake recipe ...
Butcher's Birthday Cake
Hi, I want to decorate a cake with
meat cuts like t-bone steak and perhaps some sausages (I have marzipan)????? have you any suggestions. It for a butchers ...
Ingredient Equivalents For Australia
I'm in Australia and was wondering when you say shortening in your recipes what would that be here and also when you say a stick of butter what weight ...
Cake Idea For a Friend Who Moved Away
My friend Paige moved away to a different state last month. And today she is going to sleep over and my other friend and I want to bake her a cake that ...
Lazytown Cake Ideas?
Do you have any lazy town (for a girl) cake decorating ideas?
Orange Curd Question
What is orange/lemon curd? How do you make it or where can you buy it?
Hawaiin Luau Ideas
My husband is turning 60 in Aug and we're having a Hawaiian Luau theme party for him. We're expecting 100-150 people. The other thing is, the party will ...
Cake Idea For Friend In Chemo
I would like some ideas for a cake to celebrate my friend's end of chemo. She has fallopian tube cancer.
thank you for any suggestions.
Chocolate Marshmallow Buttercream
Do you have any ideas for a Chocolate Marshmallow buttercream filling? My sister loves chocolate Marshmallow anything and this would be good for her graduation ...
Ladybugs Cake Question
HI! I'm planning to make your adorable lady bugs in the grass cake . I'm going to use a mix... at least I think, and am planning to do it ahead of time....
Basic Buttercream
I am getting ready to try the Basic Butter Cream Filling, and before I start wanted to clarify. Should the two sticks of butter be at room temperature ...
Wording For Adoption Cake
Hi, We are adopting a baby we have fostered for 18 months (since he was a newborn). What is appropriate to write on the cake??? Any suggestions? Thank ...
40th Birthday Cake Ideas?
I need some unique ideas for a special 40th birthday, over the hill type of cake? any ideas?
thanks.
Starbucks Coffee Cake
I want to bake a sponge cake that's Starbucks coffee flavored. Do you have a recipe in mind? Limited ingredients and limited skills, so please take that ...
Cake and Fondant
What type of cake should you make if your going to cover it in fondant ? Can you use store bought cake in a box?
What is a bowl cake?
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What is a bowl cake? Where do I get the pan to make one?
From the editor:
Hi Grace,
A bowl cake is simply a cake baked in a bowl. They are often ...
airplane cake
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hi! I want to make the airplane cake for my baby, he will turn 1 in December.
I work Saturdays, so if I bake the cakes on Friday and the birthday ...
filling question
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Can I use chocolate pudding as a filling in a chocolate cake?
From the editor:
If you first make a dam for the filling, this would be fine. To do ...
What Kind Of Filling For a Chocolate Fudge Cake?
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I made a fudge chocolate cake with hazelnut butter cream filling. I want to know what king of icing to use. The butter cream is rich and i don't want the ...
Chocolate on the side of a cake
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Hello,
I am wanting to make my own wedding cake.
I have found this lovely picture of a square cake that has thinnish chocolate slabs that stand ...
Cake Filling Recipes
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My question is, if I was to use one of your Butter Cream cake filling recipes , does this only go between the layers and I would also have make the Butter ...
Recipe Conversions
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Hi, it's me again, I want to put in a request. I like your site a lot and your cakes! it's always a success. But I struggle with the right measurements ...
How Many Layers Can A Boxed Cake Mix Make?
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I have been using boxed cake mixes and 9 inch pans. I can't seem to get more then two layers out of the batter. Am I doing something wrong?
Your recipes ...
Traveling
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I have to make a cake to serve 200. I would like to bake the cakes before I leave because I will not have access to an oven. I will be able to make the ...
Filling For Fondant Covered Cake
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I would like a recipe for a mousse or custard base filling recipe, that I can prepare ahead of time and I will have no health problem or it will not melt ...
Refrigerating Fondant cake
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Hi, I would like to know how to store a fondant covered cake in the refrigerator and at what temp? I noticed when I take out of the refrigerator it has ...
Red Velvet Cake Recipe
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I guess my questions really are, does anyone have an easy red velvet cake recipe and a good cream cheese frosting recipe that would go on a wedding cake?...
Sponge Texture For Spongebob Cake
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I want to make a Spongebob cake but I was wondering how to make the cake surface look like a sponge? Is there any trick on doing that? Thanks Debbie
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coloring gumpaste
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I am making red poinsettias with gum paste. How do you get that deep red that doesn't look pink? I tried adding a touch of brown paste but now it has ...
banging the pan
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Why is it that when people are putting their cakes in the oven after pouring their batter in the pan they always bang the pan on the counter top?
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