Anyone in here decorate cakes?

[Disneynutbsv]

Hi!

This is a cake due for tomorrow, its a German Chocolate Cake with Buttercream (yes, odd I know, but she likes the cake part and not the coconut part).

 

[stargrazer]

Wow! I'm starting the 1st Wilton class on Monday and just stumbled onto this thread. You ladies are seriously talented! I may be nuts for trying this right now, but the urge hit and I signed up. Wish me luck!

LUCK!

 

[stargrazer]

Hi!

This is a cake due for tomorrow, its a German Chocolate Cake with Buttercream (yes, odd I know, but she likes the cake part and not the coconut part).

You are very good at those transfers, do you know I have yet to try that? I've done Royal stuff but not that, I need to try it.

Great job!

 

[Disneynutbsv]

You are very good at those transfers, do you know I have yet to try that? I've done Royal stuff but not that, I need to try it.

Great job!

Thanks! I don't play with royal at all, lol. They are so easy to do I prefer to do characters instead of logos.

 

[Disneynutbsv]

Wow! I'm starting the 1st Wilton class on Monday and just stumbled onto this thread. You ladies are seriously talented! I may be nuts for trying this right now, but the urge hit and I signed up. Wish me luck!

Have fun!!!

 

[Disneynutbsv]

I hate smoothing buttercream, I wish I could have done it in fondant.

 

[MosMom]

I don't know how it looked in person but in the picture it looks great.

 

[Disneynutbsv]

I don't know how it looked in person but in the picture it looks great.

Thanks, there are a few bumps and ridges and the 6"....wouldn't smooth for the life of me!! So, I said I'll do the basketweave...I don't like how that came out either, lol. I am my own worst critic...now off to clean the kitchen

 

[MrsKreamer]

Checking in. I am loving teaching the classes. It is so much fun AND it is going to feed my Disney habit! LOL

 

[Disneynutbsv]

Checking in. I am loving teaching the classes. It is so much fun AND it is going to feed my Disney habit! LOL

That's great!

 

[TBGOES2DISNEY]

Hi, everyone! I just found this thread. I have been decorating cakes for about 6 years, mostly for my girls' birthdays. I've done the occasional graduation cake or baby shower cake. I'm definitely not a pro and consider cake decorating a LOT of work!

I haven't done fondant before. I don't have time to look through this thread b/c I need to get a cake made soon. I'd appreciate any help anyone can offer. I was wondering if I want a cake for Friday (it's Tuesday) when can I make it? I want to do the cake, frost it, and put fondant over it, with fondant decoration cutouts pressed to the side (maybe even some fondant shapes on top). When it's done, do I store it in a cake box or in the fridge?

I also have one of those bake n fill pans. If I wanted to do a filling - like a pudding or ice cream, would I have to do the fondant decorations on the day of? Or could I do it a day or two ahead and keep it in the freezer?

See, I really know nothing. Thanks for the help!

 

[MosMom]

I wouldn't freeze it but you can refrigerate it. If you are putting a filling into the cake that is perishable you will have to keep it refrigerated. When you take it out of the fridge, try to keep it as cool as possible while it comes to temprature. It will sweat a bit...just don't touch it and let it dry.

You don't really need to "press" decorations into the fondant. Just a touch of water and they will stick easily.

I've never heard of doing an ice cream cake covered in fondant and then frozen so I'm not sure I would try it on an important occasion. Sounds like a time for experimentation and then feeding it to the family. ;p

If I had a cake with a perishable filling due Friday I would bake on Thursday.

 

[TBGOES2DISNEY]

I wouldn't freeze it but you can refrigerate it. If you are putting a filling into the cake that is perishable you will have to keep it refrigerated. When you take it out of the fridge, try to keep it as cool as possible while it comes to temprature. It will sweat a bit...just don't touch it and let it dry.

You don't really need to "press" decorations into the fondant. Just a touch of water and they will stick easily.

I've never heard of doing an ice cream cake covered in fondant and then frozen so I'm not sure I would try it on an important occasion. Sounds like a time for experimentation and then feeding it to the family. ;p

If I had a cake with a perishable filling due Friday I would bake on Thursday.

Thank you so much for your help! I'll let you know how it turns out.

 

[java]

I need ideas. My daughter is having a party at a bead place- they are making necklaces. She wants cupcakes. What can I do to make them funky? I am drawing a blank on the creative front. HELP! please.

 

[MosMom]

What if you iced all the cupcakes in different funky colors making them look like beads then shaped them on a board to look like an already beaded necklace. At the top you could pipe a tied necklace string to get the point across that it is a beaded necklace.

 

[java]

What if you iced all the cupcakes in different funky colors making them look like beads then shaped them on a board to look like an already beaded necklace. At the top you could pipe a tied necklace string to get the point across that it is a beaded necklace.

I likey! Maybe I could even use some candy necklaces to string between my "bead" cupcakes!! I have to go to the cake supply store this weekend to check out the colors I can get to tint my icing!

 

[Disneynutbsv]

I have so much to do!

I have 105 wedding cake cookies to do (thankfully the count went down from 185!), a grooms cake in the shape of a Dune Buggy and an anniversary cake (48 years). All for 1 wedding, thank goodness I'm not making the wedding cake. I think my friend is wishing I was because she wants fondant on her cake and her moms cake lady has never worked with it before....she's worried it will look stupid. I told her to think positive and if need be I can help her with it. (I LOVE working with fondant, I really don't like working with buttercream)

 

[Disneynutbsv]

I am going to a Jack & Jill party Saturday and want to make a cake, but...I want to put maybe alcohol in it (its a party, lol!). I was thinking maybe making Bailey's for the filling....

or if anyone else as any ideas! Should I do chocolate cake with the Bailey's filling?

 

[java]

or if anyone else as any ideas! Should I do chocolate cake with the Bailey's filling?

Sounds good to me! Do you know Godiva makes a chocolate Liquor? And it is delicious! And frangelico always tastes great with chocolate. ( I use that in fondue)

 

[scarlett873]

I've done a Bailey's cake before! Well, the filling & icing had Bailey's in it anyway...It was yummy!!

Does anyone have a recipe for a mojito cake? I need a recipe and can't seem to find one...was hoping to find something using a cake mix for the base. Any thoughts?