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| 17 hours ago |
Are your purple cakes turning blue? - 2 replies Hi all, Whenever I take pictures of a cake that has a purple hue to it, pictures turn out blue instead of the actual purple/mauve/lilac color. Any trick out there to make it look purple? Apparently, I am not the only one with this problem! I try to edit the pictures but the “real” color does not come through ! Any advice? Not o... |
| 56 days ago |
Help with big order - 8 replies Hi all, I’ve been asked to get a display stand at a brunch to raise money for a Children’s Cancer Foundation with a Spring Blossoms theme on April 23. Three hundred prominent ladies are invited in the best hotel in town. I have until Monday to give them an answer if I would accept this offer or not. Of course part of the money I ... |
| 75 days ago |
Watermarking your pictures - 20 replies Hi there, How many of you add a watermark to their pictures and which software do you use? I have seen many with their logos watermarked and I can see why… I can’t tell you how many pictures I have seen on some FB pages of cakes claimaing they are theirs :-( when they are not! |
| 82 days ago |
Help with a Tasmanian Devil character... - 7 replies Hi all, I’ve been asked to make a cake hat has a Tasmanian Devil cartoon character. Googled it and did not find any tutorial for this. I have found a couple of pictures of cakes that I saved. If I can’t find any tutorial, I will attempt to reproduce it based on the cake picture I have. If I fail, will have to do something else :-(... |
| 86 days ago |
Baking cakes... - 6 replies Hi there, How far in advance do you bake your cakes for them to remain fresh?? Do you bake in advance and freeze? How many days you deem the cake remains fresh if not in the freezer? I don’t bake way in advance but sometimes for decoration, you need time, which means the cake must be done few days earlier… Thanks,Dina |
| 86 days ago |
Calling in some ideas... please! - 7 replies Hi all, I am asked to make a cake for a gentleman who is turning 60 and who is also a judge… No fondant cover, just chocolate ganache as the finish look. And since I am a novice at modelling with sugar, I don’t think I can do elaborate sugar figurines… So, I am running out of ideas about how to decorate this cake. And it is ... |
| 92 days ago |
Piping on cakes - 6 replies Hello everyone,I am having trouble piping words or anything for that matter with my PME number 1 tip… The number two tip is too wide. The royal icing gets stuck while piping, and I do try to losen it, it will run a bit then gets stuck again. How runny should it be? Like “flood”runny when we flood cookies? Won’t that be to... |
| 158 days ago |
Won the Fiona Cairns Halloween Contest - 12 replies Hi there, I am so excited!!! I won the Fiona Cairns Halloween Contest with my Creepy Witches Fingers posted around Halloween… Here’s the link to those “oh so creepy cookies”... http://cakesdecor.com/cakes/34284 Dina @ miettes |
| 158 days ago |
Perfectly iced cakes - 6 replies Hi, I’ve watched many many video tutorials on how to make a perfectly iced cake so that the fondant that will cover it looks flawless. I see many pictures online about beautiful cakes with a perfect finish. Does anyone have a tip on how to make it look perfectly clean with sharp edges? or any YouTube suggestion? Thanks always,Dina @ miettes |
