Pull a thread between your waxed
paper and color flows or royal icing
decorations for easy release from the
paper
Dena Bryngelson
paper and color flows or royal icing
decorations for easy release from the
paper
Dena Bryngelson
Stir salt into the water or milk before adding it to the icing
to ensure the salt disolves without leaving spots in your
dark colored icings
Paige
to ensure the salt disolves without leaving spots in your
dark colored icings
Paige
| Put a greased and floured flower nail head side down in your cake pan center before pouring the batter in and baking...this will help heat the center of your cake for even baking all the way through much like a core in a bundt cake pan Betty Perrin |
White chocolate paste is great to mold
pieces that need a little relief from the force
of gravity. Just mix 1/3 cup of corn syrup
into 12 oz white chocolate chips...heat
through to melt and allow to stand at room
temperature until solid. Knead small
amounts until it has the consistency of
clay...over-kneading will make it too soft and
greasy...just let it rest and harden slightly
before continuing
pieces that need a little relief from the force
of gravity. Just mix 1/3 cup of corn syrup
into 12 oz white chocolate chips...heat
through to melt and allow to stand at room
temperature until solid. Knead small
amounts until it has the consistency of
clay...over-kneading will make it too soft and
greasy...just let it rest and harden slightly
before continuing
Knead a little buttercream icing into your
fondant to make it softer and easier to roll out
Denise Talbot
fondant to make it softer and easier to roll out
Denise Talbot
Allow rolled out fondant to dry or rest a bit before using
double sided lace molds, making swags or drapes.
This will ensure that your fondant pieces to be added to
your cake will keep their shape and it will help keep
them from sticking to your cutters
double sided lace molds, making swags or drapes.
This will ensure that your fondant pieces to be added to
your cake will keep their shape and it will help keep
them from sticking to your cutters
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| Some hints and tips from our cake club members about cake decorating |
