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ICING
What is crumb coating? Why is it done and how is it done? (2 replies)
In your opinion, which icing is the best to use for making flowers?
(2 replies)
How do you ice a cake smooth?
(6 replies)
How do you do a frozen buttercream transfer?
(1 reply)
How do you make a rose out of buttercream icing?
(1 reply)
What do you use royal icing for?(0 replies)
What do you use color flow icing for?
(0 replies)
What do you use fondant for?
(0 replies)
Can you use different icings on a cake? If so, which ones? If not, which ones? And why?
(1 reply)
SUPPLIES
Which cake decorating items are a must for you? If you had to buy them all over again, you would.(5 replies)
Which cake decorating items would you not buy all over again?
(5 replies)
How do you store your cake pans?
Are there any of the same shape/size that you have more than one of?
(3 replies)
How do you clean up your "baking mess"? Bags? Tips? Pans? etc.
(3 replies)
BAKING
How do you keep your cakes from sticking in the pan?
(5 replies)
FILLING
Besides using the icing you use to ice the cake, what else do you use for filling a cake?
(2 replies)
TECHNIQUES
How do you stack a tiered cake?
(2 replies)
How do you use pillars in a multi tiered cake?
(1 reply)
LEARNING
Give me your favorite cake decorating book and your favorite cake decorating video. Please list the name, author and why you like it so much. (1 reply)
What has been the hardest thing for you to learn about cake decorating and when you "got" it, tell us how you did?
(1 reply)
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