tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893783146160280275.post7262194223334268893..comments2008-06-30T07:47:08.794-07:00Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17442320567093187213noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893783146160280275.post-70393154402796616922008-06-30T07:47:00.000-07:002008-06-30T07:47:00.000-07:00Hahaha, you are so right about Jekyl and Hide Jr LoL :-)Tandoorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17442320567093187213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893783146160280275.post-47239566096099134862008-06-27T13:52:00.000-07:002008-06-27T13:52:00.000-07:00the flowers or cut-outs get my nail prints or the cut-out gets crinkles in them when I pick them up to put on flower form things. currently my nails do need a trim! Thanks for the advice. I'll let you know how the baptism cake turns out! have a great day!BethBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11880621844373721410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893783146160280275.post-68473568116438926302008-06-27T13:33:00.000-07:002008-06-27T13:33:00.000-07:00Beth, I am so happy it worked out! I am not exactly sure I understand what you mean by "getting the flowers onto the cake". Are you having problem attaching them to the cake? Is this when you get the " fingernail prints and crinkles" on them? Or you have problem in general, when you are making them?<BR/>If it is the first one, this is not supposed to happen, because the flowers are supposed to be dry when you are attaching them. If I am working with fondant however, I always cut my fingernails beforehand, because sometimes even the smoothing of the cake surface is not easy if you have manicure. If you do that, then you shouldn't have a problem.<BR/>If you are leaving fingerprints on the flowers when you are making them, you can try working with gloves or you can work in colder ( air conditioned) room, so the fondant wouldn't "melt" in your hands.<BR/>Good luck with the cake, keep me posted!Tandoorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17442320567093187213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893783146160280275.post-11089788675351580532008-06-27T13:01:00.000-07:002008-06-27T13:01:00.000-07:00Oh my goodness, I made my first batch of marshmellow fondant and WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!! In the texture and taste! The fondant covered the cake almost perfectly. I need to work on smoothing the bottom edges of the cake but the rest looks awesome, if I may say so myself! Just decided to play/practice today. I'm doing a baptism cake for my brother and sis-in-law's daughter in 2 weeks. I am excited now instead of anxious of how it will turn out! I could use some advice on how to get tiny cut-out flowers onto the cake without my fingernail prints and crinkles in them? Thanks again for the advice and encouragement.Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11880621844373721410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893783146160280275.post-39432219654686853222008-06-26T08:53:00.000-07:002008-06-26T08:53:00.000-07:00yeah, I usually do the 1-2 day before baking and do the icings and decorations during naps, but it's putting it together that's the difficult & time consuming part! Sometimes the kids are wonderful, but you never know who you'll get jekyl jr or hide jr! thanks for the encouragement!Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11880621844373721410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893783146160280275.post-84179101779915404862008-06-26T08:45:00.000-07:002008-06-26T08:45:00.000-07:00Well, I do stay up all night if I have to :-) The truth is I am trying to avoid this because the next day I feel exhausted, since the kids don't usually say " Oh, Mommy, you stayed up all night, let's sleep all day" :-). First, I try not to do everything on the same day.I've done it, it's a suicide. Whatever decoration I can make in advance, I make it. I bake the layers at least 2 days in advance as well, then I freeze them. I do this when the kids go to bed ( around 8.30-9pm) and whatever I can finish before 11.30-12 am, that is it for the night. If I can, I avoid putting together the cake less than 24 hours before the event, because things happen, and they do tend to happen exactly when you have a little time before the presentation.<BR/>But sometimes, yes...it is frustrating and impossible, and you have to learn to curse in foreign languages, so the kids won't know what you are saying :-) But there is a light in the tunnel! The Buzz Lightyear cake that I made, these kids were out of this world! They were so good! I baked and decorated with them awake and present! Only on the final part my husband took them out for a walk because they were bored, but other than that they were amazing. So it gets better :-) but slowly and painfully :-). Hang in there and join the club! We've got jackets :-)Tandoorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17442320567093187213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893783146160280275.post-13564490850888831722008-06-26T08:27:00.000-07:002008-06-26T08:27:00.000-07:00how do you do it? make these beautiful cakes with two little ones running around. please don't say you stay up all night long to do them either. I have a 3 1/2 yr old boy and a 15 month old girl and it is sometimes frustrating and impossible! how do you do it?Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11880621844373721410noreply@blogger.com