tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post8977002036937906800..comments2024-02-16T18:23:10.138-05:00Comments on Cake Wrecks: Sunday Sweets; Fondant Free!Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-64568857564146677592010-02-12T19:49:34.862-05:002010-02-12T19:49:34.862-05:00Thise buttercream-only cakes are soooooooooo excel...Thise buttercream-only cakes are soooooooooo excellent! It impresses many a client who is not impressed by even the best fondant brands out there (like Fondarific, its older competitor Satin Ice, or even the cheaper marshmallow fondant). I read in blogs and forums that Wilton's fondant is pretty pants.The Whiz Kid Fortehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08577109835717863513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-57333296942417001642008-11-14T23:11:00.000-05:002008-11-14T23:11:00.000-05:00Nice to see the buttercream! Many thank you's fro...Nice to see the buttercream! Many thank you's from a buttercream artist! :-D I watch your blog in fear and delight, wondering, hoping, dreading the day I log on and find a wreck of my own posted! You keep me on my toes and honest! Cheers!<BR/><BR/>April, the baker at Norbury's Fine Foods, Kings Lynn... UK.AMKoenighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07809545018793670410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-51892523109659059592008-11-12T10:10:00.000-05:002008-11-12T10:10:00.000-05:00I am a believer of creating with buttercream inste...I am a believer of creating with buttercream instead of fondant myself. It taste 1000 times better! I also don't have an airbrush tool, which seems to be the other over used tool in cake decorating. While fondant cakes can be absolutely stunning, I have more respect for people that use buttercream to decorate with because it really does take skill to make it look really good. Otherwise... did you all see the monkey poop??CKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193860477402080827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-77781087168475275462008-11-11T20:41:00.000-05:002008-11-11T20:41:00.000-05:00Oh man...I don't know what you see in them, the po...Oh man...<BR/><BR/>I don't know what you see in them, the popcorn and the bear are definitely wrecktastic.<BR/><BR/>janeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-50886094144137948152008-11-11T15:13:00.000-05:002008-11-11T15:13:00.000-05:00The cake with the basket weave is beautiful! I lov...The cake with the basket weave is beautiful! I love the tiny little leaves and flowers.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17928005121930421886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-44895953655059267462008-11-11T08:29:00.000-05:002008-11-11T08:29:00.000-05:00aww who would have the heart to CUT and EAT that p...aww who would have the heart to CUT and EAT that poor cute teddy bear?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-59470229756223366482008-11-10T17:01:00.000-05:002008-11-10T17:01:00.000-05:00Those lily of the valleys on the last cake are awe...Those lily of the valleys on the last cake are awesome! And while the basketweave may be taught as a basic in W's classes, it must take a lot of work to get it to actually look that good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-39773996493720708262008-11-10T16:35:00.000-05:002008-11-10T16:35:00.000-05:00Ugh, I can't wait for the fondant craze to pass!!!...Ugh, I can't wait for the fondant craze to pass!!! I could not be more bored with it. <BR/><BR/>Although some folks can do great work with it, the majority of what I've seen done with fondant is not so great, usually sloppy, and it just seems like an overall waste of time and money to me. Especially when most fondant tastes like crap. <BR/><BR/>I would love to see more fondant free cakes featured! I know they're out there somewhere. <BR/><BR/>I'd even take gum paste decorations over fondant -- both for looks and taste. Maybe it's just me, but you don't see gum paste flowers that often anymore...alicia policiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17260449177913242998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-74510784782710177652008-11-10T16:17:00.000-05:002008-11-10T16:17:00.000-05:00re: Tatty Teddy. Buh. Lettering straight from the ...re: Tatty Teddy. Buh. Lettering straight from the merchandise doesn't make it good lettering. (Says the letterer and typesetter.)<BR/><BR/>It still looks like wreck lettering.DivaLeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777712092222499616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-58497327891681976212008-11-10T14:20:00.000-05:002008-11-10T14:20:00.000-05:00Meh, I didn't like any of these. No comparison wi...Meh, I didn't like any of these. No comparison with your regular sunday sweets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-71292688897769791412008-11-10T13:09:00.000-05:002008-11-10T13:09:00.000-05:00Ohhh that bear is SOOOO cute! He looks so sad, I ...Ohhh that bear is SOOOO cute! He looks so sad, I want to pick him up and give him a hug. But then he'd be just be nothing but squishy cake and frosting. :(<BR/>Cute bear cake = good, squishy cake & frosting = not so much.Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047083599761800928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-67243942750448375892008-11-10T12:16:00.000-05:002008-11-10T12:16:00.000-05:00The strawberry shortcake can be found by Pink Apro...The strawberry shortcake can be found by Pink Apron at this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pink_apron/2329103824/Kris Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11579146275176964319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-88979574693648979742008-11-10T11:48:00.000-05:002008-11-10T11:48:00.000-05:00Ohhh, so nice to see pretty and yet edible cakes. ...Ohhh, so nice to see pretty and yet edible cakes. I detest trying to eat fondant.<BR/><BR/>My wedding cake was basket weave, I love the look of that design. Paired with real flower toppers it was simple and elegant.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15224747811600648519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-58682958226935487822008-11-10T11:30:00.000-05:002008-11-10T11:30:00.000-05:00HOORAY FOR BUTTERCREAM!! I love piping and piping ...HOORAY FOR BUTTERCREAM!! I love piping and piping techniques and there is just so much more out there then fondant! (I really don't like the stuff but will use it if some requests it). I feel like its cheating. Like playing with playdoh (and yes I know this takes time and patience), I just feel like bakers who use other technigues (gum paste, chocolate, royal(amazing stuff), buttercream, etc) are amazing artists!Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09356315642686145862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-34324689590502660112008-11-10T11:04:00.000-05:002008-11-10T11:04:00.000-05:00I love to see beautiful buttercream, because it's ...I love to see beautiful buttercream, because it's harder to make it as pretty, and yet SO so much tastier!<BR/><BR/>I used to work weddings, and people loathe fondant almost unanimously. Love the look - hate the taste. But frosting, YUM! So decorators who can make tasty beautiful??? My heroes!!! :DDeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593766471744418635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-24292720284504236072008-11-10T10:51:00.000-05:002008-11-10T10:51:00.000-05:00The sad little bear is Tatty Teddy. He's very pop...The sad little bear is Tatty Teddy. He's very popular in the UK, and has his own storybook.Pandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660458558779775201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-53439200861283633292008-11-10T10:11:00.000-05:002008-11-10T10:11:00.000-05:00Several years ago, I spent my summer vacation at t...Several years ago, I spent my summer vacation at the Wilton School outside of Chicago. For 5 days, we learned the basics of baking, making icing, piping, decorating, using fondant, making gum paste flowers, wedding cake construction and much more. The facility was clean and spacious, the instructor was outstanding. <BR/><BR/>I had already been making wedding cakes for friends, but the course was spectacular. More than 2/3 of the class had barely picked up an icing bag before. I recommend their courses to everyone -- especially if you can afford the time and expense of doing the week-long course.<BR/><BR/>And yes, the basketweave -- I adore a well-done basketweave. I used it on wedding cakes for years. It fell out of favor from wedding cakes and was replaced by disgusting fondant. Bleh!Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00089160427007999477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-3818672601399196492008-11-10T09:24:00.001-05:002008-11-10T09:24:00.001-05:00If you can find Choco-Pan in your area, I highly r...If you can find Choco-Pan in your area, I highly recommend trying it, or you can order on line. I still prefer buttercream over fondant, but this is pretty good, it's very easy to work with,and the creator is a lovely person.<BR/><BR/>http://www.choco-pan.comThe Courteous Chihuahuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201523853414821783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-71325736157395122052008-11-10T09:24:00.000-05:002008-11-10T09:24:00.000-05:00@divalea; Actually, the lettering is spot on. The ...@divalea; Actually, the lettering is spot on. The bear is called Tatty Teddy, from the Me to You cards and gifts line, and the lettering on those cards and gifts looks exactly like that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-52954608470043067192008-11-10T09:19:00.000-05:002008-11-10T09:19:00.000-05:00Yeah! Fondant sucks!I personally know one baker w...Yeah! Fondant sucks!<BR/><BR/>I personally know one baker who can pull off a gorgeous fondant-free cake. I wish that I could find some photos of his wedding cakes on the web, but Google is coming up with nada. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, it's JJ's French Bistro on Waialae Ave in Hawaii. I'd highly recommend any of their pastries, and if you do go, ask to look at their cake book. Too cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-3087092040276721452008-11-10T09:02:00.000-05:002008-11-10T09:02:00.000-05:00The only fondant cakes I've see were mine...made f...The only fondant cakes I've see were mine...made from recipes in the cake bible...nothing wrecktastically bad either. I love fondant, but hate working with it.<BR/><BR/>The SSC, teddy bear and popcorn are cool cakes. I don't much care for basket weave. Probably I'm just jealous.<BR/><BR/>word verification genticat has something to do with this: maintenance of genetic variation in captive popu-. lationsHyena Overlordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05218856702717139747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-29260508441326542922008-11-10T08:36:00.000-05:002008-11-10T08:36:00.000-05:00Ok, I looked further at Kim's site and she does do...Ok, I looked further at Kim's site and she does do fondant as well, but the snowflake cake, the chocolate cake, and the green cake in her gallery are all non-fondant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-48175341087112789932008-11-10T08:32:00.000-05:002008-11-10T08:32:00.000-05:00I like these. I am curious on how the popcorn cak...I like these. I am curious on how the popcorn cake is made.<BR/><BR/>If you need more examples of professional, beautiful, non-fondant cakes check out Cakes for Occassions by Kim Morrison. http://www.kmcakes.com/gallery.html<BR/><BR/>Kim is very talented. And her cakes are very yummy too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-86532392965967952542008-11-10T07:50:00.000-05:002008-11-10T07:50:00.000-05:00I just ordered my completely fondant-free wedding ...I just ordered my completely fondant-free wedding cake last week and I am so excited about it after seeing her other designs. While I was in ordering, she was working on a cake for a baby shower. It had light green frosting and a pea pod on top made out of sugar. It was fabulous looking.The Creeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501280478538293726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-29569519688583318492008-11-10T06:51:00.000-05:002008-11-10T06:51:00.000-05:00That Tatty Teddy cake is sooooo cute, but like fun...That Tatty Teddy cake is sooooo cute, but like funnycide there's no way I could cut it. Especially since I actually have some of those teddybears.kiwimusumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14511697535645821732noreply@blogger.com