Gel food colors July 26, 2009

I have to say that I am pretty satisfied with Betty Crocker’s gel food colors.  First, they are pretty affordable.  For about three dollars and some change you can purchase a set of four in basic colors such as red, blue, green and yellow or neon colors.  Surprisingly, these tiny tubes are packed with color and have lasted me for quite awhile.  I suppose it depends how often you use them but I’m still surprised at the amount I still have.  Also, in my experience, these have been great with tinting marshmallow fondant.  I haven’t had much trouble with the gel changing the texture of my marshmallow fondant, either.

Try them out, they’re easy on the wallet, too!

Martha's turntable February 26, 2009

Oh, Martha.  This is my first post of many more to come about her and her fabulous products.  Like this one!

Martha's turntable

I don’t even have a plastic one.  I turn my cakes on an upside down bowl (tear, tear).  The silver finish goes well with the mixer of my dreams, too!

Hello lover February 9, 2009

I have found the mixer of my dreams.  It’s the Kenwood KMo23 Titanium Major Mega Pack.  I didn’t really pay attention to mixers until I saw a posting from Cakejournal and noticed that it was a pretty good looking kitchen gadget.  Of course I did some reseach to see if it had good reviews and it did.  The only thing is that I would have to have order it all the from the UK.  However, I learned that the Delonghi brand is its American counterpart so hopefully I’ll be able to own one or the other.

KM023 Titanium Major Mega Pack

Oh, how I wish…

New toys! January 27, 2009

Yipee! I finally decided on doing the Chanel Cambon tote in black and white for the baby shower.  Now, its not your traditional diaper bag but if I were a mom I would definitely lug Huggies in this bag.  I’m really looking foward to using the embosser tool for the quilted effect. 

 

Embosser/cutter, icing color in black, white pearl dust luster

I need to think of the baby toys that will accompany the tote so that everyone can tell its for a baby shower.  I’ve read that it’s best to use gumpaste for this.  I’ll have to practice tonight because I haven’t worked with gumpaste yet.  Although, I’m sure it’s very similar to fondant with a more clay like effect.