Posts by LotusCakeStudio

I used to use shortening based icing for practice. I would just scrape it off and keep using it over and over. Cream 1 cup of shortening with 1 pound of 10x and add a couple of teaspoons of water until you get the consistency you need....

I agree that for someone getting started, the Wilton set of cutters can't be beat for price. It's still only $20 for all those cutters and the instruction book. If you lose interest, then you're only out $20. The downside is that it's...

I have an issue of Pastry Art & Design that has an article with Colette Peters. She said herself that when she broke it down, she makes $25/hour. This article was written in 1999 so I'm sure (I hope!) she is making more by now. ...

Wow Momo! To me, that's a lot of money! Even Colette Peters only makes $25/hour. But if you can get it, woo hoo! For airbrushed Sam's Club/Costco/Price Club type of work, those decorators get between $12 - $14 an hour and strangely...

I can' t think of any names right now, but Upper Crust" has been used several times and so has "The Cakery", "The Neighborhood Bakery", and "Sweet Indulgence", just to name a few.

Shimmer, I totally know what you're talking about. I'm a culinary school graduate and even I can't stand some of us. I worked in pastry for 18 months before I went to school and I know that is what helped me not fall into the...