Cake, Decor and Cairns!

In the cake decorating world using silicone molds /moulds has become extremely popular. The problem is they can become super expensive and you may only use a particular mold once before it ends up at the back of your cupboard! Me being the scrooge I am decided there had to be a better way! I also wanted to make my own designs.  I experimented with some fabulous diy silicone products. Fantastic results but oh so expensive and of course the problem once you cure it, there's no turning back. Silicone is not reusable. After a little more research I discovered a fabulous product sold at Baking Pleasures called Casting Jelly  ! "What the flipping heck is  Casting Jelly???" According to Baking Pleasure product information: Casting gel or jelly is great for making your own impression moulds out of anything that will withstand the heat of the gel (leaf, petal, figure moulds). Casting gel can also be melted down and reused. Comes in a 200g container. Inst...

There are so many interesting cake decorating and chocolate moulds out on the market it's so hard to show restraint in how many different ones I buy! I remember the first one I bought,  it was a gorgeous cherry blossom theme. I thought it was perfect for my daughter's next birthday cake idea and I just couldn't wait to try it. Unfortunately it was a major let down. I was so frustrated the fondant would stick and only bits came out, I greased it with shortening (Copha here in Oz) but then it wouldn't stay in long enough to smooth the back! Ahhg total nightmare and I felt so frustrated I wasted money on a poor product. But did I waste money or was it just I couldn't follow instructions? ?... Well a few months later I pulled the mould out again, and decided there must be a better way! I got my Google on and searched forum,  blog and website and finally found a solution that many in the sugar craft world already knew! What's the secret? A freezer! ...

It seems that my inexperienced blog writing skills have really been high lighted this past week! Whilst I seem to have facebook page running skills with P plates but am no where near an open license on Blogger just yet! So my apologies if you were looking for the mystery of the ping pong balls. I have embarked on a project where you make your own moulds. My current project is edible teacups using fondant and painted up pretty with luster dusts. So far I have only managed time yo create one wobbly cup which for those of you following me on facebook have probably already seen. So until I have time to get it right (school holidays always consumes  any me time) here is my practice one. And if you like, then come back when Australian schools are well into the 2nd week of term 2! My wobbly edible fondant teacup.  My second bloggers learners permit error was I thought I had uploaded my Easter Egg toppers... but alas I got that wrong and it too was sitting unpublished. ...