Answering More Of Your CAKE DECORATING Questions!

[@MyCakeFailJourney]

One of the Karolyn’s Kake Academy members shared a video link a few months ago for how much fondant to use to cover a cake. Bottom line, the formula it recommended for grams of fondant needed to cover a cake tier is: A) 300 (for a short tier) to 500 (for a tall tier) PLUS B) EITHER - (for a round tier) 100 multiplied by the diameter in inches OR - (for a square tier) 150 multiplied by the width in inches Karolyn’s Kake Academy is the best! For anybody thinking about joining us, it’s a super supportive/informative group, with professionals, wanna-be professionals and amateur hobbyists like me, and Karolyn gives us tons of input (I’m NOT a paid spokesperson, just a happy member!)

[@KarolynsKakes]

Wait, how did I forget this?! Thank you!!

[@ninibren]

If anyone would know this it would be Marla! You are a walking encyclopedia, girl! I love you 💕

[@MyCakeFailJourney]

@@ninibren Love ya back, Brenda! 🌟

[@eleganceevolved8328]

I will be joining soon!!!❤

[@maggieburris1081]

Great video! You put ❌’s next to people lol. I name them after headache the created, for example- “wants to change everything”, “can I pay this way…”, “last minute Lucy”… THEN I add a 🛑 behind their name.

[@KarolynsKakes]

This is hysterical! 😂😂

[@charlottecallaghan8868]

Yes to the 36 hour fasts! I do them 2-3 times a month and they’re such a great reset. Great video, very good advice x

[@KarolynsKakes]

I just did one for 41 hours last week. It really helps me get more control and be more aware of what I'm eating!

[@charlottecallaghan8868]

@@KarolynsKakes 💯 ❤️

[@lingywashere]

GEMS!!!!! 💎 💎 💎 💎 💎 I have learned so much from you!!! THANK YOU 🙏🏽

[@babigurlgapeach]

Omg, me too. She's my favorite cake KZbinr hands down

[@KarolynsKakes]

Awwww thank you so much!!

[@brittneyarms7665]

For the fondant toppers, I found online somewhere that if you put them in the oven with just the light on it helps them dry faster. I don’t depend on this method but every time I’ve needed it, it’s worked.

[@KarolynsKakes]

Thank you! I've had quite a few people mention that and forgot to include this in the video.

[@ninibren]

I have done that and it works.

[@tokazowskido]

Good video Karolyn! Spot on! I love the "Nope" on the phone. I have a folder in my email. Its the "Do Not Sell Cakes To" List! Dont piss me off....I will put you on the list! My husband and I also do this thing after a PITA customer. Remember Seinfield Soup Nazi? We go, "Ding! Next!" And usually after dealing with a pain in the butt customer, the phone rings again and theres another wonderful customer on the line who plays nice and respects the cake. Always...RESPECT THE CAKE!😂😂

[@KarolynsKakes]

YES!! 😂😂😂 That's great! And I agree, most people don't suck. But the ones who do, suck the life out of you!

[@mkp8942]

I used tylose powder in the fondant of my last cake and it made it SO much easier to cut out shapes! Thank you so much ! You’re the best

[@KarolynsKakes]

YESSSS!! It seriously is the best and makes everything a lot easier!

[@angiep8708]

Forager is great, but please always check your state’s cottage laws directly on the state’s website. There were a few small discrepancies between what Forager had and what was actually allowed. Can’t be too safe!

[@KarolynsKakes]

This is a great tip, thanks for sharing Angie!

[@chudimac1]

I’m loving all your videos! A little addicted! Some of my questions, which maybe you’ve covered? What are the best cake/filling combinations? Currently making a strawberry cake and marble for 5 year old birthday. My other question is where do you put your fondant decorations to dry? I’m nervous about ants leaving them out. I’m tried to store them in the oven, as we don’t use it too much, but of course the time I did that, someone turned the oven on!

[@KarolynsKakes]

Nnnooooooo!! OMG I bet you were so upset!! I have a big table that I store decorations on to dry. I've never had an issue with ants. Popular flavor combos are: - Vanilla or Confetti cake with Vanilla, Chocolate, or Vanilla Chocolate Chip filling - Chocolate Chip cake with Vanilla or Chocolate filling My personal favorites are: - Chocolate cake with Cookies & Cream filling, - Strawberry cake with cream cheese filling, - Lemon cake with Blueberry or Raspberry Buttercream filling!

[@sweetmimisestscha]

Thank you Karolyn!!! ❤❤❤

[@laurazeller2014]

Thank you, Karolyn!

[@TheCmg061]

Nevermind. I just saw the rest of your video questions! Very impressive!

[@KarolynsKakes]

Perfect for his next birthday cake! 💜💜

[@BSavage111]

Yay!! I wanted to hear more about your fitness journey.

[@tiyajohnson7631]

Do you happen to have a video or list showing which cakes pair good with which fillings?

[@KarolynsKakes]

No, but I will make a video on this!

[@veronicastephens5408]

You're absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing this much needed information. Love your NJ girl. 💜 😉

[@thecupcakelady2014]

Great info Karolyn! I get the non skid roles from the $1.25 Tree and they always helps to keep the cakes from sliding in my clients vehicles. They love it lol!

[@KarolynsKakes]

Yes!! I do the same, thank you for addressing this! It really helps keep the cake in place.

[@beckycabrera8053]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

[@heidiwatts6535]

Great tips.❤

[@philipplouden5892]

“You can’t be eatin all the cake scraps” 🤣❤

[@Lollos_Cakes]

Good questions and good replies! I think there is ONE question that no one has ever answered to solve this problem, it might not ever me solved😞 It is when you ice your cake,put it in the fridge and then go for a second layer or "touch ups" the color of your icings changes to darker spots, it does not matter what color you use, I guess it happens due to the temperature differences, but what can someone do about it!? It is so annoying haha, maybe this can be a future question🙂

[@KarolynsKakes]

That's because the icing color deepens as it sits! If you have to touch up your cake, the icing will be slightly lighter, but will deepen to match over a day or two. I just did this last week! Is that what you were asking?

[@Lollos_Cakes]

@@KarolynsKakes Thank you for your respond🤗 The thing with my cakes is that it will still have those uneven spots that is darker even 1 or 2 days later🥴 I always make sure to blend very, very well too. Unfortunately I have not been able to solve this problem unless I ice my cake without a crumb coat, ice it only once and then done🎂,

[@bethanyannquinn1747]

I may have missed it somewhere, but do you have a recipe for marshmallow fluff buttercream? Also, do you mind if I link your page on some pictures I post of recipes I used of yours? You're the best!

[@KarolynsKakes]

I never mind you tagging / linking my page, thank you! And I haven't made fluff buttercream, so I don't have a recipe. Sorry about that!

[@mymai5859]

Great vid. Very helpful 💐

[@raheladdis6317]

So helpful 🎉🎉

[@barbaraoverduyn8709]

Do you do prívate classes? I would love to learn how to do the 3D figures, name and numbers

[@KarolynsKakes]

I can do virtual classes if you'd prefer! You can email me at [e-mail] if you would like to schedule. 😊

[@Sugarmamabakeshoppe]

Any recommendations on utilizing kitchen space or working out of your home in a small kitchen? I have such anxiety about the lack of separation between personal kitchen supplies and baking supplies, storing packaging etc. Thanks!

[@KarolynsKakes]

Here's a video about how I organize my cake stuff. My kitchen is pretty small, so you gotta get creative with storage!

[@theresamusser7454]

Do you ever make and use rolled buttercream or edible fabric?

[@KarolynsKakes]

I actually haven't done either as of yet!

[@victoriasmith2965]

Missed you on sunday!!! Question, do you change that frame in the back often? I swear I see different ones a lot lol

[@victoriasmith2965]

A year and half in, I still don't even know the proper consistency of buttercream lol. Like is it better with more liquid so it's soft and goes on easily? Or just somewhere in between stiff and soft.

[@KarolynsKakes]

I did recently put that daisy pic in the background! And I like it to be between stiff and soft. If it's too stiff, it won't spread / adhere to the cake. If it's too soft, it won't hold its shape. In the Summer when it's humid, I need less liquid than in the Winter when it's dry. In the Winter, I may add 7-8 Tbsp liquid, while in the Summer, I only need 3-4 Tbsp!

[@michellerogers1551]

I've asked this question before, but I lost track of where I posted it. I LOVE Wilton clear vanilla and clear butter flavoring. I don't know if they have stopped making it or what, but I can't find it anywhere. Do you have an alternative that you just love?

[@KarolynsKakes]

It's super annoying! But the McCormick Clear vanilla is really good, so try this! amzn.to/3Wcxqz6 They also have butter extract.

[@kaybonette]

Karolyn who or what was the influencer for you to become a cake decorator?

[@KarolynsKakes]

gonna make a video on this one! 💜🙏

[@kaybonette]

@@KarolynsKakes Looking forward to that one!

[@karatefella]

Hi Karolyn ! I love watching your videos and I learn so much from them ! I have a question ! Are there any subjects that you will not touch on moral grounds ? I am just a hobby baker but I have been approached in the past to make a cake with a drugs theme (cannabis) I just told them point blank no ! I would also not do cakes of a sexual nature.

[@KarolynsKakes]

Yes, there are risque themes that I don't like to do. I just politely turn it down and refer them elsewhere. It's okay to turn people away!

[@babigurlgapeach]

Hi Karolyn, I want to purchase the letters and fonts pdf but im not sure I have enough space on my phone for it to save. Any suggestions? Ty

[@KarolynsKakes]

OMG I'm so sorry I just saw this! Do you have a laptop / computer you can save it to? If not, I can print it out and send it to you. Email me at [e-mail] if you're interested!

[@karenmckenzie8465]

I give my hubs the leftover cake. Cake tacos is what we call it lol

[@KarolynsKakes]

Yes!! Fold it in half with some icing in the middle! 😂

[@kathleenangelucci1387]

Have you ever made a motorcycle themed cake or a Harley Davidson cake?

[@samanthagafford7062]

I have a stupid question lol. I started making a cake which was originally intended just for my husband to take to work with him, but then we suddenly have a bday party to go to on Saturday so I thought I’d make the cake for the bday party instead. I made the cake and froze it on Monday, layered, filled, and iced on Tuesday. It’s in the fridge awaiting decorations now. Is this cake going to be ok until Saturday??

[@Brandi_the_Baker]

Yep. It will be fine. The thing I don’t ensure it stays moist is adding some simple syrup to the cake layers right before I fill and stack them.

[@samanthagafford7062]

@@Brandi_the_Baker I added simple syrup 😁

[@babigurlgapeach]

😂😂😂NOPE❌❌❌❌🎉😂😂😂

[@louiselemon9717]

OMG😂, I love your Marshmallow fondant! It works for me❤ I just have to remind myself to leave time to let it dry Otherwise I got a problem. Well, I worked out in the military but all the work I did was hard on the body :-( I’m paying for it now. So,I just order my kids around taking care of what I need😂 “❌ ❌- NOPE!!😭

[@KarolynsKakes]

That's why I always make it at least a day in advance! And girl, tell me about it. As we age, our joints get angry quicker so there's nothing wrong with taking it a little easy!

[@ggjr61]

When I was employed in the restaurant business I had a rule to never where I worked. They gave away free meals to their employees. I couldn’t afford that all that restaurant food everyday.

[@Brandi_the_Baker]

Omg the summer months are the worst for cakes. No one realizes how fast a cake can fall apart in the heat. I hate when they want to pick up the cake but a lot of people don’t want to pay that deliver fee.

[@KarolynsKakes]

I know it's so stressful!

[@americascakes7911]

Yessss, I have My own Black list of pain in 🍑 clients" that I don't won't work for them everrrr again 😅

[@KarolynsKakes]

It's so sad that we all have this list!

[@beckycabrera8053]

I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO ATE PEANUT BUTTER PROTEIN OATMEAL😳. I literally could and have had it for dinner. I utterly love the flavor but use the peanut butter and chocolate sparingly.

[@KarolynsKakes]

OMG I love just peanut butter too! It's SO good. 🙌

[@ninibren]

Have you used gum paste? It’s supposed to dry faster and harder. That sounded awful. 😂 You know what I mean. 😆

[@KarolynsKakes]

😂😂 I don't like gum paste, it dries out too quickly and starts cracking while I'm working with it. I get a similar result from the MF / Tylose, so I just stick with that.

[@ninibren]

@@KarolynsKakes thank you. I just wondered.

[@ninibren]

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[@KarolynsKakes]

Thank you for this 🙏

[@ninibren]

@@KarolynsKakes you are welcome 🤗

[@ninibren]

I had a guy recently that came to pick up his cake and thought he could just, “Throw it in the back of the truck “. 😂 Ummmm….nope.

[@KarolynsKakes]

OMG my cousin did that before! He lived 90 minutes away and came to pick up his daughter's cake in his Jeep without the top on in the Summer! UGH 😂

[@ninibren]

@@KarolynsKakes they just don’t get it. Butter-cream. 😂

[@ninibren]

I’m so lucky. I don’t like sweets. I’d rather have an olive than a piece of cake. My poor husband has no control so I give away cake tops like crazy to neighbors and his office.

[@KarolynsKakes]

I wish I could be like you! I would eat ice cream and Reese's every day for the rest of my life if I could!

[@ninibren]

@@KarolynsKakes I used to LOVE Reese’s. I don’t know what happened. I’d get the big bag of the miniature cups and eat like 10 a night. 😂

[@Cakegirl485]

Do you have a bunch of customers asking you for sugar free, gluten free, dairy free, taste free…lol. I don’t even know what to say about that…. I actually had a person cancel a wedding cake on me because it told them I can’t do sugar free. Do you have any solutions or ideas recipes for that?

[@KarolynsKakes]

I always decline those requests or refer them elsewhere. I just don't have the desire to figure out all of those dietary recipes and don't want to take on the liability that comes along with it in case there's cross contamination!

[@TheCmg061]

Is that pic of you at the gym? I'll need a closer look. Those are some arms!

[@KarolynsKakes]

Thank you! I don't look like that right now, but it's nice to know I once did! 😂

[@TheCmg061]

@KarolynsKakes I totally get ya there! However, you'll always look and be strong. I can tell.

[@TheFancyCakery]

How dare you not make the cake sturdy enough for them to slam on the breaks!! The cake that they want to be edibly soft and moist and delicious............they also want to be firm and stiff so they can slam on their breaks and the cake just stays put? Are they hearing the words coming from their mouth? Maybe they need that bubble wrap.

[@KarolynsKakes]

RIGHT?!?! I was dumbfounded when she contacted me. People really can't look in the mirror and take responsibility, they always want to point fingers!

[@TheFancyCakery]

@@KarolynsKakes They just dont think about things rationally. Do they want a rock hard stiff dry cake and hard buttercream and filling? Well.......its gonna be fragile!! Drive with care!