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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 8:48 am
Sugar, it depends on the cookie cutters. I have some that are plastic and pretty cheaply made, and the impressions are pretty crummy. They were more of a pain to use and were not so much fun. (Mine are not the 12 days, but they were a set of 12 holiday cutters.) Rolling thinner cookies likely wouldn't help since you wouldn't get much of an imprint. Personally, I'd stick with simple shapes and use icing and other goodies to decorate 'em. I always have fun decorating holiday ornaments and xmas trees.
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 11:42 am
Does anyone have a formula for tinting icing gold? I didn't see a gold color on the wilton website and I know a lot of silver and gold aren't edible. Well, I know it now, I did not know it when I ordered my wedding cake and was stunned to see the note the baker left with the cake on wedding day.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 11:46 am
There is gold pearly dusting powder that you can use over yellow or white that looks very pretty.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 1:30 pm
Sur La Table has metallic pearl dust in gold.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 2:04 pm
Costa, I love that store! You can buy it at Michael's, too.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 4:32 pm
The latest cake:

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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 4:40 pm
Beautiful cake
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Weinermr
Member
08-18-2001
| Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 4:57 pm
<I make the worlds best sugar cookies.> Sugar, will you share your recipe?
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 8:29 pm
Me, too, Escapee. I go whenever I'm up in the Bay Area and I've got time to spare! And lovely cake. Is that chocolate frosting or fondant? Really festive for the holidays, either way!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Sunday, November 29, 2009 - 6:03 pm
This is the latest cake:
I have a blog now http://theconfectionist.blogspot.com
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Sunday, November 29, 2009 - 6:43 pm
Wow, that is really cool!
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Sunday, November 29, 2009 - 8:45 pm
Thats so cool Escapee!! Good for you and that cake looks awesome. You do great work. I'm gearing up to make a fire engine cake for my sons 4th birthday next weekend. ugh!! I always worry that I'm gonna screw it up somehow..
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Sunday, November 29, 2009 - 9:49 pm
Great cake, Escapee!!!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, November 30, 2009 - 5:26 am
awesome!!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, November 30, 2009 - 7:51 am
You did a hello kitty cake?? For me? Aw, shucks, ya shouldn't have! 
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Monday, November 30, 2009 - 10:50 am
You have mad skills Escapee!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, November 30, 2009 - 10:51 am
Thank you
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, November 30, 2009 - 5:58 pm
Wow, great cake! Can't wait to see yours, CG.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Monday, November 30, 2009 - 6:01 pm
Escapee, you do have a unique knack for awesome cakes!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, December 01, 2009 - 8:59 am
Thank you Hermi. I would love to persue it as a career someday, but I want my own bakery with my 3 sisters and my cousin. When we all get into the kitchen it's great fun. So, practice makes perfect. I have lots of practice to do. BUT, I have a cake to do this weekend for a kids party and a cake the following for a 75th birthday.
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Spitfire
Member
07-17-2002
| Friday, December 04, 2009 - 10:34 am
Awesome job Escapee!
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Spitfire
Member
07-17-2002
| Friday, December 04, 2009 - 1:38 pm
BTW I joined your facebook page from there. I am the one with the two crazy looking kids!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Friday, December 04, 2009 - 2:09 pm
LOL, you can also follow my blog http://theconfectionist.blogspot.com And thanks!
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Jhonise
Member
07-10-2003
| Friday, December 04, 2009 - 2:10 pm
That's a great looking cake Escapee!
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 3:45 pm
Made this today for my sons 4th Birthday. It actually turned out!! Must look for those firemen & dalmation I bought...
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