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Check here each month, Nancy will select ten questions submitted by viewers and post her answers here.
This Month's Top 10 Questions
What are 4 basic icing tips to start out with?
Teresita - from Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
What size cake pan do I need to buy to make a 1/4 sheet cake? I want to make a cake for my mother's and husband's birthdays both of which are soon.
Diane - from Fall River, MA
When I store icing, is any container with cover good to use?
Diane - from Fall River, MA
When making homemade rolled fondant, where can I buy the glucose and glycerin?
Diane - from Fall River, MA
What is heavy whipping cream?
Carolyn - from Elsemere, KY
Is it possible to ice a cake in buttercream icing and then use fondant cutouts and other fondant decorations to decorate the cake?
Liza - from Penang, Malaysia, Malaysia
How many days in advance can I make cookies for a birthday party?
Dayn - from Missouri City, TX
What kind of flour besides all-purpose flour can be used to bake cakes from scratch? Can whole wheat pastry flour be used?
Alicia - from Harlingen, TX
I sometimes like to use a simple syrup mixture to moisten cakes, but I'm not sure how much to use. Can you help?
RiRi - from Northwest, IN
I am planning to do a cake for my sister's baby shower. I really want to do a lady bug cake to match her invitations and everything else using fondant but have never used that before. Any tips?
Elizabeth - from Seattle, WA
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