Separate your eggs, and beat the whites into a stiff merangue (sp?) before folding them into the rest of the mix at the end. If it's a "from scratch" recipe, add some of the white sugar into the egg whites to help stiffen them. Will help make the cake lighter.
Adding a pinch of baking powder to powdered sugar icing will help it stay moist and not crack.
Spaghetti is great for holding cakes together. Waiting for the icing to set, a few sticks of dry spaghetti will hold the layers in place. Also a pice of raw spaghetti works well to light birthday candles.
Icings won't become grainy if a pinch of salt is added.
Make sure that you allow cake to cool to room temperature before frosting. And whip frosting with a fork before smoothing on with a small spatula for icing.
Use plastic milk bottles, the kind with a handle - for painting. just cut off the top, which leaves an opening to pour your paint into and it leaves you with a convenient handle too. no messy washing up - just throw away :)
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