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| Topic: bake 2 cakes at a time????? |
1nanette
Replies: 12
Views: 112
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 Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:23 pm Subject: bake 2 cakes at a time????? |
| I have baked 4 cake at one time. Right now I have 4 9" red velvet layers in the oven. Two on the bottom towards the front of the rack and two on the top towards the back. The first time I tried it ... |
| Topic: Amazing wedding cakes tv show |
1nanette
Replies: 235
Views: 13692
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:42 am Subject: Amazing wedding cakes tv show |
| OK, that pink cake was not pretty. As the show went on I kept thinking "no more please." In my opinion it looked like they had a lot of new decorating toys and wanted to try them all out...on that d ... |
| Topic: Amazing wedding cakes tv show |
1nanette
Replies: 235
Views: 13692
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:33 pm Subject: Amazing wedding cakes tv show |
Ok - had to Tivo this episode, so I am just now watching it - after about 30 minutes - these are my opinions- Saw the nose wrinkle! what is up with that!! You don't wrinkle your nose at a client!
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| Topic: Red Frosting |
1nanette
Replies: 16
Views: 433
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:17 pm Subject: Red Frosting |
| Star with pink. The deepest pink you can make , then add the red coloring. You wont have to use aw hole bottle of red or pink. |
| Topic: If I Bake/Decorate from home for *cost only* is it legal? |
1nanette
Replies: 14
Views: 766
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:44 pm Subject: If I Bake/Decorate from home for *cost only* is it legal? |
| Today I asked a friend of mine who is the manager at a banquet hall how they handle cakes from unlicensed bakers and he says that somewhere on the cake table there has to be signage stating..."This ca ... |
| Topic: If I Bake/Decorate from home for *cost only* is it legal? |
1nanette
Replies: 14
Views: 766
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 6:27 pm Subject: If I Bake/Decorate from home for *cost only* is it legal? |
| You are not supposed to take anything at all for your cake. Not ingredients. utilities, a monkey named Bob or anything. It's like selling a concert ticket, you not supposed to for any amount of mone ... |
| Topic: Not thrilled with choc. WASC...need ideas |
1nanette
Replies: 11
Views: 418
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Forum: Recipe Tips & Ideas
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 7:28 pm Subject: Not thrilled with choc. WASC...need ideas |
| I use the dark chocolate cake recipe on the back of the Hershey's Cocao container. It is extremely dense. I have had nothing but rave reviews on the taste. My only complaint is that the cake is ver ... |
| Topic: Your favorite combination? |
1nanette
Replies: 10
Views: 152
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Forum: General
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:30 pm Subject: Your favorite combination? |
Lemon cake torted with pineapple filling and glazed strawberrries is the most requested spring/summer combo and cherrry nut spice cake with caramel filling is the fall/winter fav.
Personally, I lik ... |
| Topic: Coloring Fondant |
1nanette
Replies: 4
Views: 119
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Forum: General
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 8:38 pm Subject: Coloring Fondant |
Red is easier to achieve when you start out with the deepest pink you can make. However, its easiest to buy fondant already red. If you cant get it locally  Global Sugar Art carries it. You can make ... |
| Topic: Wedding tomorrow - cancelled!! Has this happened to u? |
1nanette
Replies: 26
Views: 1398
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:19 pm Subject: Wedding tomorrow - cancelled!! Has this happened to u? |
| It happened to me a couple of years ago before I got a contract. The bride skipped town right before the rehersal dinner. The cake wasnt paid for completely so I sold the satellite cakes for Mothers ... |
| Topic: Another Pricing Question??? |
1nanette
Replies: 11
Views: 299
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:27 am Subject: Another Pricing Question??? |
A 12x18 sheet cake is 3 mixes and I get $75 for that.
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WOW!! I only charge $45 and I get SO many people who won't buy them from me because they think I am too high in my price.. of course I a ... |
| Topic: Another Pricing Question??? |
1nanette
Replies: 11
Views: 299
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:02 pm Subject: Another Pricing Question??? |
| Not enough. I charge 50.00 for a basic doll cake, the pink and purple one in my photos, and that does not include a Mattel Barbie. Add 10.00 for real Barbie Doll. Doll pick is included. |
| Topic: who is your avatar? |
1nanette
Replies: 211
Views: 7146
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:47 pm Subject: who is your avatar? |
| These are my nieces London and Daji. At the time, October 2006, London was 5 and Daji was 4. They were flowergirls at my cousins wedding. |
| Topic: Advice for letting your fondant pieces dry in the oven.... |
1nanette
Replies: 38
Views: 1492
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Forum: Cake Disasters
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:08 pm Subject: Advice for letting your fondant pieces dry in the oven.... |
| I have an electric oven and I just turn the temp as low as it will go and put my pieces in for about 1/2 hour. Then I take them and let them cool completely and they dry hard. I place them on cornsta ... |
| Topic: Help me with this cake |
1nanette
Replies: 14
Views: 311
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 5:45 pm Subject: Help me with this cake |
maybe a grass tip?
I was thinking the same thing. Or maybe overlapping layers of cornelli lace. |
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