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| Topic: Need ideas for 1940's style timeline sheet cake |
4bugzinarug
Replies: 1
Views: 104
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Forum: Cake Ideas
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 6:51 pm Subject: Need ideas for 1940's style timeline sheet cake |
Customer wants black/white/silver/gold for the colors with stars incorporated into the theme. "Think Bacall/Bogart, vintage theme".
They want a timeline on the top of the cake with five laminated ... |
| Topic: Pricing matrix...get it here |
4bugzinarug
Replies: 190
Views: 60315
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:20 pm Subject: Could someone email this to me? |
Can't seem to open this or even use the "save as" function. Many thanks!
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| Topic: How to make Buttercream Dream with Sweetex vs. Crisco?? |
4bugzinarug
Replies: 1
Views: 155
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Forum: Recipe Tips & Ideas
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:00 pm Subject: How to make Buttercream Dream with Sweetex vs. Crisco?? |
| So today a wonderful, blessed person GAVE me her last batch of Sweetex. Like 3 pounds of it! We don't have a source for hi-ratio shortening anywhere near or around our town. Having never tried Swee ... |
| Topic: firm cake recipe |
4bugzinarug
Replies: 1
Views: 308
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Forum: Recipe Requests
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:05 pm Subject: Have had success here |
| Have had good success with the Durable Cake recipe for 3D cakes in the recipes section. It is a mixture of any cake mix, corresponding pudding mix, sour cream, oil, water, and egg whites. Turns out ... |
| Topic: Does this combination of vanillas sound ok? |
4bugzinarug
Replies: 0
Views: 89
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Forum: Recipe Requests
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:25 pm Subject: Does this combination of vanillas sound ok? |
| Bride wants plain white cake with vanilla filling. Using the 3d cake recipe along with the Bavarian Creme pastry filling. Do you think that combo will taste ok to the guests? Or is there another va ... |
| Topic: Look! I made fondant animals! Now what? :) |
4bugzinarug
Replies: 33
Views: 932
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Forum: General
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 7:43 pm Subject: Look! I made fondant animals! Now what? :) |
Your animals are ADORABLE! Nice job!  |
| Topic: MMF fades in the sun! |
4bugzinarug
Replies: 14
Views: 261
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Forum: General
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 7:40 pm Subject: MMF fades in the sun! |
Everyone that has responded saying that your fondant did fade, was it MMF or a different kind of fondant?
Has anyone experienced fading with SatinIce or any other "cake shop" brand of fondant? Tha ... |
| Topic: MMF fades in the sun! |
4bugzinarug
Replies: 14
Views: 261
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Forum: General
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 2:42 pm Subject: MMF fades in the sun! |
| I have had purple MMF fade to cornflower blue (see tiny flowers on large cake in my photos). Am considering using Satinice fondant or trying a different fondant recipe, maybe its the ingredients in t ... |
| Topic: Scratch or box? Help me out please |
4bugzinarug
Replies: 40
Views: 1014
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Forum: General
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 8:53 am Subject: Scratch or box? Help me out please |
Joan,
Try the Durable Cake recipe on this board. Take a box of cake mix (one that has pudding in the mix) ... add to the dry cake mix the following ingredients one by one:
4 egg whites
1/2 cup ... |
| Topic: BEST BUTTERCREAM RECIPE?? |
4bugzinarug
Replies: 26
Views: 1002
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 6:59 am Subject: BEST BUTTERCREAM RECIPE?? |
| When I make this recipe, I add the flavoring first - after the butter/crisco has been whipped. Then powdered sugar about a cup at a time, steadily - and mixing in the cream after every few cups of su ... |
| Topic: BEST BUTTERCREAM RECIPE?? |
4bugzinarug
Replies: 26
Views: 1002
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 6:45 am Subject: BEST BUTTERCREAM RECIPE?? |
Here's what i use:
2 lbs sifted powdered sugar
1 cup unsalted butter, 1 cup Crisco (whip for at least 5 minutes before adding other ingredients
2 tsp vanilla
1.5 tsp butter flavoring
4-6 tables ... |
| Topic: Need a recipe for 8" pan that only uses 2 eggs |
4bugzinarug
Replies: 1
Views: 182
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Forum: Recipe Requests
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:36 am Subject: Need a recipe for 8" pan that only uses 2 eggs |
| No time to go to the store today, and I have an 8" cake to do for tomorrow. Does anyone have recipe ideas that will only take 2 eggs? I have a plethora of cake mixes, sour cream, pudding mixes, flou ... |
| Topic: Do you use MMF for wedding cakes? |
4bugzinarug
Replies: 5
Views: 246
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Forum: General
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:10 am Subject: Do you use MMF for wedding cakes? |
| I would. Used it for the large 3 tiered anniversary cake in my photos and didn't have a single complaint. There were people who just ate the cake and left the MMF, but you will find that with *any* ... |
| Topic: Name for cake business |
4bugzinarug
Replies: 83
Views: 5129
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 8:10 am Subject: Name for cake business |
| Wow ... hard choice but I really like Takes The Cake. Sometime to consider ... if someone is calling information to try and find a company that makes cakes ... you most definitely want to have the wo ... |
| Topic: Do some of you use drinking straws for dowels? |
4bugzinarug
Replies: 14
Views: 438
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Forum: General
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:53 am Subject: Do some of you use drinking straws for dowels? |
| Just the sound of it makes me nervous! Maybe I will try it out once I am a little bit more advanced. Until then, I will stick with the plastic tube style dowles that you can cut to the right size. ... |
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