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Message |
| Topic: What design is this? |
Elaine2581
Replies: 7
Views: 254
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 Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:13 pm Subject: leaf tip and buttercream |
| Like someone already said, sometimes you have to open up the leaf tip just a little bit and the icing does have to be thinner. Sometimes I add a little bit of corn syrup to thin it out. And the butt ... |
| Topic: Red velvet and fondant question... EEEEK! |
Elaine2581
Replies: 9
Views: 218
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Forum: Cake Ideas
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:56 pm Subject: Frosting for Red Velvet cake |
| I recently did a groom's cake that was red velvet and had a similar debate, just because of the refrigeration issue. Mine was not covered in fondant but I ended up using my regualr buttercream recipe ... |
| Topic: I'm never selling a cake again! (long rant alert!) |
Elaine2581
Replies: 147
Views: 12379
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Forum: General
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:42 am Subject: I'm never selling a cake again! (long rant alert!) |
| I'm soooo sorry to read your story. People really have no idea how much time and love is involved in our baking and decorating. I've only baked for friends and family and am now doing my first weddi ... |
| Topic: Fondant pearls on buttercream cake |
Elaine2581
Replies: 4
Views: 119
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:13 am Subject: Fondant pearls on buttercream cake |
| I'm preparing a wedding cake with 6, 9, 12, & 15" tiers. The bride wants buttercream frosting and fondant fall leaves and pearls. There will not be quilting, just random pearls. Should I use gradua ... |
| Topic: Another serving size question |
Elaine2581
Replies: 17
Views: 408
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Forum: General
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:37 am Subject: Another serving size question |
| Thanks again for the responses. I appreciate your time and help. The bride has provided one bottle of flavoring and it is actually called "Butter and Nut". It smells good but is hard to describe. ... |
| Topic: Another serving size question |
Elaine2581
Replies: 17
Views: 408
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Forum: General
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 1:18 pm Subject: Another serving size question |
| Thanks to those of you who replied. I do appreciate the advice. The bride did give me a recipe though she warned me that hers never turned out well. I searched the internet and found two that I pla ... |
| Topic: Another serving size question |
Elaine2581
Replies: 17
Views: 408
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Forum: General
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:01 pm Subject: Another serving size question |
| I've been asked to bake a wedding cake and grooms cake and it will be my first. The bride says she is expecting 150 guests at the reception but she wants a butternut cake to serve 125 and a red velve ... |
| Topic: Fonts? |
Elaine2581
Replies: 15
Views: 592
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:04 am Subject: Another option for using fonts |
| Another way to use the fonts, especially for big ones, is to cut them out and place them on the fondant or gumpaste and cut around them with an exacto knife. Sometimes I cut them out of foam so that ... |
| Topic: Ultimate cake off Rebecca Sutterby (Sugarshack assistant) |
Elaine2581
Replies: 119
Views: 7566
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Forum: General
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:36 am Subject: Ultimate Cake Off Show |
| I enjoyed the show and also thought all the cakes were beautiful. I also think that Norm had an advantage because he had participated in a previous episode, which means that he was not surprised with ... |
| Topic: Flavoring questions |
Elaine2581
Replies: 1
Views: 103
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 5:04 am Subject: Flavoring questions |
| I've been asked to bake a butternut cake but I can't find any butternut flavoring in any of the grocery stores, cake stores or even "feed & seed" store that has 11 flavorings. I found that Lor-Ann ha ... |
| Topic: Need ideas for Missionary map cake |
Elaine2581
Replies: 4
Views: 137
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Forum: Cake Ideas
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:59 am Subject: Need ideas for Missionary map cake |
| A friend asked me to make a cake for her son's birthday. He is a missionary to Cameroon, Africa. She says she wants an outlined map of the country and anything else is left up to me. It's to be a c ... |
| Topic: Topsy Turvy Tutorial |
Elaine2581
Replies: 1
Views: 94
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 1:06 pm Subject: Topsy Turvy Tutorial |
| I thought I had recently viewed a topsy turvy tutorial on this site in which the person making the cake used granduated sized pans instead of carving the cake. Can anyone help me find it? |
| Topic: Hi Ratio Shortening |
Elaine2581
Replies: 0
Views: 11
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:58 am Subject: Hi Ratio Shortening |
I did a search and got no forum posts on Hi
ration shortening. I noticed that one website suspends sales during the summer months and another said "order at your own risk". There is supply store a ... |
| Topic: ribbon on buttercream without absorbing grease? |
Elaine2581
Replies: 11
Views: 567
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:24 pm Subject: ribbon on buttercream without absorbing grease? |
| Has anyone ever heard to ironing wax paper onto the back of the ribbon. I was told that this could be done but haven't tried it. |
| Topic: Gold and silver Dragees |
Elaine2581
Replies: 3
Views: 108
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Forum: General
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:20 pm Subject: Gold and silver Dragees |
| I was considering ordering some small gold dragees to use as flower centers on a 50th wedding anniversary cake. I noticed that two different companies posted that they were not allowed to ship these ... |
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