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Message |
| Topic: 10.30.09 Friday Night Cake Club |
JenWhitlock
Replies: 31
Views: 714
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 Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 11:02 pm Subject: 10.30.09 Friday Night Cake Club |
I have two birthday cakes, and one got screwed up and I had to rebake, ugh.  
I really want to go to bed.
maybe I will.... Happy Baking! |
| Topic: where to get boxes? |
JenWhitlock
Replies: 4
Views: 159
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Forum: General
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:12 am Subject: where to get boxes? |
I love BRPBoxShop too!
great prices, quick shipping, (free shipping)
(just ordered more from them!)
I also love papermart. (don't like the shipping)
but they have some unique products at great p ... |
| Topic: How Did You Come Up with Your Bakery Name? |
JenWhitlock
Replies: 7
Views: 254
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Forum: General
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:07 am Subject: How Did You Come Up with Your Bakery Name? |
I guess I was a little scientific about it....
hummm... crazy thought, and engineer goes about it scientifically? weird.
anyway, I wanted to do cakes and cookies, so I needed a name that would inc ... |
| Topic: 10.23.09 Friday Night Cake CLub |
JenWhitlock
Replies: 58
Views: 901
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:08 pm Subject: 10.23.09 Friday Night Cake CLub |
you women are amazing!!!!
I have my 3D plymouth chillin'
Texas_Rose, I actually like the painted zebra stripes. (hence I have two cakes like that....  )
I'm not sure it was that much quicke ... |
| Topic: I should rebake shoudn't I? |
JenWhitlock
Replies: 2
Views: 171
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Forum: General
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:05 am Subject: I should rebake shoudn't I? |
I think it depends on the crack and the design.
for a single tier straight cake, I have iced a crack layer and it was fine.
again. it was a simple round cake - not required to bare any weight. |
| Topic: Butter-based filling |
JenWhitlock
Replies: 3
Views: 66
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Forum: General
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:23 am Subject: Butter-based filling |
| thanks for that! |
| Topic: How do I Charge for This? |
JenWhitlock
Replies: 5
Views: 208
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Forum: General
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:21 am Subject: How do I Charge for This? |
copyrights aside,
if you thought it was more timeconsuming than your typical cake (which I SURE IT WAS) then I'd upcharge your base persiving price $.50 to $1
I didn't do that on my last quote and ... |
| Topic: need a little pep talk - please! |
JenWhitlock
Replies: 9
Views: 327
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:43 am Subject: need a little pep talk - please! |
ok. I hope it's ok to lean on you folks - you have all been so awesome to me over the years.
I need to do my first 3D car cake today think that I can do it, but I have some serious butterflies!
... |
| Topic: Pricing debate |
JenWhitlock
Replies: 88
Views: 4537
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 6:37 am Subject: Pricing debate |
... and clean up after that cake
this is the part that get me... it takes forever to get everything clean and put away, especially when you are tired from long hours on a cake, LOL!
the time away ... |
| Topic: Ever worry about customer liking the taste of the cake? |
JenWhitlock
Replies: 1
Views: 59
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Forum: General
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:01 pm Subject: Ever worry about customer liking the taste of the cake? |
I still do this all the time.
but I try to pretend that "I'm so over it" 
yeah I had a weird one too.
I've been making cakes pretty regularly for a while now.
and just a couple weeks ago ... |
| Topic: Best way to convert a vanilla recipe to chocolate |
JenWhitlock
Replies: 4
Views: 131
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Forum: Recipe Tips & Ideas
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:53 pm Subject: Best way to convert a vanilla recipe to chocolate |
I use the WASC recipe.
and I have two different chocolate versions.
(both are for "one box" not two)
one I call a dark mocha-chocolate.
from wgoat5:
use chocolate mix (I use BC chocolate fudge) ... |
| Topic: Cake Pricing |
JenWhitlock
Replies: 17
Views: 689
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Forum: General
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:21 pm Subject: Cake Pricing |
I hate pricing too.
I did some research in my area to see what the going rate is.
that's my price.
I have figured out my per serving price for most things.
but here's the annoying part....
I've ... |
| Topic: Black RI? |
JenWhitlock
Replies: 8
Views: 292
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Forum: Cookies!
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:23 pm Subject: Black RI? |
just to expand on what Tracy said.
the trick to not having the colors bleed (black, blue, green, red, whatever)
is letting the color sit, preferably overnight (and not using too much color).
if you ... |
| Topic: How much filling do you use? |
JenWhitlock
Replies: 17
Views: 682
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Forum: General
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 10:31 am Subject: How much filling do you use? |
| I can't give you a definite answer, but I think of the raspberry filling like jam - refigerate. When I mix it with buttercream, I believe that the buttercream stablizes it and then it needs less refri ... |
| Topic: Cake Pedestals |
JenWhitlock
Replies: 2
Views: 139
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Forum: General
Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 4:54 pm Subject: Cake Pedestals |
do you mean the pedistal stands or the cake plateaus?
either way, try eBay.
I have a bunch from random places.
I just bought a 14" cake plateau (very slightly used) and a cupcake stand of eBay fo ... |
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