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| Topic: pitting on MMF? |
drwendy
Replies: 1
Views: 31
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 Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:44 pm Subject: pitting on MMF? |
| I always use the "alternative' MMF recipe from this site (marshmallows, sugar, almond flavor and 1/3 c crisco) and I have trouble with it "pitting" once it's on the cake. It develops little tiny divo ... |
| Topic: Anybody made the caramel cake with brown sugar icing? |
drwendy
Replies: 1
Views: 49
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 3:44 pm Subject: Anybody made the caramel cake with brown sugar icing? |
| Has anyone made the recipe from this site "caramel cake with brown sugar icing?" I'm wondering what I did wrong (this time!). The cake is wonderful and the icing TASTES great, but it set up so fast ... |
| Topic: Painting fondant metallic gold |
drwendy
Replies: 15
Views: 1459
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:55 am Subject: Painting fondant metallic gold |
| I get mine at sugar-craft...I'm lucky enough to live near them so I can just go get it. They have a website but I think Cake Central has had a tiff with them because if I post it, they'll just delete ... |
| Topic: Painting fondant metallic gold |
drwendy
Replies: 15
Views: 1459
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:29 pm Subject: Painting fondant metallic gold |
| Highlighter is just a different product than Luster Dust....similar substance, it's a powder that you mix with vodka or lemon extract and paint on with a brush. It's just that it mixes into a much mo ... |
| Topic: Painting fondant metallic gold |
drwendy
Replies: 15
Views: 1459
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:28 pm Subject: Painting fondant metallic gold |
| You'll be a lot happier with the final color and luster if you use Highlighter instead of plain Luster Dust. It covers better and makes a much more metallic finish. |
| Topic: Noob question about styrofoam for competition |
drwendy
Replies: 8
Views: 179
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 2:23 pm Subject: Noob question about styrofoam for competition |
| I'm planning to enter my local county fair this year for the first time. The entry form says I can use styrofoam instead of cake for the base, which I plan to do, it being July in Cincinnati (HUMID!) ... |
| Topic: Poured sugar turned white, what happened? |
drwendy
Replies: 3
Views: 334
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Forum: Candy Making & Pulled Sugar / Blown Sugar
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:09 am Subject: Poured sugar turned white, what happened? |
| Oh, that's a great idea. Maybe those little silica "do not eat" packages from pill bottles and new shoes would help? I just left them out on the counter like a dope. Thanks so much! |
| Topic: How to build a tall cake? |
drwendy
Replies: 7
Views: 217
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:01 am Subject: How to build a tall cake? |
| Ruthberry, I think I would fondant each tier separately, just as if it were a standard tiered wedding cake. Then to hide the separations, I would do some kind of royal piped pattern, or possibly a st ... |
| Topic: Opinions on Choco-Pan? |
drwendy
Replies: 4
Views: 129
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:55 am Subject: Opinions on Choco-Pan? |
| A decorator friend of mine recently recommended ChocoPan to me as his favorite bought fondant. Anybody have any experience with it? How does it taste/move/hold up compared to the MMF I usually make? |
| Topic: best way to do a 2 tier wedding cake |
drwendy
Replies: 3
Views: 158
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:53 am Subject: best way to do a 2 tier wedding cake |
| I'm sure this goes without saying, but you should really do a practice cake sometime beforehand just to make sure you're happy with how things come out. It's just way too much pressure on yourself to ... |
| Topic: I have a few questions..I NEED HELP |
drwendy
Replies: 7
Views: 202
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:47 am Subject: I have a few questions..I NEED HELP |
| You might also attach them with a dot of royal, since that's probably what you'll be using to do the scrollwork. If you aren't going to do fondant (just scroll right on BC), then you can just push th ... |
| Topic: Poured sugar turned white, what happened? |
drwendy
Replies: 3
Views: 334
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Forum: Candy Making & Pulled Sugar / Blown Sugar
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:43 am Subject: Poured sugar turned white, what happened? |
| A few weeks ago I did plain hard candy (sugar, corn syrup, water) and poured it into plain round "windows" which dried fine and looked nice and clear. Then after maybe 2 weeks, they all started to tu ... |
| Topic: How do I know if I need to refrigerate cake based on filling |
drwendy
Replies: 2
Views: 111
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 5:44 pm Subject: How do I know if I need to refrigerate cake based on filling |
| I see a lot of wonderful recipes on this site for fillings and frostings....of course they all contain dairy of some sort, cream cheese, whipping cream, whatever. How do I know based on a recipe if I ... |
| Topic: Real flowers on cake? |
drwendy
Replies: 9
Views: 249
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 5:18 pm Subject: Real flowers on cake? |
| They also make those little mini-vases that you're supposed to stick into the cake itself....water in them and the stem goes in. Without enough water, the flowers will wilt and look terrible in the f ... |
| Topic: stringwork question? |
drwendy
Replies: 1
Views: 107
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 5:14 pm Subject: stringwork question? |
| Anybody have any tips on preparing royal icing to do stringwork? I have never done it except in practice (just not good enough for a real cake), but it never seems to be the right texture to "string. ... |
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