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| Topic: A Thread for all UK bakers!! |
fiftieshousewife
Replies: 591
Views: 19876
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Forum: Cupcakes!
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:11 am Subject: A Thread for all UK bakers!! |
I hope your little one is on the mend now?
I feel like I'm going to let you down now as I didn't buy much at all Things are a bit tight at the moment so I only took a tiny bit. I got a gorgeo ... |
| Topic: A Thread for all UK bakers!! |
fiftieshousewife
Replies: 591
Views: 19876
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Forum: Cupcakes!
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:27 pm Subject: A Thread for all UK bakers!! |
| I ended up going sunday too and had a great time. It was croweded but again as forwarned wasn't too bad. Wish I could have spent more though, I'm going to start saving for next year now. (just inca ... |
| Topic: HOW do I make ruffles like this? |
fiftieshousewife
Replies: 9
Views: 294
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 1:02 am Subject: HOW do I make ruffles like this? |
The ruffles need to be made from gumpaste and rolled really thinly. then take one strip at a time and thin on the foam pad as you would a rose petal and it should just ruffle really easily.
What i ... |
| Topic: I HATE homemade pan release! |
fiftieshousewife
Replies: 35
Views: 1254
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Forum: Cake Disasters
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 5:18 am Subject: I HATE homemade pan release! |
| I keep thinking I need to try this method. I use melted butter to grease the tin then double line with parchment , talk about ocd... maybe I need to lighten up and use this method or one like it. Mi ... |
| Topic: How fragile *IS* cake these days? |
fiftieshousewife
Replies: 139
Views: 4558
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Forum: General
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:31 am Subject: How fragile *IS* cake these days? |
White granulated or powdered sugar is not natural. It is an extremley refined chemical.
I was/am not upset.
Chemicals are us!
And my point is that our lines are all individually drawn --we're ... |
| Topic: How fragile *IS* cake these days? |
fiftieshousewife
Replies: 139
Views: 4558
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Forum: General
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 8:16 am Subject: How fragile *IS* cake these days? |
| I cook my turkeys upside down and squish all the juice back into the meat that I have de-boned before we eat. Then I make the gravy with the liquid I cooked the giblets in. I do bake some stuffing in ... |
| Topic: How fragile *IS* cake these days? |
fiftieshousewife
Replies: 139
Views: 4558
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Forum: General
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:48 am Subject: How fragile *IS* cake these days? |
Cool discussion
I've got to admit I'd never even thought of refridgerating a cake until I came on this website (unless it had dairy cream in the middle of course), but as I only use buttercream ... |
| Topic: Alligator - this is such a bad cookie cutter. Help? |
fiftieshousewife
Replies: 20
Views: 653
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Forum: Cookies!
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 3:26 am Subject: Alligator - this is such a bad cookie cutter. Help? |
Wow what a difference that looks fabulous and def like a gator  |
| Topic: Alligator - this is such a bad cookie cutter. Help? |
fiftieshousewife
Replies: 20
Views: 653
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Forum: Cookies!
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:58 am Subject: Alligator - this is such a bad cookie cutter. Help? |
| I agree with Texas Rose that it's the shape that looks wrong, but it might help if you put the eyes up higher near the top of the cookie and maybe a bit further back to elongate the nose bit. The sha ... |
| Topic: Gift box lid |
fiftieshousewife
Replies: 11
Views: 303
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:56 am Subject: Gift box lid |
Hiya I made a shoe box cake (its in my photos) and this is how, sorry it's not a tutorial just a few pointers but hope it helps:
I made a rectangle cake which I cut in half and stacked one on the ... |
| Topic: I've seen this a lot and want to know how!!! |
fiftieshousewife
Replies: 17
Views: 1455
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:39 am Subject: I've seen this a lot and want to know how!!! |
I put mine into flower picks secured with fondant inside the pick  |
| Topic: Best mix for flesh tone? |
fiftieshousewife
Replies: 10
Views: 183
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:58 am Subject: Best mix for flesh tone? |
| I find paprika works well, just a tiny bit. |
| Topic: Anyone else think cupcake at a wedding are tacky? |
fiftieshousewife
Replies: 85
Views: 3719
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:57 am Subject: Anyone else think cupcake at a wedding are tacky? |
| I think it's a broad sweep of opinion to say all cupcake wedding cakes are tacky. All aspects of a wedding including the cake can be tacky it's got nothing to do with whether it's a cupcake or more t ... |
| Topic: Wires? |
fiftieshousewife
Replies: 7
Views: 125
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Forum: General
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:56 am Subject: Wires? |
| use a flower pick to collect the base of the wires together (use a little icing in the pick to make the wires stay) then push the pick into the cakes. HTH |
| Topic: cake boss vs cake buddy |
fiftieshousewife
Replies: 21
Views: 1127
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:33 am Subject: cake boss vs cake buddy |
| I've just had cake boss a few days and so far it's great. I'm just busy putting all my recipes on at the moment, but it's really user friendly, I can't wait to have time to explore all the functions ... |
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