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Message |
| Topic: Support for cake topper |
gateauxdamour
Replies: 1
Views: 72
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 Forum: General
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:38 pm Subject: Support for cake topper |
| The cake I'm doing for Saturday has a rather heavy and sizable figurine as the topper. The top tier of the cake is an 8" round and the base of the figurine is approximately 5" in diameter. My plan is ... |
| Topic: Chocolate Buttercream is Sweating |
gateauxdamour
Replies: 1
Views: 50
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Forum: General
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:27 am Subject: Chocolate Buttercream is Sweating |
Hi, everyone! I'm making a wedding cake for some friends this weekend. That's going fine... however their groom's cake is not.
It was made by someone else and has been refrigerated at the MOB's ho ... |
| Topic: New tool, your hubby might already own! |
gateauxdamour
Replies: 20
Views: 1265
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:08 pm Subject: New tool, your hubby might already own! |
Good idea! Thanks for sharing!  |
| Topic: Batter Measurements for 3 inch high SQUARE cake pans???? |
gateauxdamour
Replies: 5
Views: 219
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:13 am Subject: Batter Measurements for 3 inch high SQUARE cake pans???? |
Just an idea:
Use a measuring cup of water to fill the cake pan to the height recommended for the batter. Add up how many cups of water it took and you will have an estimate of cake batter necessar ... |
| Topic: Would you do an outdoor wedding cake for humid 95 degree |
gateauxdamour
Replies: 15
Views: 675
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:13 pm Subject: Would you do an outdoor wedding cake for humid 95 degree |
I live in Alabama; it's already topping 80 here and in summer 100 degrees is nothing. Humidity year round runs 80-100 %; summer is generally no lower than 95%.
As for outdoor weddings, an all shor ... |
| Topic: terra cotta colour |
gateauxdamour
Replies: 3
Views: 87
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:56 pm Subject: terra cotta colour |
I second Kiddiekakes method!
I've also used a Wilton color called Copper which gives a deep clay color. Actually one of the prettier colors I've made with a Wilton product! |
| Topic: chandelier border |
gateauxdamour
Replies: 20
Views: 799
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:46 pm Subject: chandelier border |
| I so agree about the older techniques! It looks extraordinarily complicated until it's broken down. |
| Topic: chandelier border |
gateauxdamour
Replies: 20
Views: 799
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:56 pm Subject: chandelier border |
Thanks so much to everyone for replying !
The name makes sense now that I see it. I may just have to play with that idea now...
Thanks 7yyrt for going to so much trouble to help me out! |
| Topic: chandelier border |
gateauxdamour
Replies: 20
Views: 799
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:38 am Subject: chandelier border |
Good Morning!
I'm planning to take a few of the advanced courses at the Wilton school later this year. Reading through the descriptions I was familiar with most of the things discussed. However, in ... |
| Topic: cake pricing question sorry but please help |
gateauxdamour
Replies: 4
Views: 200
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 7:08 pm Subject: cake pricing question sorry but please help |
A pillow cake & a thoroughly custom gumpaste mask.
I personally wouldn't make it for $300. That isn't just cake for 30 or 40 people. It's custom art which happens to be edible. JMHO
I would love ... |
| Topic: How do I get dark chocolate buttercream? |
gateauxdamour
Replies: 9
Views: 271
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:29 pm Subject: How do I get dark chocolate buttercream? |
Make a standard chocolate buttercream (with cocoa powder). Add melted baking chocolate (the little paper wrapped squares). This will make the icing darker & very chocolate-y!
You can always darken ... |
| Topic: coloring white chocolate |
gateauxdamour
Replies: 7
Views: 391
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Forum: Candy Making & Pulled Sugar / Blown Sugar
Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:16 pm Subject: coloring white chocolate |
| Avoid water-based colors. They will make the chocolate seize. |
| Topic: Fake Cake Dilemma |
gateauxdamour
Replies: 59
Views: 3056
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 5:36 am Subject: Fake Cake Dilemma |
| Those look fantastic! I actually prefer the way you made the design go to the top edge. I'm one of those weirdos who doesn't like a lot of blank space on a cake. Of course, that could be because blan ... |
| Topic: Lemon cake |
gateauxdamour
Replies: 5
Views: 163
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:57 pm Subject: Lemon cake |
| French vanilla, raspberry, blueberry... I'm making lemon cakes for this weekend. I can't wait to hear other ideas! |
| Topic: HEATH & JACKIE ARE FINALLY GETTING MARRIED!!! |
gateauxdamour
Replies: 173
Views: 13474
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Forum: Announcements
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 5:22 pm Subject: HEATH & JACKIE ARE FINALLY GETTING MARRIED!!! |
| Best wishes! |
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