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Message |
| Topic: Deluxe ovens |
itsacake
Replies: 7
Views: 147
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 Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:26 pm Subject: Deluxe ovens |
| Hey Loucinda! Thanks, indeed, for taking the time to answer. My contractor just called and said the architect talked to the health department and they do want steel on the wall behind the ovens. He ... |
| Topic: Cake Servings: Wilton vs. Earlene's |
itsacake
Replies: 12
Views: 273
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:38 am Subject: Cake Servings: Wilton vs. Earlene's |
| I used Earlene's chart for awhile because I was afraid of running out of cake. I seemed, however, always to have way too much cake. Then I averaged Earlene's and Wilton's for awhile and usually stil ... |
| Topic: Deluxe ovens |
itsacake
Replies: 7
Views: 147
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:27 am Subject: Deluxe ovens |
| There are a TON of rules and so far the answer I get when I ask the health department planning division anything is 'Submit the plans and then we can give you an answer" UMMMMM HELLO!, I wanted answe ... |
| Topic: Deluxe ovens |
itsacake
Replies: 7
Views: 147
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:42 am Subject: Deluxe ovens |
| The architectural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing plans are being submitted to the health department and the city. As far as I know, as long as it is NSF approved, they don't care what anythi ... |
| Topic: Deluxe ovens |
itsacake
Replies: 7
Views: 147
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:36 am Subject: Deluxe ovens |
| What do those of you who have Deluxe Ovens have them sitting on? Russ suggested purchasing the stand they make specifically for the oven, but it seems like that is not the most cost effective solutio ... |
| Topic: Real flowers |
itsacake
Replies: 4
Views: 85
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:44 pm Subject: Real flowers |
| I just did a wedding with two cakes that were to be decorated with fresh flowers. They were a gift to the bride and her family who I have known since before she was born. I had the bride check with ... |
| Topic: Best tasing clear vanilla extract |
itsacake
Replies: 20
Views: 634
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:34 am Subject: Best tasing clear vanilla extract |
| Well, I just called Spices etc. and asked about their clear vanilla. I can't use it because it isn't certified kosher, but the person who answered the phone said their clear vanilla and all their fla ... |
| Topic: Best tasing clear vanilla extract |
itsacake
Replies: 20
Views: 634
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:47 am Subject: Best tasing clear vanilla extract |
Cool! I've been looking for natural flavors for forever, without success. I will check out Spices etc. Now if I could just find effecftive colors.
Cake RX. Are you saying that when you steep va ... |
| Topic: Best tasing clear vanilla extract |
itsacake
Replies: 20
Views: 634
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 2:50 pm Subject: Best tasing clear vanilla extract |
| Sorry to say, real vanilla is always brown. Clear vanilla is always imitation. Sad, but true. |
| Topic: What's your uniform? |
itsacake
Replies: 29
Views: 1069
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:23 pm Subject: What's your uniform? |
I thought when I finished school I'd burn the chef coat  Then I started working without it and got chocolate and whatever all over my clothes and got burned several times on the arms where th ... |
| Topic: Artificial strawberry....do you REALLY want to know??!! |
itsacake
Replies: 48
Views: 2243
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Forum: General
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:51 pm Subject: Artificial strawberry....do you REALLY want to know??!! |
Yup. Carmine is produced from an extract of "scale insects" called cochineal. The dye is most usually labeled as Carmine, Cochineal, Crimson Lake, Natural Red 4, or E120, among other things.
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| Topic: Illegal to rent time from a licensed kitchen (CA)?? |
itsacake
Replies: 17
Views: 1002
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:39 am Subject: Illegal to rent time from a licensed kitchen (CA)?? |
| I'm sharing space with another baking business and the health department just sent me my renewal, so this does not seem to be the rule in the California county I'm working in. I'm about to build a ... |
| Topic: Bake Sale prices compared to regular web prices..what to do? |
itsacake
Replies: 9
Views: 487
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:53 pm Subject: Bake Sale prices compared to regular web prices..what to do? |
| Really interesting! Where I am, even the high school craft fair is expensive. My husband bought me a fabulous hand-blown glass vase one year, but it was a small fortune. The ever popular art and wi ... |
| Topic: Bake Sale prices compared to regular web prices..what to do? |
itsacake
Replies: 9
Views: 487
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 12:09 pm Subject: Bake Sale prices compared to regular web prices..what to do? |
| Sprinkles, in various places in the US, charges $3.25 per cupcake or $36.00 dozen, (not very decorated, just spinkles) Kara's Cupcakes in San Francisco and San Jose charges $3.50 per cupcake, Sibby's ... |
| Topic: how long do you pay your "dues" in the cake world. |
itsacake
Replies: 16
Views: 1031
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:02 pm Subject: how long do you pay your "dues" in the cake world. |
| If you are thinking of starting a cake business at any time in the future, consider taking some business classes. Nothing to stop you from writing a business plan ahead of time and learning how to do ... |
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