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I use paper towels to wipe out my bowls and clean up the excess shortening. Tired of all my dishtowels getting grease soaked. It just doesn't come out.

Susan

Finished one cake, got one in progress, putting together a catering job, and one birthday cake left to ice and decorate. Then lots of baking to freeze for next weekend.

For me - mine has all been word of mouth. I haven't had time yet to get any advertising out. I'm going out of town this weekend and after that I'm going to get some advertising going. I have turned ...

I used chocolate frosting and colored it black. Or you can color it brown and then add black. Also give it time for the color to "mature".

That's what I want to figure out--where is the cut off point? Because I hate to turn down business.

I would love to have another legal baker to refer to and share with. anyone out there in SW Louisiana???

Okay - I am probably going to get slammed for this, but I guess I can take it. Shocked

Anyway, as some of you know, I just opened my legal shop. And as most of us starting out, have been flying under ...

I am so glad this topic came up. I just had a VERY stressful weekend. My second weekend in my shop and not very organized yet. One of my cakes was a wedding cake and I promised myself that from now ...

I'm not sure she can even get one from Sam's for that price!

I get the same thing - customer calls "how much are your cakes?" Welllll....that depends. I think as my son says, there is so much the non-caking world does not know about cakes! LOL!! They don't re ...

My dad built it when I had a restaurant a few years ago. It is a whole sheet of plywood on the top 4' x 8'. it gives me room for buttercream work at one end and fondant stuff at the other end.

I think it depends on the city where you live as far as plumbing inspections, etc. Since mine is strictly a kitchen with no public access and no commercial stove or fryers, fire marshall was not inte ...

Thanks everyone! Still working out the kinks and trying to get the work flow more efficient. I did get all the cakes baked and frozen, icing and fondant made over the weekend. Now tomorrow evening ...

Mine started word of mouth. Did a cake for someone, someone else saw it and then it started. I never really intended to have a cake biz either. Then it got to the point I had to either get legal or ...

Thanks! LOOOVVVEEEE the fridge too! I got it used for $800 which I thought was a steal! Hoping to get some organization done today. Adding some shelves above the stainless tables (got another of t ...