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jenndga
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Joined: Apr 09, 2007
Posts: 124
Location: Alpharetta, GA
Birthday: Dec 05
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Tue May 15, 2007 8:45 pm |
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I've been getting a lot of these lessons lately. The ones learned only by completely messing something up and learning through trial and error... Here are mine...
1. Pay attention to the recipe... umm yep, do not read OR but do AND. Oops. Doubling up on certain ingredients can go horribly wrong! 
2. Do not put fondant over whipped cream cheese icing.
3. Violet cancels out natural butter yellow. Voilet DOES NOT cancel out that double dose of buttercup yellow that got added to the icing all at once. Violet + Buttercup = Babypoop.
4. Royal Icing breaks... A Lot. Make extras!!!
5. We should all have a KA mixer... "Dear Santa, this year...."
6. Do not use Wilton cake release on the sides of your pan unless you were really going for the total dome effect.
What are your lessons that we can all learn from??... you might save others some grief!!!  |
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Iheartcake
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Joined: Aug 31, 2006
Posts: 567
Location: Canada
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Wed May 16, 2007 4:25 am |
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Do not over-microwave the marshmallows when making MMF. For the first 3 times I made it, I microwaved them till they melted. The recommended 20 seconds works fine, cause you can stir them till melted. My MMF turned out so dry and was really hard to work with.  |
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mommalud
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Joined: Mar 09, 2007
Posts: 103
Location: This side of crazy!
Birthday: Nov 19
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Wed May 16, 2007 4:36 am |
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give yourself plenty of time! i have a habit of waiting to do things and i am always stressed out at the last minute. |
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merissa
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Joined: Jun 07, 2006
Posts: 4415
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Wed May 16, 2007 5:30 am |
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Dont take shortcuts!
sift your powdered sugar
take your time
wait until the kids are in bed
Always test a recipe before selling it |
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Solecito
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Joined: Dec 05, 2006
Posts: 760
Location: Cd. Juarez, Mexico
Birthday: Mar 12
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Wed May 16, 2007 9:35 am |
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1.- Plan ahead. Everything. Even meals for the days you're going to be busy. Buy everything (eggs, flour, cake mixes, pipping bags, dowels, cake boards and wood boards, etc) in advanced.
2.- Print edible images several days in advanced (in case your printer is not working properly the day you need to deliver your cake).
3.- Order fresh flowers in advanced.
4.- Test your new recipes before you need them.
5.- Diddo on the Royal icing breaking up.
6.- Check twice for a well greased pan. I had some stuck and break for trying to save some cake release.
7.- ALWAYS have fun. If you're not having fun your cake won't look that good!! |
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cshelz
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Joined: Apr 18, 2007
Posts: 241
Location: Brentwood Ca
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Wed May 16, 2007 3:00 pm |
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I have learned to make sure to not fill the cake pan too high
Don't use light pink color to make a HOT Pink. It is bitter...  |
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jescapades
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Joined: Sep 06, 2006
Posts: 1354
Location: East Berlin, CT
Birthday: Nov 18
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Wed May 16, 2007 3:17 pm |
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oh, the things i've learned from messing up... lol
let's see:
1. do NOT put your mixer on high and then add ingredients. crisco everywhere!
2. don't bake with a sprained elbow (or if you do, ask for help). as much as you think you can do it, pulling a half sheet cake out of the oven with one arm (your left, when you are right-handed), will end in disaster.
3. melted marshmallows are HOT. don't stick your finger in there (as yummy as it looks).
4. don't let your husband touch your stuff. putting cake pans in the dishwasher will make them look weird and for some reason unknown, he might just melt all your oreo molds... then deny it.
5. don't try to change the color of a frosting. either use it how it is, or make another batch. some colors don't mix well with others and end up looking like poop/baby food/alien barf/etc.
what else? oh yeah:
6. ovens are hot when they are preheated to 350. don't touch.
ha ha. i shouldn't be allowed to bake! lol |
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schildwaster
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Joined: Jan 16, 2007
Posts: 240
Location: western ny
Birthday: Dec 30
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Wed May 16, 2007 4:40 pm |
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draw your cake before you start making it. color it so you know what colors you have to make. forever i just started making it with the picture in my head and then it didn't go together or i would change it and be disappointed
make sure you look at the size on the marshmallow bag before trying to make mmf. it calls for 16 oz not 11oz.
1/2 tsp of almond emulsion in a half batch of bc icing is too much. that stuff is potent
don't touch bettercreme after you airbrushed it. you will dent it no matter how lightly you touch it.
you cannot use a little dab of crisco to help smooth out you fondant seams and then airbrush it. it colors differently and will totally come off if touched. |
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momthreekiddos
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Joined: Mar 17, 2007
Posts: 81
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Wed May 16, 2007 4:48 pm |
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In addition to those already posted, one thing that I have learned:
1. Never assume that what you did last time will work again this time. (Example: Never assume that because you stacked your cake without dowels once before and it worked that it will work again! Assuming gets ya....everytime!) |
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alliebear
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Joined: Apr 17, 2007
Posts: 280
Location: Canada
Birthday: Jan 28
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Wed May 16, 2007 4:59 pm |
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when making rice crispies... add the marshmellows.. how i missed that one i will never know
always wear your oven mits when taking a pan out of the oven... learned the hard way... |
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manderfrog
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Joined: Apr 01, 2007
Posts: 210
Location: Alabama
Birthday: Jul 27
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Wed May 16, 2007 5:06 pm |
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Wet/damp oven mitts transfer heat VERY VERY well...owww
Mark all cakes/pastries/candies DO NOT EAT if you have a husband who likes to have midnight snacks.....  |
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imartsy
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Joined: May 26, 2006
Posts: 2264
Location: Louisville, KY
Birthday: Sep 14
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Wed May 16, 2007 5:14 pm |
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| alliebear wrote: | when making rice crispies... add the marshmellows.. how i missed that one i will never know
always wear your oven mits when taking a pan out of the oven... learned the hard way... |
Oh sorry to laugh, but that is too too funny! |
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zoraya
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Joined: May 19, 2006
Posts: 406
Location: VA
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Wed May 16, 2007 5:14 pm |
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| jescapades wrote: | | 3. melted marshmallows are HOT. don't stick your finger in there (as yummy as it looks). |
That is so funny but true
One thing I learned - even if it looks so easy, don't leave it until the last minute. The easiest things turn out to be the hardest! |
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FatAndHappy
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Joined: Feb 04, 2006
Posts: 556
Location: PA
Birthday: Jan 11
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Wed May 16, 2007 5:17 pm |
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OhMyGoodies
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Joined: Oct 02, 2006
Posts: 2167
Location: Easton, MD
Birthday: Jan 22
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Wed May 16, 2007 5:20 pm |
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Well I've learned alot in the past few years but mainly keep your husband and children out of the kitchen unless he's really helping out by washing the dishes.
Kiss him extra special  for doing all the dishes and then staying up until 3 am on a work night making the buttercream icing for you because you've been baking and cleaning and tending to the kids and cooking dinner and being a housewife and mom all day lol....
Don't think just because that cake has sat there for 30 minutes cooling off that you can pick that sucker up without a pot holder to turn it out of the pan.
NEVER EVER EVER!!!! try to flip a sheet cake onto one cake board that's laying on your arm and think it'll work... it falls in the floor on the table on the chairs and all over you as well lmfao (I tried to turn it out onto a cake board that was laid on my arm long ways and the plan was to quickly place another board on top of it and flip again for leveling.... didn't work lmao....)
ALWAYS!!! use a clean dish towel to "smash" the crown down on all cakes as soon as they come out of the oven... saves from having to level them out
Never let your 7 1/2 year old color the icing for that nipply cake lmfao (came out more of a purplish pink then a fleshy pink lol)
Never send your 7 1/2 year old daughter to her father for an explanation of what kind of cake mommy is making just because you don't want to tell her it's a nekkid woman for her uncle lmfao
Ummm I think that's it right now lol I'll let ya know more after my first stacked cake next weekend lol |
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