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Miksadie
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Joined: May 05, 2008
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:44 am |
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I am interested in hearing what coco powders everyone uses. I bought Confetti Cakes book which I LOVE!!! In a recipe she says you high-quality cocoa powder but not sure what she means. Is Hershe's high-quality...
Also she says use cake flour. Is this the same thing as all-purpose flour? I tried to find it and there was not any.
Thanks for all the help. This website is invaluable to me as a newbie!!!
Mikki
www.funder5.blogspot.com
www.scentsy.com/mikki |
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Kim_in_CajunCountry
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Joined: Apr 19, 2008
Posts: 385
Location: South Louisiana, smack dab in the middle of Cajun Country
Birthday: Sep 08
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:46 pm |
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I like Hershey Special Dark, which contains dutch processed cocoa. (It's also great for achieving black royal icing). Recently, I stopped at the store to pick up a can to make a simple chocolate frosting and I noticed Ghirardelli's Sweet Ground Chocolate and Cocoa. There's a recipe on the can for chocolate frosting and let me tell you...it's wonderful! It has a smooth taste and subtle mocha flavor to it. It is sweetened, so you would need to adjust any recipes that call for sugar.
http://shop.ghirardelli.com/pr....._and_Cocoa |
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Jasmine33
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Joined: Jul 23, 2008
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:21 pm |
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For cake flour I take 1 cup of ap flour and remove 1 Tbs, then add in 1 Tbs of cornstarch. Or you can buy Swans Down. |
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allydav
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Joined: Sep 20, 2007
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Location: Phoenix AZ
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:33 pm |
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Softassilk is the cake four that is most commonly seen in grocery stores. It is sold in a box. It looks kind of like an over sized box of cake mix. I normally use Hershey's cocoa and it's good. Be careful with using cocoa powder though. If a recipe calls for dutch process, make sure you use dutch and don't sub with regular. I don't remember exactly how it works, but it affects the leavening. Dutch reacts differently with baking soda than baking powder. Maybe someone else can explain it better. Hope this helps! |
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loriemoms
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:33 pm |
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I also use gherdellis unsweetened cocoa and I use purasnow cake flour.
Has anyone tried using cake flour in the WASC recipe? |
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jennifer7777
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Joined: Dec 30, 2006
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Location: CA
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:40 pm |
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I use Hershey's cocoa and either Pillsbury's Soft-as-Silk or Swans Down cake flour. |
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CakesByLJ
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Joined: Dec 07, 2005
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Location: Clarksville, TN
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:45 pm |
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Homemade-Goodies
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:53 pm |
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I do just about the same as jasmine33, but my substitution instruction in Better Homes & Gardens cookbook doesn't mention cornstarch...I'll try that once and see.
As for cocoa, living in Holland, I can only use Dutch cocoa, hehe. I use the Blooker brand, works wonderfully! |
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Lady_Phoenix
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Joined: Mar 07, 2008
Posts: 194
Location: Charlestown, Indiana
Birthday: Nov 21
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:06 pm |
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I use Swans Down cake flour. For cocoa I use Hersheys special dark. Haven't seen the Ghirardelli at my store but I will keep my eyes peeled for it! |
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loriemoms
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:36 pm |
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fluttercakes
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Joined: Jun 10, 2007
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Location: Fayetteville, GA
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 3:00 pm |
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I used Hershey's Regular Cocoa Powder and their Special Dark as well. I used to use Swan's Down Cake Flour since that is the only flour I could find in my area, but I became a member of a foodservice supplier who carries the huge bags of Purasnow (Foodservice version of Softasilk), and I love using it much more so then the Swan's Down! |
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Narie
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 4:57 pm |
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All purpose flour and cake flour are different. The major difference is the gluten levels. The lower the gluten level is the more delicate the texture of the end product. Cake flour has a very low gluten level plus it is very finely milled. Actually they are made from different varieties of wheat. Cake, pastry, and bread flours are the basic types; all purpose flour can be used in place of the different types, which is why it is called all purpose. I use Swansdown when cake flour is called for in a recipe and all purpose if the recipe just asks for flour.
I use Hersey's Cocoa and skip the recipes that ask for dutch processed cocoa simply because I don't have any in my pantry. I also use Ghirardelli's products when I can find them.[/quote] |
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CakesByLJ
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:11 pm |
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Ironbaker
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 10:25 pm |
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thecakebox
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Joined: Feb 09, 2008
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Location: Oceanside, CA
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:14 pm |
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I like a half/half mixture of ghiradelli's unsweetened cocoa and cocoa from the bulk bins at my local whole foods store. I use swans down and softasilk and i couldn't tell much of a difference between the brands. |
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I made the whole recipe, using 8 oz cake flour (softasilk), and a commercial grade white cake mix (Gold Metal, or GFS brand is fine).... It has a very tender crumb, almost the texture of a sponge cake; flavor is good.. It passes the test this time.. 
