I'll just jump right back in here... and add that three of my favorite cake videos this year are:
JenniferMI's "Fondant Frills";
Sugarshack's "Perfecting the Art of Buttercream"
and Michelle Foster's "Bloomin Garden."
These DVDs made my favorite things list this year in a big way!
I think the most wonderful part of CC is the people..We have some quality oustanding people in here..
mentioning a few from the top of my head
Melvira and Indydeby...great awesome personalities..they always make me laugh.
Sugarshack with her videos.
JenniferM with her lovely work
Than than
Leahs and kakelady always answering questions in the forums
Dough with her arquitectural structured cakes
Fiddlesticks and dragonfly dreams.. they are just awesome
Coutoriere
Jahn answering everything
Aine 2 and Serious Cakes with her awesome tutorials
and so many more!!!
We applaud all this aweosme ladies..and all those I didint mention cause the list might need ten pages!...
We love ya all...
Edna
I just love this website! I cant tell you how much this has helped me! I have always loved to bake and make my kids cakesbut now people want to pay me. That should be the goal of everyoneto do something that you love and get paid for it! I have all of you people on this website to thank for that. My favorite things are
Antonias RI!
NFSCthat is the best thing EVER!
MMF!!!
I thank you all for being on your list! Hugs to all.
My fav things:
All of you.
CC has been just incredibly invaluable to me over the years in learning new things, getting great design ideas in the gallery, and of course making fabulous friends. God Bless you all in the new year and have a wonderful Christmas season!
1. Cake Central
2. All the Great People on CC
3. Toba Garretts Glaze
4. IndyDebi's wisdom and humor
5. Tonedna's great instruction videos
6. Aine5's great instruction videos
Thank you so much to all of you who have made this year a great year!
Couldn't agree more!!!!
My turn!
1. CC, Heath and Jackie- despite the fact that lately it seems to be down every few days, CC is my favorite! The best, the most helpful, the most informative, the most stimulating, the most addicting!
2. NFSC - I love you, whoever you are that created this recipe
3. Toba's Cookie Glaze - I never looked back
4. Rose Levy Berenbaum's The Cake Bible - I love this book. I love 99% of what's in it
5. The fabulous folks of CC, particularly IndyDebi, JanH, Chutzpah, Melvira, Leah, - You ladies rock! when I grow up I wanna be just like you! Sugarshack and Aine2 for their awesome videos and how tos. Tita9499 - new to CC but interesting input
8. chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate
A few of my favorite things:
Cake Central, of course!
Strawberry Cake recipe from scratch (found it here on CC)
NFSC recipe
Stabilized Whipped Cream!
MMF
Simple Syrup - I am convinced now to use it after a recent thread, and I really love the results!
My family - especially my three kids, Brock Lydia and Layla
I'm so blessed and lucky - I'm very thankful for that
Thanks Jackie and Heath for a really awesome website that I couldn't live without (or wouldn't want to!).
So many things .. but if I had to name some:
* The fact that Cake Central is free
* Thankful for the time that Jackie and Heath put into this site
* All the kind, generous people on this site
Merry Christmas to all!!!!! Let's all hope that 2009 is better than 2008..
1. CC, Jackie and Heath --- for a great free website
2. All the friends I have made here that are constantly sharing their ideas.
3. Especially for all the good thoughts and prayers when I needed them most. I will never forget!
4. NFSC and Tobas glaze
5. WASC and buttercream Dream
6. Bettercreme
7. This should be high on my list----The Cupcake Forum
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all!
Tita9499 - new to CC but interesting input
"Interesting input" in the "did she take her meds today?" way or really interesting? LOL! Just kidding, thanks for the shout out!
Here are mine:
1. all4cake 's way of making me squirt any liquid I'm drinking out of my nose when she types in her "redneck" accent
2. NFSC
3. WASC
4. ILATCCCA (I Love All The Crazy Cake Central Acronyms)
5. The fact that I've found people who live minutes from me, an old high school friend, 3 people (as of now) who share my real (uncommon in America) name and one person who's DH is from the same town in Puerto Rico that my DH is from
6. Mis amigas en CakeCentral en español quien soportan mi mal forma de hablar, gracias!
7. Sharon from SUGARSHACK- you rock! Let me be like you when I grow up!
8. Our servicemember's serving for our freedom (especially my DH, he's the hottest soldier out there!)
9. My beautiful family: Hector, the best husband I could ever imagine, ask for or pray for; Samuel and Abigaíl my 3 year old twins who are my answered prayer from God and my life in general...couldn't have made it better if I tried
10. All of you who encourage me when I think I made the suckiest cake ever, those of you who hold my hand and pat me on the back when I need it most.
SNIFF...I love you guys!!
Besides God and my family CC community is next in line for my favorite things. Thank you Jackie and Heath for this wonderful website. Thank you to all the wonderful cc mentors, Sugarshack, cakery, Inydebi, Melvira, Aine2 and all the rest (too many to mention)! Thank you everyone for being so helpful in the forums. This site is an escape for me when ever I am feeling overwhelmed or down you guys always make me smile.
Wishing everyone a Blessed Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. Keep on making those beautiful cakes and cookies
My favorite CC things:
CakeCentral, of course--everything about it!
My cuppie friends. (Thanks for letting us keep it going CC).
The recipe files (under Fiddlesticks signature).
All of the knowledge I've received here in just a year!
It blows my mind that I'm conversing and exchanging ideas with bakers all over the world!
Thanks Jackie and Heath for such an awesome website!
Merry Christmas to you all and God bless!
JanH's links...I've stayed up many nights enthralled by topics that have nothing to do with a cake I'm preparing to make.
Clicking on a thread that she's responded to is always an educational bonanza, and I truly appreciate her keeping all that stuff straight for us.
For starters Cake Central its the best cake site in the world I adore it
Making and decorating cookies, cakes and cupcakes
The cookie gallery where all the greatest artist put their work for every body to see I love it, the forum everything
And I wish you all a merry christmas and a very positive 2009 dispite all the crisis..... be positive
1. seeing my cake on the home page... awesome!!
2. learning from anyone else on cc.
3. the confidence everyone on cc has given me.
4. seeing the wonderful cakes and cookies that leave me in awe and want to do it also.
5. receiving such wonderful comments on my cakes
6. seeing someone has added my cakes as a favorite...awesome feeling
7. learning how to sell my cakes and myself thanks to cc.
8. I LOVE THIS SITE !! and the people on it. Thanks a bunch.
My favorite things about Cake Central:
That I was introduced to Cake Central.
The wonderful people I have "met".
The diversity of the CC community.
The willingness of the CC community to help with any question or situation you might have.
I can geek out on cakes and cookies and I know you aren't rolling your eyes. LOL!
I like getting comments even on my ugliest cakes.
The willingness to share recipes.
Friends to talk to no matter what time of day or night it is.
The priceless education that I've gotten by perusing the forums.
And most of all.....Cake Central is FREE!
Merry Christmas everyone!
Cake Central, the best website i have ever met about cakes cookies recipes etc..
The helpful attitude of all the people when i am in trouble
NFSC Recipe
Sugarschack's videos
Tonedna's and Aine2's tutorials on youtube
1. the FREE advice shared by so many people here.
2. The instant replies you receive when you use the word "URGENT" in your subject heading.
3. Indydebi's story.
4. The sense of happiness I feel when I realize I finally found my passion in flour and sugar.
5. The gallery!
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