I just learned about that little trick myself. I think that it does both but it also helps to keep your domes from getting so big. Not as much waste that way. I'm from VA. anybody else?

Okay, I am officially jealous! I would love to meet both Indydebi and Leahs

[quote="k8memphis"]Way cool!! I have gotten together with different online cake buddies before too. Always a treat. In fact I gotta cake buddy from Kansas coming today to visit me at the bookstore. I hope my pound cake gets done in the middle.

If you're passing by near Elvistown aka Memphis TN come on by!!![/quote

off topic for just 1 small second, I promise

k8 I'm always meaning to ask you, ever get to Graceland and if so what did you think of it?

OK back to topic....Sounds like you guys had a blast, you should post pics!

vanna,
After looking at your pics, I could get lessons from you. I really only do cakes for my family now, however I have been getting the bug to learn all the new things that everyone is doing now. I learned to decorate 27 years ago and did it as a part time job for a few years until hand surgery. I had never learned any specialty techniques like fondant and custom shaped cakes. Maybe we can convince Sugarshack to give a workshop someday.

I love the spinning thing~~do you have to spin it fast~~will it make me dizzy watching it? Quiet baking,,,,,hmmm.

please explain, the spinning and not BANGING the pans!!! My family HATES the pan banging!! But I gotta release thos air bubbles some how!!

Thanks!!

Brenda

You lucky lucky people, all of the cake people I know are from the stores I go to and the bakery I work at. I want my CC meetup...anyone in Hampton roads?

Hey Deeva!!


I am in Hampton Roads, Newport news to be exact. Anyone else???



Brenda

Cool sounds like we need to make a playdate

I quit banging the pan years ago. Just run a spatula through the batter (old recipes called this 'cutting' the batter) then spin the pan The centrifugal force will even out the batter and force it up the sides.

Read the pan spining thing a few hours ago, went to bake a cake (butterscotch - yum!) and spun the pans. Very fun and it worked! I was laughing pretty hard.

Leahs: Thank you!! I will try it. I have to make cupcakes this weekend for a tasting!!!

My family will LOVE you for it. I know at times, when I am baking late at night, which is the BEST time for me, I am waking someone up!! LOL....

Brenda

Thanks leah for the tip, now my dogs came come out from under the sofa when I bang out the bubbles.

My family will be so happy when the banging stops! Esp. my 7mo granddaughter!!

spinning the pan sound like something I'm going to try next time I bake a cake.

I'm glad to see you like baking from scratch now Indy. I do both scratch and doctored mix cakes. I just absolutely love some scratch cakes.

jealous of you 2 getting to meet.