re: halving 1 egg
I always go by weight. According to the volume to weight conversion table found in the Cake Bible 1 large egg=50 grams, 1 egg white=30 grams and 1 egg yok = 18.6 grams. (Don't know why the difference between the weight of 1 whole egg vs the sum of the weights for yolks & whites). To divide the egg I would beat the egg/s slightly and just measure the required weight.
Giraffe11, I am about to start the new thread for the Yellow Cake Scratch-Off. I'll start it with the Deadlines, rules, and judging criteria. Do you want me to also list the recipes or were you going to compile the list? Just let me know.
I'm going to put the thread under "General" Forums.
I have changed my mind. To keep things consistant, I am going to post the new thread for the Yellow Cake Scratch-Off under the "Recipes" forum. It will also be easy to find, being so close to the original thread.
It IS a way to find new recipes, after all. I hope that this will be OK with everyone. 
We could always post a thread in the General or Lounge to announce the new bake-off each month. Try to attract more attention.
This is a buttercream recipe from sewsweet on another page and after baking for 15 years is the best I have ever found:
Hope you can try it, it goes great with two cake recipes I posted on the great scratch off post. The greasiness/sliminess of the crisco is completely eliminated by the cornstarch and powdered milk.
Buttercream Icing II - Faux Fondant
http://whatscookingamerica.net/PegW/ButtercreamIcing.htm
What is the reasoning behind it being called faux fondant?
It's not really necessary to post the same info in different forums.
ALL new posts will show up for all members when they "view posts since last visit."
HTH
P.S. I'm moving this thread to the general forum (same forum as cake challenges [decorating] used. (The recipes are being requested for the purposes of the bake-off.)
Hi JanH,
Can you also move the new thread that I started for "The Great Scratch-Off...Yellow Cakes? I started the thread to post the deadlines, rules, and judging criteria. It will be found in the "Recipes" forum, right under The Great Scratch-Off thread. I was going to post it in the general forum, like several people had asked, but I was a hard head 
.
Thank you in advance.
So I started this thread... and NEVER got anymore replies.. I jsut thought it died... KWIM? Then I say it in the active threads on the homepage and saw it had over 120 responses!! What happened! LOL will catch up tomorrow and see whats going on! Sorry everyone!
Ok so I caught up!! Let me first start by saying a big fat SORRY!! to everyone for just leaving it hanging... then Ill say cant wait to get started!! And find the yellow cake link!
So I started this thread... and NEVER got anymore replies.. I jsut thought it died... KWIM? Then I say it in the active threads on the homepage and saw it had over 120 responses!! What happened! LOL will catch up tomorrow and see whats going on! Sorry everyone!
Ah yes, there is a little known CC secret (well, it's not a secret but sometimes it takes a while to figure it out, when you're new) that when you START a new thread, you do NOT automatically get to "Watch this topic for replies." I know, it's odd!! But for any new thread you start, after you get the confirmation screen for your post, you need to choose "read my post" (or whatever it says) and then go to the bottom of the page and click on Watch this topic for replies. 
That lil' glitch has tripped me up more times than I care to tell you!! 
So I started this thread... and NEVER got anymore replies.. I jsut thought it died... KWIM? Then I say it in the active threads on the homepage and saw it had over 120 responses!! What happened! LOL will catch up tomorrow and see whats going on! Sorry everyone!
Ah yes, there is a little known CC secret (well, it's not a secret but sometimes it takes a while to figure it out, when you're new) that when you START a new thread, you do NOT automatically get to "Watch this topic for replies." I know, it's odd!! But for any new thread you start, after you get the confirmation screen for your post, you need to choose "read my post" (or whatever it says) and then go to the bottom of the page and click on Watch this topic for replies.
That lil' glitch has tripped me up more times than I care to tell you!!
well i didnt know that... thanks!! BUT i did respond to the thread at one point... so i should have been getting reply notices... i do feel really terrible though 
Yeah Im actually really bad with cake central all together... dont really know how it works much!!
I know this is a little (OK alot) late but what if we did something like take the 12 choosen recipes and split them into groups of 3, then have people pick a set of cakes so that say 5 people are all making the same 3 cakes, submit the results then of the 3 choose their favorite. I think it will be easier to narrow down a winner... i know im completely out of place here, but maybe it could work for the next month??
Welcome back Cakeanddazzle!
As for grouping the recipes like you suggest I would just like to pick which ones I try personally. As I do this yellow cake challenge I am actually trying to find the right cake for me to use permanently. Plus, there are some nit picky steps I refuse to do, ie whip egg whites, and avoid those recipes.
maryjsgirl, i'm right there with you i hate whipping egg whites
I'd rather pick my own too......well, since I already picked them
If we have a recipe or two with not enough bakers......well, we could post them and ask if anyone wants to add? I know if I have extra time at the end of the month, I wouldn't mind adding one. And I am not prejudiced against eggwhite whipping. 
The KA is my friend there.......
For those amongst us who are allergic to the egg white whipping for cake applications, I hope you consider the Sylvia with my modifications. I mean at some point in time--maybe not necessarily for this scratch off. You'd love it I think.
Please refer this thread now, for all discussions :
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=633981&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=0
Checkout the thread listed above, all of the recipes are on there.
re: halving 1 egg
I always go by weight. According to the volume to weight conversion table found in the Cake Bible 1 large egg=50 grams, 1 egg white=30 grams and 1 egg yok = 18.6 grams. (Don't know why the difference between the weight of 1 whole egg vs the sum of the weights for yolks & whites). To divide the egg I would beat the egg/s slightly and just measure the required weight.
Thank you for your reply!
Naty
re: halving 1 egg
I always go by weight. According to the volume to weight conversion table found in the Cake Bible 1 large egg=50 grams, 1 egg white=30 grams and 1 egg yok = 18.6 grams. (Don't know why the difference between the weight of 1 whole egg vs the sum of the weights for yolks & whites). To divide the egg I would beat the egg/s slightly and just measure the required weight.
Thank you for your reply!
Naty
Sorry to bump this, but I didn't want to get the yellow cake scratch off side tracked.
I had some concerns with the cheesecake scratch off.
Maybe I am thinking way too much into it.
It seems to me that there are a lot of different types of cheesecake eaters. You've got the ones that think that Jello blasphemy is the best kind, then you've got the ones that like light cheesecakes ala Sara Lee, those like me that like huge, dense New York style cheesecakes, and everyone in between.
I was just wondering if this will be an issue with judging the "perfect cheesecake"?
Sorry about putting an earlier post in the yellow cake scratch-off section. I should have put it here.
Thats a good question. Hmmm....Maybe we can narrow it down to BAKED cheesecake...from scratch. I guess we can have a variety of types..chocolate, apple...etc.
So far, for the judging criteria we have:
Taste
Texture
Crust
Density
Cost
Ease of preparation
Is there anything else we should judge the cheesecakes on?
maryjsgirl, that was my concern too. there are just way too many, like chocolate cheesecakes, fruit cheesecakes, etc. i personally love the dense ones. i was gonna submit a recipe i wanted to try for so long which has brownie cut ups inside but i don't know if that is what we're looking for. is it just plain cheesecakes?
Speaking of cheesecake...
The price of cream cheese went up 50 cents at my Walmart! Grrrrr!
Well I am very happy with the cheesecake recipe I use so I wouldn't actually be baking for this scratch off....just entering a recipe. Which I am sure everyone and their mother knows of since it is like the most popular on allrecipes.
Chantal's New York Cheesecake
I will just have to drool over the photos.
I love this challenge but boy it's gonna be pricey!
I nominate Junior's Cheesecake
http://www.cooksrecipes.com/dessert/juniors-famous-1-cheesecake-recipe.html
Cordon Rose Cheesecake
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/cooking-live/cordon-rose-cheesecake-recipe/index.html
and Craig Claiborne's Cheesecake from Maida Heatter's Cookbook
http://www.saveur.com/article/Food/Craig-Claibornes-Cheesecake
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