Cake Terms That Gross You Out

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kaylawaylalayla Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 4:07pm
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AAny one have any cake terms or things relating to cake that the sound of grosses you out?

I know moist is a pretty popular one. I myself don't like to think about buttercreams that crust. it makes me think about feet. Crusty feet. I can't myself imagine that to be a desirable quality, but I understand its benefits for decorating and viva towels and such. And I've eaten american butter cream, and its great, just dont like the term crusts.

So what about you? What gives you the heebie jeebies.

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Godot Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 6:56pm
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ACrust. Icing that crusts.

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as you wish Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 7:16pm
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AI don't even like the word icing. It makes my teeth hurt!

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Annabakescakes Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 7:28pm
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ANot a gross out, but I effing HATE the term "double barrel" it is seriously so stupid. Double barrel is two barrels NEXT TO EACH OTHER. Not stacked. I vote to call it a double stack, or if you must use the term barrel, an extended barrel or a long barrel.... Ugh, it seriously goes right through me.

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as you wish Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 7:32pm
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AOh, I have another! "Curd". Lemon curd is such lovely stuff, why does it have such a gross name?!

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kaylawaylalayla Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 7:43pm
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AI agree with double barrel doednt make sense. We should come up with another name for it

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kaylawaylalayla Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 7:45pm
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Oh, I have another! "Curd". Lemon curd is such lovely stuff, why does it have such a gross name?!

At my old job we always use to label it as lemon crud lol. First one was an accident and then it just stuck.

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Annabakescakes Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 8:09pm
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[quote name="as you wish" url="/t/760673/cake-terms-that-gross-you-out#post_7412505"]Oh, I have another! "Curd". Lemon curd is such lovely stuff, why does it have such a gross name?!

At my old job we always use to label it as lemon crud lol. First one was an accident and then it just stuck.[/quote]

Haha! I think that too, I call it crud, but think curd is pretty unappetizing as well. Like when Ms. Muffet eats her curds and whey, I just about gag. Sounds soured and curdled and not in a good way!

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IAmPamCakes Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 8:18pm
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ACurd sounds off-putting. I hate it when Americans say fon-dont. I met a guy a while back who said it that way, and I kinda cringed.

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yortma Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 8:39pm
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This cake "feeds" 60 people.......   I picture  people at a trough stuffing themselves with nothing but cake.  I think "serves" 60 people...... sounds a little more refined and accurate as cake is not (usually) an entire meal!  

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JWinslow Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 8:39pm
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Not a gross out, but I effing HATE the term "double barrel" it is seriously so stupid. Double barrel is two barrels NEXT TO EACH OTHER. Not stacked. I vote to call it a double stack, or if you must use the term barrel, an extended barrel or a long barrel.... Ugh, it seriously goes right through me.


I was introduced to the extended tier as a "double barrel"  but after reading several threads on CC, I will make the effort to change to extended tier.  it's really more accurate. 

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annabananana Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 8:51pm
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I was introduced to the extended tier as a "double barrel"  but after reading several threads on CC, I will make the effort to change to extended tier.  it's really more accurate. 

Count me in too! The double barrel.term always bothers me too.

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karensjustdessert Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 8:51pm
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Crusting buttercream. (Sound yummy? No.)

 

Cake balls.  (I'm such a 12 year old sometimes.)

 

Lard.  (Just creeps me out.)

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Elcee Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 8:57pm
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I hate it when Americans say fon-dont. I met a guy a while back who said it that way, and I kinda cringed.

Whenever I hear someone pronounce fondant that way I always say "I bet you watch Cake Boss" and , amazingly icon_wink.gif, they ALWAYS say yes.

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shanter Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 9:11pm
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I recall Duff (Ace of Cakes) also says fon-dont. Sounds pretentious.

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sixinarow Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 9:44pm
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I recall Duff (Ace of Cakes) also says fon-dont. Sounds pretentious.

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morganchampagne Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 9:49pm
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AI second curd. Terrible. I also roll my eyes when I hear ppl say fon-DAHNT. (Not to their faces obviously). I for one do not even like the taste of the crusted icing. Ever since I was a little girl I hated it. As I've started working the term has started to push a button lol

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kaylawaylalayla Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 9:57pm
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AMaybe its just me but almost all of the cake shows are pretentious

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kaylawaylalayla Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 9:59pm
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ALike people say to me even though I really have done very little with cakes, you should go be on the next great baker and get to work woth the cake boss that would be awesome. And I say yeah coooool! But what I mean is I would not want to be in the same room with that obnoxious man

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Annabakescakes Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 10:05pm
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Like people say to me even though I really have done very little with cakes, you should go be on the next great baker and get to work woth the cake boss that would be awesome. And I say yeah coooool! But what I mean is I would not want to be in the same room with that obnoxious man

oh yeah, how fricken' cool to ride in the back of the box truck of shame, with no seat belt? To hell with that!

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Annabakescakes Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 10:08pm
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Crusting buttercream. (Sound yummy? No.)

Cake balls.  (I'm such a 12 year old sometimes.)

Lard.  (Just creeps me out.)

Oh yeah! Cake balls! Bleah! All my cakes must be female, because I don't ever have any little round bits left over ;-) makes me think of Rocky Mountain Oysters... Ick!

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Annabakescakes Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 10:12pm
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[QUOTE name="Annabakescakes" url="/t/760673/cake-terms-that-gross-you-out#post_7412502"] Not a gross out, but I effing HATE the term "double barrel" it is seriously so stupid. Double barrel is two barrels NEXT TO EACH OTHER. Not stacked. I vote to call it a double stack, or if you must use the term barrel, an extended barrel or a long barrel.... Ugh, it seriously goes right through me.[/QUOTE]

I was introduced to the extended tier as a "double barrel"  but after reading several threads on CC, I will make the effort to change to extended tier.  it's really more accurate. 

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[quote name="JWinslow" url="/t/760673/cake-terms-that-gross-you-out#post_7412538"]

I was introduced to the extended tier as a "double barrel"  but after reading several threads on CC, I will make the effort to change to extended tier.  it's really more accurate. 

Count me in too! The double barrel.term always bothers me too.[/quote]

Whoooo hooo! I am glad there are others getting on board!

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Annabakescakes Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 10:19pm
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This cake "feeds" 60 people.......   I picture  people at a trough stuffing themselves with nothing but cake.  I think "serves" 60 people...... sounds a little more refined and accurate as cake is not (usually) an entire meal!  

I agree with this too! I always use serve rather than feed, because I see the giant slabs of cake with people shoving them into their faces, like double portions and larger.

A couple weeks ago someone asked about how many "heads this cake would feed" and I immediately pictured people out in a field on their hands and knees like cattle, eating cake of the ground. Then I thought of disembodied heads lined up on a table, with the tops opened up (like the monkey brains served in skulls on indiana Jones) and someone dropping cake in while the heads chat with other, lol.

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dynee Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 10:25pm
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Speaking of Cake Boss, I hate it when he "dirty ices" a cake. Even crumb coat sounds better than "dirty ice".

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Annabakescakes Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 10:35pm
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Speaking of Cake Boss, I hate it when he "dirty ices" a cake. Even crumb coat sounds better than "dirty ice".

Yes yes yes! Dirty ice makes me think of yellow snow. Or the crud that gets scraped to the end of my driveway by the snow plow/ salt truck.

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Norasmom Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 10:55pm
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Maybe its just me but almost all of the cake shows are pretentious

Agreed.  In the past years,  I have only watched 1 cake show in its entirety because I find them so annoying.  People always ask if I watch cake shows, and I always say "no."  Then I get a blank stare, as in, how can you have talent if you don't watch cake shows?  icon_biggrin.gif

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as you wish Posted 7 Jul 2013 , 11:44pm
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Speaking of Cake Boss, I hate it when he "dirty ices" a cake. Even crumb coat sounds better than "dirty ice".

So that's where that came from! I have never seen any of the cake shows. I know they exist, I just have never watched one. When someone once asked me about "dirty icing" a cake I had no idea what they meant and I probably looked horrified! The fawndawnt thing gets me, too. I know now where it came from but the first time I heard it I laughed right out loud at the person who said it! I thought they were joking!

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shanter Posted 8 Jul 2013 , 2:31am
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They probably thought they were pronouncing it in French........but they weren't. Kinda reminded me of Martha Stewart and her "marrinod."

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kaylawaylalayla Posted 8 Jul 2013 , 2:32am
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AEww eww ewww. Marinod. For marinade?

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shanter Posted 8 Jul 2013 , 2:39am
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Eww eww ewww. Marinod. For marinade?


Exactly. Ewwwww. And again, pretentious.

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