Does anyone know how to make a simple syrup. I had previosly thought you just mix water and sugar and then brush it over your cake. I am now thinking that I might need to boil the mixture. I also have no exact mesurements for simple syrup. So any suggestions on how to make and apply simple syrup are greatly appreciated. Thank you all.
HAPPY DECORATING!!!
Here's what I use
2 cups granulated sugar,
2 tbsp. light corn syrup
1 cup water
Mix everything together in a saucepan bring to a boil on the stove and simmer on the stove for about 2 minutes to dissolve the sugar into the water. Let cool, keep in a covered container and store in fridge, will keep for an indefinite period of time. You can also flavor the syrup prior to brushing onto the cake.
Hope this helps
simple syrup is 50% water 50% sugar. bring to a boil, then cool.
Does anyone know how to make a simple syrup. I had previosly thought you just mix water and sugar and then brush it over your cake. I am now thinking that I might need to boil the mixture. I also have no exact mesurements for simple syrup. So any suggestions on how to make and apply simple syrup are greatly appreciated. Thank you all.
HAPPY DECORATING!!!
What is simple syrup? What would you use it for?
Thank you
Sherri
prterrell, You wouldn't happen to be an Alton Brown fan, would you?
Yes! My DH and I both are! We have ALL of his shows on DVD and ALL of his books! We'd both love to meet him one day. Maybe sometime when we're up in Marrietta shopping at Harry's Farmers Market we'll get lucky....
I thought you had to be. When you start talking in Alton speak, like "By weight" and "a pint is a pound, world round." you are a definate AB freak! I am just like you. I have the DVDs, the cookbooks, the gadgets, and even the t-shirts! My husband and I (own DVDs, mind you) record every episode on DVR just in case we missed one somewhere! LOL
Simple Syrup Recipes and hot/cold applications:
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-65643-.html
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-160001-.html
HTH
I actually just made some today- it was 2 parts sugar to one part water- I just got the water boiling and then dumped the sugar in- stirred until it was dissolved- then took it off of the heat and let cool> I guess I can use the leftovers for cake, but mine was for making hurricanes with our crawfish boil!! 
I thought you had to be. When you start talking in Alton speak, like "By weight" and "a pint is a pound, world round." you are a definate AB freak! I am just like you. I have the DVDs, the cookbooks, the gadgets, and even the t-shirts! My husband and I (own DVDs, mind you) record every episode on DVR just in case we missed one somewhere! LOL
Hehe. Yeah, I guess I never realized how much AB-speak I've adopted! We have a lot of the gadgets, too. One of the first we got was the kosher salt dish. We've just about managed to convert all of our friends over to kosher salt, too! 
We don't have a DVR yet 
My hubby has tried a LOT of his recipes. I've tried some. I can't wait to try the lamb recipe from the pomegrante show!
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