Is There Anybody Else That Hates Pastry Pride
Decorating By PieceoCake Updated 29 Jul 2007 , 1:08pm by berryblondeboys
I made two cakes this weekend iced and decorated with Pastry Pride. I will never do it again. I couldn't get any coloring done right and when I decorated, the stars looked all smooched and didn't look like stars at all. And after an hour the colors started bleeding. To top it all off this was my very first cake order. I am so disappointed that every one who sees the cake will not order from me. The cake was supposed to have a Curious George on the top layer I outlined it and was about to cover it with the star tip when the colors were all melting together. See the disaster for yourself in my pics.
I just looked at your Curious George cake. The problem is neither Pastry Pride nor real whipped cream icings do well with vibrant colors. When you use either of those toppings the colors should be lighter or pastel. You really can't beat the taste of Pastry Pride or whipped cream icings; however, they are just not user friendly if the customer is asking you for those toppings and they want vibrant or vivid electric colors as part of their decorations. The bright colors will bleed on those type of icings. That is their one really bad drawback.
I don't know if they still make it, but they used to make a product for icing cakes called Frostin' Pride. Same company, different consistency. It was still only best for pastel or light colors, but worked better for icing.
I don't like pastry pride or rich's bettercreme because I feel it coats my tongue. Whipped cream is much better, but still, not easy to decorate with. That's the rub - fluffy and light doesn't pipe well!
Melissa
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