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Message |
| Topic: Where to buy non-self rising cake flour in Norther NJ? |
VickiC
Replies: 9
Views: 766
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 Forum: General
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 8:51 am Subject: Where to buy non-self rising cake flour in Norther NJ? |
| They may have it at Kings Supermarkets. |
| Topic: cake decorating classes NYC |
VickiC
Replies: 2
Views: 269
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:12 pm Subject: cake decorating classes NYC |
| Scott Clark Wooley, Ron Ben-Israel, Collette Peters and Toba Garrett are some of the designers that teach classes in NYC. |
| Topic: Cheesecake and Cake Combo?? |
VickiC
Replies: 17
Views: 1104
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 3:57 pm Subject: Cheesecake and Cake Combo?? |
| I have made the Chocolate Fudge ribbon cake from Cake Mix Doctor (chocolate fudge cake with a cheesecake ribbon through it) and cheesecake mousse filling. I also made a chocolate fudge cake with a th ... |
| Topic: Royal icing question |
VickiC
Replies: 2
Views: 296
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 4:19 pm Subject: Royal icing question |
| Thanks! |
| Topic: Royal icing question |
VickiC
Replies: 2
Views: 296
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 3:35 pm Subject: Royal icing question |
I haven't worked with royal icing in a while. Can it be painted with :
a)  Luster Dust mixed with lemon extract?
b) food coloring markers?
c) gel food colors?
My instinct is that anything too we ... |
| Topic: 2 or 4 inches? |
VickiC
Replies: 8
Views: 674
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 7:19 pm Subject: 2 or 4 inches? |
| You will get closer to the servings you need by doing 16/12/10/8 tiers. According to Earlene's chart this will give you 236 servings. You would get slightly less because the 10 inch is not as tall a ... |
| Topic: Uggghhhh!!! What Happened to my roses??? |
VickiC
Replies: 8
Views: 1012
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Forum: Cake Disasters
Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 6:58 pm Subject: Uggghhhh!!! What Happened to my roses??? |
| Using milk instead of water in the buttercream keeps the purple icing from turning blue. The cake is beautiful just as is. |
| Topic: store-bought frosting vs. homemade |
VickiC
Replies: 14
Views: 683
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Forum: General
Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:51 pm Subject: store-bought frosting vs. homemade |
| I think orange cream mousse with mandarin oranges would be a great filling for your orange creamsicle cake. Get a box of orange cream instant pudding, whip with 1 pint of heavy cream until mousse-y. ... |
| Topic: Can royal icing be converted somehow? |
VickiC
Replies: 18
Views: 734
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:50 am Subject: Can royal icing be converted somehow? |
| I think if you thin it down with water you can use it for cookies. |
| Topic: My first wedding cake! |
VickiC
Replies: 26
Views: 1724
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:48 am Subject: My first wedding cake! |
CarolAnn-the grooms cake is in the gallery if you wanna take a peek.
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| Topic: My first wedding cake! |
VickiC
Replies: 26
Views: 1724
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:35 pm Subject: My first wedding cake! |
| Thank you all so much for the encouragement and kind words. This cake represented a lot of firsts for me-transporting the gumpaste flowers on the plane, making a cake topper, baking in an electric ov ... |
| Topic: on tv RIGHT now |
VickiC
Replies: 1
Views: 282
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Forum: General
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:52 pm Subject: on tv RIGHT now |
| Thanks for the heads up-I'm flipping between 3 channels now! |
| Topic: My first wedding cake! |
VickiC
Replies: 26
Views: 1724
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:48 pm Subject: My first wedding cake! |
I had to travel all the way to Oklahoma to do it but I finally got to do a real wedding cake.  It was an amazing experience and gave me so much confidence. Now I feel I can really do this cake ... |
| Topic: How many loops for a fondant bow? |
VickiC
Replies: 5
Views: 534
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 12:28 pm Subject: How many loops for a fondant bow? |
| You need at least 17. There should be a few that are shorter than the rest so that it comes out rounded. Make sure to make a few extra in the event of breakage. You also will need at least 2 tails ... |
| Topic: For those who do wedding AND party cakes--price question |
VickiC
Replies: 7
Views: 751
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:49 pm Subject: For those who do wedding AND party cakes--price question |
| It seems to me that the extra work involved in sculpting a cake more than makes up for the loss of servings in terms of cost. So for the 9x13s that were used for the topsy turvy cake, whatever you wo ... |
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