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Message |
| Topic: Black Icing |
tmassey5
Replies: 20
Views: 471
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 Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:28 pm Subject: Black Icing |
I can almost promise that the dark gray will soon be black! I always stop with the gray anyway.....cuts down on bleeding and always turns black.
Red.....lots of color, but starting with pink does hel ... |
| Topic: Why do boxed cakes crumble? Any complaints about your cakes? |
tmassey5
Replies: 20
Views: 574
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:18 pm Subject: Why do boxed cakes crumble? Any complaints about your cakes? |
| I am with indydebi , I too use Betty crocker straight by the box directions. I have so many compliments on my cakes.....especially the moistness. I am a firm believer in " if it ain't broke, then don' ... |
| Topic: can I use black royal icing to pipe on white butter cream? |
tmassey5
Replies: 18
Views: 443
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 2:09 pm Subject: can I use black royal icing to pipe on white butter cream? |
Here is the final product!
I posted the picture in the wedding cake gallery also.
Thanks for all of your help. I didn't have any trouble with bleeding. |
| Topic: Does taking part of the butter help for sliding bc?!?!?!? |
tmassey5
Replies: 4
Views: 73
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:15 pm Subject: Does taking part of the butter help for sliding bc?!?!?!? |
| Do you use the butter flavoring at all? I always use all shortening and then vanilla and butter flavoring. It tastes great and I live in a super high humidity area. I rarely have any icing sliding.... ... |
| Topic: Buttercream icing with cream cheese? |
tmassey5
Replies: 10
Views: 221
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:11 pm Subject: Buttercream icing with cream cheese? |
| I really like adding the cream cheese to my BC also. It is a great flavor and works well to ice with. I have used on wedding cakes many times to get the cream cheese flavor and not sacrifice the smoot ... |
| Topic: can I use black royal icing to pipe on white butter cream? |
tmassey5
Replies: 18
Views: 443
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:58 am Subject: can I use black royal icing to pipe on white butter cream? |
Just an update....no bleeding of the royal on the BC....over 20 hours now,
For all of the inquiring minds.....it will work. Black on white! yeah!
I will post pictures after saturday |
| Topic: can I use black royal icing to pipe on white butter cream? |
tmassey5
Replies: 18
Views: 443
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:52 pm Subject: can I use black royal icing to pipe on white butter cream? |
| There are 3 separate cakes....each is 2 tiered. Since they are only the 2 tiered, easy to travel with stacked beforehand. |
| Topic: can I use black royal icing to pipe on white butter cream? |
tmassey5
Replies: 18
Views: 443
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:51 pm Subject: can I use black royal icing to pipe on white butter cream? |
thanks for all of your help.
BTW---the icing is still fine and no bleeding after 2 1/2 hours. |
| Topic: can I use black royal icing to pipe on white butter cream? |
tmassey5
Replies: 18
Views: 443
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:30 pm Subject: can I use black royal icing to pipe on white butter cream? |
Great! Now I feel like I am getting somewhere!
What about the fact that this is a wedding cake. It is going to be 3--2 tiered cakes actually. I really want to go ahead and stack the cakes before I le ... |
| Topic: can I use black royal icing to pipe on white butter cream? |
tmassey5
Replies: 18
Views: 443
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:39 pm Subject: can I use black royal icing to pipe on white butter cream? |
thanks for the tip. I don't mind the cake not being covered, but I always wonder what the people think when I arrive with an uncovered cake! 
I think being not covered helps the butter cream no ... |
| Topic: can I use black royal icing to pipe on white butter cream? |
tmassey5
Replies: 18
Views: 443
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:17 pm Subject: can I use black royal icing to pipe on white butter cream? |
I decided the best way to see if this works, is to just try it.
I iced a small round cake with my buttercream icing and have piped black royal icing all on it to see what happens. It has been about a ... |
| Topic: Bordless cake with SPS system |
tmassey5
Replies: 8
Views: 242
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:00 am Subject: Bordless cake with SPS system |
I'm not familiar with the SPS system, but why not put the cakes on the plastic plates? I have always done this....never have noticed a problem...should I be concerned?
I do wonder how people get that ... |
| Topic: baking ahead - do you freeze or wrap tight and sit out? |
tmassey5
Replies: 49
Views: 2174
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:56 am Subject: baking ahead - do you freeze or wrap tight and sit out? |
I am really surprised that everyone lets their cakes thaw before icing!
I love to ice the frozen cake. it is so much easier to get the really smooth finish and the crumbs are a non issue. Yes, the c ... |
| Topic: can I use black royal icing to pipe on white butter cream? |
tmassey5
Replies: 18
Views: 443
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Forum: How Do I?
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:41 am Subject: can I use black royal icing to pipe on white butter cream? |
| the cake will not have to be in the fridge, but the humidity is really messing with my cakes this summer. The icing almost seems to be separating and the cakes are "greasy" looking. I really think the ... |
| Topic: Your most common icing for wedding cakes |
tmassey5
Replies: 11
Views: 294
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:05 pm Subject: Your most common icing for wedding cakes |
| Butter Cream for sure! I have so many brides request NOT to have fondant, but to make sure the frosting will be butter cream. I sometimes have requests for Cream Cheese, but since that is too hard to ... |
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