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4Gifts4Lisa
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Joined: Apr 11, 2006
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Location: CA
Birthday: May 26
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Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:33 am |
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Seriously, is it just me or do the recipes suck? That is pretty harsh, I guess. So far, every recipe I have tried from her books sucks...either too dry or no flavor, etc. I did have luck with one, but I ignored the instructions and added to it, so that doesn't really count, does it?
I guess I just need to finally get Rose's Cake Bible and be done with it. I think it may be the ONLY book I DON'T own... |
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rvercher23
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Joined: Aug 04, 2007
Posts: 257
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Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:38 am |
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You are not alone....I tried Marthas Red Velvet Cake.....It was horrible. I did everything right, I didnt add or anything. It was the nastiest cake I had ever tasted. That is the only recipe I have tried. Dont know about any of the other ones. |
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dahir
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Joined: Mar 25, 2006
Posts: 96
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Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:41 am |
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I have tried several of her cookies recipes. None of them were any good.
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Narie
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Joined: May 29, 2006
Posts: 1076
Location: Northern Indiana
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Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:00 am |
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I"ve only tried one cookie recipe. It was ok. The recipe worked, and the cookies were acceptable but not worth making again. |
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CbyA
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Joined: Aug 20, 2007
Posts: 112
Location: New Mexico
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Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:09 am |
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What about her new "cupcake" book? it is worth it? Has any of you had tried any recipe? |
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4Gifts4Lisa
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Location: CA
Birthday: May 26
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Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:47 am |
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| CbyA wrote: | | What about her new "cupcake" book? it is worth it? Has any of you had tried any recipe? |
This is what prompted the post  I tried the brown sugar pound cake cupcakes. No flavor, and they were "light"...light is not bad for regular cupcakes, but I expected denser for a pound cake... |
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miss_sweetstory
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Joined: Mar 10, 2007
Posts: 453
Location: Cambridgeshire, England
Birthday: Feb 18
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Sun Jun 28, 2009 12:49 pm |
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I have subscribed to Martha Stewart Living from day 1. In all those years, I have had exactly ONE recipe work out (and be worth making again). It is a Chocolate Chip Cookie Tart from six or seven years ago. The others have all be mediocre; and a few have been spectacular failures. I still can't get over the Boston Cream Pie nightmare, and that had to have been fifteen years ago!
I finally learned my lesson. Now if something sounds good, I find another source for the actual recipe. |
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playingwithsugar
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Joined: Aug 31, 2005
Posts: 6310
Location: To All of You and your families, near and far.
Birthday: Nov 20
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Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:02 pm |
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I've heard this before, and honestly, I do not use her cake recipes.
But in her defense, her pate brisee (pie crust) recipe is the best and easiest I've ever used, and I use that recipe exclusively for all my pies, sweet or savory.
I also recommend her Swiss Meringue Buttercream for cupcakes recipe to anyone who wants to learn how to make it. The instructions are extremely clear, so much that a 12-year-old can make it successfully. I suggest the cupcake recipe because the instructions are easier than the regular smbc recipe, even though the ingredients are the same. I'm not crazy about the taste of hers, as I find it too sweet.
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4Gifts4Lisa
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Location: CA
Birthday: May 26
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Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:33 pm |
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| miss_sweetstory wrote: | I have subscribed to Martha Stewart Living from day 1. In all those years, I have had exactly ONE recipe work out (and be worth making again). It is a Chocolate Chip Cookie Tart from six or seven years ago. The others have all be mediocre; and a few have been spectacular failures. I still can't get over the Boston Cream Pie nightmare, and that had to have been fifteen years ago!
I finally learned my lesson. Now if something sounds good, I find another source for the actual recipe. |
OMG I have that recipe torn out, and I use it too!!! |
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iownajane
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Joined: Oct 07, 2007
Posts: 164
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Sun Jun 28, 2009 2:42 pm |
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I've been subscribing off and on since 2004....I love the ideas...usually change the recipes..love the pictures......but I agree...a lot of the stuff doesn't taste "right"...cake or otherwise... |
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costumeczar
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Joined: Oct 18, 2007
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Location: Henrico VA
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Sun Jun 28, 2009 2:53 pm |
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She has a reputation for having recipes that don't work very well. I remember that some magazine had a bunch of professional pastry chefs make a variety of recipes from different authors, and NONE of them could get her recipes to work.
She apparently doesn't have a very good recipe-testing staff. You think she'd have a test kitchen, but maybe she doesn't. |
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CbyA
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Joined: Aug 20, 2007
Posts: 112
Location: New Mexico
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Sun Jun 28, 2009 3:36 pm |
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Oh well! I saw the cupcakes book yesterday at Sam's for 13.72 and I got it and after few minutes I put it back! lol There is another post here on CC about the book but I can't find it. I did few cake recipes but like you said, there are not good, I also thought it was me! mmmm I don't think so to buy the book... |
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Price
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Joined: Sep 04, 2005
Posts: 1252
Location: Maryland
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Sun Jun 28, 2009 3:50 pm |
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I made the Red Velvet from her "Martha Stewart's Wedding Cakes" book and thought it turned out pretty good. I haven't tried any of the other recipes. |
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Pebbles1727
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Joined: Jul 28, 2008
Posts: 231
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Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:14 pm |
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I have the cupcake book, and tried chocolate pb swirl cupcakes Sunday, and they were quite well received by a big crowd of people. My husband said that they were even better the second day. I also tried her strawberry shortcake cookies from last issue, and they were awesome, I could not stop eating them! But that's the extent of my experience with her recipes. |
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matthewkyrankelly
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Joined: Nov 28, 2006
Posts: 351
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Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:30 pm |
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There's a cookie called mom's cookie or mother's cookie. Crean cheese and butter with flour worked like a puff pastry. Cut and brushed with egg white and sprinkled with sugar. When it bakes, it puffs like a pastry, but retains it's cut shape. All of the sweetness is from the sprinkled on sugar. Delicate. Elegant and delicious. But that's my only experience.
I have had my eye on that salty caramel cake from a guest bakery on the show . Anyone try that one? |
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