Posts by trumpetmidget

Well, I tasted the cake with strawberry preserve and duffs buttercream (french, swiss, or pennsylvanian) as a filling and covered with duffs icing flavored with vanilla. It was pretty good. I needed to do another layer of the filling,...

I added the vanilla and it made a WORLD of difference. Thank you, jk! It's not nearly as sweet now. It is so smooth, it's very different than my regular buttercream. I mixed it with strawberry preserves, which gave it a funny...

Homemade Goodies, that is the right link for the recipe I used. I cut it down in half to try it. I don't know if it is the recipe he uses in his shop, but it is the one he demonstrated on the food network.As for it being grainy, it...

His recipe didn't even call for vanilla. I will add some. That would be nice.I thought a swiss buttercream needed to be cooked? I didn't cook it. Which is another thing that bugs me, but I guess the sugar cooks the egg whites or...

I love Bev's, too, Ritter. I am hoping she will have an airbrush class this fall on a day I can go. Anyway, I did not have to answer a lot of that form, Tina. I didn't even have to submit it to get inspected. The inspector came out...

I saw Duff demonstrating his icing on food network and got the recipe of food networks site. It is for French buttercream. Have you made it? I made it this afternoon and I am not a fan of it. I'm afraid I did it wrong or am wondering...

I have used simple syrup, but am truly unsure as to how much to use. I put about a half cup on the cake (8" round, 3" high and a 6" round, 3" high, both layers torted). The cake was still dry. But, I didn't want to soak the cake...or...

I just started a website for my business and would love some feedback. It is through google free websites and is very simple. Please give me your thoughts. Thanks!http://sites.google.com/site/lucybellecakedesign/

I use 3 inches exclusively for my rounds. I only torte it once, usually. It is a pain sometimes because it does take a while to cook, but I also think that there is something wrong with my oven. So, who knows. I like 3 inch because...

You know, Bundt, I really like the idea of keeping your old pants to remind you. I will have to remember that when I get my weight off. That is one thing that bugs me...I remember when I was in college and thought, man, size 18s are...