Posts by LoriMc

I'm not happy with the way my almond cake turned out. To make a long story short, I got interrupted while I was making the cake and I suspect I didn't put enough almond extract in. I've never done a simply syrup, but I was thinking...

Quote:Originally Posted by carmijokHere is my recipe for buttercream. It has cream cheese in it but it's not goopy nor does it taste like that heinous canned icing. I use it for everything...including people who want 'cream cheese'...

Quote:Originally Posted by jgiffordNot a problem. I'm still trying to get the dipping thing down without the stick. All the websites and tutorials I've checked out say it's "so easy and fun" to make them. They lie. I've made hundreds...

While we are on this topic, I made IMBC and SMBC for the first time a couple weeks ago. I had a failure every time I tried to use egg whites from a carton. When I did it with egg whites straight from the egg, there was no problem. ...

Last question today, I promise! I have seen people on youtube add a teaspoon of shortening to the candy melts as the were heating. Is this necessary? What does it accomplish? To me, cake pops are balls of cake on sticks, with or...

Quote:Originally Posted by Corinne77I've had this problem before and find it has nothing to do with using icing, which I always do. For me, it was using cake recipes that have oil in them. I only bake from scratch - never use box...

Thanks for replying! I have a lot of cake pop questions, and I really haven't found a good reference source. So does anyone add flavoring to the white candy melts? My customer wants creme bouquet flavor for the pops. I'm going to do...

I never have a problem with red anymore. I start with Americolor "Tulip Red". It's a no taste red. I get a faint red, and then I add the Americolor "Super Red", drop by drop. I stop and taste with a toothpick every time I add more of...

I made them once and I had a similar problem. It wasn't grease, but the actual cake portion that seeped out around the lollipop stick. It happened after the candy coating was hard. So, if you do a 9x13 amount of cake, how much icing is...

Quote:Originally Posted by sillywabbitzQuote:Originally Posted by LoriMcI have never heard of this! Amazing! So people are just freezing leftover batter basically? I am definitely going to try this. Also, sillywabbitz what is...