I own one, and have the same gag response as above. What I've found, though, is that if people don't know how it's done they think these little poo-balls are wonderful.
1 cake mix + 1 can of Sprite or other soda at room temp. Mix on lowest speed. Bake at 325 until toothpick comes out clean (should be about the same as your normal baking time)
If you moved it to the drum right after icing, it should have been fine. Do you let your cake settle after torting and filling? Every time I try to rush it and skip that step I end up with problems -- even if I've compressed the cake.
Good cake isn't cheap; cheap cake isn't good. Base price in my area for wedding cakes is 2.50-3.00 per serving. One of mine is 9.00 and so far this year I have two ecstatic brides who have ordered it. My base price is 4.50 because I...
You didn't say, but if it's a newer KA they are no longer the quality that they used to be. My home KA is nearly 25 yrs old and has been repaired once (force-fed meat in the grinder attachment, and it got sucked into the motor). It's...
Have all of your ingredients at room temp.
Stiff peak: when you stick your spatula in and pull straight up, the peak should remain sticking into the air, not flopping over. "Runny" is way, way underbeaten.
Make sure you use cake...
GP is most often affected by one of two things: humidity, and children. Your problem was humidity -- likely moisture from the cupcakes. If your "closed container" was a plastic box or covered cake pan, that's your problem. This...
The little balls are most certainly PS. If you're making your own fondant sift the PS before you add it. If you're dusting commercial fondant, use a shaker. Little chunks would indicate fondant that has begun to dry out; in that case...
