Posts by stsapph

You can also try adding just a touch of violet food coloring. It will counter-act the yellow and make the IMBC look whiter. Just be careful, you only need a very small amount. I typically just dip the tip of a tooth pick into the food...

It sure does, just be warned, the recipe makes a lot of cupcakes about 3-4 dozen, and I haven't gotten it to cut down well yet. It pairs very well with Bailey's buttercream, too.

I use the Guinness chocolate cake recipe from epicurous. I get rave reviews. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Chocolate-Stout-Cake-107105

I have always used SMBC, I just add a lot of flavor to it, usually about 1/4 cup of vanilla per batch. It holds lots of flavor well, and needs it to help with the butter flavor. I have always gotten rave reviews from people trying my...

http://cakecentral.com/recipe/sarahs-red-velvet-cake-tweakedThis is the recipe I use and I get rave reviews whenever I do. It's great for both cupcakes and tiered cakes.

Hi!Sorry I'm not UK, but I always use SMBC for my cupcakes. I prefer the texture to the grit I normally get from ABC and the fact that it's not so sickly sweet. I also like the fact that I can have just about any flavor with it ( still...

I make my own birthday key lime pie! I get so sick of cakes that by the time my b-day rolls around, I want nothing to do with them. But I love key lime pie, so I make one for myself and try to out do the past years. Last year I made one...

How about "Amy's Sweet Temptations"? Use your name, they are your products! and hopefully the "sweet" will alleviate some confusion as to what you provide. Just a thought.

Maybe an orange cream cheese. That way you still get a bit of the the orange that you were thinking about, but it wouldn't be too overwhelming. Or you if you want something a little lighter you could do a vanilla BC with a touch of lemon...

No, room temp is fine and as long as you don't push it all the way into the batter it should be fine. You can also lightly coat the truffles with flour before inserting into the batter. That will keep them from sinking as well.