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I second the Sarah's Red Velvet. I have tried a lot of different recipes, and this is by far my, and everyone else's, favorite.
Hey,I have been using it for a while, and I think that it tastes really good for a store bought product. It is fairly soft and easy to roll out, I just used a little corn starch to keep it from sticking. The only thing that it is not...
If you have your heart set on cream cheese, then yes, you need to refrigerate. However, a white chocolate BC would pair wonderfully with those flavors if you wanted to venture out. Just a thought. Good luck and have fun!
If you liked Sarah's Tweaked recipe, you can always just add more red coloring. If I remember correctly, the original called for 2 oz of red food coloring, not one. Unfortunately, Sarah has removed the original recipe. I personally love...
Here is a substitute just in case, too:For each 1 teaspoon baking powder called for in a recipe, use:1/4 teaspoon baking soda plus 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartarHTH
I have tried many red velvet recipes and have always come back to Sarah's tweaked red velvet recipe. Everyone I know raves about it, including my boss who used to make...
You should take a picture of it and turn yourself in to Cake Wrecks! At least then you can get a laugh out of it. (Besides, I doubt if it's as bad as those monstrosities!) We all have those days. I work in a coffee shop and I know there...
It sounds like snowballs or melting moments. www.joyofbaking.com/MeltingMoments.html Maybe?
It sounds like you aren't beating it long enough. The mixture will look soupy, then curdled before it comes together. How long have you been beating the butter into the mixture? It normally takes about 5-10 minutes for me depending on...
For a three day wait, I would definitely suggest the fondant. I'm not sure about the straws for that length of travel, but I haven't had any problem with short drives, no more than an hour. Hopefully some other people can chime in and...
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