Posts by jsc2010

So I'm getting ready to head out this morning to the bank to cash this security deposit check and reorder a new stand when I get a call from the bride. She said she finally got ahold of the caterer this morning and he said that it was...

well here's the latest...Bride calls this morningto tell me she is very sorry but she doesn't know where the stand or containers are. She has been in a panic looking for them for the past 3 days. She thinks the caterer may have taken...

cakestyles....yes they own an orchard and restaurant and that is where I delivered the cake to. I'm sure the stand and containers are sitting in a back room. She took off on her honeymoon and forget to make arrangements to get me the...

I know it is at the venue...they own it. but I don't want to take the time to go get it. (50 miles of gas and time)I agree I need to give her one more email and then just cash her check. I have only been doing wedding cake for sale for 2...

I did a wedding cake and four containers of cake pops for a wedding a couple weeks ago. I have in my contract that the equipment needs to be returned within a week or I keep the security deposit. The wedding cake was delivered to the...

I looked at a box in my store and it is actually 3 oz. less , went from 18.25 oz. to 15.25 oz. but the mix calls for 1 cup of water and 1/2 cup of oil and still 3 eggs. So they've decreased the water but increased the oil and kept the...

I too was buying Wal-mart brand as it was one of the last with trans fats. Had to switch from Crisco years ago...I knew something was up last fall when my local Wal-mart was out of stock for 2 months. I had purchased cases from other...

I too have been extremely frustrated with this change in shortening. I have noticed the shortening I had been using now seems VERY soft and I too use Edna's BC. The adjustment I have made is that I only add 1Tbsp of liquid and it seems...

I have the 6 qt KA and the paddle does not go down into the bowl as far as it does in the 4 qt. Whenever I make frosting in it I have to scrape the bottom by hand and then keep mixing. I stick with my 4 qt for making my buttercreams....

In my opinion....the cake was damaged while transporting...the daughter holding the cake on her lap and the mother slammed on the brakse and the cake went forward and got smashed. Being that it was not 'cold' but room temp made it more...