Posts by kger

My business is really teaching kids to decorate and doing birthday party entertainment., not baking. It's more cost effective for me to use Sam's stuff. I've spent the past 3 years doing everything from scratch and it's been expensive...

X-posted in Cupcakes.I had an idea late last night while lying in bed and now I'm trying to figure out how to pull it off. My DAR chapter has a table at this particular street festival to try to raise money for our current project....

I had an idea late last night while lying in bed and now I'm trying to figure out how to pull it off.My DAR chapter has a table at this particular street festival to try to raise money for our current project. (Happens to be preserving a...

I used Buttercream Dream not anticipating 75% humidity in Va this week. My octagon cake is now too soft and wont hold clear lines, so it looks more like a messy circle.I'm planning to scrape off all the buttercream dream and use the...

Anyone? Please? They are defrosting at this very moment.

I have a wedding cake for Friday. Total of 5 cakes with the groom's cake, so I've been working on them a little bit each day and have been storing everything in the freezer (after torting, filling, and crumb-coating). So tonight I got a...

I met with a couple a few weeks ago for a tasting and the bride said she liked my cakes and we would be in touch. She is now requesting that I bake the cake using only 1/3 of the sugar and wants it to be more moist. We've been "arguing"...

How would you package for 2 cupcakes going home as party favors? I typically use clamshells, but was thinking that boxes with inserts could probably be prettied up better than a clamshell. But the previous times I've tried the box and...

What temp are you baking at? If your temp is too high, it will rise to fast and then fall. And your oven temp could be off too. Try baking at 335 and see if that helps.

Try Sylvia Weinstock's Classic Yellow recipe.