Posts by zespri

Hi folksI'm putting some thought into a cake which will have sand on it. What sort of things can I make sand out of? I think I read somewhere that you can mix raw sugar with brown sugar...? I'm not that keen on that though, I can't...

Quote:Originally Posted by SimplySensationalSweetsthe company messed up and ended up sending me 2 sets of the pans and only charged me for one..Didn't they have a buy one get one free deal going? My friend recently got some and that's...

condensation will happen to EVERY cake that comes out of the fridge, it is unavoidable. However you can make things simpler on yourself. The condensation is happening because the cold cake is meeting the warm air. Make sure your cake...

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If you PM me your e-mail address I can send it to you. I saved it as a PDF when I first read it.Quote:Originally Posted by eszillaSHOOT! The pictures are all showing up as broken links for me. I can right-click and tell it to "Show...

Quote:Originally Posted by rosechI then blend pastry fat with margarine in another bowl to make the marge stable. (I have not seen shortening in our shops and butter price is high around here) I mix with the IM a little at a time until...

neither will crust. crusting happens when the ratio to fat and sugar is in favour of the sugar. In this case there isn't a hope in hell of achieving that!! There is a lot of fat, not so much sugar. I've never used it under fondant,...

I think the texture of both would be very similar. I've only ever made IMBC, but from what I undersatnd the results are almost the same, with the IMBC being a bit firmer and more stable. But other than that, same product. As for...

Quote:Originally Posted by Caths_Cakesthis link is for nigellas chocolate christmas cake, ive never tried it my self i prefer to stick to a more tradtional cake, but chocolate and fruit goes together brilliant so i cant see why it...

I agree, putting cupcakes in the fridge dries them out so is a no~no. However, I've had some pretty moist refrigerated cupcakes from shops. I wonder if it's due to preservatives used in their commerically produced cake mix? Or perhaps...