Posts by Gerle

So does that mean it's not as good as it used to be?  Because if it isn't, I'm not going to waste the extra money buying it.  It's price is a lot higher than the others.

If it's anything like her white cake recipe she shared on her blog, it'll be the bomb!  Personally I don't like chocolate cake, but my entire family does.

Wow!  What a concept!  I'd like to consider purchasing from bakers who are downsizing.  Hope CC seriously considers this.

I use Hershey's the majority of the time.  For dutch process, I use King Arthur's.  Some of the others haven't proved to me to be any better for the money and since I'm just a hobby baker, I don't spend the extra for so...

Auntginn, you're right.  Mom's do put a lot into their children's cakes.....it's all that love overflowing into each and every tier.  Even if there's some little thing that goes wrong, children know how much love is in there...

It looks like a beautiful cake and.....beautiful job on the rose!

I use Beyond Buttercream's cake recipe as my go-to recipe and love it.  So far, have never had a problem with it as cake or cupcakes.  Highly recommend it.

Well, all of you have hit one thing or another that I'd like to improve on:  inspiration, piping, string work....I love to look at beautiful cakes and would love to make one that I feel that good about, but it doesn't happen....

Sharon, can the flavoring brand you use still be ordered from the same place as listed further back in this thread?  I'd like to order some and give it a try.  Please let me know.  Thanks!  And by the way, this has...

That was my thought, too.  Just wasn't too sure about the chemicals.  I've tried coconut oil and in some things it's great, but not sure if it would leave that taste on the cake or not, and who wants a slight taste of coconut...