Posts by Gerle

I have to agree with vgcea.  I have tried fromscratchsf's recipe and it's wonderful!  It is now my go-to vanilla/white cake recipe.  I've even used it for a cookies & cream version of the cake and it worked out...

Thanks Bluehue. Will check it out.

Omimite, thanks for your response. I don't have Wilton's Teal, but I can pick some up if need be.

Thanks Diana. I guess It probably doesn't really matter if I don't match it exactly, but wanted it to be fairly close. I was leaning more towards the robin egg blue, so will see what I can come up with. Thanks again!

I've had a request for a buttercream frosted cake with an afghan texture added in somewhere. What my plan is, is to take some fondant and texture it like an afghan, and drape it over a portion of the cake, but I don't know how to...

Hi. I've been looking and googling, but can't quite find what I'm looking for. I have a niece who wants me to do a Tiffany Blue Box cake for her birthday, but I'm afraid I don't know exactly what shade of blue "Tiffany Blue" is. Does...

I got my beater blade off the internet. Don't remember exactly who, but google it and you'll find them. Got one for my KA and one for my Cuisinart. I've used the one on the KA ever since they came out with the beater blade and I...

Jason, thanks for keeping everyone updated on this. I myself won't participate as I feel I'm too old at this point to even think of baking for profit, but I'm pushing for it for all the other people in CA who can benefit from this CFL. ...

If auzzi's post didn't help you find and fix your problem, you might want to try the white/vanilla cake recipe from fromscratchsf. She posted a wonderful, 3-part blog on white cakes on her beyond buttercream blog site. It is a fabulous...

Thanks for the replies so far. It's interesting to see the various ways bakers do things. I am getting into more of the weighing of ingredients so I'll probably just stick to that method. It's also interesting how a measurement of an...