Posts by Sangriacupcake

Have you read the ingredients of fondant lately?? Not to mention pepperoni!!!

I did it last September for DD1, and I'll be doing it next May for DD2. I insisted the design must be simple....smooth iced buttercream with fresh or silk flowers, and I baked and froze the layers ahead of time. We did 6-9-12-15 inch...

Quote:Originally Posted by Kitagrl I've had to use it before for a child who was allergic to dairy and the extra flavorings helped a lot.For future reference: Dream Whip has dairy ingredients. Some people with milk allergies can handle...

It's too sweet for me. But I think that's why some people like it so much. I have an uncle with a real sweet tooth, and he loves the "dream whip icing," which is what we've called it in our family since the 1970's when my grandma...

Quote:Originally Posted by warchildFor anyone who'd like to try... How to make homemade butter in a food processor, from Have Knives will Cook. http://havekniveswillcook.com/recipes/starting-from-scratch/homemade-butter/There's also a...

Bluehue, you are so going to get me in trouble....I promised DH that I'd try no new recipes for a month, 'cause he's training for a marathon, but now I've GOT to try these awesome sounding cakes!!!! Thanks so much for posting.

Quote:Originally Posted by aundreamy daughter cannot have dairy. when i make her cakes and she wants a cream cheese frosting. i use a dairy free buttercreme with cheesecake flavoring. she loves it and says its as close to the real thing...

LorAnn cheesecake flavoring will also bump up the flavor of vegan cream cheese icing. I don't like all the LorAnn flavors, but this one is yummy. I've made dairy-free "cream cheese" icing with and without tofutti, and with and without...

Quote:Originally Posted by cakestylesSo is computer paper food safe now?Have you ever tried using a bench scraper and turntable? Smooth as glass and no worries of whether or not it's food safe.SugarShack's technique involves using a...

I was skeptical of the computer paper technique before I tried it, but wow! does it leave a flawless finish!! In humid weather, I do need to allow the icing to crust 10-15 minutes.