Posts by vgcea

Anna, I knew under all that crusty meanness there's a heart of gold. That was so nice of you. God bless you for being such a blessing. Please hand in your badge and e-gun. You're officially off the meanie task force. LOL.

You guys are going to make me try this cake. The last thing I need is a finnicky recipe and I keep hearing how good this tastes and how crappy it bakes in the same breath. le sigh. Let's go bake up (waste?) some ingredients.

Thank you for the responses :)   Quote: Originally Posted by ellavanilla  I always use the trunk and non skid mat under the boxes   Do you find that the trunk gets too hot in the summer? I've heard...

I had my first cake boo-boo getting a cake out of the passenger side floor board this past weekend. Thankfully, it was not a tiered cake or for a customer. Still, that got me thinking maybe it's time to upgrade to a crossover or SUV,...

Speaking of chocolate in general, dark is often cheaper, much easier to work with, and less finicky than the others. It's more predictable. In my opinion, it holds a firmer set than white or milk. Good reasons in support of dark over...

Thank you all for the suggestions. I'm going to try them. I think my issue with the xacto knife was that I was trying to cut the whole 1/2 in board with one go rather than in steps. I found even online, the consensus  was pretty...

Invest in a scale. Baking chips have additives that often make them unsuitable for ganache. Did you use baking chips?

Or you could send her samples of each and let her choose. It's better to err on the side of caution and honesty. Better to correct the screw up now than to mess up on the wedding cake.

Howdy! I did a search and found multiple threads with different options. So far I've tried a new exacto knife but that got old fast especially with the thicker boards and having to cut on both sides. Jagged edges galore.Then I got a dry...

Quote: Originally Posted by jason_kraft  ^ That sounds about right. Note that many of these questions can be included in an online order form, and depending on your target market you can make some or all of the...