Posts by vgcea

SugarShack's buttercream uses high ratio shortening (which is what Alpine is).

Just a few minutes ago I did the math for making my fondant vs. getting CMTT. Huge HUGE cost difference that I cannot justify with my current volume of orders. Just going to have to make my fondant work. I hate that homemade fondant can...

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OP don't forget Etsy as an option to purchase professionally made flowers and figurines. If you choose that route you could focus squarely on the cake. I support the rustic look over first time fondant.

Recipe looks pretty balanced to me as far as carrot cakes go. Little tweaks would be to use unsweetened coconut, real buttermilk, bump the salt to 1 tsp and pair the cake with a semi-savory type bc like cream cheese smbc vs the sugary...

Thanks Liz. I was thinking you meant the tiny bottles. Okay I know the right one to get now.

Awesome! Thanks for the mini reviews Liz. I had high hopes for the cream cheese. I've gotta try the oils for the citrus flavors especially the orange as the emulsion version seems so bland. I know the raspberry oil is pretty good.

Just found out today that LorAnn Oils has 5 'new' flavors: Banana, Raspberry, Pumpkin, Peppermint, and Cream Cheese. I've found with this brand some of the emulsion flavors can be touch and go. Out of the couple that I've tried, I like...

The more you do it the better and faster you get. That's how it works. Hang in there.

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