Posts by Pearl123

Thankfully this was a cake for family only - which by no means mean that it should be less perfect but they are more forgiving and they love all my cakes so they didn't question my baking abilities.I did a beautiful carrot cake, from a...

Great tips from everyone! People always comment on how moist and fresh my cakes are. Even almost up to a week later after the function they are still eating it (seriously). I actually bake 2 days ahead (Am so slow at decorating and do...

yes you're right! The orange juice MAY have added to the problem... because it wasn't crusting much either, I left it in the fridge for almost 2 hours to crust but no such luck.Am doing another one next week, will let you know how it goes!

Thanks!! So simple! I will definitely try it and let you know. The last one I did I added about a tbs of fresh orange juice for flavour, wonder if that had anything to do with it...?Thanks for taking the time to send this, appreciate it....

I don't think the customer was being mean or trying to get a discount etc. Esp if she's ordering more, I think it just meant she liked the cake but not the icing. SMBC is not great tasting to me either and as you said you can't please...

Quote:Originally Posted by srkmilkladyI guess everyone's experience is different and maybe that is because we may all use different recipes for our cream cheese icing and probably different fondants?? My last 2 cakes were covered &...

Quote:Originally Posted by srkmilkladyI guess everyone's experience is different and maybe that is because we may all use different recipes for our cream cheese icing and probably different fondants?? My last 2 cakes were covered &...

Quote:Originally Posted by bakechefQuote:Originally Posted by Pearl123I just made this recipe last night for the first time, now we haven't tasted it yet (as its for a birthday tomorrow) but it rose beautifully, has a fantastic golden...

Leeanu, thank you for the compliment. I agree, I've tried three times now with cream cheese frosting and failed. The thing is this frosting was delicious (with a splash of fresh orange juice in it) and we love carrot or choc cake with...

Ok so maybe this is not a huge disaster and my sister or anyone else really didn't notice.... But to me its not perfect and I'm aiming for perfection (or close enough!). If you look at the Trio of black and white cakes I made, with the...