Quote:Originally Posted by jason_kraft There should be no significant difference in water content since margarine sticks are usually meant for baking. Any price difference will be due to differences in cost from ingredients and/or...
Quote:Originally Posted by jason_kraft Water content should be roughly equivalent for butter and margarine in stick form. "Light" margarine or margarine spreads in tubs will have higher water content.
Ok so I'm asking what is the...
Quote:Originally Posted by jason_kraft The margarine we use (Earth Balance Vegan Buttery Sticks) has the same water content as butter (20%).
but do most margarine contain more water than butter? There has to be a difference between...
An all shortening buttercream doesn't crust that hard its a light crusting unless you put it into the frig than it will crust more...a 50/50 isn't bad either you can do either.
Quote:Originally Posted by stephg31 Thank you all so much for your help! Here's my trial run. Not horrible for my first try (ever) making fondant figures, but I'm overly critical of my own work, so I'll keep trying!
Wow I'm...
I would say my filling is about 1/4 of a inch high maybe alittle higher but not much. And it does depend on the filling like I've notice if I'm using a strawberry filling it can be slippery plus the icing that you are using for your dam...