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Alioop12345
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I made orange dreamcsicle cupcakes with the chocolate truffle filling today. They were awesome! I actually made my Mom a cupcake planter! How long can the cupcakes sit out with the truffle filling?
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Alioop12345
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I made orange dreamcsicle cupcakes with the chocolate truffle filling today. They were awesome! I actually made my Mom a cupcake planter! How long can the cupcakes sit out with the truffle filling?
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MacsMom
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Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:38 pm |
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| Alioop12345 wrote: | I made orange dreamcsicle cupcakes with the chocolate truffle filling today. They were awesome! I actually made my Mom a cupcake planter! How long can the cupcakes sit out with the truffle filling?
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Alioop12345
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dandelion56602
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steffla
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okay so I am back again, that silly email notice thing is driving me crazy! They just stop suddenly 
Anyhow...I have loved all of the new cakes I have tried from here so i am trying two more for my sisters bridal shower! A few questions...
1. I am trying the smores cake. Was going to make the graham cracker wasc with the fluffy marshmallow filling from the cake mix doctor and a chocolate ganache filling, then ice it in ganache under the fondant (which I now love doing!)
Saw the recent discussion about someone's cakes falling apart. has anyone else had this trouble with this cake? Also, macs mom you explained about freezing your cakes in the pan. I was just wondering,,,after you freeze overnight, how do you thaw them, I will only have one shot so i dont want to mess it up. Thanks!
2. For the tropic breeze cake, would you recommend the malibu and pina colada flavor or the pineapple juice and the pineapple extract?
I got a sleeve of pineapple and a sleeve of coconut to mix for the filling so I cant decide which way to go for the cake!
***edited to add....I found "real gourmet cream of coconut" called CocoReal. Do you think I could use this in this cake in place of the creamer or some other way? It says great for baking on the bottle and recommends 2 -3 oz of it to be combined with 2 oz of pineapple juice and 1 1/2 oz of rum for a pina colada...just to give u an idea of what it is. obviously it has sugar in it so i dont want to mess up the cake but...what do ya think?
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steffla
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Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:41 am |
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oooh, just saw some of the other recipes and notes and wonder if i should do the fluffy marshmallow filling with the chocolate ganache for the smores cake or the choc truffle filling with marshmallows and the marshmallow fluff buttercream.......????hmmmm
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fruitsnack
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Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:24 am |
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I made the chocolate truffle filling with semi sweet chocolate for the first time . . . it was amazing. I want to eat it with a spoon. It gets my vote. |
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fruitsnack
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Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:25 am |
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I made the chocolate truffle filling with semi sweet chocolate for the first time . . . it was amazing. I want to eat it with a spoon. It gets my vote. |
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MacsMom
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Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:26 am |
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| steffla wrote: | oooh, just saw some of the other recipes and notes and wonder if i should do the fluffy marshmallow filling with the chocolate ganache for the smores cake or the choc truffle filling with marshmallows and the marshmallow fluff buttercream.......????hmmmm
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I think a thin layer of ganache with the fluffy filling would be best. One customer commented that the marshmallow creme made the cake soggy the next day (it was fine for the party). I love the truffle filling, but for the smores I think it needs to be more like a chocolate bar.
I made a chocolate banana cake and just smeared a thin layer of melted chocolate chips and topped it with banana creme. Before I spread the creme, I put the chocolate-covered torte in the freezer for a couple of minutes to harden it. The chocolate stayed hard! It was a thin enough layer to be easy to slice and add just a bit of a chocolate chip feel. |
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MacsMom
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Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:49 am |
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| steffla wrote: |
1. I am trying the smores cake. Was going to make the graham cracker wasc with the fluffy marshmallow filling from the cake mix doctor and a chocolate ganache filling, then ice it in ganache under the fondant (which I now love doing!)
Saw the recent discussion about someone's cakes falling apart. has anyone else had this trouble with this cake? Also, macs mom you explained about freezing your cakes in the pan. I was just wondering,,,after you freeze overnight, how do you thaw them, I will only have one shot so i dont want to mess it up. Thanks!
2. For the tropic breeze cake, would you recommend the malibu and pina colada flavor or the pineapple juice and the pineapple extract?
I got a sleeve of pineapple and a sleeve of coconut to mix for the filling so I cant decide which way to go for the cake!
***edited to add....I found "real gourmet cream of coconut" called CocoReal. Do you think I could use this in this cake in place of the creamer or some other way? It says great for baking on the bottle and recommends 2 -3 oz of it to be combined with 2 oz of pineapple juice and 1 1/2 oz of rum for a pina colada...just to give u an idea of what it is. obviously it has sugar in it so i dont want to mess up the cake but...what do ya think?
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I've recieved other input about the s'mores cake and it has been nothing but raves. Another problem might have been that the grahams weren't processed fine enough (?). I personally love it.
I thaw them in the fridge. It only takes a couple of hours. You can thaw them on the counter, but the health department frowns upon that.
I prefer the Malibu and pina colada flavoring. I've tried the cream of coconut and it, oddly, wasn't as coconutt-y as the coconut coffee creamer  It is actually best when use one white cake mix and one pineapple supreme cake mix. Another CC'er used coconut cake mix and loved it, but I can't find it in my town. |
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fruitsnack
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Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:04 am |
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Speaking of which . . . I think I know what happened. I usually use crisco and flour in my pans. For whatever reason, I think I forgot to flour the pans, so my normal process didn't work. I must say, though, that the scraps were delicious!  |
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steffla
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Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:08 am |
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thanks for the advice macsmom! I was leaning that way initially so I will stick with that. I use the fluffy marshmallow frosting from the cake mix doctor and it has never made the cake soggy but I plan to put it on top of the ganache anyway so it shouldnt matter. (sugar, water egg whites, marshmallow fluff)
See a recipe in my notes for a "ganache filling" that is different than the usual. Ordinarily I just use chocolate, butter and cream. But this recipe contains butter, powdered sugar, corn syrup, chocolate chips and buttercream. Wonder if I should try that????
so many choices!!!!
And that banana chocolate cake sounds too cool, love when you 'accidentally' discover something great!  |
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dandelion56602
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Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:28 am |
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One thing you can do to keep a cake from becoming soggy, spread a thin layer of crusting buttercream on both sides that will be touching the filling--the top of the bottom layer & the bottom side of the top layer. Or w/ a smear of the melted chocolate. Glad to know popping the cake in the freezer worked in keeping the chocolate hard. So, it stayed hard when the customer cut it? If so, you finally found the solution to the problem someone had about 200 pgs ago Yeah MacsMom |
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steffla
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Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:32 am |
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Oh, I just thought of another question! So far I have not been able to find the banana cream yogurt. If I cant, is there a way to use real bananas. Have some super ripe ones in the freezer. Or sour cream mixed with the mashed bananas maybe?? |
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