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post #1 of 19
3/1/05 at 7:47pm
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I have been admiring the glossy flowers on both your logo and the cover of the book "The Whimsical Bakehouse". Does anyone know what the recipe for that is? Is that the no crust buttercream?

Thanks a lot in advance. icon_biggrin.gif
Aimee A
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post #2 of 19
3/1/05 at 10:24pm
Glossy could be BC w/ piping gel added to it. I know that makes a good glossy icing. I haven't seen the picture your talking about.
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post #3 of 19
3/2/05 at 6:18am
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Thank you I will give that a try.

Aimee A
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post #4 of 19
3/2/05 at 6:29am
i'm not sure about the flower on the logo but the flowers on the cake on the whimsical bake house are made with the house buttercream recipe in the book. i haven't tried it yet but i plan to. if you do - let me know how it turns out!

Debbie
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post #5 of 19
3/3/05 at 1:32pm
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Well it was killing me so I called the Rivier Bakehouse in New York to find out which BC icing was used to make the beautiful piping on the front cover of the Whimsical Bakehouse.......And according to the sweet lady on the phone it is Kaye's BC recipe. So I am going home tonight to try it out.

If anyone has not seen this book Kaye and Liv Hansen do wonderful works of ART!

AimeeA
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post #6 of 19
3/3/05 at 1:36pm
That's good to know. The book actually said House Buttercream in it.

Debbie
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post #7 of 19
3/3/05 at 1:40pm
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There are at least 2 different BC House and Kaye's. I am going to start with Kaye's and see what it gets me.

Thanks for all your help! icon_biggrin.gif
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post #8 of 19
3/3/05 at 2:19pm
Hi guysicon_smile.gif this is my first post so I better introduce myself! My name is Jane and I just joined today.. icon_smile.gif

anyhow, about the whimsical Bakehouse buttercream Recipe. I had trouble with both of those recipes as the consistency of the buttercreasm turned out too softicon_sad.gif. I transported a cake to my Inlaws and the sides collapsed on me. I have made those recipes more than once and I still had problems!

I would be interested on how you guys find that icing because maybe I am doing something wrong!
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post #9 of 19
3/3/05 at 2:26pm
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I am actually a little concerned about that as well since I live in Baton Rouge and the humidity can be a factor. I will let you know how it goes.

Aimee A
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post #10 of 19
3/7/05 at 9:38am
Hey AimeeA,

I just realized you were from LA!!! SO AM I!! Now I have a LA buddy!! I'm in Bossier City. I have had lots of problems w/ humidity. I do my BC the same way everytime & sometimes it comes out too soft. I made 2 batches yesterday so I could help a friend w/ the roses well it was way too hard!!!! I added the same amount of ingredients everytime... Go figure. I think it is the humidity~
Good Luck w/ the cake!! ~Tina~
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post #11 of 19
3/7/05 at 10:09am
Aimee,

I'm from the Baton Rouge area too--Prairieville. The only problems I have had with the humidity is when I tried to do roses. They just melted together into blobs. I had to make my icing extra extra stiff and ended up with ruffly roses. But they were pretty anyway. I've seen your work. It's great!!

Rox-
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post #12 of 19
3/7/05 at 2:07pm
Welcome, Jane--and AimeeA: How nice that they shared that information with you! icon_smile.gif
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post #13 of 19
3/7/05 at 2:36pm
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I told my husband this weekend that I have become addicted to this site. I have conversed with a people in Italy, Alaska, and Germany. As well as all from the good ol state of LA. I am hoping to meet some of you at the ICES convention in July. When it comes time we will have to set a place in time to meet.

Happy Baking

AimeeA
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post #14 of 19
3/15/05 at 9:46am
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Well I tried the recipe and it is glossy like I wanted it to be. I am not sure though it if it is the recipe or the colors that I was using, but I did not get the strength of color that I had hoped. I will try it again it is a lite not to sweet icing.

Aimee A
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post #15 of 19
3/15/05 at 12:58pm
Aimee, Did you find it on the soft side?
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