I made a batch of Christmas cakes yesterday and have liberally fed them with brandy and wrapped to store. How many more times and at what intervals should I feed them with more? Left to my own devices I might...
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This isn't one of those silly polls. A friend who does catering but doesn't bake has asked me to do some cake baking for her. We're not talking wedding or birthday cakes with fondant and intricate piping. These would be...
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My friends bday is in a couple of days and I want to make her a chocolate cake. However, I have a few challenges. First off, she is allergic to eggs, secondly, she is allergic to gluten, thirdly, she is...
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I finished working at that bakery finally (too much drama - I had to move on to find new drama.) Anyway, in celebration I decorated one last freaking happy cake and figured if anyone you'd be the people to appreciate...
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Years ago,my SIL used to make a caramel icing that she would cook in a saucepan and then,I thought,she would just pour it over a cake,where it would kinda harden.Not quite crunchy,but not at all soft.All the recipes I looked...
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My friend is looking for a place to get a sheet cake printed with his boyfriend's picture on it for his birthday. Nothing extravagant, just super fun. Any ideas?...
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A lot of people are requesting that I make red velvet cakes, they are all the rage these days. I've settled on the Smitten Kitchen recipe, moist and delicious. The amount of red color is really getting to me. It's...
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I have an idea for a cupcake cake (redundant?) for my husband's birthday. The end result is that I need to make an edible barrel, preferably cupcake size. The best idea I've had so far from suggestions around friends and...
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I wanted to thank everyone for the ideas that they gave me for my cake for a competition. I have decided that I cannot, try as I might, defy the basic laws of physics and put a tunnel of marshmallow...
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I have to make a birthday cake for my son and his wife on Passover. I make alot of really good baked items, but aside from a flourless chocolate cake, or cheesecake, any good yellowcake recipes out there? Any other...
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