I think creaming the butter insures that you don't have any cold spots in the butter that might not blend well.
What does everyone consider a good room temp for this? I try to keep it about 68* to 72* in my kitchen- no baking while...
Kimme- you seriously wait a 1/2 hour for your merinque to cool? It depends on the temp of the kitchen but mine rarely takes more than 10 minutes. I am just surprised by this. Isaac pretty much described my method. I cream my butter...
Hmmm...I find it incredibly smooth to work with. The only suggestion I can give you is after you make it, put on the paddle attatchment and let it go for about 10 min. on the lowest speed. This gets out the airbubbles and when it is...
Room temp is best (with a paddle). You can speed it up in the microwave on defrost for 10 seconds at a time. It will melt unbelievably fast and has to be watched closely or you will lose it.
I have a very talented friend who charges between $100-$300 for sugar sculpted items. Bride and Groom toppers are around $200-$250. You can check out her work at www.weddingcakes-cleveland.com
She has some on her wedding cakes and...
This is for a home wedding. She is also having a regular cake to go with it. She wants a crumb crust, layer of fudge, ice cream, and frosted with cool whip (?). It will only be presented as it is being ready to get cut. I know this is...
Hmmmm....now I may have to rethink everything I
do!!!!!!!!! Good points!
Wendy- the top tier thing is a pet peeve of mine! What could possibly taste good frozen for over a year? Most brides these days seem to agree with me but...
W- I don't think I will ever make a good teacher- can't get across my point in the first sentence :). I figure the serving sizes the same as wedding cakes. However, wedding cakes are more per serving because of all those reasons you...
To clarify what I said....If Some one wants a 9" cake, my chart shows that this will provide 25 slices of the 1x2x4 size. I will charge $45 for this cake. If someone only wants to cut it into 16 slices, the charge is still $45. I...
