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Tutorial #8: Making Mould and Embossing with Wood Flourishes

129 days ago by Verusca Walker | 7 comments »

So …. I am back from Holiday down the coast of NSW. On my trip I visited a scrapbook shop call Amanda’s of Mogo. And I saw this beautiful Wood Florishes. Spotlight have them too and they are very cheap. ;) Around $3.00 each. Cool right ??? And they are perfect for making moulds and embossing. Fantastic!!!!!! Don’t forget you can use leftover fondant for make your moulds. ;)

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The TORTA method for ganaching a cake

216 days ago by tortacouture | 26 comments »

This tutorial is the technique that I came up with that made it easier for me to make sure that I got straight even sides and a completely flat top every time I ganached a cake. The technique I came up with is kind of a mix of the upside down method that everyone knows about and the technique used by Faye Cahill where she uses two boards (one on top and one on bottom) to help ganache her cakes. My technique as I say is a mix of both and hopefully you find it helpful. There are many way...

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Most Moist Chocolate Cake

391 days ago by TheFrostedCakeBoutiq | 7 comments »

Yields: 2-9” Round Cake Pans Ingredients: 2 Cups sifted Cake Flour 2 Cups Sugar 3/4 Cups sifted Cocoa 2 tsp Baking Soda 1/2 tsp Baking Powder 1tsp Salt 2 Large Eggs 1 Cup Buttermilk 1 Cup Vegetable Oil 2 tsp Vanilla Extract 1 Cup Boiling Brewed Coffee (intensifies the chocolate flavour); or 1 Cup Boiling Water Instructions: 1. Preheat Oven to 300° F (this is a slow bake chocolate cake).2. Grease pans with Crisco Shortening and line with parchment pape...

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