393 days ago
by PeggyDoesCake |
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Best Chocolate American Butter Cream Icing (Crusting)
This chocolate butter cream is absolutely lush and has a nice, rich brown color. It crusts well, so you can use the Viva method to smooth it. It also pipes beautifully. By far my favorite recipe for chocolate ABC when it comes to taste. Recipe doubles and triples well!
Ingredients
1 cup salted butter, softened (2 sticks)
6 to 8 ounces unsweetened, bittersweet, or semi-sweet chocolate (or any combination)
2 tablespoons clear ...
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237 days ago
by Karen Flude |
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This week I’ve been starting to put together the cake and characters I’ve been working on over the last few weeks.
When I build a cake from my imagination I have to listen to the story the characters are telling me, and that sets the scene for the finished cake. My Mother always said I had an over active imagination.But I suppose thats how Authors write books sometimes. They have to let the story tell itself and when it’s done they can “picture” the story.
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193 days ago
by Karen Flude |
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Well at last after weeks and weeks of working on it, my cake is finally finished.I’m really pleased with the way it’s turned out.The worry now is how best to transport it without getting there with a pile of dust!!So any tips would be greatly appreciated.
The cake is called “An Autumn Wedding” and it really tells the tail of two weddings.The first wedding is the farmers daughter, who has a cake with two mice as the Bride and Groom on the...
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