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541 days ago

anyone got leads on Black Friday/Christmas deals? - 0 replies

anyone got leads on Black Friday/Christmas deals for cake decorating toys? i was really hoping the KitchenAid pasta attachments would go on sale, but i didn’t see any evidence of it online.

545 days ago

how to search forums? - 3 replies

Is there a way to search forums for specific keywords? Do I just not see it? Is there a way to search the forum content for something, not just the tags? If I click on a tag in a previous forum post (e.g. “question”), it says: Cake decorating forum topics tagged with ‘question’

549 days ago

citric acid ... what do I do with this stuff? - 0 replies

I was in my local cake supply store today and noticed a bottle of citric acid. I bought some because I vaguely remembered some craft soap/bath fizzies recipes that I wanted to try called for it. But of course, I didn’t know for bath stuff you need the powdered kind, and I of course bought the liquid kind. So … what do sugar arti...

549 days ago

Event: photos from Cake Wrecks Book Tour - 1 reply

Last night I attended the Austin, TX stop for the Cake Wrecks Book Tour, promoting their latest release: Wreck the Halls. It was super fun and funny; I had a great time. My photos are posted here. There were plenty of neat entries for their cupcake wreck-plica contest!

551 days ago

Snickerdoodle Cookies - 2 replies

Snickerdoodle Cookiesadapted from Joy of Baking Ingredients: 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour1/2 teaspoon salt2 teaspoons baking powder1 cup unsalted butter, softened1 1/2 cups sugar2 large eggs1 teaspoon vanilla extract Coating: 1/3 cup sugar2 teaspoons ground cinnamon In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, and baking powder....

552 days ago

Event: "That Takes The Cake" competition in Austin, TX Feb. 25-26 - 0 replies

Online competition registration, general admission ticketing, and mini/celebrity class registration has just opened for the annual “That Takes The Cake” Sugar Art Show and Cake Competition in Austin, TX, February 25-26, 2012. http://thattakesthecake.org The show theme will be “Cake-a-lot: Knights of the Turn TableR...

557 days ago

Food Network casting call for Halloween Wars 2012 - 0 replies

From the American Culinary Federation: Are you a pastry chef, confectioner or cake artist? Do you specialize in sugar pulling, gum paste or fondant? If so, the Food Network wants you! Casting is currently underway for season 2 of “Halloween Wars,” a team competition that challenges chefs to create Halloween-themed displays out of pumpkins, ca...

559 days ago

no place for recipes? - 6 replies

it’d be nice to have a section of the site devoted to posting recipes so we can refer to them to other members.

561 days ago

new forum for cake competitions, events, TV shows, etc? - 5 replies

I would like to suggest a new specific forum for non-virtual cake related competitions, trade shows, events, classes, TV shows, and other media. Lots of us are “very interested” to “heavily involved” with cake things all around the world!

562 days ago

# of servings ... Cake + Calculator = Cakulator! - 7 replies

Hello, all! This is my first post here :) I’m only a hobbyist, but my trade is software development. In my spare time I’ve developed an online Flash app for determining the number of servings for a specified cake based on volume. http://shinymetalobjects.net/cake/calculator/test/cakulator.html I’d love for some fee...

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