66 days ago
by TashasTastyTreats |
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What is Brush Embroidery?It is a decorative technique used in sugar craft art. A paintbrush is stroked through royal icing leaving behind brush strokes which resemble stitching in fabric. It looks so beautiful and effective and it is not overly time consuming, what could be better!
How can I use this technique?2D and 3D flowers, 2D animals and objects, ocean wave tips, fur (e.g. adding texture in a structured way) and as an outline/border. These images could be put on, for example ca...
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464 days ago
by Valley Kool Cakes (well half of it~Tara) |
20 comments »
This is my new favorite yellow cake, called the best birthday cake by SmittenKitchen.com If you haven’t checked out this blog it is a must! So many recipes and wonderful tips.
Ingredients:
4 cups plus 2 tablespoons (480 grams) cake flour (not self-rising)
2 teaspoons (10 grams) baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon (5 grams) table salt
2 sticks (1 cup, 1/2 pound or 225 grams) unsalted butter, softened
2 cups (400 grams) sugar
2 teaspoons (10 ml) pure v...
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408 days ago
by ButRCream |
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Ingredients:
For the cake
1 1/4 cups cake flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup milk
1 Tbsp vanilla bean paste
4 Tbsp unsalted butter
3 large eggs + 3 egg yolks, at room temp
1 cup sugar
For the coffee syrup
8 Tbsp strongly brewed coffee
1/4 cup sugar
For the frosting
1 cup heavy cream
8oz mascarpone
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup powdered sugar
Unsweetened cocoa powder, for dusting
Chocolate coffee beans, for garnish
Instructions
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