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posts tagged ‘cake decorating’
The icing on the Baking Sheet cake: Swiss buttercream and a new DVD
October 11th, 2012 by
Recipe: None
The right recipe, the one that knocks people’s socks off and gets requested by 3 out of 5 diners, can be hard to come by. Bakers and cooks everywhere have their own arsenal, library, cache, toolbox, or cherished electronic file filled with formulas they trust. My goal as a chef and a baker isn’t to be famous. My goal is to be someone who writes the recipes you go to, again and again. That’s what The Baking Sheet is all about. I also do my best to help bakers learn new skills, which is what this particular blog is about.
Fondant pumpkins: lose your fear of fondant
September 18th, 2012 by
Recipe: Pumpkin Ginger Swirl Cake
Picture yourself in front of an old-fashioned 1950s style console television.
You twist and turn the dial past the static and squeals until you hear the opening words of your favorite show…
The beautiful side of baking: blissful buttercream
January 4th, 2011 by
Recipe: Italian Buttercream
When it’s time for a cake to put on its party clothes, only one frosting will do: buttercream.
For those who lust for the silky, smooth, pipeable and luscious texture of great bakery frosting, there’s simply no substitute for this magnificent emulsion of eggs, butter and sugar. Let’s face it, buttercream is dead sexy. It belongs on any list of foods of love; there’s a reason no wedding cake should be without it! read the rest of this entry »