Tha nks for adding me as a friend! I am excited to get to know you and your work on the site!! you all can teach me so so much!

Red Ribbon

Thank you for accepting :) and thanks for the nice comment about my cakes. I had a laugh about the rose on my dotted cake. It's fake. I have never even touched fondant or gumpaste let alone make a flower. I have only done a couple of cakes so I am VERY new to all of this. I hope someday though I will be able to make flowers. First things first is I am hoping for my first Wilton class (as a gift for my birthday - hint hint to my hubby). I wish I could make cakes daily but that is not a good idea, because I would eat them all :) I am looking forward to seeing some of your cakes :) I will be checking for your posts. This site is so much fun, don't you love it??

I appreciate your help, but the recipe I used was Sherry's recipe. It didn't work for me...:-(

lol-every day is different but it helps to wear my braces :D

Sher

No I didn't add any flavor, but the possibilities are endless!!!!!

Hi Sher - thanks for the video link on the Calla Lillies. But they are buttercream. :) My bride wants them to look "Real" so I'm guessing fondant/gumpaste will be the way I go. I have until the end of August to learn and there is really only 2 parts to the flower, and then the stem. I watched the video on here for gumpaste ones and they seem simple enough. Just need to invest in the cutter. I wish one had come with my Wilton flower kit.

thanks for your sweet comments!! I love your "yummy gifts". Are those cake balls?? And beautiful roses. I STILL struggle with them!!

thanks for the friend request

Thank you so much for your compliment. It was a lot of work but the look on her face was worth every minute!

Great Cake. It is fun to meet people that I have things in common with.

Red Ribbon

Hi! I just found this place and joined. I don't know that I have any pics to post. I'll have to look. The only "paid" catering job I did was this past Christmas for an attorney. I wanted something that people could pop in their mouths without having to carry around a whole plate and fork. I took a vanilla cake and mixed it with Ancel coconut. If you don't have that in your area, it is a can of EXTREMELY finely grated coconut canned in corn syrup. Rolled the balls, froze them, rolled them in white almond bark & then coconut flakes. That made me think about the other possibilities ... endless ....

I am a financial planner and have done open houses; breakfasts for the Chamber, etc. at my office. I took up cake decorating 25 years ago just as a hobby.

As soon as I get home I will share my pound cake recipe. I have 2 that are just awesome!!

Your so kind Stampinsher. so thrilled I have inspired you. Just to make you feel better even professionals get it wrong I'm having a dissarster of a day, nearly 50 cupcakes in the bin!!!!!!!!!!! just had to go out and get more lemons and milk and now just realised the last client who had cupcakes didn't return my trays!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ahhhhhh. I've also got someone picking up her cake in 2 hours and it's nowhere near finished!!!!!. I'm blaming the full moon
keep on caking

Girl, I LOVE a good sense of humor! I take my caking seriously, but NEVER myself!!

Stampinsher,Thank you so much for the very kind comments, I'm So glad you enjoy my cake stories, I enjoy sharing all my cake stories weather good or bad everyone Thank you again
Sincerly Jaci

Thank you , feel free to contact me any time, Love to chat about cakes, i am bakng another cake tongith LOL

Thanks for the add!..Hope all is well! :)

Of course I will be your friend.... I love reading your comments and seeing how much fun you are having with your cakes.... I hope you are doing ok and will be able to participate when ever I get this group up and running.

Sher you are such a sweetie!

Thank you so much for the add! Your cakes are pretty! I hope to post something soon Thank you so much for the information too. Your roses are just so pretty! I hope to do well this weekend kinda nervous with everything. I have been praying for a steady hand and to do a good job. I hope to make my daughters the perfect well almost perfect cakes for their birthdays and maybe some for church parties.

Red Ribbon

Glad you like the chocolate cakes! Good to meet you and thanks much for the friend request. If I do get to teach classes out your way, I'll let you know. -richard

Sher, how are you today? I just posted some pictures of my recent creations. The wedding cheesecakes turned out nice and the couple seemed to really like them. I particularly liked my homemade from scratch groom's cake with a golfer theme. It was fun to put it together. Simple and fun.
Carl

cool, I will see if I can do that, thanx

Thank you Sher, I am just back from my holidays, had a fantastic time in India.

The basketweave is tricky! Mine came out uneven but thanks to all the flowers it was easy to conceal it! LOL

Have fun with yours -- post pix!

For sure, I hope to put some pictures after its done.

Guess what, I got to do the pumpkin & chocolate chip loaf after all, will be posting pictures this weekend.....have a great weekend.

Hey Sher, I have posted the Apple cake recipe on my blog. I did not mention it in our forum as now everybody is talking about holiday treats.

Hi Sher, nice ideas for gifts. I went your blog and enjoyed reading it, your vibrant personality and your positive energy comes out clear and strong. it has made my day. I am in Toronto so my day has just begun.......

Thank You Sher,  I am always interested in new things too especially the glittery kind.

Here is the recipe I used for the French Silk Mousse, there are others on the web, but I liked the heavy whipping cream consistency.  Have fun experiment!

French Silk Mousse Filling

Ingredients

• 8 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 large egg  (separate into 2 containers yolks & whites)
• 1/4 cup superfine sugar
• 1 1/4 cups cold heavy whipping cream

Directions

Melt the chocolate and butter, (I use a double boiler) stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and beat with a heavy wooden spoon until smooth. Return to the heat and add the yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after the addition of each. Remove from the heat and transfer to a large bowl.

In a clean bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks start to form. Add all but 2 tablespoons of the sugar and beat until stiff.

In a third very cold bowl, (I put it in the freezer for about 15 minutes before I need it)  beat the whipping cream until it about half way whips up. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar and finish beating until it holds soft peaks.

Fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture until no white specks appear. Gradually fold this into the whipping cream.

Refrigerate until it’s firm,  Use a dam with this filling.

Hi, Sher if I may. I would like to say Thank you for your kind words, Here at your serves...

Margie =]

Gm, have a lovely day....Thanks for you lovely comment...

Hey your roses are beautiful and I love your photo album. Glad to be friends!

I like your picture of you holding your cake .. STATING: I did It  ... You make me smile with Woo-Hooooo .. YES, you did and it looks mmm- goood!!!

Thank you....soon i will post my creation....takecare

Sher,

I tried to send you a message back but for some reason, I can not send any messages.  I do not know what is going on... to answer your question, I do not ever use a whipped cream icing because of the heat here in the summer.  Probably why I did not comment on the thread... Send me an email if you have any questions.. dont' know if I will ever be able to respond to things on here or not... bummer.

Thank you for your sweet comments at my blog!!! I left you a comment over at your Stampin blog! My goodness you got some yummilicious goods here!!! Wooooo!

Been doing cakes alot of years for my children and now for my grandchildren...I just got into Fondant so hope to have more of them..My granddaughters Sweet16 is in April so I am gonna make her a three tier cake with the zebra print and all so wish me luck,lol...Diiane.

Hi and thanks for accepting my f request. Look forward 2 getting 2 know you. Eventually, I will get some pics up, once I learn the format here. Yes, it looks like its going 2 take me awhile 2 learn it. Lol Happy Baking and hope to talk again soon. :)

Thank you so much for your comment left on my blog, it is really encouraging to receive feedback from other people who enjoy the same things.  I must say your cakes and baking photos look really great.