Let's talk about Baking!
Now my father was the baker, he had his own bake shop. He made donuts, cakes, and pastries. He
was the first one to use the donut holes. He put powdered sugar on them, and called them snow
balls. This was back in the 1930's.
Now by the time, I was old enough to learn how to bake, he was gone. So anything I know came
from my mother and books. I believe if you put your mind to it, you can learn most anything from
books. Now I like the decorating of the cakes. So I never bothered with learning to bake the cake
from scratch. Unless I couldn't fined the kind I wanted in a box. I found a good recipe for butter
cream frosting, which is the basic white icing used for decorating. So the recipe given here is not
my personal recipe.
I got started with birthday cakes, for my kids. At first because of the cost of the store cakes and
later I found I liked doing it. Learning how to decorate is mainly, learning what the different tips are
for and the rest is practice, practice and more practice. There are thousands of cake recipes out
there, and all kinds of frostings.
My main purpose here is not recipes or frosting, but construction of special cakes. There are stores
that sale cake molds in a variety of shapes. If you can not find what you want you can use pans
and bowls you already have, and sculpture to shape, or make your own molds using foil molded
over a object that you want to reproduce.
was the first one to use the donut holes. He put powdered sugar on them, and called them snow
balls. This was back in the 1930's.
Now by the time, I was old enough to learn how to bake, he was gone. So anything I know came
from my mother and books. I believe if you put your mind to it, you can learn most anything from
books. Now I like the decorating of the cakes. So I never bothered with learning to bake the cake
from scratch. Unless I couldn't fined the kind I wanted in a box. I found a good recipe for butter
cream frosting, which is the basic white icing used for decorating. So the recipe given here is not
my personal recipe.
I got started with birthday cakes, for my kids. At first because of the cost of the store cakes and
later I found I liked doing it. Learning how to decorate is mainly, learning what the different tips are
for and the rest is practice, practice and more practice. There are thousands of cake recipes out
there, and all kinds of frostings.
My main purpose here is not recipes or frosting, but construction of special cakes. There are stores
that sale cake molds in a variety of shapes. If you can not find what you want you can use pans
and bowls you already have, and sculpture to shape, or make your own molds using foil molded
over a object that you want to reproduce.
| Just Home Baking |
| My Cake Ideas |
1 How I made a doll cake for my daughters birthday.
2 Happy birthday for four people-- in one cake
3 Upon the Roof --For my son in law.
Butter Cream Frosting
1) 1-cup of butter or margarine softened
2) 1-cup Crisco
3) 3 lbs - 10x powdered sugar.
4) 1-1/2 tbs of vanilla
2 Happy birthday for four people-- in one cake
3 Upon the Roof --For my son in law.
Butter Cream Frosting
1) 1-cup of butter or margarine softened
2) 1-cup Crisco
3) 3 lbs - 10x powdered sugar.
4) 1-1/2 tbs of vanilla
Place Butter, Crisco and vanilla in mixing bowl.
Blend at low to medium speed, then sift in the powdered Sugar
gradually mixing until smooth and well blended.
Frosting may be to soft to use right away due to heat, place in the
refrigerator to chill.
It is best to use powdered or paste food coloring instead of the
liquid, as added moisture will make the frosting softer and harder
to decorate with, keep chilled when not using for best results.
Blend at low to medium speed, then sift in the powdered Sugar
gradually mixing until smooth and well blended.
Frosting may be to soft to use right away due to heat, place in the
refrigerator to chill.
It is best to use powdered or paste food coloring instead of the
liquid, as added moisture will make the frosting softer and harder
to decorate with, keep chilled when not using for best results.
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