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Learn Cake Decorating ~ Simple Cake Decorating

October 24, 2010

I am absolutely thrilled when I get emails from my readers requesting I cover certain things, or asking if a certain topic is one I will blog about.

Some are and some aren’t as I will only blog about what I am skilled at. Now that covers a whole myriad of topics, for I am a lifetime student, and am forever learning new things. Plus I have Diploma’s and Degree’s in a few things.
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IN THIS ARTICLE:
Discussion and links for the best Cake Decorating on the net.

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Marzipan ~ What Is Marzipan ~ Almond Paste

October 22, 2010

I have received many emails requesting details of Marzipan (Almond Paste) and if I had a recipe.

I have a aged recipe hat my Grandad, Ted Bishop wrote down in one of my tatty old notebooks so many years ago now, I almost shudder to think where the time has gone.

The recipe for this is on my Frosting and Icing Recipe Blog.
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IN THIS ARTICLE:
I point to where you can get a recipe for Marzipan, plus other interesting stuff

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Christmas Cooking ~ Xmas Cake

October 19, 2010

Deck the halls with bows of Holly – It’s the season to be Jolly ~ la, la, la, la, la, laaaa!
Today’s message is a very important one ~
NOW is the time to start to soak your fruit for your Xmas Cake – yes Now!

Firstly decide on the type of Xmas Cake you are going to make. There are some fabulous Xmas Cake Recipes on my website Bake Cakes Now Plus the complete “How To” to decorate the cake on Your Cake Decorating Class.
Plus now many cakes you are going to make – How Many you say – Yes how many! I do make more than one cake, because I give many cakes away as part of my gift giving, so what I do is have a few bowls with soaking fruit.

So how do you soak the fruit?
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IN THIS ARTICLE:
The complete ‘How To” of soaking your fruit and nut mixture to make your Xmas Cake a success.

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It’s the Kitchen Gloves the Black Rubber Gloves that caused the problem!

October 12, 2010

Oh my stars – what a day I have had today, guys I just gotta tell you what happened.
The phone rang this morning and I immediately thought “Oh No – Damn I am right in the middle of this test bake, I don’t need to talk to anyone”
But with due diligence I picked up the phone, as I care for my elderly parents and it could have been one of them.
“Maggie Speaking” I said putting it on loud speaker
“I don’t believe it”, came the cry from the other end of the phone “I just don’t believe it”
“Don’t believe what Suzie” I said (it was my girlfriend Suzie)
“It’s my black rubber gloves – my kitchen gloves, you know the ones you bought me the fancy rubber gloves with the gingham decoration and bow from the wrist up”
“I should do since I bought them for you – so what’s with them?”
“Well they are ruined”
“Ruined?” I said
“Yes Ruined – I don’t believe what happened to them, my precious black rubber gloves – my gorgeous kitchen gloves”
At that point I honestly thought she was going to cry!
“Calm Down Suz – look I have you on speaker phone, you don’t mind if I measure and sift flour do you while I am talking to you, I am rather busy today”
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IN THIS ARTICLE
All about the Black rubber Gloves being ruined!

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Bake Cake, Decorate Cake and Loose Leaf Tea?

October 8, 2010

Hello everyone,

I know some of you would be saying, but where the hell have you been, it’s been a while since we heard from you.
Well, I have been very busy working on my “Trilogy” project, which is updating and adding to my 3 co-related websites.
Bake Cakes Now
Frosting and Icing Recipes
Your Cake Decorating Class
Each of these sites has been updated.
The Bake Cakes Now site has Christmas Cake Recipes and Christmas Pudding recipes. Plus … … Wait for it … … The Best Ever, Gingerbread House Recipe complete with full video instruction as to how to put it all together
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IN THIS ARTICLE
Discussions about my Trilogy sites, plus gift ideas for those who have everything but like tea.

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Easy Chocolate Cake Recipes

September 4, 2010

As the late great John Denver used to sing –

“Some days are diamonds some days are stones – sometimes the hard times won’t leave me alone” – oh these words are true for me, however, the other day – It was a case of “Some Days are Diamonds” and I cannot wait to tell you why but before I do, I need to tell you that -

I collect Cook Books and I am always rummaging around in second hand shops, garage sales, tip shops, op shops, car boot sales, you know that sort of thing to find very old treasures in the form of cookbooks, to add to my collection because I love to bake and cook and share with others vintage recipes, especially cake and frosting recipes.
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IN THIS ARTICLE:
Information about a great vintage cook-book I found, plus links to the Bake Cake Now Site for you to view a Chocolate cook book in e-book form that I have put together with 39 of the vintage chocolate cake recipes plus a link to where I got my gorgeous wall hanging tapestries

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Loose Leaf Tea – The Only Way to Go

August 24, 2010

Many people ask me why I like Loose Leaf Tea and why I do not like to use teabags when making a cup of tea.

My friends reckon I am a “Nightmare On Tea Street” when we go out because if we decide to go to lunch and or have morning or afternoon tea, I interrogate the waiter as to whether they use loose leaf tea in their pot, and if not why not! (If not I then interrogate them as to what coffee they use – and no I make no apologies for this!)
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IN THIS ARTICLE:
Discussion on why I like loose leaf tea, and also a video on how to prepare “Matcha Green Tea”

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Home Made Fruit Cake anyone?

August 12, 2010

Sorry for the delay everyone in posting a new blog post, only I injured my shoulder so bad, I have been unable to type or do anything. It is a little better now, however, not even an operation on it will fix it, so I am undergoing intensive Physio and Chiropractic on specialist oders, which will continue they think for around 6 months, and that will enable me to at least get my arm above my head. ARghhh!!
Anyways, whilst I was inactive I had a couple of visits from my girlfriends, with whom I had not been able to catch up with over the last few months, and my partner made one of my recipes for a fruit cake, which was a big hit, so I thought I would give it to you all to make.
I have dozens of different recipes for fruit cake, this one is so easy you just cannot mess it up.
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IN THIS ARTICLE:
A fantastic Fruit Cake Recipe that you just cannot mess up!

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