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WEDDING CAKE (SPONGE, COVERED IN ROYAL ICING)
Started this discussion. Last reply by Maria Gemini Apr 5. 20 Replies 1 Favorite
Hullo all - I have been asked to recreate a similar looking cake for a bride who will be getting married some 130km from home on a game ranch that has quite a rough road. I am unable to deliver and…Continue
CHOCOLATE BROWNIE CAKE RECIPE
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mandy Nel Mar 7. 4 Replies 0 Favorites
I am looking for a really good chocolate brownie cake recipe that will cater for a wedding cake - so in other words quite large quantities. I have tried one or two from the 'net and although very…Continue
SPANISH GANACHE
Started this discussion. Last reply by Katy Nott Mar 8. 6 Replies 0 Favorites
Does anybody have any idea what is "spanish ganache" and what makes it different from normal ganache?Continue
MAKING PETIT FOURS
Started this discussion. Last reply by June Kowalczyk Aug 23, 2012. 3 Replies 0 Favorites
Greetings all, I have been asked to make petit fours for a wedding early 2013 and am starting early to find out as much as possible on make delicious ones, as well as how to coat them etc. Please,…Continue
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Mandy Nel commented on Daisy Brown's group Self Taught Decorators Club"Welcome Kristie - we are here whenever you need us - if we can help we do, and if we can't we try and find you the help you need :-)"
Mandy Nel commented on Daisy Brown's group Self Taught Decorators Club"@ June - we have nearly finished paying for our house, and then hopefully we can look at doing our dream kitchen - and for sure having decent tops and lots of storage is number one on the priority list.
In our house we built in a cupboard…"
Mandy Nel commented on Daisy Brown's group Self Taught Decorators Club"Definitely an adequate area to roll out your icing on - must be wide enough to accommodate the size that you have to roll out your icing to. We have granite tops in our kitchen and our middle kitchen table I have had a piece of granite fitted…"
Mandy Nel commented on Daisy Brown's group Self Taught Decorators Club"Oh lovely stuff Melanie - it's a beautiful cake and I love the way you have put it together - very well done :-) (And a nice pic of you too) x"
Mandy Nel commented on Daisy Brown's group Self Taught Decorators Club"My June diary is practically full - not only weddings but novelties as well - as well as a decent order for little three legged chocolate pots (bought moulds). Sorry dear Joann and wishing you absolute recovery - and heed the wise words of…"
Mandy Nel commented on ann pallett's photo
vintage fondant flowers.
"Imagine a "cakes we bake" hands on lesson to meet and greet all our baker buddies :-) blissssssss x"
Mandy Nel commented on ann pallett's photo
Bake me a Cake, Wedding cake
"This is what I call serendipity! This morning I tuned in to this most wonderful site and saw a comment from one of my mates about your olive tree, so I naturally came looking you up (hence all my comments) and here I find this lovely lovely…"
Mandy Nel commented on ann pallett's photo
wedding cake
"So clever! Was just gonna ask you how you did these flowers - thank you for always giving a bit of a description in your notes to the cake - really helpful :-) "
Mandy Nel commented on ann pallett's photovintage fondant flowers.
"Oh wow! These are truly beautiful - would love love love to do a proper class with a master artist - have bought a few online tutorials and taught myself from the university of google, but nothing compares to actually having a hands on lesson…"
Mandy Nel commented on ann pallett's photo
Jimi hendrix cake
"You clever clever lady you - I like it a lot! Have painted roses et al on cakes, but this is something I would love to try my hand at ..... you da bomb.com :-)"
Mandy Nel replied to Deborah Martin's discussion Favorite fondant in the group Self Taught Decorators Club"In South Africa we get Bakels which is very good and of course the homemade mmf is also good - only problem is in my area I cannot always lay my hands on only white marshmallows so when I make the mmf from the white marshmallows out of the pink and…"
Mandy Nel commented on Gaynor Collingwood's photo
Wedding Gown Cake - 975F
"I would love to master the pleating the way you have done the bodice - really really well done"
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- At 1:04am on November 12, 2012,
Neryl Johnson said… Hi Mandy,
Maybe you'd like one of these recipes for cinnamon rolls :)
http://allrecipes.com/recipes/breakfast-and-brunch/baked-goods/cinnamon-rolls/
- At 6:09am on October 24, 2012,
Linda Wolff said… awww, Mandy, thank you for the kind words! But I am not an expert and there is no way I could ever hold up under the pressure of a food network program. I love to watch them, but I hate how those challenger cake shows seem to cheapen the work of those artists. Art shouldn't be about a challenge.
Which upside down frilly cake are you referring to? Are you sure it is one of my cakes? I'll send you the information as soon as I send this. =O)
- At 11:12pm on October 5, 2012,
Sandi Newsome said… Thanks for friending me, its so nice to have a friend
- At 5:54am on August 3, 2012,
Niki Diamond said… Hi Mandy
Look at Sales SA and creativecrafts.co.za, I know they both have cutters for sale.
I have a lot extra ones that I will look at - I'm based in PMB and perhaps you would like to buy these from me at the same price that I bought them for - they range from around R48.00 each.
Kind regards and if possible email me: thecakeladyniki@gmail.com or go to my website www.the-cake-lady.co.za
Kind regards
niki
- At 12:46am on July 19, 2012, Neryl Johnson said…
Thank you Mandy! Remember, practise makes perfect! :)
- At 3:29pm on June 21, 2011, Esmé Erasmus gave Mandy Nel a gift…
- At 9:31am on March 26, 2011,
CUQUI'S DESIGNS Cake Supplies said… - welcome
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