Well, I started filling and frosting my cakes. I made some mistakes but I know what to do differently for next time. I think I might need a new frosting recipe... any good ones?? She doesn't want fondant. It's kicking my ass trying to get everything smooth! UGH!! Starting using my bowl scrapper instead of my offset spatula and that is making it much easier! I still have the 16 inch layers to frost. I will save those for tomorrow as I will need to make even more frosting... made about 12 lbs of frosting today. YIKES! I need to go to URM in Spokane and get a big bag of powdered sugar for the final deal. I have to go to Home Depot tomorrow after the gym and buy some pvc pipe to use as dowels for the cake. Hopefully its not too expensive, I am running out of money!
Erica, I made my physical appt with the plasma place, the soonest they can get me in is May 14th, also my birthday, but that is okay! Woohoo. Extra money!! Hopefully we can make our appointments at the same time so we can go together in the future!
Had lunch with my old bosses today. I am going to house sit for them starting on May 7th. It will be nice to get out of mom's house for a bit. We talked about me staying the winter there as they travel during the winter and I could move my kitties in too. : ) Could be fun! Wonder if I would have to pay the utilities and such... a good question to ask if the time comes!
Have a wonderful weekend and Happy Easter if I don't blog again until then!
Hey I sent you like 3 recipes and a couple videos via facebook that shows the Viva towel method to get buttercream to look like fondant. Let me know if they actually went through because it keeps showing they posted and then a second later they're no longer poster.
ReplyDeleteYay for making an apt for plasma donation! I think as long as I'm babysitting (through June at the latest) I'll be donating Tuesday afternoons and Saturday mornings. Once babysitting is done and school is out I can go anytime. It would be fun to go together!!
I got the post thru my email thank you! I am going to try making her frosting but now I have to find some hi ratio shortening... gonna call costco in the morning and I will call cash and carry again tomorrow if costco doesnt have it and see if they can order it for me through spokane bakery supply... they are wholesale only but said cash and carry could order it for me. Fingers crossed!
ReplyDeleteI could go with you Saturdays if it was after 10am and I would be kinda sweaty (bootcamp and then kickboxing) lol.
I believe any generic crisco is considered "hi ratio" shortening. From what I've read Crisco used to be until they changed their formula and made it free of all trans fats. When I was at cash n carry last week they sold it, but only in huge boxes that were over $40!!! Instead you can get walmart or western family brand crisco and it'll work the same. Hope that helps!! Yeah I think after 10am on saturday's would work great. =)
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