Comments on: Ruffle Cake: Fudge swirl cake with Nutella filling http://beantownbelly.com/?p=1397 Explore flavors of Boston bite by bite Thu, 22 May 2014 23:43:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: BeantownBelly http://beantownbelly.com/?p=1397#comment-24666 BeantownBelly Thu, 22 May 2014 23:43:28 +0000 http://beantownbelly.com/?p=1397#comment-24666 Ellen! Thank you for sending all of those useful tips- I wish I knew that then! How did you learn all these great things? I am actually thinking of writing again. I finally mustered up the courage to go to culinary school, got a culinary certificate and some restaurant experience under my belt now. This will be fun to see how much I've progressed and how much my posts will be changing. I will have to probably ask you for some cake tips though. Although I do love making them, they are still tricky to me! Have you tried the mayonnaise trick yet? I couldn't believe how well it worked! Keep'em coming :) Ellen! Thank you for sending all of those useful tips- I wish I knew that then! How did you learn all these great things?

I am actually thinking of writing again. I finally mustered up the courage to go to culinary school, got a culinary certificate and some restaurant experience under my belt now. This will be fun to see how much I’ve progressed and how much my posts will be changing. I will have to probably ask you for some cake tips though. Although I do love making them, they are still tricky to me! Have you tried the mayonnaise trick yet? I couldn’t believe how well it worked! Keep’em coming :)

]]> By: Ellen http://beantownbelly.com/?p=1397#comment-24665 Ellen Thu, 22 May 2014 23:36:14 +0000 http://beantownbelly.com/?p=1397#comment-24665 PS LOL....YIKES!!! Just noticed the date of your blog I replied to...hope u are of the better late than never mindset. I was trying to find local foodie blogs & didn't check the date. WHOOPS!!! PS LOL….YIKES!!! Just noticed the date of your blog I replied to…hope u are of the better late than never mindset. I was trying to find local foodie blogs & didn’t check the date. WHOOPS!!!

]]> By: Ellen http://beantownbelly.com/?p=1397#comment-24664 Ellen Thu, 22 May 2014 23:30:44 +0000 http://beantownbelly.com/?p=1397#comment-24664 Great first try!! I am by NO means a cake decorating pro, but if you want some excellent cheats I learned over the years to make some VERY pretty cakes, feel free to email me. I'll give you 2 super simple but helpful tips here. 1st...you were close with the ring around the layer for support and stability, but you want to do it about an inch in and about triple as thick as you did. This will keep cakes from sliding, esp if you go with a filling. IE one of my favs is dark cherries in a black forest cakes. Which brings me to tip 2....for a killer option, try frosting with real whipped cream. It's always a good idea to stabilize the whipped cream, so it doesn't melt & keeps it's shape more than a couple hours. There are MANY methods, from products you can buy, to adding a small amount of gelatin (my suggestion) to some pudding mix in a pinch. Hit Google. I whip a Chantilly cream (hearty couple tsp of Vanilla & powdered sugar to taste w/stabilizer), frost the cake with that, then decorate. This is where I can give you tons of easy ideas that look like you really know what u are doing. Some of my fav cakes are the black forest I mentioned, a peach cake (killer on a summer day), and a chocolate mousse. And I agree with you....can't go wrong with Nutella!! YUM! I am an OK scratch baker, but more often than not I use a Duncin Hines mix!! As for decorations, my masterpiece was a tiered wedding cake that had lilac wisteria draping down the cake. You can do this too!!! Not knowing if u want more tips I I'll stop here unless I hear from you...but welcome to the wonderful world of cake decorating! It's fun!!! Anyway, glad I stumbled on your blog today.....off to keep checking it out! Glad to see this lovely cake you made for your friend! Great first try!! I am by NO means a cake decorating pro, but if you want some excellent cheats I learned over the years to make some VERY pretty cakes, feel free to email me.

I’ll give you 2 super simple but helpful tips here. 1st…you were close with the ring around the layer for support and stability, but you want to do it about an inch in and about triple as thick as you did. This will keep cakes from sliding, esp if you go with a filling. IE one of my favs is dark cherries in a black forest cakes.

Which brings me to tip 2….for a killer option, try frosting with real whipped cream. It’s always a good idea to stabilize the whipped cream, so it doesn’t melt & keeps it’s shape more than a couple hours. There are MANY methods, from products you can buy, to adding a small amount of gelatin (my suggestion) to some pudding mix in a pinch. Hit Google. I whip a Chantilly cream (hearty couple tsp of Vanilla & powdered sugar to taste w/stabilizer), frost the cake with that, then decorate. This is where I can give you tons of easy ideas that look like you really know what u are doing. Some of my fav cakes are the black forest I mentioned, a peach cake (killer on a summer day), and a chocolate mousse. And I agree with you….can’t go wrong with Nutella!! YUM! I am an OK scratch baker, but more often than not I use a Duncin Hines mix!! As for decorations, my masterpiece was a tiered wedding cake that had lilac wisteria draping down the cake. You can do this too!!!

Not knowing if u want more tips I I’ll stop here unless I hear from you…but welcome to the wonderful world of cake decorating! It’s fun!!! Anyway, glad I stumbled on your blog today…..off to keep checking it out! Glad to see this lovely cake you made for your friend!

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