Any Home Bakers Here?

[ronott1]

I just got commissioned to make a dear friend's wedding cake for the end of May! I'm so thrilled! Do y'all have any tips and tricks for making large-scale tiered cakes?

Also, here's another fun part. I am going to have to bring my stand mixer, 25 gallon tubs of sugar and flour, and all my equipment on the road with us on our way to her wedding! (500 miles, 7 hour drive.)

I made an anniversary cake once. Wilton cake pans in different sizes for the tiers and supports for the layers really helped!

 

[ronott1]

Yummy yummy saying my tummy. I just love Chocolate cake.

Hi Marie!

Yes, the cake is a hit for sure!

 

[Marie2020]

Hi Marie!

Yes, the cake is a hit for sure!

I hope you will share this recipe

 

[Sally PB]

I had to plant peas 3 times last year

Here's something that worked for me: Plant the peas inside toilet paper tubes. It works for beans too.

 

[Sally PB]

@topochico225, congratulations on the cake commission! You know we will want pictures.

 

[ronott1]

I hope you will share this recipe

It is in the google sheet. The link to it is: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/any-home-bakers-here.921333/post-18933837

 

[Marie2020]

Frosting:

Coconut Pecan Frosting Recipe #140466
Top a chocolate cake with this rich German frosting! Posted for tour 2005 from mikibone.com

15 min 5 min prep

1 (12ounce) can evaporated milk
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup butter
4 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
7 ounces flaked coconut, about 2 2/3 cups
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans

1. Mix milk, sugar, butter, egg yolks and vanilla in a large saucepan. Cook and stir on medium heat about 12 minutes or until thickened and golden brown. Remove from heat and stir in coconut and pecans. Cool to room temperature and of spreading consistency.

Marking this post to fall back on

 

[Marie2020]

It is in the google sheet. The link to it is: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/any-home-bakers-here.921333/post-18933837

Thanks Ron.

 

[Sequel]

Here's something that worked for me: Plant the peas inside toilet paper tubes. It works for beans too.

Thanks for the suggestion, I just might try that! The problem I have with beans is birds pulling them out when that first shoot pokes through the dirt. They don’t eat them, they do it for sport I guess. My solution to that one is covering the beans with those plastic nursery flats and some lightweight row cover material on top of that. As soon as they all get their first leaves I can take the covers off. And I was making my vole population very happy with thick mulch over the winter. This year the chickens had the run of the place so I’ll see how things go. I didn’t haul loads of goat hay or alfalfa sweepings like I was doing.

 

[swampfox440]

Hi you all ! I had my first Spring egg salad and wild garlic sandwich today . Wow it was so good ! a table spoon of wild garlic chives cut in 1/8 " to 1/4" pieces and egg salad mixed well let set in fridge over night add a little salt and there you have it .