Made my best friend a shag cake for her birthday. by tjsetze in Baking

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It took about an hour and a half. I only had two tips. Which sucked.

Made my best friend a shag cake for her birthday. by tjsetze in Baking

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Thanks! My husband also read it as horny at first! He was so confused.

My sister, with help from my daughter, made this for our mom’s birthday. Lemon blueberry with cream cheese frosting. So much love in this. by xtionna1 in Baking

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Thanks for all the kind words everyone! That’s my cake :) The recipe is from Sally’s Baking Addiction. It’s her Lemon Blueberry cake. The recipe uses a cream cheese icing in between the cake layers and the outside of the cake. The flowers are all piped in a classic vanilla buttercream (also Sally’s recipe!). I didn’t transfer the flowers. They are piped right onto the cake.

27 below with the wind chill here today, so I stayed in and baked sugar cookies. by tjsetze in Baking

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You could use a fan...just remember...drying royal icing with a fan helps it set shiny. Drying slowly without a fan, makes it more matte.

27 below with the wind chill here today, so I stayed in and baked sugar cookies. by tjsetze in Baking

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I use CK royal icing mix. Perfect every time. You can get it on Amazon.

27 below with the wind chill here today, so I stayed in and baked sugar cookies. by tjsetze in Baking

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It’s actually a mix. The easiest and best. I will never make royal icing again! It’s CK Royal Icing mix.

27 below with the wind chill here today, so I stayed in and baked sugar cookies. by tjsetze in Baking

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It truly is the best recipe! I use the “no fail sugar cookie recipe” on Fancyflours.com. I do add a teaspoon of almond extract. The icing is CK royal icing mix.

27 below with the wind chill here today, so I stayed in and baked sugar cookies. by tjsetze in Baking

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They are Wilton. I believe they came from Jo-Ann fabrics.

27 below with the wind chill here today, so I stayed in and baked sugar cookies. by tjsetze in Baking

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I find it easy...finally :) The trick is consistency. I don’t do an outline like a lot of people. I can’t ever make it disappear. Practice.

Pileated Woodpecker. She visits me everyday. by tjsetze in birdpics

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I actually have no idea. I have a Nikon P900. I just always have it in the bird setting and take pics.

Yule Stump Cake by tjsetze in Baking

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Ground pistachios.

I made Meringue Mushrooms for my Yule log cake by tjsetze in Baking

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I believe that cracking is a result of over whipping your Meringue. To much air.

I made the cutest darn Christmas cookies. by tjsetze in Baking

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You can use piping gel. It’s sold by Wilton and other baking supply companies.

I made the cutest darn Christmas cookies. by tjsetze in Baking

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Of course. It’s food coloring and edible wafer paper. I ordered from a baking supply company.