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JC           Re.    Edit    Del     4/14/2007 8:44:16 PM

Hi Wendy,

Thanks for the quick response and the great advice! I hope you don't mind me asking another cake decorating-related question: How did you attach bouquets of gum paste flowers onto the top and sides of your “Romance of Autumn?wedding cake?

I will be making (or rather, attempting to make) a cake for my friend’s wedding in a few weeks, but I am a total beginner when it comes to decorating with fondant and gum paste. I have not taken any classes yet; for the past few months, I have just been trying to figure things out on my own by reading books, websites, and through trial-and-error with the Wilton 32-piece gumpaste kit. So, any advice you have would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance. Again, your cakes are truly a feast for the eyes.

~ JC


  Wendy          Edit    Del

When is the wedding day? If you planned to make the wedding cake, I would suggest starting making the gum paste flowers about one month before the wedding day because these gum paste flowers can last more than few months, and will save you a lot of time and stress when the wedding day is approaching.

About the questions of attaching the bouquets... At first, I combined all flowers and taped them into one bouquet, then, used a piece of foil to cover the roots (the bottom end of the bouquet) . After the cake was delivered to the wedding hall, I just intserted the roots into the cake directly. Well, the key point is that, you'd better bend the roots into an "L" shape, so that it can stay the position after inserted into the cake.

If you need to make the sugar flowers ahead of time, I suggest using gum paste instead of fondant because colored fondant might lose the color if it's exposed to light directly, especially for pink, purple and blue colors.

You're very welcome! Let me know if you have any other questions, and I'll be more than happy to help!^^


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nikki           Re.    Edit    Del     4/14/2007 8:43:29 PM

its me again! just wanna let u know i love chinese style cake/food but cant find any recipes in english :( so im happy i foudn this site


  Wendy          Edit    Del

I'm kind of lazy and busy..... Please let me know what kind of dishes you'd like to see here, and I will try to find the recipe for you.


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nikki           Re.    Edit    Del     4/14/2007 8:42:44 PM

i love ur site! im so happy i found it :D love your cakes, etc ... i will be making the taro soup right now .. cant wait to try the toehr stuff tooo! looking forward to see more recipes here :D


  Wendy          Edit    Del

Thanks for visiting!!
I'm sorry for the late reply..... I was away for vacation in Taiwan, and just came back to US~

Glad to know that you like my site!
I will try hard to make it better and better~^^


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sw           Re.    Edit    Del     4/14/2007 8:42:22 PM

Hello Wendy,
I have tried replicating the chinese restaurant style fried chicken pieces at home but I'm unable to get the crispy texture. I use cornflour to coat but it is not the same. Do you have any tips or recipe to share? Thank you.


  Wendy          Edit    Del

I'm not sure which kind of fried chicken you're looking for.... Do you have a name of the dish?

You'll get different kind of results depending on what kind of coating you use:
In this Taiwanese Salty-Crispy Chicken, I use yam starch (sweet potato starch).
http://community.webshots.com/photo/321346709/1321350689060913283EsbqsF In
this
fried chicken leg, I use all-purpose flour:
http://community.webshots.com/photo/34428230/1035179414035287291EpzfId Both
of
above are crispy~
Or if you have the name of the dish that you're learning to make, maybe I can have a better idea on how to make it.^^


  sw          Edit    Del

Wendy, Thanks for your reply. Yes it looks like the tawianese crispy chicken. I didn't know can use sweet potato starch for coating. I learn something new today. Is it possible to share this recipe? Thanks. :-)


  Wendy          Edit    Del

No problem!
I'll translate the recipe for you. ^^


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Flower           Re.    Edit    Del     4/14/2007 8:42:21 PM

Hi! :) I like your crafts very much. Hopefully you can put more and more of your crafts here!


  Wendy          Edit    Del

Thank you, Flower!
I'll work hard to add more contents here~

Thanks for visiting!^^


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sharon           Re.    Edit    Del     4/14/2007 8:42:10 PM

Hello Wendy,
Thanks again for English site. I have a question, hope you don't mind. I have come across swiss roll recipes that uses egg separation method (whip egg yolk and egg white separately) versus the whole egg method. May I know what is the difference in the cake outcome? Thanks.


  Wendy          Edit    Del

Cakes using egg-separation method should be more fluffy in texture and easier to make as well. To beat whole eggs completely, it takes longer time and more efforts, but the texture will be silky and soft, I guess it's worth the efforts.^^


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Eula           Re.    Edit    Del     4/14/2007 8:41:51 PM

Wow your cakes look amazing! I'm Chinese but I can't read much Chinese so this site is great. love to cook and craft too! My mom reads your Chinese site all the time and loves to try out your desserts. I was just thinking about making the sweet taro with sago soup today and was lucky enough to see that you have it translated! Thanks so much and keep translating more recipes! You're an inspiration to me.


  Wendy          Edit    Del

Thanks for visiting~~^^

I'm so happy to know that the translated recipes are helping someone!! :D
If you want to have any recipes translated here, please feel free to let me know, and I'll do it for you.
:-)


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Grace      E-mail     Re.    Edit    Del     4/14/2007 8:41:50 PM

Hi, Wendy. I'm so excited about this website. So much to see! It's just what I have wanted---real detailed recipes and discussion pages with people enthusiastic about working magic in the kitchen.
What amazed me most was you had least cooking experience until you came to the States years ago. Wow~~~ a pro now!
I also admire the way you establish your website---more than just cooking. It is a website I must visit again.
Thank you for all the excellent work and Happy New Year to you and your family, especially Arielle. She is sooooooo pretty!!!


  Wendy          Edit    Del

Thank you for visiting my site, Grace!
I'm glad that you enjoy the work I did for this site. If you have any improvement ideas, please feel free to let me know!

Thanks again for the comments~^_^


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JC           Re.    Edit    Del     4/14/2007 8:41:42 PM

Hi Wendy,

I recently discovered your website through a friend. Your cakes are so beautiful, it's amazing that you've only been cake decorating for a few years! My question is, what is the secret to piping perfect little royal icing dots on the sides of the cake without leaving behind little peaks where you lift the pastry bag? Thanks!!


  Wendy          Edit    Del

Hi, JC~
Thanks for stopping by!

For piping little dots, you need to release the pressure when you're about to finish the piping, so that the icing won't come out too much and leave a small "tail" to the dot. Also, you need to pause for 1 second while your tip is still attached with the dot, and then turn the tip a little bit and then slide and remove it to avoid the forming the tiny "tail". This way, the icing inside of your tip is not pushing out, and it will keep the closure clean and neat.
These are just some tips I have for piping. If you have any questions, feel free to let me know.

Happy decorating! ^^


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Momo's mom      E-mail     Re.    Edit    Del     12/2/2006 6:34:33 AM

Wendy,

I am one of your fans and I really like the birthday cakes you made for friend and your daughter. My daughter 's first birthday is coming, and I am wondering you can take the order to make a cake for her. If you like to take the order, can you give a price list for the birthday cake if possible?

Thanks.

Momo's mother.


  Wendy          Edit    Del

When do you need the cake? Where are you now?
I'm in NJ of USA. So, if you're in the same state, maybe it will be easier to deliver the cake.
The price will vary greatly according to the design... normally, I would ask for the budget first, and then design the cake within your budget.

But, as a reminder, this kind of cake is normally more expensive than butter-cream or whipped cream cake because of the higher material costs.

I just sent you an email~ ^^


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