Comments on: The cake is *not* a lie! http://www.joanslow.com/posts/2008/the-cake-is-not-a-lie/ Thu, 15 Jul 2010 01:39:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jo http://www.joanslow.com/posts/2008/the-cake-is-not-a-lie/comment-page-1/#comment-28640 Jo Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:15:11 +0000 http://www.joanslow.com/posts/2008/the-cake-is-not-a-lie/#comment-28640 Melissa, Thank you for your comments. I am not a professional, and only posted the details here after a number of requests from those who saw the cake, so I do not pretend to be an expert. I am sure anyone deciding to create a cake from these instructions will find your rules very helpful. I however, had a very happy boyfriend, and so am happy with the cake exactly as it was. Thanks, Jo Melissa,
Thank you for your comments. I am not a professional, and only posted the details here after a number of requests from those who saw the cake, so I do not pretend to be an expert.
I am sure anyone deciding to create a cake from these instructions will find your rules very helpful.
I however, had a very happy boyfriend, and so am happy with the cake exactly as it was.

Thanks, Jo

]]> By: Melissa http://www.joanslow.com/posts/2008/the-cake-is-not-a-lie/comment-page-1/#comment-28636 Melissa Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:05:06 +0000 http://www.joanslow.com/posts/2008/the-cake-is-not-a-lie/#comment-28636 I just wanted to comment on the cake. I think that you need to talk to better cake experts. You should have iced the cake with buttercream icing first. The jam that you used shows every imperfection. Also the "royal icing" that you used is not royal icing it is called fondant. You do not use icing sugar to roll it out you should have used corn starch. You should have put a whole layer of cake on top instead of pieces. You could have put the pieces in the middle. It would have worked better if you had leveled each layer. I just wanted to comment on the cake. I think that you need to talk to better cake experts. You should have iced the cake with buttercream icing first. The jam that you used shows every imperfection. Also the “royal icing” that you used is not royal icing it is called fondant. You do not use icing sugar to roll it out you should have used corn starch. You should have put a whole layer of cake on top instead of pieces. You could have put the pieces in the middle. It would have worked better if you had leveled each layer.

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