@Valkyrie_D Hey Val! How're you getting along?
@stueytheround great! I’m on a day trip to Vancouver 💕 I hope you’re doing well, Stuey!! 💕
@stueytheround You likely already know this, but Wife (who is the cake maker around here) suggests switching from butter to vegetable shortening for a bit higher working temp, assuming you're using butter cream frosting, of course. I feel your pain, though!
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@Ironworker229 I was indeed using butter. It's ok, I got it done but I had to work really fast and get the cake into the fridge super quick to reset it. Thanks to your Wife for the tip though. I'll pick some up for next time.
@stueytheround I was just picturing you icing the cake while it's in the fridge with the door wide open. 😆
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@Ironworker229 Almost! I do know that I really want a blast chiller! 🤣
Had I thought ahead I could have sat the bowl of frosting in a larger bowl of ice. D'oh!
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@stueytheround Lol! That would be cheating! Wife is requesting pics, if it's not inconvenient. She's been into baking and decorating for a long time. @Valkyrie_D
@Ironworker229 I think I'll politely decline. It's a bit of a mess 🤣🤣
@stueytheround I totally get it! Difficult projects aren't my favorite to document, either! No harm, no foul, and I'm sure that it will be tasty, which is the point of the whole exercise, right?
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@Ironworker229 It'll taste great!
I ended up covering the icing up with chocolate buttons and sugar sprinkles. Who doesn't love chocolate and sprinkles? 🤣🤣🤣
Here's a "mid-coverup" pic. The wording is now *gone*.
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@stueytheround @Ironworker229 nom nom nom 🤤 🎂
@Valkyrie_D Pretty good. I have been busy discovering how hard it is to ice a cake when the weather is so hot the frosting melts as soon as you take it out of the fridge 🤣🤣