that reminds me that i have seen here fondant flowers/decor. tastes disgusting, to be honest.
tell us how you really feel, dv8.
that reminds me that i have seen here fondant flowers/decor. tastes disgusting, to be honest.
This is so sad, but so true. Godawful flour in DR.
Our daughter has a "real job", but she loves to bake and has a side business making fancy schmancy cakes, all done with fondant. Here are some pics of birthday, baby shower, boy scouts, etc., cakes she's made. [She also makes Dominican Tres Leche cakes upon request]. All the little figures are made by hand, using fondant too.
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tell us how you really feel, dv8.
what can i say. fondant is powdered sugar with glucose syrup and a bit of fat. it just tastes like a lump of caked icing sugar but sweeter. not my favourite thing. makes for stunning decorations, yes. but i prefer an ugly but tasty cake to pretty but gross.
now that you describe it, i know what it is. in the caribbean, we just call it icing. it is pretty awful, yes.
now that you describe it, i know what it is. in the caribbean, we just call it icing. it is pretty awful, yes.
Icing is something different in most places. Fondant can be made or bought from professional companies, and like anything else there are quality differences. Daughter buys tubs of it in many colors, it looks like playdoh to me. You have to roll it out with a heavy rolling pin, to desired thickness, not easy to work with so not for me.
If you've ever watched Cake Boss, it's all he uses.
yeah, i pretty much gave up on bread here. i buy burger buns or pan de agua or ciabattas if we have family/friends come in. other than that i made my own sourdough started in january and i either use that or make breads based on biga/poolish/levain - whatever the processes are called in english. sometimes i make simple yeast bread.
Icing is something different in most places. Fondant can be made or bought from professional companies, and like anything else there are quality differences. Daughter buys tubs of it in many colors, it looks like playdoh to me. You have to roll it out with a heavy rolling pin, to desired thickness, not easy to work with so not for me.
If you've ever watched Cake Boss, it's all he uses.
looking good. i am sure you dont get that from Princesita and Blanquita..
Hey AE, have you ever tasted just the fondant your daughter buys? I tried it some years ago, and found it horrible tasting stuff and never understood what good a cake would be that looked beautiful but you had to peel.off the fondant to eat it. I was wondering if it has changed. I'm not into overly sweet icings, and use a 50/50 mix of Bavarian creme and cream fresh.
whipped cream is not a problem. i make whipped cream frosting for most of my cakes. sometimes i stabilize it with mascarpone or dulce de leche. i may add liqueur or chocolate or coconut flakes or roasted almond slices. it will last a week or so. in the fridge only.
once we had a birthday party form my FIL. the cake was delivered saturday, spent all day and night standing at a table, then SIL took it home after the party and left it on the kitchen counter in her house until monday afternoon when she sent it to FIL's office for his employees. so basically it spent two days in dominican room temperature. that gritty sugary meringue held well. should she done the same with one of my cakes she'd drop some of the weight she needs to lose because it would end with a major food poisoning.
i dont think there is a mass market in the DR for high quality baked goods. you participate in the art, so you know how expensive it gets. one of the guys at my bank had a birthday recently, and i baked him a chocolate fudge cake...super moist. nobody in his circles had ever eaten anything like it before, and they could not stop raving , but there was no interest in me baking one to order. next time they eat cake, it will be a 25 peso slice from the neighborhood panaderia.
No offense but, Do you cook something voluntarily for someone, waiting for them to order?
I recall you had a sort of similar story, but with empanadas. In the DR you don't cook for friends or neighbors waiting for them to order. You give them food, they'll share their food with you too. You will be giving each other food often.
Do you have a catering business? Well, if you do, I guess that's different.
Yep, I agree. I have seen some pretty impressive cakes here.
Gotta remember that natives with money are some of the most demanding and stress to impress personalities around.
yeah, i pretty much gave up on bread here. i buy burger buns or pan de agua or ciabattas if we have family/friends come in. other than that i made my own sourdough started in january and i either use that or make breads based on biga/poolish/levain - whatever the processes are called in english. sometimes i make simple yeast bread.