(hum Wall of Confusion) I have a b’day cake to make. Chocolate with White Frosting. White is not my flavor, so I am torn in many directions. I have a cake recipe – Very Good Chocolate Cake from The Gift of Southern... (30 replies, last updated by Querencia March 15, 2009)

got sick and threw out the batch. I tried some buttercream frosting recipe, with eggs. The eggs won’t cook properly (very gunky), and I’m throwing it out. So my plea is in two parts: (1) can you share a buttercream... (13 replies, last updated by Colleen June 13, 2003)

I seem to not have found a frosting recipe that I really like. I started making cupcakes and I’ve tried the buttercream frosting and 7 minute frosting from Joy of Cooking. I’ve also tried making buttercream with just... (35 replies, last updated by bigmac25 September 30, 2007)

shortbread like the alfajores) topped with a caramel frosting that’s not too sticky, sprinkled with fleur du sel. Any ideas for a good recipe for this, or something similar without chocolate that will satisfy my salt... (4 replies, last updated by charlottecooks December 28, 2007)

To post a link, just cut and paste the URL from your browser window into the body of your post. Once you post your reply, it automatically becomes a clickable link. Even easier than frosting! (27 replies, last updated by Caitlin McGrath December 17, 2008)

To make my favorite frosting for cookies, I use W4 Shortening. What the heck is it? Is it different than Crisco. I typically know what goes in my body. But, when I went back to my childhood bakery and asked for frosting recipe,... (0 replies, last updated by stellamystar October 18, 2007)

Our first visit to this bakery/coffee roastery (is that a word?) yielded a great slice of banana bread w/cream cheese frosting, and a very full bodied, slightly muddy, tasty cup of joe. Looking forward to trying more goodies in... (1 reply, last updated by Leonardo February 20, 2006)

with the whipped cream frosting, this frosting is better —- airy, egg-white-laden to give it body, a touch of vanilla; the overall flavor is like baked alaska. this cake is perfect for people who don’t have a super... (1 reply, last updated by kathryn April 4, 2009)

Earlier this month stopped for a tea break at L’Amyx on Piedmont Avenue. The keemun was sumptuous with fruity aromas, full-body richness and spicy undertones. Amazingly smooth and weighty on the palate. Also had a piece of... (0 replies, last updated by Melanie Wong December 1, 2004)

ISO an amazing, authentic, white lard frosting wedding cake, preferably from a Mexican bakery, where they seem to know best how to make 'em. Any suggestions? (4 replies, last updated by Elise April 11, 2001)

I made a 3 layer chocolate cake tonight, and want to have a strawberry filling inside, but no cream. I was thinking of using Strawberry all fruit,and some fresh cut up strawberries....is this too simple? Do I need anything else?... (2 replies, last updated by Claudette June 24, 2008)

. This is the basic platform to which different flavored frostings and accompanying garnishes are applyed. The frostings are of medium density. They do indicate whipped cream frosting, but it has alot more body to it then what... (26 replies, last updated by baloney November 21, 2007)

shaped cake (big circle for body, little one for head, licorice for arms), carve on the inside of the body, fill with red colored pudding and gummy worms, then frost. When you cut it, red blood and worms ooze out. You could make... (18 replies, last updated by chicken kabob September 22, 2008)

how about a white chocolate-crytallized ginger-rum frosting? The white chocolate will give you a lot of body to work with in the frosting itself. There are even flavored rums (I’ve had a raspberry rum that, added to... (43 replies, last updated by HFXNS October 8, 2009)

, made a pillow with two squeezed out lines of frosting, and a "body" with another big squeeze of frosting. Rolled out and then cut a half-circle of the pastel fondant as the blanket and placed it over the "body." Then, rolled... (37 replies, last updated by katya May 8, 2007)