One of my favorite places to eat is a little place called Mr. Friendly’s. It’s a small restaurant located in the downtown area of Columbia, S.C. They have great food, but an even better story.
The restaurant started when a man set out on a quest to create the best steak sauce recipe in the world. [...]

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There are thousands of businesses that you can start from the comfort of your own home, everyone knows that. But, starting a cake business from home is something different and I’m going to tell you why and how to do just this.
It is true, cake decorating does require a little practice and some experience. Fortunately, [...]

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Cake baking and decorating for special events is truly quite a tradition in our culture. Starting a cake business from home is a wonderful and exciting idea and you are bound to have as much business as you can handle. Let’s review some of the more popular types of cakes so you can be prepared [...]

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The picture in this blog post is of a cake that was shipped improperly to a client. As you can probably figure out, this is definitely not good for business. The cake was shipped in a box that closely held the cake together without much movement. After about 3 days or so in the UPS [...]

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Has cake decorating become more than just a hobby? Are you ready to take that entrepreneurial leap? Well, a good place to practice or begin is with your family and neighbors. But after the practicing is over and you are ready to start a cake business for real, there are some legal things to consider.
First [...]

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“An empty stomach is not a good political advisor.”
— Albert Einstein
Coconut Cake Supreme
2 3/4 cups sifted cake flour
4 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cup butter or shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 egg whites, at room temperature
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. almond extract
1 cup milk or coconut milk
Measure and sift flour, baking powder and salt three times. [...]

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Freezing Your Baked Goods
Freezing is an excellent way to have desserts on hand when you do not have the time to prepare one or when unexpected guests arrive for dinner. All you need to do is carefully follow these guides for freezing prepared desserts. These hints to freezer success are important:
·Cool the food quickly and [...]

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“No one who cooks, cooks alone. Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past, the advice and menus of cooks present, the wisdom of cookbook writers.”
— Laurie Colwin
Strawberry Cream Cake
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
Strawberry syrup
2 eggs, beaten
2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. grated [...]

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“Food can look beautiful, taste exquisite, smell wonderful, make people feel good, bring them together, inspire romantic feelings… At its most basic, it is fuel for a hungry machine.”
— Rosamond Richardson
Rocky Road Chocolate Cake
2/3 cup soft shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
2 1/4 cups sifted flour
1 tsp. salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. baking [...]

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Cakes can be very touchy. Make sure you follow the recipe closely and carefully measure all your ingredients. Never make changes in the amounts of ingredients and be careful with substitutions. Make sure you are using the correct pan as called for in the recipe. The wrong pan may change your cake texture or consistency. [...]

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