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Check here each month, Nancy will select ten questions submitted by viewers and post her answers here.
This Month's Top 10 Questions
Since vegetable shortening now is trans fat free, my buttercream icing no longer crusts the way it used to. What can I do to compensate for this change?
Mike - from Hixson, TN
How can I make chocolate icing?
Brenda - from Redwood City, CA
Why do the mini cakes I make in loaf pans drop in the middle?
Donna - from Poulsbo, WA
Hi Nancy, I am having this problem: whenever I bake a cake it is too moist to frost. I tried cooling overnight and still my cake falls apart when I try putting on the crumb layer or just frosting it. HELP.
Holly - from Edon, OH
How long should I beat the eggs after putting the last egg into the cake mix? Is 5 minutes too long?
Linda - from Selangor, Malaysia
Is fondant the same as what they call in the UK marzipan? They look the same.
Laura - from Seville, Spain
When icing my cake, I can’t seem to get my icing smooth. What am I doing wrong? Am I making it too thin?
Jenny - from Atlanta, GA
How do you make the leaves on the Weeping Willow Cake stay on?
Lilli - from Atlanta, GA
If you are making the chocolate spritz cookies and you do not have a cookie press, what can you use?
Brandy - from Marana, AZ
I am new to cake decorating, and I want to start making birthday cakes for my daughters. What are the basic tools I need to start decorating with? Keep in mind I am starting from scratch.
Paula - from Morgantown, KY
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