Comments on: How to: make a dreidel cake http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/12/20/how-to-make-a-dreidel-cake/ Recipes from scratch and a lot of chatter about food ( plus a little about politics ) Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:15:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/12/20/how-to-make-a-dreidel-cake/#comment-4170 ellaella Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:44:23 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/12/20/how-to-make-a-dreidel-cake/#comment-4170 Thanks, <strong>sage!</strong> Nah, I remained calm. I remembered that even Julia messed up from time to time and just dealt with it. She'd always say, "Nobody will ever know," but of course I blab about my foulups. :) The problem with the alphabet was finding an appropriate letter that was not part of a photograph, usually small and almost always a .jpg which gets jaggy when englarged. But as the Poet said, "All's well that ends well." I am so totally stealing Oy to the World! Love it! Hee! Thanks, sage! Nah, I remained calm. I remembered that even Julia messed up from time to time and just dealt with it. She’d always say, “Nobody will ever know,” but of course I blab about my foulups. :)

The problem with the alphabet was finding an appropriate letter that was not part of a photograph, usually small and almost always a .jpg which gets jaggy when englarged. But as the Poet said, “All’s well that ends well.”

I am so totally stealing Oy to the World! Love it! Hee!

]]> By: sage http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/12/20/how-to-make-a-dreidel-cake/#comment-4161 sage Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:50:24 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/12/20/how-to-make-a-dreidel-cake/#comment-4161 Bravo! I like the sprinkles ~ do not be verklempt :) Oy to the world! (groaner, I know; blame it on a T Shirt lol ) You can also put a text character into Word, enlarge it to the size you need with the pt option, print it centered on your paper, then cut out the parts with an exacto to make a stencil. I've done this with letters and the graphics in different dingbat fonts. Happy Hanukkah! Bravo! I like the sprinkles ~ do not be verklempt :)

Oy to the world! (groaner, I know; blame it on a T Shirt lol )

You can also put a text character into Word, enlarge it to the size you need with the pt option, print it centered on your paper, then cut out the parts with an exacto to make a stencil. I’ve done this with letters and the graphics in different dingbat fonts.

Happy Hanukkah!

]]> By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/12/20/how-to-make-a-dreidel-cake/#comment-4157 ellaella Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:35:29 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/12/20/how-to-make-a-dreidel-cake/#comment-4157 Thank you so much {{{Sunny}}} my friend. I do wish the piping and letter were better -- at least it's not backwards -- and it's so frustrating not to have time to make another because I never meant for this to be the final one. That's why I opted for the economy of greaseball frosting. I had a graf about that in the post, but cut it for flow. So if anyone else needs a practice frosting, here's what I wrote: <em>And here's the rub. Since this was always intended to be a practice cake and never eaten, I went for economy and made a frosting I use when I want to refresh my piping skills, such as they are. It''s not harmful but really not edible and here's the recipe: Beat 10 ounces of Crisco until it's smooth, add 1 pound of powdered sugar bit by bit, beat in 3 TB of water (more or less, depending on the consistency you want) and store airtight at room temperature for up to six months.</em> So it's a fun centerpiece! Now I know for next time. Happy Chanukah to you and all the Sunny family. Your kugel recipe is a popular post here this weekend. Ess! ;) Thank you so much {{{Sunny}}} my friend. I do wish the piping and letter were better — at least it’s not backwards — and it’s so frustrating not to have time to make another because I never meant for this to be the final one. That’s why I opted for the economy of greaseball frosting. I had a graf about that in the post, but cut it for flow. So if anyone else needs a practice frosting, here’s what I wrote:

And here’s the rub. Since this was always intended to be a practice cake and never eaten, I went for economy and made a frosting I use when I want to refresh my piping skills, such as they are. It’’s not harmful but really not edible and here’s the recipe: Beat 10 ounces of Crisco until it’s smooth, add 1 pound of powdered sugar bit by bit, beat in 3 TB of water (more or less, depending on the consistency you want) and store airtight at room temperature for up to six months.

So it’s a fun centerpiece! Now I know for next time.

Happy Chanukah to you and all the Sunny family. Your kugel recipe is a popular post here this weekend. Ess! ;)

]]> By: Sunny http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/12/20/how-to-make-a-dreidel-cake/#comment-4156 Sunny Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:26:21 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/12/20/how-to-make-a-dreidel-cake/#comment-4156 Cool! That's the snazziest, tastiest looking dreidel I've ever seen, although you did mention that the icing is not edible. Well, it LOOKS good! Love your site! Happy Chanukah :) xoxoxox Sunny xoxoxoxooxx Cool! That’s the snazziest, tastiest looking dreidel I’ve ever seen, although you did mention that the icing is not edible. Well, it LOOKS good!

Love your site!
Happy Chanukah :)

xoxoxox Sunny xoxoxoxooxx

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