Meredith Quill

Test it out with one or two of them before freezing? Then you'll know for next time.

This is part of those update-related glitches, gremlins and bears, oh my! The dev will hopefully post an update in here soon.

The other contestants weren't that bad. Actual BTS footage

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Bit of a funny-almost-wasn't-funny-but-is-now-funny story, and to switch things up, not cupcakes this time, heh. Daughter requested this specific cake (see first pic) for her birthday last autumn and as I have extremely limited experience with celebration cakes (I'm going to practice more this year but that's another story), I ordered her cake from a lady online who lives locally and who had been recommended to me. Pic sent to baker a la "please make one of these cute and whimsical cakes" When we collected it, this is what we saw when we got home I mean, sure, it's a nice enough cake but I knew this interpretation wasn't what daughter had in mind; cue SS panic. Luckily, we had collected the cake a day early, so I had time to go out the following day and buy supplies to do what I could. After an afternoon frantically decorating to add whimsy back into the design Perhaps doesn't look like too much changed (candles and paper decorations etc notwithstanding) but among other things, I added some little flowers and icing dots and I had to replace all the little mushroom people's heads as the original ones were a really strange shade of red (like a rusty red) vs a red red (if you know what I mean). So while I take no credit for the cake itself or the basic decoration, daughter was v happy with the end result - all's well that ends well, phew. Thought this would make a change from cupcakes, hee. ETA: The moral of this story is, by this autumn I hope to have had enough practice to make her birthday cake myself!

Yup, I've tried Swiss Meringue and didn't like it as much and haven't tried the rest; there's also Korean buttercream. I like trusty old American buttercream most for piping and for taste. My concern is getting too in the weeds with diff designs/colour/flavours in one order... holy piping bags & tips, batman! heh. Oh yes, I will definitely only be taking advance orders! I'm working on a website but that's a long way off yet, I've bought the domain name though. 👍 Triple yikes, that's crazy! 😲 Luckily, I already have a separate fridge freezer, not because it was necessary by law but out of convenience; we refurbished our kitchen last year so our previous one has been repurposed as my baking-only one 🥳

I've never tried that myself but I don't see why not. I never use milk bc it reduces the shelf life of the buttercream. I use water or syrup or whatever else that isn't a milk or cream product instead.

That's very kind, thank you. I guess you could try with pre-made frosting from a tub, however, the consistency may not be ideal? Same with any other alternative, the consistency of what you want to pipe with is uber important to learn how to pipe the designs you want to pipe. If that makes sense? For example, piping flowers requires a slightly stiffer consistency than you would use for piping swirls etc. And room temp/warm hands obviously affect the consistency of buttercream as well.

My only debate is whether to stick with vanilla or chocolate frosting across all of them or offer complimentary frosting flavours also. Obviously it would be easier and more cost efficient to do only vanilla or choc, and I'm unsure where to draw the line with having the best price vs indulgence. Gah. Maybe offering complimentary frosting flavours at the highest tier is the way to go? Currently when baking for family and friends I use the following frosting flavours for each of the above. Vanilla - no brainer heh Chocolate - duh Strawberry Strawberry Biscoff Slightly salted caramel or vanilla Gingerbread Slightly salted caramel Chocolate Raspberry

Oof, none of that. Other than a hygiene certification of the premises and public liability insurance, the only requirement here for a home-based baker is to have an allergens information sticker on food product packaging, such as: Thanks - I have tested them all - for science ofc - and can confirm they are 😉 Yeah, Neapolitan has been an ice cream flavour here for as long as I can remember. It's not all that popular this side of the pond as far as I can tell, most people I know seem pretty 'meh' on it. Thanks for the suggestion though.

I watched free online tutorials and - so far - one paid for, online tutorial. I do plan to pay for some more online tutorials to level up my skills this year. More than half the battle is having the right piping tip for the job (and getting your buttercream consistency correct) + lots of practice!

Thanks, that's good news because I really enjoy piping hydrangeas, heh. They're fairly easy and it's easy to use dual colours with them and the results are good. On this journey one thing I've discovered so far is I love either muted & pastel colours or vibrant ones the best. Anything inbetween is okay just not my fav. But that's just my personal preference, naturally, I'd produce whatever colour combo the client requested! Yeah, vanilla & choc are the most common here too, and my standard box/bouquets will come in those two flavours. I do plan to offer a flavour menu for my luxury tiers, where the client can choose 1, 2 or 3 flavours from the list: Madagascan vanilla Chocolate Strawberry & pistachio Strawberries & cream Lotus biscoff* (biscoff sponge with biscoff sauce filling) Pear & macadamia nut Gingerbread Apple & cinnamon (cinnamon sponge with apple compote filling) Chocolate & black cherry (choc sponge with black cherry conserve filling) Lemon & raspberry (lemon sponge with raspberry conserve filling) I'll probably expand the flavour choices eventually, but for now that's going to be all. *If you're unfamiliar; Lotus biscoff biscuits (aka US cookies) are a caramelised cinnamon biscuit, which has become an uber popular flavour here, they're extremely yummy and very moreish. They also do a spread, ice cream and filled version of the biscuits too plus lots of other sweet treats.

Even earlier practice bakes and trying out various colour combinations. Not the best shots but learning curve and all that. Strawberry & pistachio flavour Pear + macadamia nut flavour Gingerbread flavour Close up Almost caught up; I have a couple more bakes from last year to post, then it'll be whatever bakes I do this year!

Completely agree. She had to look out for herself 100%. Other than her justification which didn't sit well with and rang hollow for me, I thought, 'girl, you do what you gots to do'. This is a dog-eat-dog game and you should trust no-one.

Whether that aspect was intentional on Arie's part is unclear but the end result amounts to the same, so fair point.

I understood her rationale and didn't hold her wanting to win by herself against her at all - it's a game and there are no rules about loyalty - however, I think her rationale was flawed because if not for Arie's assistance she may have been caught out as a Traitor herself, ergo, he helped her get to the final. It's like being in a running race where someone joins the race in the last lap - and you stumble and they stop to help you up, sure you did more running, but had they not helped you wouldn't have been in a position to win. Then rather than tie with them, you push them out of the way because you think you deserve it more/did more running. I'm all for pushing them out of the way if that's what they wanna do, go for it lol - but don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining while you do it.

How so? If Arie had forced a vote, he would have been voted out and then the remaining three would've had to decide again whether to end the game or vote again just as they did anyway. Potato/Potahto.

https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2022/10/13/three-month-filming-delay-confirmed-for-channel-7s-big-new-reality-hope-million-dollar-island/ NBC axed their version but the Australian version is set to air in 2023.

Didn't watch ep 8 until tonight: TGMC - 19 (it was a 'mate' bonanza episode!) Adding two new ones starting from ep8 😂 "It's A Bobby Dazzler!" Season Count - 0 "Top Pocket Find" Season Count - 2