tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post8388280304653724958..comments2024-02-11T16:17:56.310-05:00Comments on Karma Calling: OuchSavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13781198953037866788noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-2711752785166402952008-05-03T06:52:00.000-04:002008-05-03T06:52:00.000-04:00Wow! You can bake all that! Dottie... seriously - ...Wow! You can bake all that! Dottie... seriously - wow! <BR/>The cake sounds delicious... me want cake too now...<BR/> I would love to bake too... but, no oven here... *sigh*<BR/>Once I do learn, I'm sure I'm gonna bake well too! (we are modest aren't we! :P)<BR/> When' the B'day? If this comment is a bit late - how was the birthday!?Pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433156131506216582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-56270600785283649972008-05-02T12:28:00.000-04:002008-05-02T12:28:00.000-04:00sandhiya: thanks for the url sandhya.. she does no...sandhiya: thanks for the url sandhya.. she does not live close to me, unfortunately. But her cakes are mind-boggling!<BR/><BR/>orchid: lol :)<BR/><BR/>ddmom: ack. you are in trouble for putting a bear on a cow :)<BR/><BR/>nisha: so expensive!<BR/><BR/>anu: coldstone cakes are expensive too.. BG got me one for my birthday, never asked him how much it cost!<BR/><BR/>maggie: hehehe. true. But $58 Savanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13781198953037866788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-72972644280396166242008-05-02T02:56:00.000-04:002008-05-02T02:56:00.000-04:00Well, at least it's only once a year, right? So wh...Well, at least it's only once a year, right? So when's the big day?Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07112924346592375925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-61249937266689336032008-05-01T15:17:00.000-04:002008-05-01T15:17:00.000-04:00$58 for a cake!! and here i was thinking the ones ...$58 for a cake!! and here i was thinking the ones in Coldstone Creamery i saw the other day were super expensive!! I started baking after coming to the US, but have managed only muffins till now ;) Will hopefully graduate to the amazing cakes u mention someday..Sigh!Anuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16999740017294417771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-68612540213654964732008-05-01T14:54:00.000-04:002008-05-01T14:54:00.000-04:00So cute. So expensive. So funny.So cute. So expensive. So funny.Subhashreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02056826644628075658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-74040567972561961832008-05-01T14:47:00.000-04:002008-05-01T14:47:00.000-04:00I can't seem to pick myself up from the floor. Cle...I can't seem to pick myself up from the floor. Cleaners in the kitchen wondering why every 2 seconds I am laughing like a maniac. <BR/>I am already imagining the plastic panda on ur head and I am in splits.. again.. sorry..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-88280437005618207372008-05-01T14:27:00.000-04:002008-05-01T14:27:00.000-04:00i am not surprised....ask me somebody who doesn't ...i am not surprised....ask me somebody who doesn't know the "b" of baking...this is how we live our lives :)By Deepa and Supriyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747804542943614606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-69451212999845778812008-05-01T14:14:00.000-04:002008-05-01T14:14:00.000-04:00Hi Dotmom,I love reading ur blog but i never comme...Hi Dotmom,<BR/>I love reading ur blog but i never commented on it. I am avid reader of cook blogs too.So i came ahead of a indian cook who bakes awesome cakes.she started doing it prefessionally. Since u live in that region i thought u may like this here is her url<BR/>http://cake-works.blogspot.com/<BR/>Happy birthday Chip!!Sandhiya Krishnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686958843581046220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-4735705229905564152008-05-01T13:53:00.000-04:002008-05-01T13:53:00.000-04:00gnd: thanks for the heads up! what a shocker. I am...gnd: thanks for the heads up! what a shocker. I am calling D and repeating my concern. Like an ass I paid for the cake too.. dang. thanks a million though. I totally understand the disppointment with b'day cakes and allergy kids. It was only yesterday that Miss H. whisked Chip away to another class room when the cake was served because she said she could not see his fallen face... He knows he Savanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13781198953037866788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-76696932474660013442008-05-01T13:29:00.000-04:002008-05-01T13:29:00.000-04:00I can vouch for that guava cake Utbt is talking ab...I can vouch for that guava cake Utbt is talking about. "Out Of the World"!!! *drool*<BR/>Zurich is of course SO expensive that I wont get a decent cake for $58.00 here. I am so jealous that you can bake such awesome cakes! Some day, Boo, some day! :)B o ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351744309107088656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-36311434075967064522008-05-01T12:56:00.000-04:002008-05-01T12:56:00.000-04:00You really did a terrific job on Chip's 1st b'day ...You really did a terrific job on Chip's 1st b'day cake! Can't wait to see the Panda Bear/Teddy bear cake!! <BR/>How cute that his Chipness (LOL) gave you exact specs :)<BR/><BR/>This bakery won't sell less than 10 cupcakes, so we ended up ordering 10 diabetic cupcakes, 10 diary-free, eggless, nut-free cupcakes, and 1 regular cake...<BR/>Having a kid with allergies, this is the least i could do...Yet Another Mother Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590619021049889904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-17677879574897195992008-05-01T12:55:00.000-04:002008-05-01T12:55:00.000-04:00Tharini: If you wrap the layers tightly in plastic...Tharini: If you wrap the layers tightly in plastic wrap and freeze them, they won't go soggy. That's because the condensation will appear outside the wrap. I do it all the time. With cupcakes or slices of (unfrosted) cakes or quick breads.Savanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13781198953037866788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-86431370064855181202008-05-01T12:25:00.000-04:002008-05-01T12:25:00.000-04:00Soooo cute Dottie! Sooo cute! Am intrigued abt u f...Soooo cute Dottie! Sooo cute! Am intrigued abt u freezing the cake layers. Won't they get all extra moist from all the condensation?<BR/><BR/>Am dying to see the output now. Do put up pictures. Of both his school cake andthe one u're making. *drool*Tharinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553983156612215920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-15202056273598116702008-05-01T12:00:00.000-04:002008-05-01T12:00:00.000-04:00rayshma, next time I'll mail you what ever bird yo...rayshma, next time I'll mail you what ever bird you desire (in fondant or chocolate) Just put it on a regular grocery-brought cake.. Cosco makes awesome cakes.<BR/><BR/>noon: its verrry easy. baking is fun. Try it. You can clean your oven with oven cleaners if it not a self cleaning oven. self cleaning ovens are easy..lock the oven, just press the self cleaning button and 6-8 hours later all the Savanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13781198953037866788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-8574313283656663932008-05-01T11:10:00.000-04:002008-05-01T11:10:00.000-04:00Wow, that Is expensive - Must be because of the al...Wow, that Is expensive - Must be because of the allergen free thing, because most Grocery store sheet cakes run about $50 for a full sheet (12" x 16" or so) - But Happy Birthday Chip. <BR/><BR/>Rayshma, saw your comment - I'm in TX as well, (DFW), and most Grocery store bakeries are very competent - I like Tom Thumb myself, but Kroger makes decent cakes as does Sams Club or Costco!<BR/><BR/>-MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-85815022909367914552008-05-01T06:57:00.000-04:002008-05-01T06:57:00.000-04:00I'm trying really hard not to convert that into ru...I'm trying really hard not to convert that into rupees... ;-)Rohinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234347487003665907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-91185071124128739062008-05-01T04:18:00.000-04:002008-05-01T04:18:00.000-04:00$58!!?? Thats a whopper! And I thought I had paid ...$58!!?? Thats a whopper! And I thought I had paid a ransom for <A HREF="http://anirudhsworld.blogspot.com/2008/03/enjoying-his-birthday-to-hilt.html" REL="nofollow">Anirudh's cake</A> which costed me about 1500 bucks! <BR/><BR/>So whens the birthday??~nmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483363042572158612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-2324043520584042202008-05-01T00:35:00.000-04:002008-05-01T00:35:00.000-04:00damn, the things these kids make us go through.tha...damn, the things these kids make us go through.<BR/>that's a lot for a cake, huh? for noo's first, i wanted to bring in cupcakes that i'd tried at somebody else's and oh my god, they said it would be over 10 bucks per piece. i baked a cake.<BR/>:/Monahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08097031636514238324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-7226132069026569652008-04-30T23:18:00.000-04:002008-04-30T23:18:00.000-04:00Let me think...I paid $110 for Chula's first birth...Let me think...<BR/><BR/>I paid $110 for Chula's first birthday cake - eggless, cut to shape of number one, 6 pound cake.<BR/><BR/>So decided to bake Chula's second birthday cake at home. Did a lady bug which people thought was a baby. When I said it was a lady bug, they all agreed that it does look like a lady bug, but badly squished.<BR/><BR/>So all plans of hoem bake cake were duly abandoned.<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-49824168811943745632008-04-30T19:44:00.000-04:002008-04-30T19:44:00.000-04:00Dottie am still hoping that some day I will bake t...Dottie am still hoping that some day I will bake the cake recipe you had sent me earlier - the one with the amazing animals you had made...<BR/>And I can't wait to see pictures of this cake. Do you really think a baking novice can get good at it eventually? I don't know why - I just don't bake. The other day we turned on the oven (aka - storage area for kadai's) to heat up tandoori naan - it was noonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10445897687198728433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-50536902699672590542008-04-30T16:18:00.000-04:002008-04-30T16:18:00.000-04:00aww... i louve His Chipness! see what we poor cook...aww... i louve His Chipness! <BR/>see what we poor cooking/baking impaired mortals have to go thru for a mere cake??<BR/>i hunted ALL over college station for an entire bloody week for someone who'll make me a cake with a CHICKEN on it! not the eating chicken. the baby hen chicken. V's a chick-doc... so... vanilla, that too. bcoz His Vin-ness doesn't fancy choc cakes like me. <BR/><BR/>they rayshmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09702175811120928581noreply@blogger.com