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  1. curls
    I ordered from Amazon 21 April, got my shipping notice today! The books will be here soon!!!
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    I am curious, since this is the best non-box cake recipe you have found so far, have you tried the "FINALLY!!!!!! That perfect homemade yellow cake" at Chef Talk? If so how do the two compare? Oli, I have been planning to bake the perfect homemade yellow cake from Chef Talk but have not baked it yet. Will definitely compare the two when I do. I have baked yellow cakes from the Cake Bible, Whimsical Bakehouse, Shirley Corriher, and Alton Brown. While they all have their merits, my current favorite is Sherry Yard's yellow cake.
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    Kim, the cake and frosting recipe are from "Desserts by the Yard: From Brooklyn to Beverly Hills: Recipes from the Sweetest Life Ever" by Sherry Yard and Wolfgang Puck. Recipes for both start on page seven and you can see them using Amazon's "Look Inside" feature. The texture on the cake was great (best non-box yellow cake recipe I have found so far).
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    WOW - looks awesome - save me a piece???? Sure Bob, I'll save you a piece. When are you coming by?
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    Yellow cake, chocolate frosting and pistachio paste ganache filling. Cake and frosting recipe are from Sherry Yard. Pistachio paste ganache by Derrick (leftover from the eGullet Chocolate Conference). Delicious!
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    Saturday's dinner!
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    Miscellaneous conference photos:
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    Photos from Derrick's demo:
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    Photos from our day at Tomric:
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    Kerry, thank you for the recipe. Those tarts were delicious.
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    I have finished my side trips and made it home safe and sound. Will sort through my photos in the next day or two and see if I can add to the photo documentary. I think can add to the photos of our Saturday night dinner extravaganza. Kerry, thank you for organizing this event! It was great seeing everyone that I met last year and meeting so many wonderful new people too! I learned something everyday and had a great time. I will echo dhardy123's comment that it was amazing that tabling the ganache made such a difference in flavor. I would not have believed it if I had not had the chance to taste the difference.
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    Another single for Casa Mia. Thanks for arranging the chocolate pick up PlusOne.
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    Also at the Hilton and checking in Thursday evening. Riding with RobertM Friday but will have a car and can help out with carpooling Saturday and Sunday.
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    Sounds good to me too.
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    Erika, I really like the idea of a swap/market. Will bring the moulds that I am not using. Hope that others participate and that I can pick up some transfer sheets!
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    Selmi enrobing and panning are good. I would also be interested in learning how to paint/decorate and fill large 3 dimensional molds. If Brian can demo confectionery work too, I am interested in learning how to make sponge toffee or those peanut filled candies (where there are layers of peanut butter & candy).
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    No objections from me, sounds delicious!
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    Kerry, Thanks for organizing this! Great to see the plans coming together. Any idea yet on pricing for Saturday's dinner and for the conference? Also, do you think we might get a discount on purchases at Tomric?
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    May I ask who that is and where? Or should I already know? Rather sure Edward J is taking this class with Derrick Tu Tan Pho. The same Derrick who will be presenting at the 2011 Chocolate & Confectionary Conference!
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    Two suggestions: Replace the canola oil in your recipe with butter. That way you have a fat that is solid at room temperature. Try the recipe without any canola oil at all. Just make 1 1/2 times the recipe so that you have enough glaze to cover your cake.
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    Happy Birthday Robyn! That cake looks delicious.
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    The At Home recipes do use ingredients that you are more likely to find at home (marshmallow fluff instead of frappe, corn syrup instead of glucose, etc.). There is some recipe overlap but there are quite a few new recipes and different variations in the At Home book.
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    AmritaBala, both the chocolate cupcake and the vanilla buttercream recipes can be found on Chockylit's blog (I used the recipes from her February 2008 entry. The vanilla buttercream is of the rather standard butter, powdered sugar and milk variety. I like this one because it is not super sweet.
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    Cupcakes.
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    My vote would be for the wonderful sushi place but if the majority would like Italian that is fine by me too.
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