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    Peter Gilmore's Snow Eggs - Issues with poacher meringue and maltose tuilles

    On the weekend, I was trying to do Peter Gilmore's Snow Egg recipe (except I used lychees and strawberries, instead of guavas, which aren't in season): Recipe: Peter Gilmore's Snow Egg - RN First Bite - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Quay's guava snow egg recipe |...
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    Giant, multi-level cake - how?

    Thanks to both of you for your help. I should probably state as a disclaimer that my culinary experience is a bit limited still...lol...so I apologise in advance if you have to hold my hand a bit on this. squirt: I guess I'm going for a sponge cake, since it sounds easier. Any recommended...
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    Giant, multi-level cake - how?

    heya, I have a friend's 21st coming up, and was thinking of making one of those giant-multi level cakes for his birthday party, perhaps around 3 circular layers. Maybe not big enough to have say, a girl jump out and sing from it, but fairly large (enough for around 35 people). A friend...
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    Ravioli - Stop it from coming apart?

    heya, I apologise in advance if this is the wrong forum, I couldn't really find one that fit this one, closest being pasta, but I wasn't sure if ravioli goes in there? I'm trying to make mushroom and feta ravioli, and I'm having a problem getting the two pieces to stick together. Initially, I...
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    Melting dark chocolate (for Truffles)

    heya, I'm just trying to make some truffles (well, I already made one batch), and I was wondering what are member's advice on the best way to melt the chocolate? As it stands now, I'm just using a white mixing bowl, with the chopped up chocolate inside, and immersing maybe an inch of that in...
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    Dough sticking to board? (Beginner's Question)

    heya, I'm sorry if this is the wrong forum, but I couldn't really find a cake/biscuits forum... Anyway, I've just started cooking recently, primarily for fun and because my mother isn't really into making desserts. It's probably a silly question, but I was wondering what's the proper way...
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