Comments on: A fruity send off

By: sandhya

sandhya — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:17:17 +0000

hello shilpa, i looked at your cake recipe 9moist fruit cake and could not resist making it. very tasty. it came out so well and all my guests and my husband and children liked it so much andi myself ate so much of it. thanks for the recipe. absolutely delicious.
sandhya

By: Sarika

Sarika — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:59:48 +0000

Hi Shilpa,

Your blog is very useful & the recipes you give are very easy to make. I often try out your recipes.Your dates cake recipe is a big hit!
I have a doubt about the fresh cream icing. When ever I have tried to whip the cream within a few minutes it splits & curdles. I have never been successful in whipping the cream till it forms peak. Do you refrigerate the cream once you whip so that it gets the spreadable consistency?Please tell me how you got that consistency to spread?

Shilpa: You can read about frosting tips here. I used to directly whip the cream and use it. But recently my blogger buddy Arjuna sent me this link and I am going to use the same for my next cakes.

By: Aanchal

Aanchal — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:11:45 +0000

lovely cake shilpa….very beautiful!!

By: pelicano

pelicano — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:01:59 +0000

That is BEAUTIFUL- I think they will remember it for a long time!

By: Sig

Sig — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:23:45 +0000

Lovely cake for the sendoff Shilpa… You must be so sad now with your parents gone back… Hope they had a great trip back… Mine are leaving in two weeks too

By: meeso

meeso — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:53:13 +0000

How pretty with all the fruits…and tasty too!

By: grihini

grihini — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:26:51 +0000

beautiful ! My mouth’s watering..

By: Manjula

Manjula — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:02:20 +0000

Thats so lovely! Did you say it does not require any decorating skills? Nope, it really takes an artist to make it look so beautiful.
Thanks to your parents for sharing with us some wonderful traditional recipes.

By: Coffee

Coffee — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:58:30 +0000

Very beautiful Shilpa! That was a wonderful send off.

By: shalmali

shalmali — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:36:16 +0000

hey shilpa

i hope u answer this im planning to make this particular cake for my hubbies bday ive never made cake before as they dont turn out right but this sounds easy ?..all i need to know is the brand of fresh cream tat u use after reading this post i did search our local walmart but didnt see and fresh cream there so if u could please tell me the specific name i can look for it

thanks

shalmali

Shilpa: Shalmali, use any whipping cream that you find in dairy aisle. whip it very well till it makes peaks. I use the smallest available packet