Let us reintroduce you to Victorian piping.
She recalled the types of cakes she grew up with in her native Portugal.
They sold out instantly.
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What Is A Lambeth Cake?
While the ornate style is popular, it does go by several different names.
Lambeth in particular refers to an American cake decorator.
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Excess was all the rage!
Modern Lambeth cakes mostly use buttercream, which Neto attributes to taste.
I imagine a mouth full of royal icing is pretty unpleasant as it is rock hard when dry.
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Neto theorizes that theres a cake revolution in the works.
People dislike the taste of fondant and are bored by that perfect, clean look, she says.
Theres also the vintage element at play.
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Im so excited to use these skills again.
I suspect it’s the same here in the South, Neto says.
Southerners are drawn to beauty.
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Southerners appreciate these methods of creating beautiful art that takes time and patience.
Gravity is your enemy, she says.
Figuring out the pressure takes some practice and experience.
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Once you figure it out, its not too technically difficult.
Sometimes you’re able to get sloppy with an achy hand, she says.
Bowers offers that high-quality piping tips andicing of the correct thicknesstraditional royal icing or notare extremely important.
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Alternate bags to manage the temperature, which will maintain the right consistency, she says.
Garcia notes that acommon piping mistakeis overfilling bags, which leads to hands tiring faster.
If youre nervous, I recommend starting with the shell tip and sticking to it.
There are so many designs you might make with just that one tip, she says.
Even a bad Lambeth cake can be pretty, Neto says.
