Protecting a Frosted Cake

Published on Thursday, August 7, 2008, by CHOW Video Team / Edit Post

Protecting a Frosted Cake

CHOW Food Editor Aida Mollenkamp shows how to safeguard a freshly frosted cake until it’s served.

CHOW Tips are the shared wisdom of our community. If you’ve figured out some piece of food, drink, or cooking wisdom that you’d like to share on video (and you can be in San Francisco), email Meredith Arthur and tell us what you’ve got in mind.

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  • Diana, I agree with you partially. Some things work very well as written tips, for others video is better, as showing how to do something can oftern be more valuable than writing down instructions, esp. for a novice cook like me. Aïda's knife skills series, for example, is far better on video. Showing me how to cut mold off of cheese is not as useful (but that's something I figured out for...+READ

    Diana, I agree with you partially. Some things work very well as written tips, for others video is better, as showing how to do something can oftern be more valuable than writing down instructions, esp. for a novice cook like me. Aïda's knife skills series, for example, is far better on video. Showing me how to cut mold off of cheese is not as useful (but that's something I figured out for myself).

    I don't bake cakes, but I think this works on video.-COLLAPSE

  • You know what? I STILL prefer written articles to video tips. One: takes less time to load. Two: the author tends to put in more thought when writing (although I now the videos are scripted, the written articles are better) Three: Articles with pictures can be PRINTED OUT and passed around or saved. four: If I want to watch Aida, I'll turn on FN.