Guest guest Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Hi I am in a hugh quandry. I am taking a class in cake decorating. I want to start a business making gourmet beautiful vegan cakes. My problem is that the icing that they need us to use for the class contains merangue powder. I have kind of justified it to myself that I will do it for the class and then I will switch to a vegan option when I work for myself. I asked her if there was something I could substitute for the egg whites but the only thing she could think of was gelatin. And she commented that it wouldn't taste good. My understanding is that the egg whites are a stabilizer. I think that until I can really feel the consistency of the icing I need to follow the recipe supplied. What do you all think? Carol, mom to Melissa, 3/14/94 Julia, 2/18/97 Lily, 9/7/04 Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 If you are taking a class and that is the only problem you are having I would just go with the recipe as given. Meanwhile, you can continue to investigate alternatives for your business. Good luck! -Lisa carol sobczak <cpsobczak wrote: Hi I am in a hugh quandry. I am taking a class in cake decorating. I want to start a business making gourmet beautiful vegan cakes. My problem is that the icing that they need us to use for the class contains merangue powder. I have kind of justified it to myself that I will do it for the class and then I will switch to a vegan option when I work for myself. I asked her if there was something I could substitute for the egg whites but the only thing she could think of was gelatin. And she commented that it wouldn't taste good. My understanding is that the egg whites are a stabilizer. I think that until I can really feel the consistency of the icing I need to follow the recipe supplied. What do you all think? Carol, mom to Melissa, 3/14/94 Julia, 2/18/97 Lily, 9/7/04 Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 My husband had considered going to culinary school (until he found out how expensive it was!) and he (with my support) had come up with a similar " method " that he would be willing to get through the classes that required meat/cheese/eggs etc be prepared as long as he himself did not have to taste any of those dishes. This way he could get the degree he needed and get a feel for non-vegan cooking so that he could than hopefully make better, tastier vegan foods. Sometimes you need to learn the enemy in order to defeat them! Anyway, that would be my suggestion - use the merangue in class and then come up with a better vegan substitute on your own time - once you have a good feel for the basics. Maybe if you have some non-veg friends they could taste test for you. , carol sobczak <cpsobczak> wrote: > > Hi > I am in a hugh quandry. I am taking a class in cake decorating. I want to start a business making gourmet beautiful vegan cakes. My problem is that the icing that they need us to use for the class contains merangue powder. I have kind of justified it to myself that I will do it for the class and then I will switch to a vegan option when I work for myself. I asked her if there was something I could substitute for the egg whites but the only thing she could think of was gelatin. And she commented that it wouldn't taste good. My understanding is that the egg whites are a stabilizer. I think that until I can really feel the consistency of the icing I need to follow the recipe supplied. > > What do you all think? > > > Carol, mom to > Melissa, 3/14/94 > Julia, 2/18/97 > Lily, 9/7/04 > > > > > Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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