A friend of mine gave me some strawberry shortcake liquid from the local b&m. That stuff is awesome but there's no way I'll pay $11 for 15 mls. Does anyone have a good strawberry shortcake recipe??
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I don't have one for shortcake. Have you tried the strawberry cheesecake recipe from the Dropbox recipes? It's one of my favorites.
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I've only tried the first one which is a bit too cheese-ish for me but still nice. I have no reference for what a shortcake should taste like but maybe you will find what you are looking for via that e-liquidrecipes link
I've only tried the first one which is a bit too cheese-ish for me but still nice. I have no reference for what a shortcake should taste like but maybe you will find what you are looking for via that e-liquidrecipes link
Just saw this in another thread, no personal experience. I'm sure you could sub in TFA flavors but you might have to play with the percentages.:
This next one is a Strawberry Shortcake flavor, if you care for that kind of thing:
8% Sweet Strawberry (Capella)
7% Yellow Cake (Flavor West)
5% Whipped Cream (Capella)
5% Vanilla Bean Ice Cream (Capella)
No, this liquid tastes exactly like strawberry shortcake. You get the strawberries, the cake it's sitting on and the whipped cream. That stuff is soooo good!!
But I'll give that strawberry cheesecake a try too! I love strawberries!!
The strawberry taste in this liquid tastes a lot like Sweet Strawberry. I don't have any FW yellow cake though.
That'd be a tough one... I have yet to manage to get a good juice to layer like that with such delicate flavors. Kinda like that Mango Pound Cake juice I bought a little while back.... sweet cakey mango goodness!
I don't have any FW flavors yet. I've picked up a few Cap and one Lorann. I might have to try the yellow cake though.
I can vouch for the Yellow Cake. Though not a TFA flavoring, I consider it a fundamental flavoring, and one of only two or three non-TFA flavorings that is essential. TFA Cupcake, though, also works well in combination with other flavorings.
Haven't posted a starting flavor list in quite a while. For the new member just getting started in DIY, I recommend the following flavorings as your starting point:
Basic Flavorings
Vanilla Swirl
Vanilla Custard
Vanilla Cupcake
Cinnamon Sugar Cookie
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Sweet Cream
Bavarian Cream
French Vanilla Cream
Dulce de Leche
Cotton Candy
Sweetener
Brown Sugar
Graham Cracker
Pie Crust
Marshmallow
Sweet and Tart
Butter
Cinnamon Danish
Caramel
Rum
Hazelnut
Peanut Butter
Koolada
Belgian Waffle
Whipped Cream
Fruits:
Lemon
Apple
Banana Cream
Bananas Foster
Blueberry
Juicy Peach
Pineapple
Coconut Extra
Strawberry
Strawberries and Cream
Raspberry
Non-TFA Flavoring Essentials:
Flavor West Yellow Cake
Inawera Strawberry
LorAnn Cream Cheese Icing
Chocolates (Optional)
FW Peanut Butter Cup
Milk Chocolate
Double Chocolate (Dark)
Bitter Chocolate
I can make 80% of my recipes with these ingredients. The ones I cannot make are one-offs with very specific flavorings like Mango Custard, Dragonfruit, Coffee Drinks, Key Lime and Pecan Pies, Pralines and Cream, Root Beers/Floats, Bubblegums, Specialty Candy Bars like Almond Joy, Tobaccos, Oreo's, etc. If you like any of those flavorings, then, by all means, add a 4 ounce bottle and enjoy! I love, for example, peanut butter cup, oreo's, Twinkies, Donuts, Lemonade, etc.
I've probably left out a few, and maybe even your favorites, but these are the ones that immediately come to mind for me. I have over 200 flavorings, though I rarely use more than about 30 of them these days. I've tried to reflect these preferences in my recipes, and the many recipes we see on this thread in the recommendations above. The immense variety of flavorings and possibilities is what makes DIY such an interesting hobby. We can literally make almost anything. Once you learn the basics, you'll be making recipes on paper, nailing them in only a time or two of 100DT's, understanding the construction of the combination flavorings, and the genre's they represent, etc. It's a blast, easy to learn, and while not abundantly intuitive at first, anyone can pick this DIY up just by making a few of the many great recipes on this thread from the many, many great members who share their efforts and wonderful juices. In time, sometimes immediately, you'll be making great juice of your own creation, mixing to a flavoring from scratch, and able to identify four or five ingredients in every mix just by smelling it, and vaping it. It's really amazing to smell a juice and instantly name five of the ingredients, but in time, you'll be able to do this. Just takes some time in the vape lab, is all! Best of luck!
You will use these ingredients in 99% of your mixes. Of course, there are many others, but if I were starting out, knowing what I now know, these are the first ones I would buy. Single ingredient mixes will only vary rarely work, perhaps only 5 - 10% of the time. We do need the creams, vanillas and sweeteners which not only add depth, richness and texture, but also act as primary flavor enhancers. They work wonders.
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If you could only have 10 flavors what might you choose?I can vouch for the Yellow Cake. Though not a TFA flavoring, I consider it a fundamental flavoring, and one of only two or three non-TFA flavorings that is essential. TFA Cupcake, though, also works well in combination with other flavorings.
For the new member just getting started in DIY, I recommend the following flavorings as your starting point:
Basic Flavorings
Vanilla Swirl
Vanilla Custard
Vanilla Cupcake
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Sweet Cream
Bavarian Cream
French Vanilla Cream
Dulce de Leche
Cotton Candy
Sweetener
Brown Sugar
Graham Cracker
Pie Crust
Marshmallow
Sweet and Tart
Butter
Cinnamon Danish
Caramel
Rum
Hazelnut
Peanut Butter
Koolada
Belgian Waffle
Whipped Cream
Fruits:
Lemon
Apple
Banana Cream
Bananas Foster
Blueberry
Juicy Peach
Pineapple
Coconut Extra
Strawberry
Strawberries and Cream
Raspberry
Non-TFA Flavoring Essentials:
Flavor West Yellow Cake
Inawera Strawberry
LorAnn Cream Cheese Icing
Chocolates (Optional)
FW Peanut Butter Cup
Milk Chocolate
Double Chocolate (Dark)
Bitter Chocolate
I can make 80% of my recipes with these ingredients. The ones I cannot make are one-offs with very specific flavorings like Mango Custard, Dragonfruit, Coffee Drinks, Key Lime and Pecan Pies, Pralines and Cream, Root Beers/Floats, Bubblegums, Specialty Candy Bars like Almond Joy, Tobaccos, Oreo's, etc. If you like any of those flavorings, then, by all means, add a 4 ounce bottle and enjoy! I love, for example, peanut butter cup, oreo's, Twinkies, Donuts, Lemonade, etc.
I've probably left out a few, and maybe even your favorites, but these are the ones that immediately come to mind for me. I have over 200 flavorings, though I rarely use more than about 30 of them these days. I've tried to reflect these preferences in my recipes, and the many recipes we see on this thread in the recommendations above. The immense variety of flavorings and possibilities is what makes DIY such an interesting hobby. We can literally make almost anything. Once you learn the basics, you'll be making recipes on paper, nailing them in only a time or two of 100DT's, understanding the construction of the combination flavorings, and the genre's they represent, etc. It's a blast, easy to learn, and while not abundantly intuitive at first, anyone can pick this DIY up just by making a few of the many great recipes on this thread from the many, many great members who share their efforts and wonderful juices. In time, sometimes immediately, you'll be making great juice of your own creation, mixing to a flavoring from scratch, and able to identify four or five ingredients in every mix just by smelling it, and vaping it. It's really amazing to smell a juice and instantly name five of the ingredients, but in time, you'll be able to do this. Just takes some time in the vape lab, is all! Best of luck!
You will use these ingredients in 99% of your mixes. Of course, there are many others, but if I were starting out, knowing what I now know, these are the first ones I would buy. Single ingredient mixes will only vary rarely work, perhaps only 5 - 10% of the time. We do need the creams, vanillas and sweeteners which not only add depth, richness and texture, but also act as primary flavor enhancers. They work wonders.
If I were limited to ten flavors, I would go about it a bit differently. I would seek out recipes that sounded good to me and order the ingredients for those recipes, and then build on my flavorings over time. It really does take about 30 - 50 flavorings, though, to get all the basics that will accomplish say 75% of the recipes that we see on the thread, and, because our preferences are all different, who knows how to make such a list? I only wish you good luck in your DIY and VapeQuest!
Thank you for taking the time to read and respond. Much appreciated- DavidIf I were limited to ten flavors, I would go about it a bit differently. I would seek out recipes that sounded good to me and order the ingredients for those recipes, and then build on my flavorings over time. It really does take about 30 - 50 flavorings, though, to get all the basics that will accomplish say 75% of the recipes that we see on the thread, and, because our preferences are all different, who knows how to make such a list? I only wish you good luck in your DIY and VapeQuest!
What juice is that Kazz?That'd be a tough one... I have yet to manage to get a good juice to layer like that with such delicate flavors. Kinda like that Mango Pound Cake juice I bought a little while back.... sweet cakey mango goodness!
Vapebase dot de or owl-dampfer dot de are dedicated base shops. For flavours I would recommend savevape dot nl, they obviously are in thr netherlands but they carry an enourmous amount of flavouring from many manufacturers.
Im Belgian, and never had any problems ordering cross-border with any of those shops. (Hopefully that will stay this way because the ......ed Muppet government here decided to make ordering vape gear over the internet illegal. )
Bill I've been at it for a while now and still don't have all of those on your list. Some by choice like apple I can't stand. Others I just haven't gotten to a recipe where I've needed them. I think I'm at around 80 flavors so far and making a list for another order.
80+ flavours? Wow. How can you get through that before they go bad? One must vape a lot of ml a day to make that work I guess?
The flavorings can last for years if stored properly. I can't recall a single flavor having gone bad yet, and I've been at it for four years. Good luck!
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