Cake Making & Baking Group

[nuttymummy]

LMAO good tip holly!! i have 4 lights in my kitchen, and with the ugly terracota n yellow tiles it probably doesnt help! LOL
thanks hun xxx

 

[taperjeangirl]

mmmmm, youd have to sculpt from scratch!
better to carve too little off, than too much!! so start carving it into a cylinder first just little tiny bits at a time. are u making a seperate cake for the head?

i am, its in the oven just now!
I keep going through, looking at it and walking away!!

Good tip with the icing Holly!!

 

[Jem88]

Yep i use real butter, just no idea why it always seperates. maybe my butter's too warm as its just room temp/kinda warm when i use it. think i'll try and use cold butter tomorrow and see if that stops it from seperating.

 

[cassysuri2010]

do you have to whiten your buttercream icing before colouring it different colours or olny if you want to make it really white?

cakes are looking as good as always ladies

 

[polo_princess]

You dont have too but it gives you a better colour i find hun

 

[xxxjacxxx]

Kris I love how you made a stand
the cupcakes look yummy as well

Well I seem to have shot myself in the foot
It is one of my friends little boys christening soon, and I have some baby feet cases so I thought I would offer to do some as a gift to her ( never mind I may get orders )
Shit shit shit is is this Sunday!!! she also has 41 guests
I'm already making some Fri/Sat for girls night in!!
What have I done?????

You just may not see me this weekend, I will be under a cloud of flour and icing.

I also have to finish some that I promised Ant for work!!

Jo! Where did you get those footprint cases from? I NEED some!!

it was £30 for the whole year , i have loads of them as i have got them for a few years

https://www.cake-craft.com/

I subscibed to this about 6 weeks ago too, Ive only got Mays edition so far though, Im anxiously awaiting the next one!

Some lovely cakes again girls

My next project is Leo's christening cake, I will take step by step photo's too!

Andrea..Im, glad you posted that as I was wondering how you did those twirly things! Are they dowels the fondant is wrapped around?

Ok, how do you get your fondant so smoothhun? How thick do you roll it before putting on your cake? I used 2 layers on my ferarri cake and that looked better than just the one, but its still not perfect enough for me...whats your secret woman?

 

[Whoppy-pop]

PSB and Jac is that mag worth getting? I'd really like to get it but only if it's useful.

 

[Mummy2Asher]

hey ladies,
can anyone help me with my awful cake making?!
i love baking with my son but we always had terrible disasters and then just ended up using the packets
they are ALWAYS flat, i dont know what i do wrong?
thanks!

 

[x-Rainbow-x]

yeah i really like getting it its def worth the £30 a year, it also has loads of websites and things in the back of it , it gives you step by steps of the different cakes and then recipies for things too

there was a lovely raspberry and pistachio cake i really want to do

jac i have some baby feet cases, i got the wilton ones they are super cute

 

[xxxjacxxx]

link please Lea

Talking of baby feet I NEED a cutter of some sort...I want to make biggish footprints for the sides of my main cake and smaller fondant footprints for the tops of my cupcakes...

also, white tiered stand...how much to buy?

ohhh cake mag...same as Lea, ive not tried anything out of their yet but def given me some ideas

 

[Jo]

https://i.ebayimg.com/02/!Bf(6OSw!2k~$(KGrHqEOKjsEryMCPPHIBLBB1BL,iQ~~_35.JPG
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220512694862&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

This guy is really good at combining P+P, mine should have come to £19 odd with P+P but when I asked for invoice it came to £10 and you have different shipping options

He also gave me a code 10% off on his proper online shop

 

[x-Rainbow-x]

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/75-x-BABY-FE...Crafts_Cake_Decorating_MJ&hash=item335794b24e

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Babys-footpr...Crafts_Cake_Decorating_MJ&hash=item3efee0426d

 

[cassysuri2010]

hmmm is this tip true ladies? If you rub fondant on top of fondant i.e. fondant already placed onto a cake it makes it shiny and a clean finish?

 

[Jo]

hmmm is this tip true ladies? If you rub fondant on top of fondant i.e. fondant already placed onto a cake it makes it shiny and a clean finish?

I believe it is but you need to wrap a ball of fondant in cling film to rub it on, I've never done it but have read it a few times

 

[xxxjacxxx]

Ohhh I want just plain white with blue footprints on....i think........or do i....i dunno

Ive been looking at the moulds for baby feet, what sort will I need...ive found some choc moulds on ebay just wondering if they would be ok for sugarcraft use?
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Feet-Foot-To...Crafts_Cake_Decorating_MJ&hash=item53df7a0dfc

or theres these that a bit more expensive and can only make 1 set at a time...but might be easier to use?
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Silicone-mou...Crafts_Cake_Decorating_MJ&hash=item5638a0ae1e

 

[Pinkgirl]

Jac....sounds like a plan.

Right then girls....help needed.
I want to make a cake for my brother...i am dead proud of him at the mo so want to do it as a treat. I am starting from scratch......i.e. what size tins? what sort? when using icing to cover do i still add the gum thingy to it? I think i might need a rolling pin too! lol
Any help needed

xx

 

[cassysuri2010]

any ideas for an anniversairy cake or cupcakes? my mum and dads anni coming up and i need something romantic.

 

[pinkmummy]

Ok I have decided to make chocolate cuppies with choc fudge icing ... mmmmmm. Now what colour cases should I use? I was thinking of doing my brown case, but think they will be 'too brown' iykwim. So was thinking of maybe using the white ones? xx

 

[cassysuri2010]

caitlins mummy i have just decided to do a luxury chocolate cupcakes for my mums anniversairy althought i might use gold cases for mine.

 

[cassysuri2010]

god its making me hungry thinking about it! lol.