Cake Making & Baking Group

[Arlandria]

Note: If anyone has a TJ Hughes near them, they are doing the silicone cases £1 and wire cupcake stands for £7.99

A bit like this one: https://www.arcskyline.com/caryl/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/cupcake-stand.jpg

 

[Glitterfairy]

I've only ever used the choc fudge frosting and it always looks softer and runnier than my buttercream.

I just use 2 to 3 tablespoons of margarine,teaspoon of vanilla essence,tiny bit of milk and then just add icing sugar until it's the thickness i want.

 

[Tsia]

Thanks all... so much. I will have an experiment withthem then.

The buttercream style betty crocker did work better but its yellower in colour and my theme is white/ivory not cream.. certainly not that cream! lol

I'll try to make my own too.. but will have to use a lightly coloured butter I suspect like lurpak or something!

 

[kimbobaloobob]

dont quote me but in sure you can get a lightener... also i have a cream food colouring which is quite good, maybe try something like that?

 

[janeydee]

hiiiiii betty crocker do two different ones, one is vanilla style and there is another one is really yellowy and the other is an ivory colour i think the other maybe a buttercream style which ever one youve had try the other one.
Sorry thats a bit vague good luck x

 

[strawberry19]

this is a cake for my cousins little girl who wanted a cake with a cat on like hello kitty but not the same...... awkward!! and its by no means perfect but its okay for a first try at icing a proper cake...so much to learn

https://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz55/aread43363/001.jpg

 

[Glitterfairy]

Awww it's really cute

 

[Glitterfairy]

Lakeland do Electric cupcake makers LOL

 

[Jo]

this is a cake for my cousins little girl who wanted a cake with a cat on like hello kitty but not the same...... awkward!! and its by no means perfect but its okay for a first try at icing a proper cake...so much to learn

https://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz55/aread43363/001.jpg

Awww that is really cute

Lakeland do Electric cupcake makers LOL

what? where? show me!!!

 

[Glitterfairy]

https://www.lakeland.co.uk/lakeland-electric-cupcake-maker/F/keyword/cupcake+maker/product/14354

 

[Jo]

https://www.lakeland.co.uk/lakeland-electric-cupcake-maker/F/keyword/cupcake+maker/product/14354

How odd, but I would probably get one well maybe, be good for Emily to do them.


Oh I tried doing my icing with that layering thing, purple on outside and white in the middle and I was very impressed with myself , tried to take a pic but light in here crap today!

 

[Glitterfairy]

They sound great Jo

I think those cupcake makers would be good for kiddies but just thought it was a funny idea!

 

[Arlandria]

this is a cake for my cousins little girl who wanted a cake with a cat on like hello kitty but not the same...... awkward!! and its by no means perfect but its okay for a first try at icing a proper cake...so much to learn

https://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz55/aread43363/001.jpg

Thats sooooo cute hun! Well done XX

 

[Tsia]

I am soooooooo PI$$ED OFF i could cry!!!

Tonight I was practicing making my second batch of cupcakes and using some lovely metallic cases i just bought, hoping to do them really nice.. using the tips of the buttercream peakiness on here that the gals gave me..
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... and OH goes in the kitchen and turns the oven off without me knowing!!!!
He turned off the switch at the wall.. didnt even look at the dial which was on 180!! DICK!

No my cupcakes are flatcakes!
No niceties for him tonight!

 

[Glitterfairy]

Oh dear

 

[Tsia]

oh I could kill him!

 

[Eoz]

Oh shite! My OH turned my slow cooker off I went out all day came home looking forward to my crock pot chilli to find it all raw! Never mind i put a post it note on the plug saying do not turn off

Men!

 

[Babydance]

My last wee cake creation quickly snapped it b4 customer arrived! x

 

[strawberry19]

that is soo cool!! love it!!
im moving house next week and just packing up my baking cupboard....... its got its own big box i got that much stuff lol!!

 

[waiting_on_#3]

great cakes, girls!
So I have been meaning to upload these for ages now!
Finally got to trying out the rose swirly things on the top of the cupcakes, really pleased with it and now prefer them to the other 'proper' swirls!
so - vanilla cupcakes and mars bar cupcakes for dads birthday (the mars bar ones turned out alright in the end, thank god i remembered the eggs just after I had put them in the oven rather than at the end! )
https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs060.snc4/35347_413281193354_744033354_4782290_7420335_n.jpg
https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs065.snc4/34594_413281543354_744033354_4782297_2254203_n.jpg
https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs025.ash2/34594_413281548354_744033354_4782298_5480000_n.jpg

and some i made for dd's teacher who leaves tomorrow after 20 years - she started when I was still there, so seen two generations through now! Oh and they're in the cupcake boxes I got from Morrisons
https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs065.snc4/34594_413281553354_744033354_4782299_4939341_n.jpg
https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs025.ash2/34594_413281558354_744033354_4782300_3320938_n.jpg