Cake Making & Baking Group

[Jo]

Look what i got!

https://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a378/kezzybabes/P7302195.jpg

Cuteeee I want one!!!

Hmm well me and the kids make a lemon cake and a choc cake today.
The choc cake is going to be served with custard after tea as it stuck and fell apart

 

[Glitterfairy]

Mmmm choccie cake and custard sounds good.Can i come to yours for tea?

 

[pinkmummy]

Well done my cake for my friend ... turned good until Caitlin stuck her finger in it I was on making tea and didn't realise until 4.45pm and my friend was coming to pick it up at 5pm! I had to text her and ask her to come at around 6pm.

When OH got it from work I went to strip the cake back but the cake was coming off with the icing So I just had to ice over the top of it! I explained to her when she came to get it but she was more than happy with it ... more than I was

But never mind!

Just my wedding cake to sort out now

I'm thinking of getting 2 of OH aunties and OH mum to bake a cake each on the Wednesday then bring them down on the Thursday and I will ice them all! I think making 6 cakes in one day will be a bit mad 2 days before the wedding!

 

[Pinkgirl]

Pinkmummy....that sounds like a lot of work otherwise it might be stressful having to bake all of those so close to your wedding.

Girls can i have some help?...i wanted to make some black forest gateau cupcakes tomorrow for some family members...i have a recipie but is says i need 'kirsch'...and i dont know what that is. I can pop out to supermarket in the morning...but where can i get this...where would i find it?
If someone could help asap

xx

 

[waiting_on_#3]

Kirsch is cherry liquer, so you'd find it with all the things like cointreau etc (ok so I'm struggling to think of other liquers here!) in the booze aisles, they mix it with champers to make Kir Royal, mmmm........

 

[Tsia]

oooooh that reminds me of cherry brandy!
yummy mixed with coke tastes like dr pepper!


Anyways.. I HAVE A NEW DILEMMA..

had another go at actually making the bases of cupcakes today again instead of just practacing my icing and decorating skills on the bought ones from packets.. and my ones are going hard.. they arent soft like the shop bought ones.
my oven is powerful and I work on that its actually 20-30 degrees hotter than the dial shows. its a zannussi and been a powerful thing since we bought it. its only 3 years old.
so i turned down the dial to 150 and they still were hard on top

shall i turn down even further? or then they wont rise I thik? or shall I cover the top of the muffin tin in foil?

Please any suggestions?
maybe I am leaving them in there too long. is 15 mins too long?

 

[Shiv]

oooooh that reminds me of cherry brandy!
yummy mixed with coke tastes like dr pepper!


Anyways.. I HAVE A NEW DILEMMA..

had another go at actually making the bases of cupcakes today again instead of just practacing my icing and decorating skills on the bought ones from packets.. and my ones are going hard.. they arent soft like the shop bought ones.
my oven is powerful and I work on that its actually 20-30 degrees hotter than the dial shows. its a zannussi and been a powerful thing since we bought it. its only 3 years old.
so i turned down the dial to 150 and they still were hard on top

shall i turn down even further? or then they wont rise I thik? or shall I cover the top of the muffin tin in foil?

Please any suggestions?
maybe I am leaving them in there too long. is 15 mins too long?

I think it depends how big the cakes are? I cook cupcake sized ones at about 170 for 20 mins.

 

[Tsia]

well theyre not massive.. cases are only 45-50 mm.

 

[waiting_on_#3]

oops, got the Kir Royal wrong - made with creme de cassis - but that can be found near the kirsch too!

 

[Pinkgirl]

when i cook cupcakes i cook them on 165 for 25 mins...if thats any help
x

 

[Jo]

oooooh that reminds me of cherry brandy!
yummy mixed with coke tastes like dr pepper!


Anyways.. I HAVE A NEW DILEMMA..

had another go at actually making the bases of cupcakes today again instead of just practacing my icing and decorating skills on the bought ones from packets.. and my ones are going hard.. they arent soft like the shop bought ones.
my oven is powerful and I work on that its actually 20-30 degrees hotter than the dial shows. its a zannussi and been a powerful thing since we bought it. its only 3 years old.
so i turned down the dial to 150 and they still were hard on top

shall i turn down even further? or then they wont rise I thik? or shall I cover the top of the muffin tin in foil?

Please any suggestions?
maybe I am leaving them in there too long. is 15 mins too long?

I would say as long as it is only the tops going hard and the rest of the sponge is ok, don't worry about it too much, if you left the cakes overnight 9/10 the tops will go softer and plus when you have iced them that will make them softer too.

Mine are very hit and miss sometimes.

I did a little experiment yesterday whilst making the cakes, I used the 3 egg weight recipe with the lemon and it tastes lovely and still light but quite firm.
For the chocolate I used 2 eggs but still with 195g of everything else and OMG it is sooo light and fluffy, so I think in future for cakes I will use the 3egg recipe and for cupcakes 1 egg to every 100g

 

[Pinkgirl]

OOOOOO i love lemon cake Jo

Girls where do you get your disposable piping bags from...seen these on ebay and wondered of they were any good?
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/100-x-21-DIS...Crafts_Cake_Decorating_MJ&hash=item4a9f94df19

x

 

[Boothh]

my oven is pretty hot so i do 155 for 25minutes and they always come out nice, apart from when i didnt cool the oven and put another batch straight in then they burnt for some reason, its abit of a dodgy oven though lol x

 

[Jo]

Emily took control yesterday
She made cheese scones as well, although they are very flat they tase gorgeous
https://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d22/jodielou/cakes%20and%20stuff/DSCF2108.jpg
https://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d22/jodielou/cakes%20and%20stuff/DSCF2109.jpg
The lemon cake looks a bit dodgy, but I think it is fab for her first go at icing, although I am biased, I tell you though it tastes bloody loverly!!

 

[gemgti]

OOOOOO i love lemon cake Jo

Girls where do you get your disposable piping bags from...seen these on ebay and wondered of they were any good?
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/100-x-21-DIS...Crafts_Cake_Decorating_MJ&hash=item4a9f94df19

x

Yes these are the ones that i use and they are nice and big for if you have alot of cupcakes to ice at once. I like them you just snip the end off drop in your nozzle and away you go

 

[Arlandria]

Emily took control yesterday
She made cheese scones as well, although they are very flat they tase gorgeous
https://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d22/jodielou/cakes%20and%20stuff/DSCF2108.jpg
https://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d22/jodielou/cakes%20and%20stuff/DSCF2109.jpg
The lemon cake looks a bit dodgy, but I think it is fab for her first go at icing, although I am biased, I tell you though it tastes bloody loverly!!

Mmm Jo, that Lemon cake does look yummy!

Well here are my first 'proper' cupcakes...well need to practice on my piping and get myself the 1M nozzle - but I'm very pleased with myself And my fiend was happy with them

https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs220.snc4/39323_431844237224_516032224_4430444_3311579_n.jpg

https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs115.ash2/39092_431844317224_516032224_4430445_7646397_n.jpg

https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs115.ash2/39092_431844327224_516032224_4430447_5297367_n.jpg

This weeks task will be making my first model teddy bear from a friend

 

[suzanne108]

Cass - you gonna get a nozzle from sugarshack

I love cheese scones - they look good

 

[Arlandria]

Cass - you gonna get a nozzle from sugarshack

I love cheese scones - they look good

Id love to see what nozzle I get from Sugarshack - David has shown a sudden interest in the hobby after seeing that site

 

[Tsia]

OOOOOO i love lemon cake Jo

Girls where do you get your disposable piping bags from...seen these on ebay and wondered of they were any good?
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/100-x-21-DIS...Crafts_Cake_Decorating_MJ&hash=item4a9f94df19

x

LOL I am getting mine from my cupboard, theyre called freezer bags with the corner snipped off and nozzle shoved through.. much cheaper. lol

 

[craftymum]

HI everyone, I'm hoping to make a cake for Jacobs first birthday -that part I'm fine with, it's the fondant icing I'm not so sure about - I've never used it before so plan a trial run first. Can you offer me any tips and advice on working with this and also where can I get the little cutters for decorating it with stars and such like? Also how far in advance of the big day can I make and decorate the cake?