Cake Making & Baking Group

[strawberry19]

looovely chocolate orange cuppies

 

[suzanne108]

Tsia - what do you do with all your practice cakes?

I need a gastric band!!!

 

[Tsia]

haha suzanne.. I have a really skinny OH who eats anything and dont put on weight and 3 boxer dogs who love cake! haha
I also offfer a box or two round to my mates now and again. just to get rid and some space back in my fridge! ..

Does it seem I am forever baking or something? haha


tell you a confession.. I am a lazy baker.. I havent used a scales ONCE since I started.. theyre dusty in the cupboard! I just guess in cups ...lol
bad bad bad me
maybe thats where my icing is going wrong! lol

 

[xdaniellex]

They look lovely strawberry!!!
And my next project is going to be choc mint! I want to make a proper bday cake for some one but its noone for ages xx

 

[Arlandria]

Mmmm mm Strawberry they look lush-i-licous!

Well i'm mid baking at the min - doing my FIL birthday cake, i'm hoping to finish it today so will update with pictures later! So far so good!

 

[xdaniellex]

were do you get your ready to roll stuff from? i was going to get a mix, do you use that to make your models? or just to put on your cake? xx

 

[xdaniellex]

okay im going to sound stupid now but i like these --
https://www.partyanimalonline.com/ekmps/shops/partyanimal/images/pme-butterfly-plunger-cutters-veiners-[2]-10576-p[ekm]245x150[ekm].jpg
now how do they get them different colours and how do you use them?!
thanks xx

 

[xdaniellex]

what do you ladies think of this or would you not bother? xx
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/22-COLOURS-X-200g-LUXURY-READY-USE-SUGARPASTE-ICING-/270614405741?pt=Uk_Crafts_Cake_Decorating_MJ

 

[Jo]

I just use differant coloured fondant( mixed with Gum Trag) with them, them sprinkle with glitter.
They looklike they have been done thinner,maybe with sugar paste and hand painted

Some of my posts will show how I have used them on cupcakes, although you need to add them just before serving otherwise they go soggy from the frosting mix

 

[Arlandria]

Ive started colouring white sugarpaste into a preferred colour unless I need a really strong colour ie black or red or if I need a lot of it...I use the pre coloured stuff.

Yeah to make models, you'll need to use modelling paste or mix normal sugarpaste with gum trag as Jo said and this then makes modelling paste.

The butterfly plungers I have and they are fab! I love using them to makes things a little more girlie - I also have stars and flowers, what you can get the list is endless!

 

[xdaniellex]

thanks ladies your stars! i have ordered some flowers and btterfly plungers and will just get white icing then and dye it - how do i dye it? lol! xx

 

[Arlandria]

The wilton or sugar flair colours like these:

https://lakeland.scene7.com/is/image/Lakeland/11847?$normal2$

https://www.klarajohnsons.com/Sugarflair%20Paste%20Colours%20jpeg.jpg

They're usually about £2 per pot but they will last you forever! You just knead your white icing then add a little colour (end of tooth pick) and knead again, add more for deeper colour

 

[xdaniellex]

hi thanks for that - is this it??
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUGARFLAIR-DUSKY-PINK-COLOUR-EDIBLE-DUSTING-POWDER-/200440134463?pt=Uk_Crafts_Cake_Decorating_MJ

 

[Arlandria]

Erm, thats a powder never used that - i use a paste. Think that may be for painting and tinting?!? but not 100% sure hun x

 

[Jo]

I have a silver one of the dust but havn't used it yet, was going to use it for edges of butterflies and petals

Danielle iy is these that you need
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ANY-6-SUGARF.../280456585502?pt=Uk_Crafts_Cake_Decorating_MJ

 

[suzanne108]

I need your expert opinions....

I'm making cupcakes for my sisters birthday next week. Her fave cake is chocolate and I'm liking the sound of the mars bar cupcakes BUT I wanted to make them pink, pretty & girly. So....would choc mars bar cake taste OK with normal buttercream, as opposed to choc buttercream?

 

[Babydance]

Tsia - you asked about gritty buttericing didnt you? what butter do you use? I've never had this problem until today when i used cheaper butter? dunno if thats what you did but its the first time ive noticed it xx

 

[Glitterfairy]

I need your expert opinions....

I'm making cupcakes for my sisters birthday next week. Her fave cake is chocolate and I'm liking the sound of the mars bar cupcakes BUT I wanted to make them pink, pretty & girly. So....would choc mars bar cake taste OK with normal buttercream, as opposed to choc buttercream?

I never do Mars Bar Melts with chocolate icing i always do them with normal buttercream,usually with a drop of vanilla. xxx

 

[suzanne108]

Thanks Glitter can't wait to do them

 

[Tsia]

Tsia - you asked about gritty buttericing didnt you? what butter do you use? I've never had this problem until today when i used cheaper butter? dunno if thats what you did but its the first time ive noticed it xx

Thanks.. I use utterly butterly or clover.. but found it to be too yellow in colour so wanted to try lurpak next. lol

I bought a kenwood 250watt electric hand mixer/whisker and its stopped the grittiness i think.. well it was much less gritty anyways.
my argos value mixer blew up!! after 10 mins! took it back and got the kenwood. its great!


I have been baking all afternnon.. then did dinner.. back to decoarting a few bits then bathing mylo, and put him to bed. ONLY JUST SAT DOWN!!

I have christening giant cupcake and 24 cupcakes to bring to london on saturday for sunday. Also seeing my dad and delievering my sisters new home cake to her shaped like a house and doing my head in!!! the icing keeps sliding down!!!! plus a friend (fellow b&B gal) her sons first b'day and delievring that saturday too.. theres no room for my normal food shop in my fridge! !!! been busy busy busy!!!
will post pics