Cake Making & Baking Group

[taperjeangirl]

cant seem to find a 23!

 

[mylittlebubs]

Andrea,what;s the recipe for those fluffy frosting? I'm going to try to make some next week

 

[taperjeangirl]

Ingredients

* 250g butter, softened
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 600g icing sugar
* 2 tablespoons milk


cream together the butter and vanilla. Blend in the sugar, a quarter at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the milk, and continue mixing until light and fluffy. Keep icing covered until ready to decorate.

 

[mylittlebubs]

thanks

then i can just add a bit of food colour in..right?

 

[nuttymummy]

OMG GIRLS...i need your help....

ive been asked to make a cake for the girl on the right:
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sa9SPINujks/Sls2Z1nOIII/AAAAAAAAAvM/wzCc6vpzxXU/s400/mini+viva+heart+in+tokyo.JPG

Frankee from mini viva,
she wants a Christian Louboutin shoe cake.......where the hell do i start? i havnt made a gumpaste shoe before, and all the cutter sets just make crappy kitten heels....whereas nearly all louboutin shoes are gorgeous high platforms etc.
REALLY need help with this one!

 

[taperjeangirl]

thanks

then i can just add a bit of food colour in..right?

yep!

 

[taperjeangirl]

OMG GIRLS...i need your help....

ive been asked to make a cake for the girl on the right:
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sa9SPINujks/Sls2Z1nOIII/AAAAAAAAAvM/wzCc6vpzxXU/s400/mini+viva+heart+in+tokyo.JPG

Frankee from mini viva,
she wants a Christian Louboutin shoe cake.......where the hell do i start? i havnt made a gumpaste shoe before, and all the cutter sets just make crappy kitten heels....whereas nearly all louboutin shoes are gorgeous high platforms etc.
REALLY need help with this one!

Eeeek!!! I'll have a think and a look about online for you later

 

[taperjeangirl]

Manolos!
https://media.cakecentral.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/17607/normal_shoecake.JPG

I have no idea how you will sculpt the shoe though!

 

[taperjeangirl]

I would go with teh shoe box for the main cake though

 

[taperjeangirl]

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WPDC7i-jjd0/SrpjgBOVTTI/AAAAAAAABG8/0zm49hYA1SA/s400/CL+Cake.jpg

 

[nuttymummy]

wow check those black platforms! i have no idea how im guna do those....and i dont have much time either! she wants it for 23rd of this month....talk about short notice!
im not capable of something like that! LOL
deffo thinking about the shoe box being the cake....but dreading the shoe part!
arrrghhhh!!!

 

[Tiff]

Wow, that'd be tough. Good luck hun!

Well, since no one decided to help me with the whole fondant thing ( ) I decided to try out a Rainbow Cake I had seen around. I didn't feel like doing sheets, so I made it like a "tie-dye" cake. I'm happy with it, although I put too much batter in the pan so the top split.

https://xa1.xanga.com/5f0f4071c7533256759531/m204269141.jpg

Dolloped globs of different coloured batter in the pan

https://xe9.xanga.com/4f4f927224534256759557/m204269165.jpg

Finished baking, too much batter?

https://xc4.xanga.com/06ff877154236256759588/m204269189.jpg

Finished icing. I'm not good with trying to make it smooth so I decided to go swirly.

https://xb1.xanga.com/174f457205732256759612/m204269208.jpg

How it looked when you cut in. As you can probably see it was really crumbly!

https://x5b.xanga.com/775f4671c8d33256759640/m204269232.jpg

The slice! I'm happy with it, aside from it crumbling.

The cake was really crumbly though... not sure how to fix that?

 

[nuttymummy]

wow thats brill its REALLY bright!
turned out ace!

love ur swirly icing too!
not sure on the crumbly thing? is it ur recipe? or did u bake it too long?

what help did u need with the fondant hun? dont think i saw that post? xx

 

[Tiff]

It's okay! I'm not sure if I have the patience to work with fondant. I was wondering if anyone had any good recipes for it.

I'm torn between doing this Rainbow Cake for Claire's first birthday or give Fondant a go. I dislike the taste of fondant so atm I'm leaning more towards the rainbow one.

 

[x-Rainbow-x]

omg i love that cake! its fab im gonna have to try that

 

[mylittlebubs]

OMG GIRLS...i need your help....

ive been asked to make a cake for the girl on the right:
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sa9SPINujks/Sls2Z1nOIII/AAAAAAAAAvM/wzCc6vpzxXU/s400/mini+viva+heart+in+tokyo.JPG

Frankee from mini viva,
she wants a Christian Louboutin shoe cake.......where the hell do i start? i havnt made a gumpaste shoe before, and all the cutter sets just make crappy kitten heels....whereas nearly all louboutin shoes are gorgeous high platforms etc.
REALLY need help with this one!

i was looking on here for you nuttymummy (shoe cake) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eIZO9fe09w&feature=fvsr search for gumpaste high heel shoe tutorial
Hope it gives you an idea

 

[nuttymummy]

tyff....i just buy my fondant pre made (too much messing for me to make my own!!) however if u dont like the taste of it, you could try MMF (marshmallow fondant) im not quite sure how thats made, but it looks easier than making normal fondant, and its supposed to taste 10X nicer! i think its just melted marshmallows n icing sugar? someone else should know on here...i think someone mentioned they had made it before

thanks andrea n littlebubs for doing research for me
ill have to be pretty quick if she wants one....i need maximum drying time! lol
so....i suppose i could just make the support higher, to get a higher heel....BUT would it keep its shape or would it be likely to snap?? ooooo im bricking it! lol

 

[mylittlebubs]

can you use a chocolate stick or something strong but thin ? just an idea, I'm new on baking myself,ha ha ha...

can that girl want any thing (cake) more difficult to make ? maybe easier to buy a shoe and put it on the cake ha ha ha...just kidding (these shoes are bl***y expensive)

 

[luvbunsazzle]

Hey girls

Wow your cakes look amazing more and more every time i come in to say hi.
Tyff i love the bright colours in your cake, Andrea yummy cupcakes as always Good luck with the shoe cake nuttymum.

Just quickly in need of some advice. Rosie's cake is all sorted, am just going to make a giant no'1 with pink fondant and then different pastal style fondant circles or something.
But i want to make some cupcake style cakes, Andrea kind of like the ones you made for Daisy's birthday cake, as the theme is teddy bears picnic, going to do like butterflys and teddy bears, but just wondered how i'd go about doing this? Any help would be muchly appreciated. Thanks girls xxx

 

[mylittlebubs]

Just finished making "White Chocolate Cheesecake"
the kitchen is too hot though, the chocolate was running and when i tried to grate it, it stuck on my fingers and the cake started running as well

have to put up with that when you live in the hot country and i don't have air-con in the kitchen