Cake Making & Baking Group

[Emmy1987]

I found them quite easy, but I had done a lot of research cause I'd heard they can be an arse so I used a lot of cornflower and rolled the fondant really thin.

Got to start my little ladies cake today, once we get back home after our weekend away

 

[CarlyP]

Does anyone have a good frosting recipe? Would like to make it and see what its like x

 

[Laura2919]

Midori, the best thing to do with the tappits is to roll the icing thin enough and then leave it for 10 or so minutes it will then become a bit harder and when you bang the letter out it will keep its shape so much better, this is how I do it. I have all the tappits, lower case, upper case, funky, large number, small numbers and they all work pretty much the same. So much easier.

Buttercream is frosting as such but it really depends on the butter you use. Tesco and Lurpak are what I use, you honestly can tell the difference because Lurpak will give you a lovely smooth thick buttercream and the Tesco will give you a smooth but lighter buttercream it also depends on how long you beat the butter beforehand to how you want it to be, add more icing if its really light and fluffy or add some vanilla, I agree with Midori always buy a good quality Vanilla extract and make sure its extract and not flavouring. I don't tend to use it in my cake batter but I sometimes add it to buttercream.

 

[Reedy]

Well I havent made any cakes for a while but I did these today for my nieces 6th birthday - she wanted butterflies & flowers x
I'm pretty pleased with them & they turned out how I wanted them too so thats good x
Still got the moshi monsters ones to do for saturday for my other niece, not sure they'll turn out as well lol x

 

[midori1999]

Thanks, that's pretty much what I did with the men's accessories tappits, rolled it out really thin and then left it for five or ten minutes. I used a bit of tylose in the sugarpaste too. I'm gutted as I ordered on Monday and forgot about the bank holiday as it wasn't one here in Scotland, so it won't all be here until tomorrow.

I think I am going to set up a facebook page for my cakes, even though I am not a business yet. (too nervous/not confident enough yet) I have no idea what to call it, but any suggestions appreciated! I want something that sounds fairly professional, so if I do want to become a business at some point, I can keep the same name. Any ideas? I am rubbish at things like that.

 

[Emmy1987]

I'm terrible with names sorry!

Here's Daisy's birthday cake/smash cake -

https://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/c21.0.403.403/p403x403/555231_301633419931039_407413459_n.jpg

Not finished editing the smash pictures yet, but learnt a hard lesson last night - don't give a 1 year old a rainbow cake before bed

 

[amymarx]

I havent added any pictures yet!

Just finished this today for my friends little boys 2nd bday


Jubilee themed cupcakes


Cake I made for my OHs bday (double choc fudge, white choc buttercream, YUM!)

 

[Emmy1987]

^^ Very nice!!

Here's Doo's cupcake tower, sorry about the poor photo but it didn't last long before being eaten!

https://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s720x720/536149_10150886332230662_176749615_n.jpg

 

[Laura2919]

That's sweet hun

 

[midori1999]

Lovely cakes!

Reedy, I misse dyours before, sorry. They're fab!

Amymarx, they are really good, I love the cow, it's come out really well!

Emmy, great as usual! The zebra looks sooooo cute up there at the top! Is your stand a Classikool one? how do you find it?

 

[midori1999]

Here are my weekend's efforts. I shouldn't have agreed to do the Cinderella one really. The woman was let down by someone else and I don't like turning cakes down, so I did it. I wanted to model the head and body myself, but although I started it, it was taking too long, so I cheated and bought a doll. I won't do so many in a weekdn again, it was almost non stop and there are a few things I'm not happy with, most notably the fact that when I got the communion cake to the venue there was a big air bubble on the top. I'm not sure if the people it was for noticed, but if they did they didn't say anything, except they absolutely loved it and the cupcakes and it exceeded their expectations. Phew!

https://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e201/midori1999/b4f6fb87.jpg

https://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e201/midori1999/16984a9b.jpg

https://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e201/midori1999/dad07d59.jpg

https://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e201/midori1999/309196ec.jpg

https://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e201/midori1999/2ce12155.jpg

https://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e201/midori1999/d0cd00b7.jpg

 

[Laura2919]

Sweet hun

 

[Reedy]

Fab cakes girls x
I will add my Moshi Monster cupcakes tonight, they turned out so much better than I thought they would x With a little help from my mum & my sister but shhhh dont tell anyone lol x

 

[Laura2919]

Oohh cant wait to see pics..


Lovely Midori, love the spiderman one

 

[lambchops]

You did all them in one weekend? Well done you!! I have 4 to do this week (the ability to not say no and then all 4 people telling me theyre all around the same date they need them, why meee!) and im stressing at that! They look fab!! Ive got an 80thcake an 18th, a 'summer birthday' and a 3 tiered wedding cake for my best friends wedding to do. I think i need to be makin a start!

 

[Emmy1987]

Lovely cakes!

Reedy, I misse dyours before, sorry. They're fab!

Amymarx, they are really good, I love the cow, it's come out really well!

Emmy, great as usual! The zebra looks sooooo cute up there at the top! Is your stand a Classikool one? how do you find it?

It's a friend's, she got it from weddingacrylics.com (I think... or .co.uk lol) and it's fab, I'm going to invest in one I think!

 

[Reedy]

Not sure if this will work x
Moshi Monster cupcakes x

 

[lambchops]

Aw wow theyre fab!! too good to eat haha xxx

 

[lambchops]

This is what i made yesterday for my little nans 80th birthday today! were all going for a meal so i made it to take with us, she's not had a cake made for her for years so hopefully she likes it!

 

[Lollip0p]

Hi everyone, I have come here looking for asome advice pretty please,

I would love to bake my daughters 2nd birthday cake and decorate it, etc, but i really don't have a baking bone in my body, and I have never made a cake let alone iced/decorated one.

I am looking for basic recipies for cakes, Maybe some cake ideas you have made, that would be simple for me to do, and how to do it all.

Her birthday isnt until August, so I have time for a few dry runs

Thanks

Also if you ahve any ideas, tips for me, I would be so grateful x