Cake Making & Baking Group

[x-Rainbow-x]

was thinking of asking someone as there are a few nice things on there x

 

[pinkmummy]

Me too! I've fallen in love with the princess ones! I want some for Caitlins birthday! Its not till November like xx

 

[x-Rainbow-x]

lol yeah there are a few that i like that i cant find anywhere else

 

[taperjeangirl]

I am stressed to the hilt!!!

I am midway doing Gemmas twilight stack cake. It was all going so well until I decided to change the design

Now I've had to strip it back and start again

The moral of the story is, stick to the plan!!!!

 

[pinkmummy]

Andrea I kinda know how your feeling this cake is doing my head in but it's only a 1 tier!! I will send you the pic in the morning and see if there is anything I can do xx

 

[taperjeangirl]

Well i got there in the end!!, not as perfect as I want but hey!

My daughter Gemma's Twilight inspired 14th birthday cake.....
https://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs261.ash1/18859_331223710878_620555878_4732095_498415_n.jpg

 

[pinkmummy]

Thats brill Andrea! Well done!

How do you ice the cake board? Stupid question I know xxx

 

[x-Rainbow-x]

andrea thats absolutely fab!!

ive never seen twighlight so dont understand the connection but it looks ace!!

 

[taperjeangirl]

Thats brill Andrea! Well done!

How do you ice the cake board? Stupid question I know xxx

thanks hun!

Just roll out the icing, make sure its not too thin. Dampen the board with water, Lay the icing over the board and trim it with a sharp knife.

Best to let it dry overnight so its not so fragile. (something I didnt do yesterday, hence the disaster earlier on!)

 

[taperjeangirl]

andrea thats absolutely fab!!

ive never seen twighlight so dont understand the connection but it looks ace!!

Thank you!

 

[nuttymummy]

hi girls...andrea that cake looks fab...ive seen very similar ones on the internet (with the chess pieces, but i too havent seen any of the films or read the books so i have no idea what the connection is! LOL)

its lovely....

as for covering the board....u can do it the way Andrea said (by covering it, then putting the cake on top) but when u cut into the cake u end up with VERY sticky gloopy fondant underneath, i usually ice the cake on the board......then roll out a long piece, and add it round the sides....you also waste less fondant that way!! or some people cover the board with wrapping paper for different effects.

as for the jungle cupcake covers....they are so cute!! are they from wilton? i can get my hands on a few wilton items...what are the names of them?

 

[pinkmummy]

Yeah they are from wilton hun. I want all of them except for the circus themed ones

https://www.wilton.com/store/site/department.cfm?dc=17.7&killnav=1&lid=tcb_newbirthdayproducts xx

 

[nuttymummy]

yeah they are the new ones, ill have to wait till i get my new catalogue to see if they are available to me.....you can also try ebay

 

[taperjeangirl]

LOL Tracey I tried your way once and was crap at it! So took th easy route, forgot to say though, I do cut a circle out of the fondant before I lay the cake on it!!

 

[pinkmummy]

yeah they are the new ones, ill have to wait till i get my new catalogue to see if they are available to me.....you can also try ebay

Thats usually the first thing I think of!! LOL

I've been thinking lately. I'm only going to sell cupcakes. I really don't feel comfortable enough with my big cake making abilities

I am doing Thomas' birthday next week and I will only be making them for friends and family as birthday gifts

I find making and decorating the cupcakes so much easier! The only problem is if I am to sell them via the net then I can only send them with icing not butter icing or frosting coz I wrap them in bubble wrap to make sure they are well packaged!!

 

[taperjeangirl]

yeah they are the new ones, ill have to wait till i get my new catalogue to see if they are available to me.....you can also try ebay

Thats usually the first thing I think of!! LOL

I've been thinking lately. I'm only going to sell cupcakes. I really don't feel comfortable enough with my big cake making abilities

I am doing Thomas' birthday next week and I will only be making them for friends and family as birthday gifts

I find making and decorating the cupcakes so much easier! The only problem is if I am to sell them via the net then I can only send them with icing not butter icing or frosting coz I wrap them in bubble wrap to make sure they are well packaged!!

you could just sell them local for now?

Good idea on the cake front, I've been doing it a year and still dont feel confident enough to charge for cakes! Hence why I am always out of pocket when i do make them for people!!!

you could post fondant cupcakes, and keep buttercream ones local x

 

[nuttymummy]

LOL Tracey I tried your way once and was crap at it! So took th easy route, forgot to say though, I do cut a circle out of the fondant before I lay the cake on it!!

lol, i have to say it is quite difficult!! i find covering the whole thing is WAAAY easier...i just didnt like the waste n the gloopy mess afterwards LOL

I've been thinking lately. I'm only going to sell cupcakes.
The only problem is if I am to sell them via the net then I can only send them with icing not butter icing or frosting coz I wrap them in bubble wrap to make sure they are well packaged!!

i would just sell them local too....imagine you are on the other end......youve been dying to get cupcakes n finally they arrive through the post.....only to open them n youve paid good money for ones that have been squashed or demolished in the post......i wouldnt be very happy!!. your best bet is to do local....i dont send mine, if they dont collect...they dont get it, simple as that! LOL

 

[x-Rainbow-x]

im bored so thought i would ask you all a few questions that we could all answer

What was the first "proper" cake you made ?

whats your favourite cupcake / cake you have made ?

what your favourite flavour cake?

what cake/cupcakes are you making next?

What cake / cupcake would you LOVE to make?

What has been your biggest disaster?

if you could choose anything what would you have for your own birthday cake ??

 

[x-Rainbow-x]

heres mine

What was the first "proper" cake you made ?

was my nephews birthday cake when he was 4
https://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww275/rainbowprincess83_2009/10-08-07_1635.jpg

whats your favourite cupcake / cake you have made ?

was my sisters 18th birthday cake
https://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww275/rainbowprincess83_2009/DSC00009.jpg

what your favourite flavour cake?

coconut

what cake/cupcakes are you making next?

gonna make a black and white stripe one for someone my sister knows

What cake / cupcake would you LOVE to make?

i would love to do this one
https://www.cakehead.com/archives/Rainbow%20Cake.jpg

What has been your biggest disaster?

some little men things i tried , total disaster, and a bus cake that got wrecked

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=723818&id=589176171
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...hp?pid=3240402&id=589176171&fbid=212985286171


if you could choose anything what would you have for your own birthday cake ??

a care bear cake
like this but better

https://bludomain25.com/~theart//site_images/galleries/gallery35/Carebear_Cake.JPG

 

[myasmumma]

i dont make cakes cause i suck but thought youd might like this site as i found my chocolate on there lol

https://www.squires-shop.com/ibf/index.php?p=home