Hello ladies,
Could you help? What is the secret to a rising cake? How long should i fold it for? (think im maybe not doing it long enough?
Also in the UK what do i need if i was to start my own cake business from home?
Thank you!! xx
there isnt really any secret to a rising cake....just dont open the door too early!!
if u want it to rise loads for just eating, turn up your oven slightly and youll get a well risen cake...but with a peak. if you need to cake to be iced, youll have to turn the oven down to minimise the dome in the middle.
as for all this sieving 3 times..folding etc. no matter HOW u mix it...a cake will turn out the same!! its the same ingredients!!
hell..u could even chuck all the ingredients in all at once n do it that way!!
but the best way is to cream the marg n sugar till pale...add the eggs n mix for quite a while, add the flour and only mix till incorporated, or else u will start to beat the air out of it. to me, all this sieving etc is just extra work!!
as for starting a business....first u need to make sure ur cakes come out perfectly nearly everytime
, LOTS of practice and confidence that your cake is going to come out ok....ive been making cakes since i was 13....and i still wont start a business....there are people out there way better than me.
as for the pikachu cake......bake 2 square ones (thats what i do for a rectangle! LOL) get a pic of pikachu off the internet, and trace the outline onto greaseproof paper, cut him out, place him on the cake n just cut the cake into the shape of pikachu. cover it all yellow, and then all u have to do is cut details out of pre coloured fondant, instead of trying to do the whole pikachu.
or....even easier, just do his face!!! or a pokeball?
