Cake Making & Baking Group

[taperjeangirl]

I am super impressed! Well done!

I am having a VERY bad day! My cooker has died on me!!!! I have a cake ordered for Sunday, which if need be I will be making at SIL's house.

But next week I am due to make a mahooosive cake for a birthday party of 80, and aparently they all want a bit so it needs to be quite big!
I just hope I can get a cooker delivered in time cos I wouldnt feel right using someone elses power and hogging their kitchen all day for that one!!

 

[Gwizz]

thats really really cute, where did u get your figures from ?

Its the Fisher-price Little People Zoo - got the set off ebay

TJG - Hope your cooker gets sorted soon, Not only for your cakes but general day to day dinners lol!! These things always happen when u dont need them too :S

 

[nuttymummy]

Gwizz...i think ur cake is utterly amazing!! its mega cute and youve used lots of toffees/biscuits etc really creatively...im in awe of it!!

kriskitten...the cutters are called funky. xx

i have some more marsbar melts n t's choc orange to do on friday....

cant wait to see more of everyones cake pics!!!

o BTW, the waterfall was made from chocolate flavoured fondant, with piping gel xx

 

[x-Rainbow-x]

grrrrrr some people make me mad!!!

theres someone who wants a wedding cake off me ,
shes messaged me yesterday and i said that i will do one the best i can but she needs to understand that i am not professional to any standard , she said she accepted that and liked the cakes that i had done previously.

she told me what she wanted - all fruit 12 10 8 with ribbon , piped hearts, fancy trim etc

i priced it up and even using the cheapest stuff i can find to actually make it it will cost £109 without the 14 hours the cakes will be in the oven or the labour costs

she says she wants it for £100 and im like

the cake she showed me as an example was £440 does she think that these people make over £300 profit on cakes that they make???

so ive told her to have a look else where to see if she can get anyone to make it cheaper

rant over !!

 

[pinkmummy]

Good on you Lea! Cheeky cow!! Tell her to buy all the ingredients and give her a list and then tell her its £100 on top for labour then see waht she says xx

 

[x-Rainbow-x]

ive gave her an itemised list of what i would need so she knew i wasnt lying

she wants it for the middle of april which is quite near and i got alex's cakes to make too so i dunno if i wanna make it but will need the money if rob loses his job

 

[taperjeangirl]

is it for fruit cakes? You could make them well in advance if it is

Some people have no idea do they!!

did you list her the cake boards/boxes ribbons etc, cos I find they are all the bits that add alot onto it

 

[nuttymummy]

cheeky cow!! tell her where to go n do whats most important...alex's birthday cake!!

i know u sed u need the money hun...but your not guna actually earn anything...then youll have less time to do alex's n spend time away from him doing cakes for nothing!!! what a cheek!

 

[Gwizz]

Lol the cheek of it ... Id be over the moon with £220 - £250 to pay for a wedding cake if it would have cost £440 - Half price!!! let alone £109! ... your too nice for your own good by the sounds of it lol!

 

[xxxjacxxx]

wow some of these cakes are fab! well donr girls.

Ive been posting in thew other thread but it seems to have gone a bit dead can I come in here?

I am learning....I only ever made a cake at school

My goal is to make this cake for Leo's 1st birthday on 17th april

but replace the one character on the top with 5 smaller figures from yo gabba gabba.

My first ever cake is in the oven!!!!! I'm going to have a few go's at getting the sponge right before I start with the decorating.

 

[x-Rainbow-x]

good luck jac cant wait to see pics!!

it will look fab!!

 

[x-Rainbow-x]

does anyone know where i can get the little star cutter like whats on the board here ?

https://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee164/cakesbyjean/1cake-Luke.jpg

 

[xxxjacxxx]

Ohhh I dont know but thats lovely!

My first ever cake is ready

I was covered in icing sugar it was all over me, my kitchen looked like a bombs hit it ...but here's my cake

fresh out of the oven
https://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jakscooby/bnb%20selling/IMG_4168.jpg

and with buttercream and jam (recipe curtesy of TJG)
https://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jakscooby/bnb%20selling/IMG_4177.jpg
https://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/jakscooby/bnb%20selling/IMG_4178.jpg

a few little glitches, like i used all the icing sugar and dint have any to sieve over the cake at the end so i got the box out of the bin and shook it over, it came out in a big lump, My cut was a little wonky on one side and i think theres too much buttercream.....is it meant to spurge out of the sides?

 

[x-Rainbow-x]

it looks fab jac, i can never get my sponge that deep!

 

[taperjeangirl]

wow well done Jac! It looks fab, if you were just having it like that (a victoria sponge) it would be fine to have that much buttercream! I tend to use a little less than that when I am covering them in fondant

It looks amazing for your first go!

Leanne have you tried ebay? I have a few sets with stars al different sizes and I'm sure that where I got them!

 

[taperjeangirl]

My spangly new cooker arrives tomorrow!!! It is all stainless steel and ceramic inside so i am a bit scared of using it!!
Will need to have a practice cake tomorrow as I have to make one for real on Saturday!

 

[x-Rainbow-x]

oooh bet ur excited!! mines really old,could do with a new one but dont think ill be getting one anytime soon!

 

[Eoz]

https://www.jmldirect.com/product.a...tm_campaign=JML_Products_2&changecurrency=GBP

Is this tin any good peeps?

 

[x-Rainbow-x]

looks fab!

 

[taperjeangirl]

Zoe I would just carve a cupcake, I was scared to do it but it turned out quite easy!

Aparently if you do it in the giant cupcake tins they go stodgy in the middle.