Way off topic Cake Decorating?? - Page 2

Lucia Etch · **I did. -** 27-01-08, 10:48 PM

I decorated cakes for years, when my daughters were small.
I want the new Wilton 3d cup cake pan.

NEW Wilton GIANT DIMENSIONS 3D CUPCAKE CAKE PAN
I just dont have an excuse/reason to get it.
I have the hot lips pan out on the kitchen counter for Valentine's Day and earlier today, I cut the cardboard for 3 cakes.
I now have to schedule the time to bake, before Valentines Day passes.
Back in the day, I did cakes for weddings,money makes (schools/church)
adult parties, and children's parties. I didn't know how to make money doing it so I gave up.
Baking is a huge relax time for me.

soriminah · 28-01-08, 02:16 PM

I love looking through cake decorating books. I've had to do a few over the years. I made a witch for a bday cake and I did my sisters wedding cake.

My fave was when I had to do a xmas fruit cake for catering at high school. We had to bake the cake and then decorate with marzipan. I had a great time doing it making marzipan flowers and I did lacey piping around the sides.

I was going to do one for my 30th. I've seen a book on naughty birthday cakes and was going to do a naked man or something similar as my birthday was dirty 30s theme but didn't get around to it. Had I known I could have put my order in to hippy-chick since naked men were her speciality.

hippy-chick · 28-01-08, 05:16 PM

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hippy-chick since naked men were her speciality.

I beg your pardon? What are you trying to imply? (said in an outraged Hycanith Boquet voice)

dee · 28-01-08, 06:17 PM

oooh i wanna do a cake decorating course coz i think they are so fab, i like baking infact i might just go try that recipe of glynis's ,
can you use anything else instead of buttermilk ?? i aint got any of that , lol

Peter Pan · 28-01-08, 08:16 PM

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oooh i wanna do a cake decorating course coz i think they are so fab, i like baking infact i might just go try that recipe of glynis's ,
can you use anything else instead of buttermilk ?? i aint got any of that , lol

i have tried it without the buttermilk and to be honest, its just not the same.

oh and bye the way, i use the betty crocker premium chocolate filling. its absolutely deeeeee lishhhhhhhhhhhh

wobbly · **cake decorating! -** 30-01-08, 12:55 PM

Cake I made for my next door neighbour for her 21st birthday, a couple of years ago.

sian1979 · 30-01-08, 01:41 PM

my mum does cakes.....very clever if you ask me....she is in the process of doing one for my niece for sat. here is a photo of my daughters cake...just the top layer!!!!! the bottom was used for her birthday party the day before.
she loved it as you can see.
i will try and find some more

JoJoPearce · 30-01-08, 02:18 PM

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as jess said - this is how you can store it IF you want to

No cake in my house would get to the fridge. Straight in my tummy. Yum Yum!

Rach · 30-01-08, 04:16 PM

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CHOCOLATE CAKE

5 oz/140gm Softened butter
8oz/250gm caster sugar
2 eggs
2oz/55gm self-raising flour
5 and half oz/165gm plain flour
¾ tsp bicarb
2oz/60gm cocoa powder
Small carton butter milk (tesco’s)
Baking time 1 – 1 ¼ hours

1. preheat oven to 180℃ (350℉/gas 4)
2. Lightly grease tin and line.
3. Beat butter and sugar with electric beaters until light and fluffy.
4. add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition
5. fold in combined flours, bicard and cocoa powder alternately with the butter milk
6. spoon into tin and smooth the surface

Once cooked, leave in tin for 5 mins before turning out onto wire rack.

Storage: keep in airtight container in fridge for a week, or freeze for 2 months

this is a fab recipe jess. works EVERYTIME

Hi Glynis,

This recipe sounds fab, i will try it out! What size tin do you use for this?

Rachel xx

kitkat68 · 30-01-08, 06:36 PM

I love cake decorating! I really want to take a class to get better. I do all of the character cakes for my neices and nephews. Here are some of my pics:

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Peter Pan · 30-01-08, 07:18 PM

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Hi Glynis,

This recipe sounds fab, i will try it out! What size tin do you use for this?

Rachel xx

7" round tin flower

kitkat68 · 30-01-08, 07:41 PM

What is bicarb?