JessieBee
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
I'm hoping all you cake making ladies (or anyone that likes to bake) can help me.
I've got my daughters birthday coming up soon and I'm planning on making her a birthday cake, only trouble is I can't seem to be able to bake a decent cake, a pancake yeah but a nice well risen sponge no lol.
I tried making my sisters cake for her 30th but every one I done just came out so flat that I had to restort to getting some help from asda and just ended up decorating an iced fruit cake (that part came out really nice as I put all sugar paste flowers on etc) but I just can't seem to bake a cake and it's driving me nuts! I was taught to bake cakes at primary school and I've got a few recipe books that I've follwed but it's just not happening :cry:
The only thing I can think it could be is that I haven't got an electric whisk? For some stupid reason when I was doing a spring clean in my kitchen I threw out my blender that had a whisk attachment with it so could this be it? Again though, I can't remember using one at school and the cakes seemed to come out fine.
Anyway if there's anyone that could give me a bit of advice I will be very grateful:green: no doubt I am going to have to make 20 odd before I turn out a decent one lol
I'm hoping all you cake making ladies (or anyone that likes to bake) can help me.
I've got my daughters birthday coming up soon and I'm planning on making her a birthday cake, only trouble is I can't seem to be able to bake a decent cake, a pancake yeah but a nice well risen sponge no lol.
I tried making my sisters cake for her 30th but every one I done just came out so flat that I had to restort to getting some help from asda and just ended up decorating an iced fruit cake (that part came out really nice as I put all sugar paste flowers on etc) but I just can't seem to bake a cake and it's driving me nuts! I was taught to bake cakes at primary school and I've got a few recipe books that I've follwed but it's just not happening :cry:
The only thing I can think it could be is that I haven't got an electric whisk? For some stupid reason when I was doing a spring clean in my kitchen I threw out my blender that had a whisk attachment with it so could this be it? Again though, I can't remember using one at school and the cakes seemed to come out fine.
Anyway if there's anyone that could give me a bit of advice I will be very grateful:green: no doubt I am going to have to make 20 odd before I turn out a decent one lol