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Icing options for chocolate yoghurt cake?
mrbadexample
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I wonder if you have any good ideas....
I've just made a CYC.
As you can see, the top doesn't look very appealing. This is because I now use spray-on stuff to line the tin with, and it makes the sides slide up and over the top of the mixture when its cooking, IYSWIM? There's no difference to the taste, but it makes it look a bit funny. (It probably had 5 minutes longer than it needed in the oven, too.
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As this is for other people to eat (I'm going to Shropshire Sarracenias' open day tomorrow to see what lovely carnivorous plants are about. The host supplies refreshments, but I thought it would be nice to chip in.) I want to tart it up a bit.
I thought I'd ice the top, but bearing in mind it'll be sat on a table outside and it's likely to be warm tomorrow, I don't think that buttercream icing would be a good choice. So, any ideas? If you're thinking chocolate, I must warn you that all I've got in is a 100g bag of plain chocolate chips, which probably won't go very far.
I'd like it to be quick too....
Cheers,
MBE
I wonder if you have any good ideas....
I've just made a CYC.
As you can see, the top doesn't look very appealing. This is because I now use spray-on stuff to line the tin with, and it makes the sides slide up and over the top of the mixture when its cooking, IYSWIM? There's no difference to the taste, but it makes it look a bit funny. (It probably had 5 minutes longer than it needed in the oven, too.
)As this is for other people to eat (I'm going to Shropshire Sarracenias' open day tomorrow to see what lovely carnivorous plants are about. The host supplies refreshments, but I thought it would be nice to chip in.) I want to tart it up a bit.
I thought I'd ice the top, but bearing in mind it'll be sat on a table outside and it's likely to be warm tomorrow, I don't think that buttercream icing would be a good choice. So, any ideas? If you're thinking chocolate, I must warn you that all I've got in is a 100g bag of plain chocolate chips, which probably won't go very far.
I'd like it to be quick too....
Cheers,
MBE
If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
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Hi there
When you do ice it.... if you turn it upside down you have a nice flat surface to work with
and use a dollop of the icing to stick the cake to the plate.. looks yummy by the way -6 -8 -3 -1.5 -2.5 -3 -1.5-3.50 -
I think it would have to be a chocolate fudge topping but you'd need to nip out and get some cocoa powder.
6 oz icing sugar
2 oz cocoa powder
-sift into a bowl
3 oz butter
4 oz castor sugar
4 tablespoons of water
- disolve in a pan and bring just to the boil before adding to the icing sugar and cocoa powder mixture. Stir well to remove any lumps, then pour/spread onto the cake. Decorate with flake pieces, nuts or whatever you have to hand.
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Pink-winged wrote: »but you'd need to nip out and get some cocoa powder.
No I wouldn't.
Would the chocolate fudge icing be ok on a warm day? Not too soft?
If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.0 -
mrbadexample wrote: »No I wouldn't.
Would the chocolate fudge icing be ok on a warm day? Not too soft?
It would be fine on a warm day, although obviously it's best not to leave it in direct sunlight. The icing sets quite quickly so you need to work fast when you add the wet mixture to the dry mix....but hardens and has held up well for me in warm weather.
Pink0 -
Pink-winged wrote: »It would be fine on a warm day, although obviously it's best not to leave it in direct sunlight. The icing sets quite quickly so you need to work fast when you add the wet mixture to the dry mix....but hardens and has held up well for me in warm weather.
Pink
That'll do for me then. Cheers Pink. :T If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.0 -
Looking at the size of your cake you may need to make one and half times the mix. I usually do that to cover two 8'' sponges. For the texture it reminds me of ganache.
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Pink-winged wrote: »Looking at the size of your cake you may need to make one and half times the mix. I usually do that to cover two 8'' sponges. For the texture it reminds me of ganache.
Pink
It's an 8" cake..... If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.0 -
mrbadexample wrote: »It's an 8" cake.....
Then go with the original mixture and it should coat the sides as well.
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mrbadexample wrote:As this is for other people to eat (I'm going to Shropshire Sarracenias' open day tomorrow to see what lovely carnivorous plants are about. The host supplies refreshments, but I thought it would be nice to chip in.) I want to tart it up a bit.
Cookery words are taking over. :rotfl:
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