New Nappy Cake

natnat13

Kelly-Lou wrote: »

Hi

Does any1 have any good links to show me how to do the swirling method please? What method do most people use, I have rolled mt 1st cake but I think I have done it too tight and so used lots of nappies (not cost effective LOL)

Check out page 142 of this thread, Becs did a good discription with pictures, it certianly helped me x

Kelly-Lou

Hi

That's fab thanks for that x

ltnc

Thanks lady's I was think of putting a section on the website where they pay for the basic one, two or three tier cake then by seperate for each bit they would like to add for example comb and brush set £2.00 but i'm not sure how much to put the cake tiers for

Kelly-Lou

Hi

I quickly swirled the top 2 layers of a cake but I am now stuck as to how many nappies to use for swirling the bottom layer. Also I'm not sure if I have used enough nappies, the top layer used 9 nappies, the middle layer I used 13 is this enough/not enough. Sorry to be a pain and keep asking ? Oh heck must dash nursery pick up time I got carried away with nappies LOL

natnat13

I usually have about 18 on the bottom, 10 on the middle and 6 on the top but it varies depending on how even it is, what's inside and what you're covering them with if you're covering the layers, a fleecey blanket will bulk out a layer where as a muslin won't. Hope that helps

Kelly-Lou

Thanks gain for that I will have another play with it 2nite. Where's the best place for towels? I have done a cake with a bale we had as a wedding gift but they are very thin!

natnat13

M&S do towel bales for £7.50 or I bought some from Adsa the other day which were pretty good

lizalloareds

Kelly-Lou wrote: »

Thanks gain for that I will have another play with it 2nite. Where's the best place for towels? I have done a cake with a bale we had as a wedding gift but they are very thin!

i have used Asda hooded baby towels and they are quite nice or what about Matalan

Kelly-Lou

Well I had a proper go last nite using the swirling method I must say I am very impressed with it even my OH said it looked good and I should sell it!! He never usually shows an interest in anything I make, I think he gets fed up with the dining room looking like a craft shop :rotfl:

I am now hooked on the nappy cakes and am going shopping 2day to see what bits I can get to add to my cakes!

I am very intersted in how/where people sell their cakes, website/facebook or is word of mouth the best way to go

vikki_louise

I like the swirled look, but unlike what others have said on here I tend to find it uses more nappies, does anyone else find that?

My neighbour came around yesterday to ask if I would be able to do a cake by the weekend, luckily it was a boys one and i had one 3/4 done, its my last tigger cake which has been my best seller-I hate it when shops keep changing what they sell! This is the first tigger one i made


May marks a year since i started doing them, thank you to everyone on here who encouraged me to give it a go, I never believed anyone would buy one of them (my ones that is, not all your amazing ones) but am so pleased with how the past year has gone