Baking quick questions

Gettingtherequickly

Hi

I am finishing my nightclass next week and will be baking a celebratory cake!

I plan to cover with cooking chocolate, which in theory, should be less messy for transporting, but what can I use to write on the cake, as it seems pointless not to show off my new language skills!

MrsCrafty

This is the best frosting I have ever made - not too rich

http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/09/perfect-cupcake-frosting-and-filling/

ragz_2

I'd use icing, or melted white chocolate, either in a piping bag with a thin nozzle or one of those icing tools. Or you can buy writing icing tubes but I find them to be rubbish.

Gettingtherequickly

Didn't think about white chocolate, supposed I was thinking about having to use my icing set. Agree with you about the writing tubes, definitely a waste of money!

cookhead

MrsCrafty wrote: »

This is the best frosting I have ever made - not too rich

Anybody care to put this into units I can understand please

3 T Flour
1/2 C milk (whole milk is best, but I used non-fat when it’s all I have and it’s actually fine)
1/2 C real butter
1/2 C sugar (that’s granulated sugar, not powdered sugar)
1 t vanilla extract, or other flavor if you wish.

EDIT**

Can't add the link as apparently as new user I can't post links - it's the link from Mrscraftys post above.

spandles

Nutella for a quick solution.

I spread it on with knife so can't advise you about trying to pipe it.

I've just made a batch of cupcakes: vanilla and chocolate. The vanilla have glace icing on (icing sugar and water) and the chocs are covered in the Nutella. All then topped with 100' and 1000's and cherrys.:D

angeltreats

cookhead wrote: »

Anybody care to put this into units I can understand please

3 tablespoons Flour
120ml milk (whole milk is best, but I used non-fat when it’s all I have and it’s actually fine)
115g real butter
95g sugar (that’s granulated sugar, not powdered sugar)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract, or other flavor if you wish.

Rough conversions, give or take a few ml/g. I hate cup measurements! :mad:

zippychick

ive merged this with baking quick questions

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funkymonkey849

I'm in the middle of making a birthday cake and realised I have no icing sugar!! It's a chocolate cake and the filling was going to be chocolate butter cream.

I have tried to whizz up some sugar in the food processer but it's just not getting small enough

What can I use as the filling? No need for topping.

I have butter, cocoa powder, a very small amount of chocolate (about 30g), jam (which is plan b!)

Help me pleeeaaasee!!!

Linda32

I'd use Jam as a filling. HTH