Cash from Baking??

Kim_Possible

THe Hummingbird bakery Fb says Silverspoon Red is equally as good as an alternative to Dr Otkear's
HTH someone

Kim_Possible

Kim_Possible wrote: »

Can I ask a quick cupcake related question:
I want to bake several types of cupcakes (vanilla, choc, lemon etc)
I have one mixer.... so I have read that once liquid is added to the dry ingredients the chemical reaction starts.... so i shouldnt leave the batter to sit??? is this correct.
The oven has two shelves but I would have to let one batter sit while i mixed the 2nd batch then prep into cases and into oven. So how can i bake several different types of cupcakes effectively?
Ps. I read along regularly in awe!

esmer wrote: »

Its fine to leave it until you have a cupcake pan free either in the fridge, or on the worktop. The magic works when the batter hits the oven at the right temperature, thats why you cant open the oven too soon after the cakes going in. HTH

Just wanted to say thank you to esmer as the cupcakes turned out well, here a pic, if a little blurry!
Love following the creationson this thread, v inspiring

karenccs67

Kim_Possible wrote: »

Just wanted to say thank you to esmer as the cupcakes turned out well, here a pic, if a little blurry!
Love following the creationson this thread, v inspiring

very nice x

Kim_Possible

thanks but not a patch on your creations Karen!
Bluefire-I love thoese pink butterflies on the cream giant cupcake above, are they hand made or bought?

babyrut

Right my little ebaying began last Sunday and I now have just over £20 to spend on some cake decorating equipment, any suggestions for must haves???

esmer

Welldone on the cakes they look great

esmer

babyrut wrote: »

Right my little ebaying began last Sunday and I now have just over £20 to spend on some cake decorating equipment, any suggestions for must haves???

Think it depends on what your doing? Cup cakes or sugarpaste?

I would get

Disposable piping bag
Wilton 1m nozzle

The daisy flower cutting tool/plunger
Small sugarpaste roller
Foam board to shape.

That's a small start, it's where I began

owlet

Esmer & Bluefire:

Thank you for your replies on storing the cupcakes in the plastic boxes. Sorry not to post sooner but I have had flu.

I tried cooling, decorating and then putting in the plastic box the next day and they were fine. I will have to do that but I don't want the buttercream to dry out - they had started to harden on the outside but biting into them, they were still lush. I guess the buttercream will do that to some extent anyway.

esmer

Buttercream will always have some crystallisation, part of the science

babyrut

esmer wrote: »

Think it depends on what your doing? Cup cakes or sugarpaste?

I would get

Disposable piping bag
Wilton 1m nozzle

The daisy flower cutting tool/plunger
Small sugarpaste roller
Foam board to shape.

That's a small start, it's where I began

Oooh lovely thanks was thinking of getting a 2d nozzle too, going to check out ebay tomorrow and see what I can find, do you recommend any good sellers there?? Very exciting going to update my blog in a min too
caryscupcakes.blogspot.com
if your interested