Cash from Baking??

pennib

Oohh an igloo with lights looking forward to seeing that.

Rubyru; Hope you manage to do your cake. It sounds absolutely delicious....I'll be around the minute it's finished

Kirsty262

stardrops42 wrote: »

Hi Kirsty

Thats something I still find really difficult, getting the fondant to go on smooth :mad:. I got myself a few cake decorating books from the library and watched lots of videos on you tube Make sure you are using good quality fondant, the supermarket stuff is rubbish! I use regal ice from my local sugarcraft shop rolled out about 1/4" thick. I also use cornflour to roll it out but you have to be quick or the fondant will dry out and crack. Make sure you only use a thin coat of buttercream under the fondant otherwise that can cause problems when trying to get it smooth. Are you using proper smoothers for your fondant? These are vital for a smooth finish. I find that even if a cake looks a bit bumpy when it's first covered if I just keep smoothing it as the fondant dries it usually looks fine when it's done. I'm self taught and no expert but I hope that helps;)

I have bought an icing smoother so will try again. Thank you for your help

stardrops42

Had a busy week last week, besides the shed cake I also made a Hello Kitty cake (which I forgot to photograph:mad:) and the cake below. This cake was for a colleague's son who loves to mow the lawn

pennib

Stardrops That is brilliant. It made me laugh, very clever.

stardrops42

pennib wrote: »

Stardrops That is brilliant. It made me laugh, very clever.

Thanks but I can't take credit for the design. I just tweaked it to suit;)

Microwave_Dinner

Kirsty262 wrote: »

I have bought an icing smoother so will try again. Thank you for your help

Re cracking, best thing to do is be patient and continue to stroke and rub your cake for ages! Honestly, it will smooth over the most awful messes if you give it time.

Sugarpaste is much easier to roll out in warm weather.

Microwave_Dinner

stardrops42 wrote: »

I don't find it very profitable really but then again I spend so long on my cakes I would have to charge people a fortune if I charged by the hour:rotfl:I think cake making is quite hard work for not much money. You really have to do it because you enjoy it as I don't think it will make you rich;) I do it more as a hobby and not as a job though.

Agree, I stopped making birthday cakes to sell as I was taking 12-18hrs to bake and decorate them. It's all far to stressy doing it last minute so cake is fresh too. Love looking at them though.

lisawood78

You can't spam your business here

bezybee

hi i was wondering if you could help me.

i was lookin to price supplies ans was wondering if you had any recomendations on where to get the coloured sugarpaste, sticks for cake pops, and the candy melts etc. i have found 250g of sugarpast for £1.49. and a think a bag of candy melts was about £3.00. could anybody recommend a good place to order such things?

pennib

Just seen your question. Sorry I'm not into baking like this lot! But I have seen some things in H*bbycraft or E*bay but I don't know if these are the cheapest places to buy.