Cash from Baking??

babyplum

Well it didn't turn out exactly as i had planned and i had a few minor disasters along the way. Including one of my cakes not being cooked in the middle when i sliced the top off!! GAH!!! So the bottom tier isn't as deep as i had planned but oh well.

Covering the top tier with sugarpaste was a complete nightmare! I'm not the best at covering cakes but a tier that tall was horrendeous! There are lots of little blips and they was a big crack across the back which i covered with clouds! There are lots of things strategically place on this cake! LOL

But i think it turned out ok in the end:



Thanks for the tips Karen! xx

esmer

WOW! Im making a cake next week for DD's 3rd. Nothing like you guys............ How do you do the name like that? Im just going to put flowers and butterfies on it, as long as its ping DD will love it. I have a number 3 candle somewhere

stardrops42

Wow babyplum thats brilliant:beer: I think you did a fantastic job!

karenccs67

babyplum wrote: »

Well it didn't turn out exactly as i had planned and i had a few minor disasters along the way. Including one of my cakes not being cooked in the middle when i sliced the top off!! GAH!!! So the bottom tier isn't as deep as i had planned but oh well.

Covering the top tier with sugarpaste was a complete nightmare! I'm not the best at covering cakes but a tier that tall was horrendeous! There are lots of little blips and they was a big crack across the back which i covered with clouds! There are lots of things strategically place on this cake! LOL

But i think it turned out ok in the end:



Thanks for the tips Karen! xx

Wow, thats fantastic, well done you, Im impressed. xxx

Pembroke

I wonder if anyone has any suggestions ? I bought a packet of Dr Oetkers ready to roll icing a couple of months ago and used part of it. I thought I had wrapped it up sufficiently but when I came to use it for my Christmas cake recently it has gone hard.

Is there any way of reviving it ?

stardrops42

Pembroke wrote: »

I wonder if anyone has any suggestions ? I bought a packet of Dr Oetkers ready to roll icing a couple of months ago and used part of it. I thought I had wrapped it up sufficiently but when I came to use it for my Christmas cake recently it has gone hard.

Is there any way of reviving it ?

I'm not sure if you can save it really :think: but I would try popping it in the microwave for about 10 - 20 seconds and maybe try kneading it with a bit of trex if you have some;)

karenccs67

_party_Happy New Year & lots of happy baking in 2011 everyone. xxx_party__party_

Blue_Fox

karenccs67 wrote: »

_party_Happy New Year & lots of happy baking in 2011 everyone. xxx_party__party_

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! and lots and lots of orders in the new year to all of us!!

Kelly-Lou

Hi to everyone and a happy new year, I am a bit of a lurker on here. I would like to ask those of you who sell their cakes a question. What brand of ingrediants do you use in your cakes? I am wanting to start to bake to sell at the moment I use Bero flour and Lurpak butter for my cupcakes, are the cheaper products just as good??? Thank you to anyone that takes the time to answer this

leni

sorry, I haven't read all this thread but are any of you members of the British Sugarcraft Guild? It has a invaluable forum https://www.bsguk.org

The reason I ask is it costs £25ish to join per year but you can then take out their insurance for £16 PER ANNUM if cakes/cupcakes turnover is less than £7500 and it's not your only business!

I've had my cake dec business for just over 2.5years and will probably be giving up my full-time employment and doing cake only as I become a mum this year - the people on that website have been very supportive/friendly and social as any internet person can be! Worth a look!