What have you baked today?

kah22

purpledonkey wrote: »

Hello, some Americans do use all/partial shortening in their buttercream as it doesn't really taste of anything but it's excellent for making buttercream flowers that hold up in the heat, particularly if using a Swiss buttercream recipe. Like the post mentions above Trex is the equivalent here (a non hydrogenated vegetable fat). I would recommend not using lard - it is not pleasant tasting in the least for icing. Also I wouldn't use Stork either for icing unless you're making a chocolate buttercream where the taste is buried by cocoa. Here's my buttercream recipe which can be adapted for various flavours:

Makes enough icing to pipe 12 cakes if piping a rose design.

250-300g icing sugar (sifted)
100g unsalted butter (room temperature)
1 Tbsp of vanilla extract
semi-skimmed or full fat milk (about 2-3 Tbsp, sometimes more, sometimes less)

Mix all the ingredients with a little bit of milk until combined. Drip feed the milk until you have the consistency you want. For piping I mix it for about 5 minutes with a stand mixer or an electric hand whisk. Using a spoon, take a big chunk of mixture and hold it up. If it doesn't fall off after about 10 seconds it's perfect for piping.

Hope that helps and good luck!

Thanks for the reply and the recipe purpledonkey but at the moment all I'm interested in is a Practice Icing something which I can use while I'm learning to handle an icing bag.

At present for practice purpose instant mash seems to be the favourite.

camNolliesMUMMY

I'm baking this for my dh, money is very tight atm and so I found this recipe.
Two of his fav things cake and haribos lol
http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/538583/sweetie-tray-bake

Florenceem

camNolliesMUMMY wrote: »

I'm baking this for my dh, money is very tight atm and so I found this recipe.
Two of his fav things cake and haribos lol
http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/538583/sweetie-tray-bake

Thanks for this link to recipe - looks yummy.

camNolliesMUMMY

Ps I'm baking it or his bday tomorrow, something me n the kids are doing together
Ps not done orange just done vanilla.

freespirit66

Today i baked a sponge cake with lemon buttercream and lemon curd

greentiger

Nutella Brownies

dylan2011

I made JJ's herby cheese bread again - this time I added a handful of chopped chorizo I had leftover in the fridge.
Florenceem I blame you for this - I am hooked, and it seems my partner is as well. We don't usually eat much bread, but this is scrumptious.

Florenceem

As long as you only eat one piece a day - no problem. I freeze 4 bits so we can have some for lunch on other days. We are having it today.

daisiegg

Yesterday I made espresso brownies

GetRealBabe

Hi

Making a mixed fruit crumble. Will have with custard later. Yum!!!!!!!!!:)