Homemade Cakes thread

code-a-holic

Do we have a cake thread that i might have missed. More and more people attempt their own birthday cakes and as a novice I look around for inspiration and tips, and think it would be great to have a thread showcasing everyones effort at cake making.
I've spent all weekend doing a princess belle , will go take a photo and upload it in a minute!
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code-a-holic

Has anyone made a star wars cake - or have any ideas? Im not very excited by the idea of a darth vadar like my son has asked for - id get very black hands trying it!!

AnnaLicious_2

I made a reese's peanut butter cup cake this weekend if anyone would like the recipe? Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting around the sides and middle, peanut butter frosting on top. It went down a treat with my friends.

Decorating isn't my thing, but I love baking and making them yummy. If you're looking for general baking cakes tips, I'd say always always sift everything - icing sugar, flour, cocoa, all of it.

vikki_louise

AnnaLicious wrote: »

I made a reese's peanut butter cup cake this weekend if anyone would like the recipe? Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting around the sides and middle, peanut butter frosting on top. It went down a treat with my friends.

Decorating isn't my thing, but I love baking and making them yummy. If you're looking for general baking cakes tips, I'd say always always sift everything - icing sugar, flour, cocoa, all of it.

I would LOVE the recipe please, it sounds soooo good!

code-a-holic

AnnaLicious wrote: »

I made a reese's peanut butter cup cake this weekend if anyone would like the recipe? Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting around the sides and middle, peanut butter frosting on top. It went down a treat with my friends.

Decorating isn't my thing, but I love baking and making them yummy. If you're looking for general baking cakes tips, I'd say always always sift everything - icing sugar, flour, cocoa, all of it.

Peanut butter frosting - My dh would love that!

zippybungle

code-a-holic wrote: »

Has anyone made a star wars cake - or have any ideas? Im not very excited by the idea of a darth vadar like my son has asked for - id get very black hands trying it!!

You could use a Cake Topper. I used to sell them on ebay.

Zippy x

rubyrara

I would love the recipe too pls AnnaLicious!

nuttybabe

code-a-holic wrote: »

Do we have a cake thread that i might have missed. More and more people attempt their own birthday cakes and as a novice I look around for inspiration and tips, and think it would be great to have a thread showcasing everyones effort at cake making.
I've spent all weekend doing a princess belle , will go take a photo and upload it in a minute!
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that cake is amazing. how did you make it?

sethsgran

Yes please for the recipe. The Belle cake is fabulous, will keep that in mind for my grandaughters

code-a-holic

The belle cake is 4 8" sponge cakes and sponge cooked in a pyrex bowl. The domed sponge from the bowl is sliced in half. With a pastry cutter cut a hole in the middle of all the layers then fill and stack with the dome on top. Freezed for 20 mins then with a serrated knife shape the cake to make the shape of the ballgown. I then gave it a butter icing crumb coat, chilled, then a fondant layer. I made the frills by cutting circles with a serrated edge, slice in half and then used a pen to roll it out to soften the serrated edge. The doll is wrapped naked in cling film and stands in the hole. The icing is then piped on to make a bodice.

ebsalita

This thread is a great idea - a complete inspiration! :A

Wow your cake is lovely - how long did that take you to make - it looks perfect!

I too love to bake cakes - I'm into making face cakes (cakes with edible photos on top). I've also made some lovely chocolate cakes - see below a snapshot of some of my creations - it's addictive, isn't it?

I get all my photo cake toppers from:

http://!!!!!!/ifacecakeebay7inch



Two of my very special facecakes:





This one I made for my nephew:




I get all my photo icing toppers from the link below - they do different sizes and I'm keen to try them all - let me know if you decide to have a go...

http://!!!!!!/ifacecakeebay7inch

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