Homemade Cakes thread

bargainhuntergill

purplevamp wrote: »

Have you tried making a little dip in the middle so it isn't the same flatness before you bake them?

Do you mean in the cake case? I use silicone, should I use paper? Or if you mean in the mixture doesnt it just settle to same all over as runny?

Emms

Try cooking them at a lower temperature. I find they rise less at 140 degrees.

awesome2_2

bargainhuntergill wrote: »

Question from novice again.....How do you get cupcakes to come out flat on top so you can do all that fancy icing?

Hi

I hollow mine with the back of a teaspoon slightly and cook on a low temp usutally about 140.
Hope this helps

purplevamp

bargainhuntergill wrote: »

Do you mean in the cake case? I use silicone, should I use paper? Or if you mean in the mixture doesnt it just settle to same all over as runny?

What I mean is when you put the mixture into the cases put a dip in it. I use both paper and silicone so it doesn't matter which one you use, but my mixture isn't normally too runny, so it keeps it's indent longer.

Hope this helps. Also try cooking at a slightly lower temperature like Emms and awesome2 suggest. Good luck :A

awesome2_2

zippybungle wrote: »

Hi,

Is the cake sticking to the mould? is that the problem? If so, you need to grease the inside of the mould with either butter or marg, then dust the inside with flour. This should definately stop the mixture from sticking. After you have finished baking the cake, I would only leave the cake for a minute of so, and then remove it from the mould, it should come away easily.

This is the recipe I always use for my Cakes

http://www.be-ro.com/f_insp.htm

If you don't want it to be a Chocolate Cake, then all you do is leave out the cocoa powder and add an extra 1oz of flour (and if you don't have any evaporated milk, just use normal milk)

I have one of those giant cupcake moulds and have never had a problem with it.

hope this helps

Zippy x

HI Zippy
Do you use the same quantities as tis when using your cup cake mould or do you increase the quantity

Thanks

esmer

Savvybunny2009 wrote: »

Hi everyone, I don't know if this is the best place to ask but I think you all are so talented and would know better than anone else.

I have just got back into baking, I have decided to try some cupcakes out later this week and have some tempting recipes. Problem is hubby however insists that he wants cookies, not just any cookies but the soft chewy kind you get at place like millies cookies. Does anyone have a good recipe for something like this?

Thank you xx

Sent you a pm, I have the millies recipe on my blog, made them at xmas and they were AMAZING :rotfl:

esmer

Brilliant thread ladies, Im not as talented as you guys, here is my first ever cake with fondant icing on it.

My daughters 3rd birthday


I do love to make cupcakes, Going to do my my mum a cupcake bouquet for mothers day

My Snowmen Soldiers


Rose Cupcakes


Double Chocolate


Chocolate Rocky Road.


My Favourite, Box of Roses.

whispywillow

I love making cupcakes!! Here are some of them


http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a284/whispywillow/Cakes%20Cakes%20Cakes/

Sorry for putting the whole photobucket album link on there - tried to put individual pictures but dunno how to do it - the code I was putting into the little box wasn't working?!?!

esmer

What are the white flowers you have in the chocolate cupcakes? They look so pretty

whispywillow

see below post, hahaha