Homemade Cakes thread

owlet

zippybungle wrote: »

Hi,
Does anyone know of any sites where I can watch a tutorial on how to make a Tigger from Winnie the Pooh figure? (I want to make it from fondant)

Thanks,
Zippy x

This little book is great

http://www.amazon.co.uk/20-Make-Sugar-Animals-Twenty/dp/1844484785/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1301430837&sr=8-1


I was looking at it in WHSmith the other day. It's not much help to you right now, I know but it shows you step by step how to make the animals. There's bound to be a tiger in there that can be adapted to Tigger.

This series also do one for making flowers.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sugar-Flowers-Twenty-Make-Slatter/dp/1844486257/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301430909&sr=1-1

And fairies!!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sugar-Fairies-Twenty-Frances-McNaughton/dp/1844485617/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1301430985&sr=1-7

owlet

flea72 wrote: »

gluten and dairy free is a hard one to do, most people can get away with one or the other

i check-out this blog for inspiration, and she does have a vegan cupcake recipe - i havent tried it, but all other recipes i have tried of Karinas, have been a hit

www.glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com

hth F

I made a gluten & dairy free chocolate cake a few years ago using chickpeas!! It was lush and had loads of compliments. I don't have a recipe unfortunately but if you google it, you will find one.

abatha

Thanks for the tip Flea72!

awesome2_2

Hi Ladies

Does anyone know the best cost effective place to buy disposable piping bags from?

Thanks
:beer:

lottylouj

Hi, i buy mine from ebay personally, i find the blue larger bags the best for me as they are slightly more hard wearing and hold more. think its around £4 for 20 21" catering bags.

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_kw=disposable%20icing%20bags%2021%22&_ds=1&_fcid=3&_localstpos=&_sc=1&_sop=15&_stpos=&gbr=1

lisa26_2

My first attempt at multi quoting so I hope it works!!!

bindiboo wrote: »

thanks> if I assemble the cake Thursday, do you think I will keep without being in the fridge as its not needed til Sunday.

I'd have thought it'd be fine....if you make cupcakes or butterfly buns with buttercream icing you don't have to keep them in the fridge so i'd think this should be the same.

lottylouj wrote: »

hi, does anyone buy fondant icing in bulk? if so where from please. i get it from the supermarket atm and it must be cheaper somewhere else.
Thanks

I get mine from my local sugar craft shop. I recently bought a 5kg box from my favourite shop and it cost me about £15. It might not work out cheaper than the supermarkets but its much nicer and I find it easier to work with.

code-a-holic wrote: »

Need some recipe help! A customer would like cupcakes that are gluten and dairy free. Any handy tips or recipes that will have them coming back for more!

The choc cake recipe on the back of one of the dove's gluten free flour bags (can't remember but I assume it's the SR one!) works really well.....would be worth trying it with soya marg instead of butter.

flea72

awesome2 wrote: »

Hi Ladies

Does anyone know the best cost effective place to buy disposable piping bags from?

Thanks
:beer:

i just use large press/zip lock sandwich bags - reinforce the corner with a couple of layers of clear tape, and then snip the corner. you can use a tip if you want, but you can achieve alot of different shapes, just by varying the shape you cut from the corner (as long as the bag is stiff enough)

Poundland have a box of 30 for you guessed it, a £1, and the quality is ok for general piping - but if i want sturdier bags sainsburys have a box of 20 for about £1.50

F

AnnieH

I've had another practice at cake pops. This time using candy melts to coat them instead of chocolate. They are much better. But they dry very quickly. You get a lovely crunch when you bite into them.

esmer

love the photo of the bite out of them, you should have one with just the stick yuuuummmmmyyy :rotfl:

Emma133

Hello everyone, I have been having a noisy at everyones wonderful creations they are truley beautiful!!

I have a very novice question as I havn't done much baking in the past. It is my sons birthday tomorrow and I have spent today baking a cake and vanilla and chocolate cupcakes.

My Questions are for the cupcake topping is it best to use butter or marg? Should I use buttercream? Is there a certain recipe that is better? I've had a google but theres that main different recipes I have got myself in a dither lol

And thats more questions than I thought lol

Thanks very very much in advance.

Emma