Homemade Cakes thread

awesome2_2

Hi Yummymumycupcake

What sort of shape are you looking for do you want a flat cake or one shaped like a actual glass. If you want a flat one I would bake a large rectanlgle cake and maybe carve the shape however the only other idea would be to bake it in a pint glass but dont know if it would crack. I would probably cover in black fondant and ivory for the foam and myabe handpaint the words and symbol

There are lots of recipes for chocolate guiness cake online
http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/chocolate-guinness-cake-3086

HTH

nuttymummy

awesome, i just got 4 blocks and pressed them together and then u do sort of a kneading motion with them...but not too much or else it will just turn into a big condensed block they are pretty sticky so theres no need to melt x

brandy23

brandy23 wrote: »

Could some of you lovely cake ladies help

I want to buy a cake decorating kit but I have no experience.

I want the desposable piping bags - what nosels would you suggest as a starter - want to buy 4 or 5 ish

What sizes and which ones would you recommend?

This is where I am looking: http://www.allianceonline.co.uk/pastry/piping-bags.html

Also would like some of the molds for making flowers, leaves etc - any recommendations?

ta

B x

Anybody???....... pleeeease

bindiboo

brandy23 wrote: »

Anybody???....... pleeeease

Hi Brandy

I bought a set of nozzles simular to this off ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/24-Icing-nozzles-Cake-Pastry-Decorating-Piping-W-Box-/220786111840?pt=Uk_Crafts_Cake_Decorating_MJ&hash=item3367e0b560

It has all the basics petals, stars, writing and a grass/hair nozzle. i recommend using disposable bags as it so much easier. Sainsburys sell packs of 10 for about £2.29ish and so do Lakeland at about £5.99 for a larger quantity.

I recently bought a 1m wilton nozzle which was £5 and its great for doing roses,swirls and Mr whippy type swirls.

If you have a txmaxx near by check out the kitchen section as they often have sets of nozzles and cutters.

hth

brandy23

Thank you

Will order a set.

knithappens

OI know a lot of people here post on the making money from cakes thread too - I had a great little find today in homebargains ( not sure if anyone has posted this) but they had 5inch round cakes tins, they wre in a section with kids aprons etc, but they are a perfect size for smaller cakes, for one, or smash cakes to acompany a babies main cake, or mini xmas cakes, and only 89p each i picked up 4, they also had the buckle on the side to help once baked to get the cake out, very sturdy too.

yummymummycupcake

awesome2, I wanna make the actual pint this time. I tried practicing the flat cake on weekend but I was not that pleased with the outcome. I really appreciate your help. Thank you very much!

thanks bindiboo!

nuttymummy, it was from the design of your latest cake haahoo iggle piggle. i just love it, it is brilliant!

nuttymummy

yummy mum, its a tappit set called 'funky'.....if youve never used a tappit set before i suggest you do lots of research on them first....some people hate them...and cry PMSL, and some people love them...like me! when i first bought them i would fling them across the kitchen! to new users they can be very hard to use, but if you keep at it you soon get the hang of it xx good luck x

awesome2_2

Brandy 23

Hi

Like Bindi I also have a set which is 52 peice they are good and you get a range of nozzles. I also use Lakeland disposable bags they are big and strong and have even washed them out and reused them. I chose the disposable after reading threads where people have nylon ones and they split.
For the leaves and flowers etc you can buy cutters there are loads on ebay if you tyoe in sugarcraft leaf cutters you wil get a wide range. Hobby craft also do cutters but are quite expensive

HTH

flea72

yummymummycupcake wrote: »

awesome2, I wanna make the actual pint this time. I tried practicing the flat cake on weekend but I was not that pleased with the outcome. I really appreciate your help. Thank you very much

http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1818921

they seem to have used 3 x 8" sponges stacked and then carved, but the shape isnt exactly right for me (prob because a proper guinness glass has a narrow waist and bottom)


this one is a bit more realistic shapewise

http://sweetelement.wordpress.com/2009/07/26/guinness-cake/


but this one has a better head

http://triciasdarlindesigns.blogspot.com/2010/11/guiness-cake.html


depending on your cake skills, it might be easier to make a can of guinness, as that would just be stacked cakes, with a rim around the top

http://justcake.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/guinness_cake.jpg

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