Homemade Cakes thread

julie03

nuttymummy wrote: »

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

have you any tips for this set, i too have flung mine across the room they are really frustrating, they just seem to stay in the cutters and its so hard to get them out

nuttymummy

lol, they can be frustrating! but stick with them

the more you work with fondant etc the more you can judge whether its right or not just be the feel of it, so practice is a must!

a few things to make it easier.....roll it out very thinly, so its almost transparent, leave it on the worktop for about 10 minutes till it starts to set just a little. dip your tappit in icing sugar, cut it out and remove any excess. then you can either give it a good whack on the edge of the worktop....OR if that doesnt work hold it at an angle against the worktop and grab the top part...stretch it back and let it go (like a catapult motion!) and it should fly straight out

julie03

thanks for the tip nuttymummy i will give that a try next time, i will let you know how i get on

AnnieH

I help out at a mums and tots group on Thursday mornings. Today, a lady I don't know came up to me and said shed heard about my amazing cakes!

awesome2_2

Thats great and such a good feeling when that happens lap up the compliments they are well deserved:D

awesome2_2

HI Ladies

Just after a little advise, I want to start building up a range of coloured pastes. What colours would you all suggest to get as basic colours? Hopefully ones that I can mix to make other colours

Thanks

flea72

awesome2 wrote: »

HI Ladies

Just after a little advise, I want to start building up a range of coloured pastes. What colours would you all suggest to get as basic colours? Hopefully ones that I can mix to make other colours

Thanks

in most cases you can get by with just a set of primary colours. however it is hard to create some colours by mixing others - ie purple

also if you want darker shades they are hard to achieve by mixing, whereas pale colours you can just use less - so red can easily be used to make a light pink, but is harder to turn into burgundy iyswim

i think its easiest to go into a store that stocks a good range of colours, and just choose yourself a mix that will cover the basics, so a red, blue, yellow - perhaps add a dark green, a bright pink, light blue

more often than not, you find that you need a special shade for something, so add to your collection occasionally. i think mine now runs at about 30+ colours, as i find it quicker to go straight to the shade i need, rather than faff around mixing

F

awesome2_2

flea72 wrote: »

in most cases you can get by with just a set of primary colours. however it is hard to create some colours by mixing others - ie purple

also if you want darker shades they are hard to achieve by mixing, whereas pale colours you can just use less - so red can easily be used to make a light pink, but is harder to turn into burgundy iyswim

i think its easiest to go into a store that stocks a good range of colours, and just choose yourself a mix that will cover the basics, so a red, blue, yellow - perhaps add a dark green, a bright pink, light blue

more often than not, you find that you need a special shade for something, so add to your collection occasionally. i think mine now runs at about 30+ colours, as i find it quicker to go straight to the shade i need, rather than faff around mixing

F

Thanks Flea I did find a chart on the internet which lists the colours you need to make other colours but there again dont no for sure how true to colour it is.

babyfreckles

To all that make cakepops, has anyone ever tried the oreo cheesecake ones? I was just wondering how much cream cheese to pop in.. I love making the cheesecake itself, but didnt want my balls to be to runny if that makes sense?

xx

mkbswimstar

When you say Cream cheese do you mean Philadelpia?