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Homemade Cakes thread

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  • Pink_Mummy
    Pink_Mummy Posts: 216 Forumite
    Hellloooo everyone, has anyone tried making cupcake bouquets?? I was just wondering if you knew how to get the cupcakes to stay on in the middle?!? Thanks so much x
    :heart:I am a very proud Mummy and Wifey:heart:
    £11,000 in 2011 challenge £358.90/£11,000 Sealed pot Christmas saving fund to be adding £1 a day until end of October :)Diet = Total loss 11lb/69lbs :eek:
  • flea72
    flea72 Posts: 5,392 Forumite
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    rubysmummy wrote: »
    Do you follow is exact? is trex ok to use as vegatable shortening and how to measure in cups / sticks?? Sorry if i sound stupid. It wont be a normal cup will it? And confectioners sugar is that just icing sugar??

    :D

    a stick is 4oz and cup is 8oz

    if you dont own a set of standardised cups, you can use any size of cup, as long as you maintain the correct ratios - i quite often use a pint glass, as it means i can measure in lbs, rather than having to do lots of little scoops

    hth F
  • awesome2_2
    awesome2_2 Posts: 617 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Pink_Mummy wrote: »
    Hellloooo everyone, has anyone tried making cupcake bouquets?? I was just wondering if you knew how to get the cupcakes to stay on in the middle?!? Thanks so much x

    Hi
    You need to put some sort of base in the pot eg oasis or polystyrene. You can then put cocktail sticks in where you want to flowers to go. Take the sticks out and poke in to the base of your cake and place back in the hole.
    HTH
  • nuttymummy
    nuttymummy Posts: 646 Forumite
    hiya girlies, been a very busy week here!
    just managed to get my two done for the weekend inbetween all the madness!

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    :dance:
    Cake Designer
    see contact info for website!
  • twink22
    twink22 Posts: 239 Forumite
    wow amazing nuttymummy!
  • Pink_Mummy
    Pink_Mummy Posts: 216 Forumite
    nuttymummy wrote: »
    hiya girlies, been a very busy week here!
    Just managed to get my two done for the weekend inbetween all the madness!

    249475_10150203452763323_509248322_7110379_125924_n.jpg

    255048_10150212911816926_188177171925_7238646_3389253_n.jpg

    amazing!!!!
    :heart:I am a very proud Mummy and Wifey:heart:
    £11,000 in 2011 challenge £358.90/£11,000 Sealed pot Christmas saving fund to be adding £1 a day until end of October :)Diet = Total loss 11lb/69lbs :eek:
  • nuttymummy
    nuttymummy Posts: 646 Forumite
    aww thanks girlies! :) xx
    :dance:
    Cake Designer
    see contact info for website!
  • Emma133
    Emma133 Posts: 364 Forumite
    Hi does anyone have an alternative chocolate topping recipe to buttercream for piping on cupcakes
    they could give me?

    thanks in advance
    Mum to 4 beautiful children :D
    2011 Goals declutter the house :eek: decluttered 42 items :j
  • AnnieH
    AnnieH Posts: 8,088 Forumite
    Emma133 wrote: »
    Hi does anyone have an alternative chocolate topping recipe to buttercream for piping on cupcakes
    they could give me?

    thanks in advance

    Chocolate cream cheese frosting is quite popular ATM. Or how about flooding the cakes with choco liquid fondant icing?
  • awesome2_2
    awesome2_2 Posts: 617 Forumite
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    Nuttymummy

    These cakes are fab can I ask how did you make the letters for the top, what are the silver colured balls and did you use a broach on the ribbon?
    Wish I was as clever
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