Homemade Cakes thread

AnnieH

I use silicone cupcake cases, and I have a silicone muffin tin too. They're ok. I prefer a metal tin, but that's just my taste

TryingToBeOldStyle

TryingToBeOldStyle wrote: »

Hi everyone, can you recommend a book or site that can teach a total new comer please? Ive literally made basic sponge cakes when I was a child and there are some special birthdays at my (soon to be) mil's caravan site this year and they are having a big party in July.
Id really love to make them a caravan cake or a cake as a 'field' with model caravan's on top....which ever will be easier! Oh and I want it to look great because she will be critical!!
Id be really grateful if anyone could point me in the right direction please and when Ive made some practice pieces Ill post them up and see what you think.

Hi sorry to bother you all I just wondered if anyone could help me pretty please?

brandy23

Does anybody have a basic cupcake recipe for a beginner and tips on how to keep the tops flat please

Bettybigboobs

4oz S.R flour
4oz stork
4oz caster sugar
2 eggs
vanilla extract to taste.

julie03

brandy23 wrote: »

Does anybody have a basic cupcake recipe for a beginner and tips on how to keep the tops flat please

4oz butter
4oz sugar
3oz self raising flour
1oz corn flour
2 eggs
few drops vanilla essence
splash of milk

the corn flour makes them lighter

i also make a dip in the middle of mine with a teaspoon that seems to keep them more level

RebekahR

Oh this is good, Mine always come up in the middle like the eifle tower lol.

archiesdad

Hi wonder if any of you lovely creative people can help me, I am a mum who loves baking and am happy just trying to make birthday cakes for my kids (just like my mum did for us).

Please can you give me some ideas of what basic tools I need, I am making a peppa pig cake for my niece for this weekend I have made a reasonably acceptable peppa for the top of the cake made from ready rolled icing which I have cut into a peppa shape. For quickness I will probably cover this cake in buttercream and put peppa on top. I found the ready rolled icing difficult to use for this should I be using gum paste? in the future and if so is this easy to make or can you buy it ready made?

I would like some letter cutters like the funky ones nuttymum uses, I also think I need a sharp cutting tool, probably a smoother for smoothing the ready roll icing and a decent palate knife. Can anyone recommend the best place to get these items especially as I need them fairly quickly to make next weeks cake. I bought some bits in tk maxx the other day so might look there. Any other basics I could do with? I have baking tins and a few nozzles as I make cupcakes every now and then. If only my mums icing stuff was still about. Would love to be as good as you guys but for now will be happy making cakes that people don't laugh at.

Am making a charlie and lola cake for my daughters 2nd birthday next weekend I have these to put on the top of the cake although I probably won't use all of them. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Charlie-Lola-Mini-Character-Playset/dp/B0015XI9KO

and was gonna put party rings around the sides of a round cake and try to ice the board. I have also made some little milkshakes to go on it and will try and make some butterfly shapes.

Thanks in advance for your help and if there ok will post photos.

brandy23

julie03 wrote: »

4oz butter
4oz sugar
3oz self raising flour
1oz corn flour
2 eggs
few drops vanilla essence
splash of milk

the corn flour makes them lighter

i also make a dip in the middle of mine with a teaspoon that seems to keep them more level

Thank you girls - what number for the oven please - Electric. and how long?

julie03

brandy23 wrote: »

Thank you girls - what number for the oven please - Electric. and how long?

190/375 for electric, timing depends on the size for small ones about 15 mins (i think)
im not very good at timings as i normally just go by look and feel

flea72

TryingToBeOldStyle wrote: »

Hi sorry to bother you all I just wondered if anyone could help me pretty please?

i think a field with small caravans in a field might be easier, as you wont have to go into so much detail on the small cakes, as you would on one giant caravan cake

so just a slab of cake for the base - if you want really simple grass, then just mix dessicated coconut in some green food colouring, or you could pipe grass (but thats more time consuming)

then make small oblong cakes (or buy mr kipling cake bars or mini battenburgs) - cover in white ready-roll icing and paint on a few details like windows, doors, etc. - to keep things very simple, you could use brown smarties or mini oreos for wheels

then add some caravan club penants on sticks, maybe the odd lego figure, and it should more than impress MIL

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