Homemade Cakes thread

skintbint_2

Becs - they are great - tell me how did you manage the roses cupcakes, which icing nozzle did you use?

Cotton_wool_katie

Hi

Can all you fantastic cake decortating people help me out?

My little one is 3 in sept and wants a train cake like a long one with grass etc how would you all go about making one.

Thanks Katie

becs

Skintbint it's a wilton 1M nozzle, that was my first attempt at them, You just ice from the middle outwards rather than the other way round as normal.

Katie, I did this cake for my nephew a few years ago as it's a no bake cake but looks great and was really easy as just an assembly job!

http://www.annabelkarmel.com/recipes/party-food/kid-birthday-cake-train

lolly_896

Good Evening All, :j

I am new to this thread and have never baked or decorated a cake in all my life - but my son's christening is in October and i would love to be able to make a few cupcakes for the buffet along side the christening cake (Somebody else is baking that unless i find i have a huge talent at baking and decorating)

Stardrops would you mind telling me what knozzle you used to ice your cupcakes please? They look superb - I am envious i don't work with you!!

Also when baking the cupcakes do you use a simple sponge recipe or do you have a secret in stopping them from rising into a cone shape?

Thank you, Lolly x x

stardrops42 wrote: »

Made some cupcakes for the girls at work, to say that they went down well is an understatement:rotfl:They lasted about 5 minutes:D

stardrops42

lolly_896 wrote: »

Stardrops would you mind telling me what knozzle you used to ice your cupcakes please? They look superb - I am envious i don't work with you!!

Thank you, Lolly x x

Hi
I'm not sure what you call it but it's the one at the end on the right

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TALA-ICING-NOZZLES-BOXED-CARD/dp/B000GPPDYC

I just slice off any "domes" so that they are level, hope that helps

awesome2_2

Hi Stardrops
Could you give me the recipe for the toppimg please on your cupcakes please
Thanks

Evansangel

Its my mums Anniversary this weekend, good excuse for a cake eh?

I might try and make some roses to put on the cake.

Im also going to be making my baby a '6 months of being in the world' cake. Her name is Lily so im going to make some fondant Calla Lilys

RustyFlange

Hi all, never made a birthday cake in my life, a proper one I mean with all the trimmings etc etc.

My little boy (or not so little!) is going to be 8 in september, he has asked me to make him a lego brick! Has anyone made one? he wants it in red with little lego men (this is fine as I can do choccy ones!) Can I ask how you did the top bit? to make things bad he even wants lego wrote on every single nobbly bit like a real lego brick, but thought I could write this on with edible ink.

awesome2_2

Evansangel wrote: »

Its my mums Anniversary this weekend, good excuse for a cake eh?

I might try and make some roses to put on the cake.

Im also going to be making my baby a '6 months of being in the world' cake. Her name is Lily so im going to make some fondant Calla Lilys

You mean we need excuses for cakes!:rotfl::rotfl:Think the lillies are a lovely idea what you doing for your mums cake? Have you bought you play-doh?

deejane

RustyFlange wrote: »

Hi all, never made a birthday cake in my life, a proper one I mean with all the trimmings etc etc.

My little boy (or not so little!) is going to be 8 in september, he has asked me to make him a lego brick! Has anyone made one? he wants it in red with little lego men (this is fine as I can do choccy ones!) Can I ask how you did the top bit? to make things bad he even wants lego wrote on every single nobbly bit like a real lego brick, but thought I could write this on with edible ink.

Hi Rusty, I made one for my son last year,

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=147689&id=317140568039#!/photo.php?pid=3537992&id=317140568039&ref=fbx_album

I made it using a loaf tin, I bought 3 different colours of icing, or you could colour your own. For the bumpy bits on top, I used marshmallows, which I wrote lego on each bumpy bit with a edible pen which I got from ebay, and the men are just lego men.

Debbie