Homemade Cakes thread

mummyemmy

irishgirl62 wrote: »

I got the giant cupcake silicone baking case today... its very deep... how much of a cake mixture would you put in it?

My husband made me the Giant Cupcake for my birthday and he did a 24oz mix.

My husband makes loads of cakes - not sure how to insert a pic so heres his website to have a nose..... http://www.scrummyinyourtummy.co.uk

awesome2_2

tracyr wrote: »

Hi,
All the cakes on her are absolutly lovely, well done to all of you :T.
I was wondering if anyone knows where i can buy large tubs/buckets of buttercream from as i cannot seem to find anywhere apart from USA?

TIA and keep up all the good work ladies.

Hi I have found this for you

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/American-BETTY-CROCKER-VANILLA-BUTTERCREAM-Frosting-/140399642952?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Food_SM&hash=item20b0788948

they do American food and have tub of frosting
HTH

prophecy_grrl

Hi all

I have been inspired by all your lovely cakes (and motivated by the lack of money in the prophecy_grrl household) to make a birthday cake for my little boy's second b'day in November.

I made a sponge cake recently for the first time and it was lovely, and I ice my own HM xmas cake evry year, so am pretty confident that I can do a half decent job. My only worry is that the cake will go off - his b'day is on a saturday, when will I need to make and ice the cake? I don't want to be doing it on the actual day.

Thanks for any advice

Prophecy x

chickywiggle

mummyemmy wrote: »

My husband made me the Giant Cupcake for my birthday and he did a 24oz mix.

My husband makes loads of cakes - not sure how to insert a pic so heres his website to have a nose..... http://www.scrummyinyourtummy.co.uk

they are fab........ lovee elmer!!

Giggles_Fairy

prophecy_grrl wrote: »

Hi all

I have been inspired by all your lovely cakes (and motivated by the lack of money in the prophecy_grrl household) to make a birthday cake for my little boy's second b'day in November.

I made a sponge cake recently for the first time and it was lovely, and I ice my own HM xmas cake evry year, so am pretty confident that I can do a half decent job. My only worry is that the cake will go off - his b'day is on a saturday, when will I need to make and ice the cake? I don't want to be doing it on the actual day.

Thanks for any advice

Prophecy x

I make sponge cakes with fresh cream in the middle and I usually make my sponges the day before and ice/put cream in middle ont he actual day and store in the fridge. The cake usually tastes fine for the next 2 days I would say. Although mine has fresh cream in so obviously that goes off alot faster!

I would say you would be fine to make it the day before or even the day before that at a push, maybe do it in stages likes I do?

zippybungle

prophecy_grrl wrote: »

]My only worry is that the cake will go off - his b'day is on a saturday, when will I need to make and ice the cake? I don't want to be doing it on the actual day.

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Prophecy x

My son is having a Party on Sunday, I'm going to back the bake on Friday and decorate it on Saturday. I am attempting a Swimming Pool cake, so have already made a start on making little people out of fondant icing.

Zippy x

stardrops42

prophecy_grrl wrote: »

Hi all

I have been inspired by all your lovely cakes (and motivated by the lack of money in the prophecy_grrl household) to make a birthday cake for my little boy's second b'day in November.

I made a sponge cake recently for the first time and it was lovely, and I ice my own HM xmas cake evry year, so am pretty confident that I can do a half decent job. My only worry is that the cake will go off - his b'day is on a saturday, when will I need to make and ice the cake? I don't want to be doing it on the actual day.

Thanks for any advice

Prophecy x

I make cakes days/weeks in advance, let them cool, double wrap in cling film then wrap in foil then freeze them. I defrost them the night before I want them then decorate the next day. I read somewhere that freezing helps to keep them moist which I would def agree with as all of the cakes I've made so far have been really moist and keep really well:)

bunbun2

I tried the giant cupcake yesterday - don't think I greased the mould enough as it stuck when I took it out:( I will keep trying though...
I found that the cakes took AGES to cook
the failed cake tastes great though:D

Stephb1986_2

Wowee all these cakes look fab! I wish I was that good at doing cakes. I'm ok I guess.

With the giant cupcake does the middle cook through properly thats the only thing thats put me off buying one

Steph xx

stokegal

bunbun2 wrote: »

I tried the giant cupcake yesterday - don't think I greased the mould enough as it stuck when I took it out:( I will keep trying though...
I found that the cakes took AGES to cook
the failed cake tastes great though:D

I made my giant cupcake and I didn't grease my case enough too

Here's my attempt..



I have to say I freeze my cakes too and they tast much yummier once defrosted and decorated