Homemade Cakes thread

stokegal

becs wrote: »

Hi Mel,

This is the best chocolate cake I have ever tasted! It is so delicious and really really really moist!

I have just popped this into the oven - I have a giant chocolate cupcake order for Friday and thought I would try out this recipe and if yummy then I will use this instead of my normal chocolate maderia Sponge.


Zippy - The cakes are even more delish the day after - I'll DEFINATELY be using that recipe again - yum yum!!

Has anyone tried any of the hummingbird cake recipes? I made the banana and Chocolate Cupcakes last night but must have put too much cinnamon in because I am not impressed

flea72

stokegal wrote: »

Hi

I was going to suggest using Modelling Chocolate but having just looked at the recipe for it online it calls for Corn Syrup - I cant find that on the Tesco website - does anyone else know what else it would be callled?

light corn syrup - use golden syrup
dark corn syrup - use treacle

not exactly the same, but close enough as a substitute in a recipe

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stokegal

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You - I need to make a Hannah Montana guitar as a topper and I've been watching too much cake boss and have some crazy notion of making it out of rice krispie cakes covered in Modelling Chocolate

zippybungle

X_YuMmY_X wrote: »

Hi, I'm new!
I was wondering if anyone could help me, I have a friends birthday coming up and she wants a chocolate cake, does fondant icing go ok with chocolate cake? because I wanted to decorate the top, or would it taste better if I just use chocolate icing?
Thankyou!

Sainsburys sells blocks of ready to roll chocolate fondant icing

Zippy x

emlou2009

Becs, I got my cup measures from Poundland, they are so easy I now prefer to bake and cook using american measures as its easier than weighing out!

I made another cake for my friends birthday yesterday, the middle is chocolate cola cake, coincidentally the same one thats just been linked to (except I used two sandwich tins instead of one big cake tin), and the topping and filling is white chocolate buttercream. It was ridiculously tasty, I wasnt properly prepared for decoration though so threw a couple of thin chocolate bars on top in a vaguely arty fashion, some dark chocolate shavings and some pink flowers :rotfl: he loved it though so its all good!

pinkflop

Emlou2009 - that looks gorgeous!!!! :j

I have to make one of these at the weekend... and maybe follow it up with a very long walk to burn off the calories! :rotfl:

tilly122

Hiya Guys,
I had a go at the ice-cream cup cakes tonight.
There not great but it was my first time ever using the piper for the icing, and they tasted yummy!

zippybungle

tilly122 wrote: »

Hiya Guys,
I had a go at the ice-cream cup cakes tonight.
There not great but it was my first time ever using the piper for the icing, and they tasted yummy!

What are you taking about! they look FANTASTIC! well done. I am definately going to have a go at these, my Kids would go crazy for them.

Did you use the carrot cake recipe?

Zippy x

awesome2_2

Hi Stokegal

Do you have the recipe book or find them online?
Thanks

minimacka

This is the Postman Pat cake i made for my adorable nephews 2nd birthday. It is my first attempt at anything like this so thanks you for your help. Everyone loved it and it saved her £55 buying one.



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