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  • Add all ingredients into a food processor and mix at full speed for 30 seconds. If you don't have a food processor (like me) then put all ingredients in a bowl, cover slightly with a tea towel (so icing sugar doesn't go every where and mix with an electric food mixer

    i have just made like a cover for the top of my mixing bowl when i am mixing icing suger to make butter cream, i got a polystyrene board ,the ones u get ur pizza bases on from the super market, and cut 2 holes in the middle of it big enough for your mixer whisks to fit through and then put your mixer whisks into your mixer with the polystyrene disc on then place on top of your mixing bowl , hey presto no icing suger dust flying every where, and there's no chance of your tea towel getting tangled in your whisks.
  • Odollybird Thanks what a great idea:T saves getting the kitchen covered in icing sugar going tio try this at the weekend why carnt I be so inventive!!!:p
  • where can I buy the flat based ice cream cones to make the ice cream cakes? thanks
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  • kemo_2002
    kemo_2002 Posts: 1,507 Forumite
    Hi guys im looking for a bit o help -

    i am making xmas cake this year (shamefully admit its the first time ive ever made a cake!)

    Anyway...

    complete beginner, how do i do the nwhite icing, and has anyone got any tips on making it as neat as i can, i hvt got any special tools or anything, its to go in a hamper.

    The cake tin is 8inch and is round.

    Any advice greatfully recieved!

    Thanku!
  • flea72
    flea72 Posts: 5,392 Forumite
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    CityWalk wrote: »
    my plan is to buy 9" and 12" round white iced cake and decorate. I want it to look similar to this http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1644821

    How would i color the icing?

    you can paint the icing with food colouring, but build it up in thin layers, so as not to make it too wet, otherwise it dries streaky, but it still wouldnt be a true red colour

    the easiest way would be to re-ice the cake, with pre-coloured ready roll icing, over the top of the white. but most ready-iced white cakes come with piped decorations on the top, so you would have to try and remove these first

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  • stokegal
    stokegal Posts: 946 Forumite
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    Pink Velvet Cakes??

    I have been kindly voluntered to bake cupcakes to sell at work on Monday in order to raise money for Breat Cancer - I was looking at making some vanilla, some chocolate and some red velvet - but wanted to twist the red velvet cake to make it pink - can anyone advise any good food colouring for really bright almost barbie pink colourin - I asked my local cake decorating shop about a pink food gel but they were no help :(

    Thanks in advance
  • fletty
    fletty Posts: 731 Forumite
    stokegal wrote: »
    Pink Velvet Cakes??

    I have been kindly voluntered to bake cupcakes to sell at work on Monday in order to raise money for Breat Cancer - I was looking at making some vanilla, some chocolate and some red velvet - but wanted to twist the red velvet cake to make it pink - can anyone advise any good food colouring for really bright almost barbie pink colourin - I asked my local cake decorating shop about a pink food gel but they were no help :(

    Thanks in advance


    Sorry I can't help but I can advise - Asda's pink food colouoring is derived from beetroot (you can actually smell it!! my DD's really girly pink girl and wouldn't touch anything it went in!!) so It's completley wrong - I find gells better then liquad - do you not have some kind of cake decorating shop near by??

    I've just decorated some cupcakes for breast cancer awarness to sell tomorrow and found Dr otekars pink ready made icing (please don't shoot me down I'd rather make my own!!) is the perfect colour for the pink ribbon and shows up great against a chocolate ganache. hth x
    :beer:
  • lucasmum
    lucasmum Posts: 324 Forumite
    stokegal wrote: »
    Pink Velvet Cakes??

    I have been kindly voluntered to bake cupcakes to sell at work on Monday in order to raise money for Breat Cancer - I was looking at making some vanilla, some chocolate and some red velvet - but wanted to twist the red velvet cake to make it pink - can anyone advise any good food colouring for really bright almost barbie pink colourin - I asked my local cake decorating shop about a pink food gel but they were no help :(

    Thanks in advance

    I am doubtful you would get a nice pink colour in the sponge as there is cocoa powder in the red velvet recipe which would make any lighter colour 'muddy'. I think you would be better off sticking to the normal recipe and going mad with the pink decorations. I can't help but add edibe glitter to all of my decorated cakes at the moment!
  • zippybungle
    zippybungle Posts: 2,641 Forumite
    These are some Halloween Buns my sons (5 and 8) decorated for the Cub Scouts Halloween Party

    October2010.jpg

    The sweetie eyes were from the £1 shop and the fangs from Morrisons

    Zippy x
    :p Busy working Mum of 3 :wave:
  • stokegal
    stokegal Posts: 946 Forumite
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    You're just fab Zippy - these cupcakes are ace!!!
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