Homemade Cakes thread

BanburyBride

Hey - Im after some help! I bought one of the giant cupacke moulds (sillicon) and it says I need cake release - eh? Whats that then? Can I get it in tesco or robert dyas or something?

Thanks (not very experienced at baking in case you cant tell:D)

jcrobbielover

thanks for that info stokegal not sure wot going on but i'll try again and link my album
cause i was quite chuffed with myself lol
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=86214&id=1269291742&l=6a611b6354

tilly122

Hey guys,
Thanks for all your help with my Dads cake, Its been a mad couple of weeks but finally getting round to posting the final article.

It's not perfect, but he was happy with it and more importantly, it tasted yummy!!


http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs957.snc4/75063_10150306976750282_587120281_15682727_1019675_n.jpg

awesome2_2

BanburyBride wrote: »

Hey - Im after some help! I bought one of the giant cupacke moulds (sillicon) and it says I need cake release - eh? Whats that then? Can I get it in tesco or robert dyas or something?

Thanks (not very experienced at baking in case you cant tell:D)

Hi You can get the cake release spray from Lakeland or you could just grease it well. I use flora or spray oil.

HTH

zippybungle

BanburyBride wrote: »

Hey - Im after some help! I bought one of the giant cupacke moulds (sillicon) and it says I need cake release - eh? Whats that then? Can I get it in tesco or robert dyas or something?

Thanks (not very experienced at baking in case you cant tell:D)

Hi,

You don't need 'cake release' (to be honest I have never heard of it! lol).

All you need is to grease the inside of the cake mould with butter or marg (just use your fingers to wipe it all around), then add approx a tablespoon of flour to dust the inside of it. Very unlikely that the cake would stick if you do this.

Zippy x

becs

Stokegal your cakes are amazing! I'm so in awe!

Just a quick post re Christmas cakes for the less organised amongst us - like me! I'm making Delia's tradiotional Christmas cake which I do every year. Anyway went to waitrose tonight andthey are doing a bag of ingredients to make Delia's cake for £10. the only things not included are eggs, butter and an orange and lemon. I'd gone to write out a list of everything I needed and needed loads of things-most of which don't get used other than Christmas cake. I threw away glace cherries, sultanas, raisins, currents and mixed peel tonight all out of date from last year so for me the bag is great as it's the right amount of everything all weighed out ready!

ladyfalco

what icing did you use on the malteaser cake

hipomad

Hi Stokegal,
I tried the modeling chocolate but am having trouble, it seems to be too crumbly, have tried less syrup and one with more syrup but not getting the right result, can you help please

Bluefire

If anyone missed out on going to Cake International I've uploaded some of the photos I took of the cakes here: http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb268/Socialchemistry/Cake%20International/

I'm still busy playing about with new cupcake flavours & designs, hoping to come up with some Christmas ones soon in time for the Christmas farmers' markets. There's a photo of my latest flavour chocolate chip cookie dough on my Facebook site if anyone would like to have a look: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=119870514741552&set=a.119870511408219.15845.119866558075281

Emms

Bluefire your cupcakes look amazing. Would you mind telling me where you get your cases from? I have been looking for tall cupcakes cases for ages but just cant seem to find the right ones.