Homemade Cakes thread

mkgirl1981

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Emms

Anyone any suggestions for the best way to wrap homemade cookies up to post them? Im making some for some friends but I need to make them tonight to post special delivery tomorrow. I was thinking of padding them in with kitchen roll maybes but thought that they might then end up tasting of it. I could maybe wrap each one individually in a cellophene bag and then pad the box out though? Any ideas folks?

pookiewn

Last year I send some cookies in the post. I wrapped them in cellophane, then wrapped and lined a takeaway plastic box with tissue paper then put that in a cardboard box. Possibly overwrap, but they survived the posting and still were fresh when they arrived.

code-a-holic

mymamma wrote: »

Hi everyone, really inspired by what you've been up to. I need to make a cake for my 12 yo son and would like to something a bit more interesting than the standard round cake. He's football/rugby mad, but I have no idea how to design or decorate a cake for hime. Any suggestions please?

I've recently done a rugby ball cake -

http://www.flickr.com/photos/35471356@N02/5220908043/


Used madeira sponge and made 2 rounds and 2 pyrex bowl sponges and held together with some rods and lots of butter cream!

bindiboo

here are some on the cakes ive done for family. I make them egg free and fresh cream.

got another to make in a few weeks which will be a garden theme one so will post a piccie when ive made it.

HannahIOW

Wow those are impressive! How many days do they stay fresh for seeing as they have fresh cream on them?

bindiboo

HannahIOW wrote: »

Wow those are impressive! How many days do they stay fresh for seeing as they have fresh cream on them?

i'd like to say for about 2 to 3 days at least but there is never any left longer than 1 day as the egg free sponge I make is so morish it gets gobbled up.

bunbun2

fab cakes bindiboo.

I would love the recipe for your egg free cake if possible as although not 100% sure am intolerant I am sure eggs give me a rash so would prefer to avoid them if I can

HannahIOW

bindiboo wrote: »

i'd like to say for about 2 to 3 days at least but there is never any left longer than 1 day as the egg free sponge I make is so morish it gets gobbled up.

It definately looks morish! I quite fancy a slice to be honest, reminds me of the fresh fruit meringues I used to make in my old job, mmm.

bindiboo

thanks guys, i really enjoy doing them for family. I am excited to do the garden theme one soon as Ive seen a fab design to replicate.