Home-made cakes thread 2

Mokeyjen

Hello again, just wondering where you all buy your tools/ingredients from? I don't want to spend a fortune, but I want it to be good quality! Thanks!

Mokeyjen

And another question (sorry)... Where/How could I get cutters to get letters like the ones on the blocks here:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HANDMADE-EDIBLE-TRAIN-CHRISTENING-BIRTHDAY-CAKE-TOPPER-/220799862987?pt=Uk_Crafts_Cake_Decorating_MJ&hash=item3368b288cb

Thanks again!

AnnieH

Hello there. Those letters look like they've been cut with patchwork alphabet cutters. Just search on eBay and you'll find them easily.

I get a lot of my tools etc from eBay, because of price. Some are not the best quality, but sometimes you have to choose whether you want cheap or quality when it comes to cake decorating equipment. Some of the cheap stuff is perfectly ok though.
The craft company is a good online supplier as is party animal online.

supermum4

Hi can anyone help me i'm making a two tier chocolate cake for my sons birthday and i was wondering what if anything i can add to galaxy chocolate to stop it going rock hard when it cools just so it cuts easier (i know a warm knife should be used but that won't be possible on the day) thanks for any advice guys and ps love all the cakes

tealeaves

supermum4 wrote: »

Hi can anyone help me i'm making a two tier chocolate cake for my sons birthday and i was wondering what if anything i can add to galaxy chocolate to stop it going rock hard when it cools just so it cuts easier (i know a warm knife should be used but that won't be possible on the day) thanks for any advice guys and ps love all the cakes

Do you mean using the chocolate to cover the cake? You could possibly use the Chocolate and make it into a ganache which is softer. And change the quantity of cream depending on how hard you wanted the finish to be.

supermum4

tealeaves wrote: »

Do you mean using the chocolate to cover the cake? You could possibly use the Chocolate and make it into a ganache which is softer. And change the quantity of cream depending on how hard you wanted the finish to be.

Hi yes i mean to cover the cake, so do i just melt the chocolate and then add a bit of cream as just don't want the chocolate to be rock hard when i cut it if you know what i mean want it to look just like chocolate but let my knife cut through it without breaking it all but i don't want a soft ganache either hope that makes sence:rotfl: thanks guys

nat82

Here's my Mickey Mouse effort for my nephew!

nat82

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a good chocolate cake recipe? I use the Good Food Easy vanilla cake for my special cakes, is there anyway I'd be able to alteer that recipe to make it chocolatey? I love the texture of that cake. It's lovely and moist and easy to work with when icing it so if I could convert that it would be perfect!

Thank you x

tiff

Hi everyone, DD11 and I recently got into baking cakes. Haven't got as far as icing them yet, thats the next thing to get and practice with. Anyway was in the 99p shop today and they had the Mrs Bakers cardboard cupcake stands, blue with white polkadots. Really pleased with this as I was looking at them online before payday and was going to order at £5 plus postage. Picked up one for myself, will be good for DD's birthday.

Can anyone tell me where to get the icing bags and nozzle, plus paste colouring. Would like to get it this weekend otherwise I would have ordered online. Cant think of any cake decorating shops in South Bristol.

Dontknowanymore

Have you tried google? Sorry for stating the obvious but I did a search and found a little place tucked away in a village (that ironically I drive past almost every time I go to my Mum's and never noticed it!) that not only sells all things cakes but also holds classes too!

I picked up a little cupcake starter set from 'the works' today, I'm only starting out as a hobby so for £8 it has everything I needed except the ingredients!
Robert Dyas sells the bags and nozzles too.