Home-made cakes thread 2

becs

I agree with nat, double icing sugar to butter. If my butter isn't soft I sometimes need to add appx 1 tablespoon of milk.

bindiboo

fadingstars wrote: »

Does anyone have a decent buttercream recipe? Mine is never thick enough, and never pipes all that well. It normally comes out like this http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/loaded__gun/Cupcake1.jpg

i use half/half unsalted butter and trex and then double the icing sugar but i also add evarporated milk to it and then vanilla.

Nanamia

Thanks Bindiboo I've often heard about using trex but I'm a lurpakaholic and have never been brave enough to give it a go. Think I will this weekend and condensed milk what a great idea. Thank you. Will let you know how I get on:-)

nat82

I wondered if anyone can help me with portion guides? I can't seem to find a decent one online and hoped somebody cold point me in the right direction? I'm looking to find out how many portions you'd get from a cake. It's for a wedding cake and I'd hate to get the numbers wrong! Thanks x

kirstysmudge88

Hi everyone, I've just been asked to make 50 - 60 cupcakes and a small 20cm cake for a 13th birthday in May. I've never charged anybody before, does anybody have a rough idea on how much I could charge them? Thanks in advance

Valeria12

Yup!! Its really nice home made cakes how you make it, I try a lot but I am not able to make such a beautiful cakes as you all are made. Can you give me some tips that how you make the cake?

nat82

kirstysmudge88 wrote: »

Hi everyone, I've just been asked to make 50 - 60 cupcakes and a small 20cm cake for a 13th birthday in May. I've never charged anybody before, does anybody have a rough idea on how much I could charge them? Thanks in advance

I'd sit down and work out how much it's going to cost you to make them. Include all your ingredients, cake cases, cake boards, boxes etc then you can have a think about how much you want to add on for you time.

kirstysmudge88

nat82 wrote: »

I'd sit down and work out how much it's going to cost you to make them. Include all your ingredients, cake cases, cake boards, boxes etc then you can have a think about how much you want to add on for you time.

Yea i'm going to have to sit down and plan thoroughly! Thank you

nat82

kirstysmudge88 wrote: »

Yea i'm going to have to sit down and plan thoroughly! Thank you

That's the way I do it, maybe someone else will have another, quicker, method!!! Good luck

bindiboo

Nanamia wrote: »

Thanks Bindiboo I've often heard about using trex but I'm a lurpakaholic and have never been brave enough to give it a go. Think I will this weekend and condensed milk what a great idea. Thank you. Will let you know how I get on:-)

i use lurpak with trek. just a note that i use evarporasted milk not condensed milk. 2 different things and i couldnt tell you how it would turn out with condensed.