Home-made cakes thread 2

shegirl

rippedoff3 wrote: »

Thanks, if you use a filling do you slice down the middle or use 2 tins?

Slice down the middle It never seems right to do madeira in two tins!I seriously love madeira lol

Nanamia

I slice down the middle too do a quick brush with sugar syrup and thin layer of jam and buttercream.

Makeyourmummyproud sorry I missed your question earlier:( the feathers are from my local cake decorating shop. But they say bridal on the packet so I think they must be similar to the craft things you get in hobbycraft etc. they go into,a posy pick so don't actually interfer with the cake.
I made invitations for a masquerade party a couple of years ago they had feathers on too wasn't making cakes then but could easily have transferred the design onto a cake:)

Sounds like you are well rid Shegirl Don't get too overtired tho cos your DS would rather have a happy mummy on his big day:) Can wait to see the photos none of us are professionals. We are learning from each other:)

shelley_crow

Hi everyone

I'm having a cake nightmare, I can whip up a bog standard victoria sponge but the creative decorating side eludes me.

I bought a silicon castle cake mould from Aldi to make a cake for my son's birthday (next month). I'm having some problems with how to decorate it. I'm no good at proper icing that you have to roll out, can I get away with buttercream icing on the walls or would that be too sickly? I've got flags, dragons and knights to dress it with but struggling to think of alternatives to ice it.

Any help would be very appreciated

shegirl

shelley_crow wrote: »

Hi everyone

I'm having a cake nightmare, I can whip up a bog standard victoria sponge but the creative decorating side eludes me.

I bought a silicon castle cake mould from Aldi to make a cake for my son's birthday (next month). I'm having some problems with how to decorate it. I'm no good at proper icing that you have to roll out, can I get away with buttercream icing on the walls or would that be too sickly? I've got flags, dragons and knights to dress it with but struggling to think of alternatives to ice it.

Any help would be very appreciated

You can never go wrong with buttercream Roll out icing is a pain and doesn't taste as good tbh



Right,pics of my funny attempt at ds birthday cake will be up shortly:D It's got black instead of grey and I've had to make more letters after breaking some and erm it's not exactly straight:rotfl:

shegirl

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Well,I took some great photos of the cake before the party earlier,then while taking photos of ds realised that I hadn't actualy taken the earlier photos (new camera):o So,I've taken some of it after we've eaten some instead:rotfl:

It looked so much better earlier,not only because it was a whole cake LOL but with the pearly number toppers and green star on wires also I hadn't accidently broke the letter R off the word birthday then:rotfl:

So,umm,here is the cake without the toppers,a broken smudged letter or two and partially demolished...please ignore the bit of icing sugar on my dining table:o we had a picnic party so I didn't rush to get the last bits after repairing the cake off:o



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Honestly,it really did look better before.Still not brilliant but,have to say,it's the best cake I've ever tasted -white chocolate icing and butter cream with strawberry jam and vanilla sponge cake,soft,moist,with a somehow cooling strawberry and chocolate zing in the middle:D

Nanamia

Buttercream will be yummy:) youve got such fab ideas with the other decorations too. X

Shegirl I'm sure you r being well too hard on yourself (again- this is becoming a habit!)
I know your cake will be fab with all the love that's gone into making it:)

Nanamia

You must've posted while I was typing!
Knew you were being way to hard on yourself. I love it you really are supermum
A picnic party too your DS must be having such fun (bit jealous to be honest) I'd love a nibble of that lovely cake. X

shegirl

Nanamia wrote: »

You must've posted while I was typing!
Knew you were being way to hard on yourself. I love it you really are supermum
A picnic party too your DS must be having such fun (bit jealous to be honest) I'd love a nibble of that lovely cake. X

You're too kind:p Have to say it turned out better than I thought it would last night lol and it does taste lovely -tastes better than any cake I've made before

He's having a great time Currently sat playing his mini arcade machine at the mo and giving me funny looks if I so much as make a noise:rotfl:

Nanamia

Ssh enjoy the peace while it last:) put your feet up u deserve it:) x

makeyourmummyproud

Shegirl, it's the thought that counts. I bet he loves his cake. x

Nanamia, thanks for that. I really need those kind of feathers on my masquerade cake but it's in september so not bad to relax atm. )