Home-made cakes thread 2

Nanamia

Thanks Moosetastic as usual you are too kind! But I'll plod on:) Loving the look of Charlie's cake already, will you be able to get a photo of it slide too so I can see how it works? Cheeky I know!!

Aaw Nat I'm sorry I just presumed the christening would be a Sunday. I'll,give you a few days to breathe before I mither for photos then:) Bet you are shattered you'll sleep well tonight (I hope) I bet you are being over critical with yourself AGAIN and the cakes were all fab:)

Quick query has anybody got a template for Thomas the Tank Engine cake. I believe there is one in a Debbie Brown book but I've not got it:( and can't really justify buying a cake book before our hols!!

Sorry Mokeyjen I managed to miss you question:( I'd go with claret gives you much more scope than the pink, hope that's not too late!

awesome2_2

Moosetastic

Tanks for your reply do ypou still make your plaques the buttercram way or are thy made from royal icing
Thanks

moosetastic

Hi awesome, the plaque is made from white sugarpaste, embossed with flowers and then dusted pink with pink lustre dust to give it a pearlised finish.

Thanks Nanamia, im hoping to get a pic when its cut into on Tuesday night at the party, will try anyway!

becs

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Quick query has anybody got a template for Thomas the Tank Engine cake. I believe there is one in a Debbie Brown book but I've not got it:( and can't really justify buying a cake book before our hols[/QUOTE]

I've got the Debbie brown book with the little blue train cake in it bt it isn't Thomas? It's like this.
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gE3kmznKCGgC&pg=PA60&lpg=PA60&dq=debbie+brown+little+blue+train&source=bl&ots=Rklzg2MAhb&sig=wPGLkuPfH7jXkjMWpA6Fyu8JX6o&hl=en&sa=X&ei=V3SmT7LVGIv88QPb5-jwBA&ved=0CGMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
Is that any use? If so I can scan and email the pages to you?

BOBBIs_MUMMY

Still a daily browser to this thread!! finally got my wilton cupcake decorating set yesterday on offer in hobbycraft. Had my first attempt this afty and all in all not too bad though not up to anyone on here's standard!! I used "I can't believe its not butter" and icing sugar for the piping and coloured it - I think because the spread is sooo yellow it took loads of colouring to get it to a decent shade by which time the icing had gone a bit "wet" if that makes sense - not runny though. Can I pick your brains please and ask what mixture you use?? seem to remember reading something about white trex along the thread. On the plus side I have till July to try and master the icing before my 5 year olds birthday!!;)

becs

Hi Bobbis mummy,
I always use butter for butter icing and I use paste colours rather than liquid colouring. As they're paste they don't water down the mix but the colour is also much more concentrated so a little goes a very long way!

BOBS

bobbis mum - is this the one you bought ?
http://direct.hobbycraft.co.uk/products-Wilton-12-Piece-Cupcake-Decorating-Set_350090.htm

BOBBIs_MUMMY

becs wrote: »

Hi Bobbis mummy,
I always use butter for butter icing and I use paste colours rather than liquid colouring. As they're paste they don't water down the mix but the colour is also much more concentrated so a little goes a very long way!

Thanks for the pointers, what does paste colours look like please are they in tubes?? can you get them from supermarkets please??

BOBBIs_MUMMY

BOBS wrote: »

bobbis mum - is this the one you bought ?
http://direct.hobbycraft.co.uk/products-Wilton-12-Piece-Cupcake-Decorating-Set_350090.htm

Yes that's the one!!

rachel90

Hello everyone, hope you are all well!
I've been doing lots of baking lately and I'm planning on making my parents a cake for their 25th Wedding Anniversary. I'm thinking of doing a square cake but no idea where to start really
I want to have some silver on it and Congratulations etc...
Was thinking of having some royal blue on it as that was their colour when they were married. Any ideas? I'm a complete beginner at decorating cakes. I have been getting the cake decorating magazine so have a few bits from that eg. ball tool etc so could attempt at making some sugar flowers? How difficult is it?

Should I be regretting this?!

Thank you