Home-made cakes thread 2

Golden_Anemone

s23xy_c wrote: »

Im wanting to make cupcakes and biscuits for my works jubilee celebration on monday, whats the soonest i can make things?

I'd be happy to bake today and decorate tomorrow for Monday s23xy_c.

nat82

Keeping Motivated - it's one of the easiest cakes I've made! I used this recipe for the cake, filled it and covered it with chocolate buttercream then stuck on cadbury's chocolate fingers round the side and maltesers on top! I used florist wire with maltesers on the top for the decoration and tied a bit ribbon round. Voila! x

s23xy_c

well I made victoria sponges and ice cream cup cakes today, will make more tomorrow and decorate everything tomorrow too.
Ive sprained all the ligaments in my knee so its een difficult but Ive managed a few things so far, hope they appreciate it all

becs

Well have piped 72 red cupcakes and 68 blue ones, just finishing baking another 36 and will have 80 to pipe white tomorrow. My fridge is absolutely chocca and even had to take the meat drawer out just to fit the blue an red ones in! The street party isn't until 3 so have plenty of time to pie t white ones. I timed myself and I piped th 68 blue ones in 25 mins so I reckon an hour to make up the icing and pipe them. I had an ingenious idea today and cut the top off a lemonade bottle to stand my piping bag in whilst filling and if I needed to put it down. I'd tried with jugs before but because I use such large bags they were never big enough so it was perfect!

littlebit

Golden_Anemone wrote: »

Drool indeed! Magimix machines are built to last. I still have my mum's 30 yr old Magimix Grand Cuisine and it works fine. Impossible to get spares like replacement blades any more though so I can grate, slice, julienne and chip with it but not make a big batch of pastry anymore. :-(

I'd just keep an eye out on eBay you get parts for the really old kenwood chiefs etc on there you may get lucky

s23xy_c

Does anyone have a good scone recipie? X

becs

I think I've only made them once a long time a go. I would have a look on bbc good food, I get the majority of recipes from there and not had a bad one yet! How lovely scones for afternoon tea! I live near a village that has a small shop sellin homemade jams, pickles and marmalade called the picked village. She does sell through waitrose as well now but has made a nice one for the jubilee with blueberry, strawberry ,pear and elderflower!

s23xy_c

I love the smell of them baking, was going to put a batch on for my work for tomorrow. Will see how I get on time wise. They r wanting to sell home baking to raise funds for the club, heres hoping they get enough stuff

Nanamia

Loving the cakes again ladies. I've been AWOL due to my food poisioning but am feeling a little stronger today!

Nat your maltesers cake is gorgeous will definitely be "sharing" that idea if that's ok. And is it your birthday weekend? Happy Birthday I do hope you've ended up with a cake:) x

becs

Well finally able to sit down and relax as the cupcakes are in position ready for the off at 3.00pm! Not sure I'm up for the 216 cupcake challenge again though!