Home-made cakes thread 2

moosetastic

awesome2 wrote: »

Hi Ladies

Not as busy as usual on here lately I am planning to make some decorations for my xmas cake am thinking of buying these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/STAEDTLER-ICING-CHOCOLATE-SUGARPASTE-CLAY-PUSH-MOULD-/180729062533?pt=UK_Kitchen_Accessories&var=&hash=item2a144aa485

Do you think I would be better off using florists paste instead of sugar paste as it will be a bit firmer so easier to remove
TIA

they look great, i use sugarpaste in my moulds but i guess florist paste will be easier to work with plus they will harden quicker. ps its cheaper here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Staedtler-Fimo-Clay-Wax-Soap-Food-Ice-Push-Mould-Merry-Christmas-Moulds-/230856671040?pt=UK_Crafts_PapercraftTools_RL&hash=item35c0213f40

britbok

julie03 wrote: »

if i wanted red i would buy it, i hate trying to get bold colours, its too hard. I always buy reds , blacks , bold blues its much easier.

costs a little more though

I use the colour pastes but I also buy the bold colours.

awesome2_2

moosetastic wrote: »

they look great, i use sugarpaste in my moulds but i guess florist paste will be easier to work with plus they will harden quicker. ps its cheaper here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Staedtler-Fimo-Clay-Wax-Soap-Food-Ice-Push-Mould-Merry-Christmas-Moulds-/230856671040?pt=UK_Crafts_PapercraftTools_RL&hash=item35c0213f40

Thanks Moosetastic I havent used moulds before so thought I would try the florists after the troubel I have with tappits do youuse trex in your moulds to "grease" them?

TIA
PS thanks for the link

moosetastic

awesome2 wrote: »

Thanks Moosetastic I havent used moulds before so thought I would try the florists after the troubel I have with tappits do youuse trex in your moulds to "grease" them?

TIA
PS thanks for the link

No worries :cool: nope I just use icing sugar but then again ive never tried trex for anything. something about smearing everything in "lard" makes me wanna throw up!! lol i know i will take the plunge one day! lol

sophief333

Made this for my husband's birthday. The the House of Stark Wolf from Game of Thrones.

monika_2

Hi there
I'm going to attempt to make a Harry Potter cake for my son's birthday in a couple of weeks - I am a complete novice so it will be a miracle if it all comes together!! I want to make a harry potter book and the one that I’ve seen uses a 20cm square cake tin, it looks rather big so I wondered if I’d need to use more ingredients than used for a standard round tin? It also says to airbrush the words on the front of the book with edible gold paint - I wondered do I need to do this with an airbrush gun or could I just use a normal brush to paint it on - and how does the gold paint stick onto the fondant??? Any and all help would be much appreciated!! Many thanks!!!

Slack_Alice

Hi all, decided to make the ultimate chocolate cake from the bbc good food website, http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3092/ultimate-chocolate-cake but I couldn't get any buttermilk.

I just need 5 tbsps but after looking on the internet I found that you can replace with milk/lemon juice mix or you can use plain yoghurt apparently.

Has anyone used these as substitutions or anything else?

Thanks to anyone who can help!!

LV_Sue

I make banana bread using John Barrowman's recipe from the BBC site. It calls for buttermilk, which I never buy, and so I just add lemon juice to ordinary milk.

From the recipe.........
85ml/3fl oz buttermilk (or normal milk mixed with 1½ tsp lemon juice or vinegar)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/bananabread_85720


That chocolate cake looks yummy Might have to try that

awesome2_2

Slack_Alice wrote: »

Hi all, decided to make the ultimate chocolate cake from the bbc good food website, http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3092/ultimate-chocolate-cake but I couldn't get any buttermilk.

I just need 5 tbsps but after looking on the internet I found that you can replace with milk/lemon juice mix or you can use plain yoghurt apparently.

Has anyone used these as substitutions or anything else?

Thanks to anyone who can help!!

Dont know if this is any help but it looks simillare recipe to this
http://www.lindyscakes.co.uk/2011/02/02/lindys-chocolate-fudge-cake-recipe/

which lots of us use on here and this uses yogurt and is really delish

bindiboo

some cake toppers I have made today