Home-made cakes thread 2

bindiboo

awesome2 wrote: »

Hi Bindi
Thanks for the link I have liked your page could you tell me the one with the bubbles on are they stuck on to a icing disc? also what do you type in for the tutorials

Thanks

i made different sized balls and then sprayed with lustre spray and then dried. Then made the little babies head. Its all attached to the cupcake with buttercream.

Minxandme1

Your bouquet is gorgeous bindi. I've just taken my sons chocolate cake out of the oven hoping to get it decorated this evening! Just hope it all goes to plan

awesome2_2

Hi Ladies
Gosh its quiet on here Just have a quick question has anyone used patchwork cutters? I am thinking of buying some to decorate my christmas cakes. How easy are thye to use and could I but white mexican paste and colour it as it woul be so expensive buying the different colours just to use a tiny bit of each
Thanks

bindiboo

awesome2 wrote: »

Hi Ladies
Gosh its quiet on here Just have a quick question has anyone used patchwork cutters? I am thinking of buying some to decorate my christmas cakes. How easy are thye to use and could I but white mexican paste and colour it as it woul be so expensive buying the different colours just to use a tiny bit of each
Thanks

hi

not used patchwork cutters but thought i would share a fab group on facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/allthingscakeandcakedecorating/

mrs_baggins

your cakes are all just so darn good! I have only just learned how to do fondant frills! and they weren't brilliant!

Chris25

bindiboo wrote: »

google is great place for ideas. My neice loved it and all the other guests were impressed. So going to another one but for my sis in laws birthday.

Bindi, could you be my SIL or auntie....pretty please????

starsandmoon79

Hi all

I've been admiring all your lovely cakes - you're all so talented!

I was hoping someone could help me - I'm going to make a cakes for my little ones birthday but i am a novice baker! I was thinking about a vanilla cake with buttercream and covered with fondant. Does anyone have any idiot proof recipes?? I found one for a Victoria sponge but then a friend mentioned it might not support fondant well?

I'm also worried about a Victoria sponge going dry if I have to make it a few days before hand to give me time to ice and decorate. Is it right I have to leave the iced cake for a while ( a day, 12 hours? ) before I can decorate to give it time to dry?

As you can see, I'm a bit clueless so any help would be muh appreciated!

mildred1978

starsandmoon79 wrote: »

Hi all

I've been admiring all your lovely cakes - you're all so talented!

I was hoping someone could help me - I'm going to make a cakes for my little ones birthday but i am a novice baker! I was thinking about a vanilla cake with buttercream and covered with fondant. Does anyone have any idiot proof recipes?? I found one for a Victoria sponge but then a friend mentioned it might not support fondant well?

I'm also worried about a Victoria sponge going dry if I have to make it a few days before hand to give me time to ice and decorate. Is it right I have to leave the iced cake for a while ( a day, 12 hours? ) before I can decorate to give it time to dry?

As you can see, I'm a bit clueless so any help would be muh appreciated!

You want a Madeira cake - I've linked to a brilliant recipe a bit further up somewhere.

britbok

starsandmoon79 wrote: »

Hi all

I've been admiring all your lovely cakes - you're all so talented!

I was hoping someone could help me - I'm going to make a cakes for my little ones birthday but i am a novice baker! I was thinking about a vanilla cake with buttercream and covered with fondant. Does anyone have any idiot proof recipes?? I found one for a Victoria sponge but then a friend mentioned it might not support fondant well?

I'm also worried about a Victoria sponge going dry if I have to make it a few days before hand to give me time to ice and decorate. Is it right I have to leave the iced cake for a while ( a day, 12 hours? ) before I can decorate to give it time to dry?

As you can see, I'm a bit clueless so any help would be muh appreciated!

As Mildred1978 said you could use a madeira or google easy vanilla cake recipe from the bbc, it is lovely

starsandmoon79

Thanks guys, Had a look at both. I'm not usually that keen on maderia cake so I think I might give the easy vanilla cake a go. You've made it brikbok? Did u make it one pan or two?