Home-made cakes thread 2

LV_Sue

:T Brilliant idea & brilliant cake!

LV_Sue

For his 6th birthday party last month, my grandson had a 'Crocodile Encounters' party where they bring different sorts of reptiles for the children to touch, including a crocodile! Well actually it was a caiman, but the 5 & 6 year olds didn't know that!

Of course the only cake I could do for him was a crocodile (with a bit of artistic licence!).

julie03

my sons hobbit hole cake as he is LOTR and the hobbit mad

mr_knight

I love that hobbit cake brill.

mandragora_2

I do too. It makes me feel inadequate, though! Look at that - standing up - and grass, and modelling. *Sigh*

julie03

stand up grass is easy with a grass nozzle and firm buttercream, and the fence i cheated and bought curly wurlys

bargainfinder1992

the anniversary cake was ok but i wasn't best pleased with how it turned out. The silver didn't look good.

I'M going to attempt a walking dead cake, if you google it it will come up in images. Hopefully it will look abit like the pictures! any advice?

mandragora_2

julie03 wrote: »

stand up grass is easy with a grass nozzle and firm buttercream, and the fence i cheated and bought curly wurlys

The stand up grass I could just about have a go at, though it would look as scruffy as our lawn does in real life - it was the CAKE standing up that I was impressed with - and everything so neat and tidy overall. The Curly Wurlys as a fence is inspired!

purpledonkey

That Hobbit-hole cake is adorable! :T

awesome2_2

Hi ladies

Looks like we are getting busier on here again I need some advise I am having trouble lately with my cupcakes, When they come out of the oven the cases are coming away for some reason I thought perhaps there was a fault with the cases so bought different ones and these did the same. I made 24 cupcakes last night 12 choc and 12 vanilla the vanilla ones weren't that bad but the chocolate ones I have had to take out of the cases luckily they are only for my sons school party. I have tried leaving them in the tins to cool but they the cake went soggy from all the steam in the tins. Any ideas why this is happening do you think I am taking them out of the tins too quickly?

Thanks