Home-made cakes thread 2

superwoman247

Hi all
Here is my latest creation- my little boy's 7th birthday cake. I made it last week

susiecm3

superwoman247 wrote: »

Hi all
Here is my latest creation- my little boy's 7th birthday cake. I made it last week

Love it

superwoman247

susiecm3 wrote: »

yeah hope they have them in store, I want the christmas tree cookie stacker I want to make some boozy cupcakes for xmas for friends, can anyone point me in the direction of some recipes

You could try this book http://www.amazon.co.uk/Boozy-Baker-Intoxicating-Recipes-Spirited/dp/0762438029/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316983351&sr=8-1

Although it does not have any reviews on the Amazon UK site, it has brilliant reviews on amazon.com, I reckon its a good one.

Emms

First go at making a person. Im quite pleased with it. I followed a youtube video for the head but then just kinda made the rest up so the face is the best part lol



Emma

Kelly-Lou

Hiya, not sure if anyone can help. I am having a nightmare at the moment with cupcake cases, they keep pulling away from the cake!!! I have to make 100 this weekend for a party (they aren't paying!) and I have been using smaller cases. I have adjusted the temp/time and not sure what else to do?? On a plus side I have just made some cakepops and they came out ok, which is a good job as I also have to make these for the party along with a giant cupcake.

AnnieH

Kelly-Lou wrote: »

Hiya, not sure if anyone can help. I am having a nightmare at the moment with cupcake cases, they keep pulling away from the cake!!! I have to make 100 this weekend for a party (they aren't paying!) and I have been using smaller cases. I have adjusted the temp/time and not sure what else to do?? On a plus side I have just made some cakepops and they came out ok, which is a good job as I also have to make these for the party along with a giant cupcake.

Are you leaving them to cool completely before storing/icing?

zippybungle

In Sainsburys today I bought a 3 pack of Dr Oetker Gel Food Colours (yellow, red & blue) they are currently on offer at the bargain price of £1.41! I also managed to find a few packs of Eric Elephant Cake Decorations for 5p per pack!

See this thread for info!

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/47279373#Comment_47279373

Zippy x

Kelly-Lou

Hi AnnieH they start to come away whilst still in the oven!

Emms

I used to have that happen a lot with cases but I started pushing the mixture right into the edges with a tea spoon and its never happened again.

Heres this weeks cakes







I redid the body for the blonde girl as I wasnt overly happy with my first attempt, and the fact that the legs fell off when I lifted it. It deffo gets easier the more you do these things.

Emma

julie03

Kelly-Lou wrote: »

Hi AnnieH they start to come away whilst still in the oven!

try and make your mixture a bit wetter by adding a splash of milk so when you put it in it reaches the sides better before cooking also i cook my cupcakes in a muffin tray as this tends to keep the shape better