Home-made cakes thread 2

HannahIOW

AnnieH wrote: »

This is beautiful Annie :happyhear

Emms

AnnieH wrote: »

You tube is where I learnt most of my cakey skills. Bbcgoodfood.com have brilliant cake recipes. I always use their easy vanilla cake one.

I stopped using the vanilla cake for orders as I was worried about how long it would keep for with having the yogurt in it as the yogurt only keeps for 3 days after its opened.

Emma

Golden_Anemone

Emms wrote: »

I stopped using the vanilla cake for orders as I was worried about how long it would keep for with having the yogurt in it as the yogurt only keeps for 3 days after its opened.

Emma

But when it's cooked into the cake Emms the yoghurt keeps fine. I've had people tell me they were still eating moist cake a week later from that recipe - I've never managed to keep it longer than a day or 2 because it is so moreish.

Golden_Anemone

nat82 wrote: »

Is the easy vanilla cake quite sturdy?

Yes - I've done a 3 tier iced and stacked cake in that recipe - using dowels and boards of course. It is easily the best vanilla cake recipe I've come across.

Golden_Anemone

AnnieH wrote: »

This is my daughter's birthday cake. White chocolate giant cuppie

Annie - I absolutely love this and want to try that rose bouquet effect on a giant cupcake. Did you start at the bottom and work your way up? Thanks. :-)

AnnieH

Golden_Anemone wrote: »

Annie - I absolutely love this and want to try that rose bouquet effect on a giant cupcake. Did you start at the bottom and work your way up? Thanks. :-)

Thank you. Yes, I did. I started doing all the way round the bottom, then the next layer up, etc. I popped a star or a decoration in any gaps or messy spots. It took me a few attempts to get it right. I had to scrape a couple of roses off

Golden_Anemone

AnnieH wrote: »

Thank you. Yes, I did. I started doing all the way round the bottom, then the next layer up, etc. I popped a star or a decoration in any gaps or messy spots. It took me a few attempts to get it right. I had to scrape a couple of roses off

Well you would never know to look at it - it's perfect! Thank you for the explanation. x

nat82

Can anyone tell me how far in advance I can make sugarpaste shapes please? I'm trying to work out the timing for my daughters birthday cake as I have to fit it in around work and 3 children so would like to start things as soon as I can!

Thanks!

zippybungle

nat82 wrote: »

Can anyone tell me how far in advance I can make sugarpaste shapes please? I'm trying to work out the timing for my daughters birthday cake as I have to fit it in around work and 3 children so would like to start things as soon as I can!

Thanks!

I usually start 2-3 weeks before the party! (I am also a working Mum with 3 Kids).

Zippy x

nat82

zippybungle wrote: »

I usually start 2-3 weeks before the party! (I am also a working Mum with 3 Kids).

Zippy x

Aww, thanks Zippy! I'll start planning mentally just now then and get going in a couple of weeks!

Nat x