Home-made cakes thread 2

StarSquishy

Emms wrote: »

Ive just been asked by my work today to make a cake for Friday for 300 people!!! EEEEK. Too good an opportunity to just say no to. Ive been pricing it up and I think it will cost about £110 in ingredients so taking in to account the time and work that will need to go in to it from now to then Im thinking of asking for £300. It seems like a lot but its only £1 a head which to me does not sound unrealistic at all. Any opinions?

I like to think of it like this, if the person ordering the cake took a couple of the people who are going to be there to say Starbucks, they'll pay over £2 for a slice of cake. They wouldn't question it.

Theres that saying that good cake ain't cheap, and cheap cake ain't good.

Good luck with it! It is short notice for such a large cake, would love to see a piccie after! :cool:

StarSquishy

grumpys1daughter wrote: »

Thanks Nat and squishy will try and get some of them xx
I have my dads 70th Birthday coming up in a few weeks and would really love to make him a cake he's really into his music, plays accordian, flute etc and the 2 bands that he is a member of are going to be at his party anyone got any ideas how I could make these part of his cake any help greatly appreciated thanks xx

Depending how confident you are with piping, you could have the notes, bars and treble cleff etc from a part of his fav song? Just take a bar or two and put it on the cake. Most people will then understand the music link and your dad will notice the song

ada1988

it's really looks beautiful and delious.
we have tried to make cake last weekend,but we failed with the Egg tarts.
so it's really hard for me to make a cake，Moreover,such a beautiful one.

grumpys1daughter

StarSquishy wrote: »

Depending how confident you are with piping, you could have the notes, bars and treble cleff etc from a part of his fav song? Just take a bar or two and put it on the cake. Most people will then understand the music link and your dad will notice the song

Thanks Star great idea, have also found a pic of a drum cake and like that idea so think I would put the drum cake on a large board and do the music notes on the board thanks again xx

nicolax

does anyone have a good recipe for a simple buttercream?

making my boyfriend a birthdya cake! first 'proper'' cake though so gunna start simple with buttercream - dont think im ready for fondant icing yet!
then just going to buy some coloured icing to write messages (and probably a ton of sprinkles! want everything in the baking aisle at tesco!)

rubysmummy_2

Ive been asked to do a bon voyage cake for a lady at work whose moving to Australia - can anyone give me any ideas what i should do - nothing too extravagent as i am not brilliant. i would love to try to make a kangaroo tho but cant find any tutorials, does anyone have any tips??

Thanks

jcrobbielover

this is my first attempt at cake pops
hope link works lol
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2574970614764&l=743a0a524b

StarSquishy

grumpys1daughter that sounds lovely!!

nicolax 1 part butter to 2 parts icing sugar (g butter, 400g icing sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, spash of milk till yout get the right consistancy to coat a cake - Normally make mine really smooth so it doesn't pull the cake when I coat it.

Rubysmummy - A guy left from work and his plan was to go to turkey, buy a boat and then sail around the greek islands. So I made this (sorry its a huge pic...)

LV_Sue

Rubysmummy
My daughter made a cake for a friend who was going to Australia for a few years. I don't have a photo I'm afraid, but she just made a square cake and then made Australian themed things out of moulding icing to put on the top. She made an Australian type hat with corks on, a boomerang, a kangaroo, an Australian flag, a map of Australia, a sheep and a koala. I think there were more, but I can't remember now. She was going to cut the cake into the shape of Australia, but decided it would be too difficult to ice. Her friend loved it and didn't want to cut it!

nat82

Made the Good Food Easy Vanilla cake last night and it is AMAZING! Will definitely be my sponge of choice now for cakes! Just wondered if anyone had used this recipe for a Giant Cupcake?

Thanks!