Home-made cakes thread 2

AnnieH

This week's cake is a 70th birthday light fruit cake with a layer of marzipan under the icing.

pearsoneys

hi Annie - RE-ganache, I've never made this either I thought it was hard to make!
so you basically melt say 100g choc and add it to cream and whisk, then just spread over cake? does it solidify or just got a bit stiff? am I best to fridge it for a while before i spread it on cake? all advices welcomed, I'm making chcolate logs at xmas and it sounds cheaper than readymade to decorate :-)

nuttymummy

finally got an e-mail about a reply to this thread.....1000's of posts later! havent been in here for months! LOL

Im not going to jump in with a ton of pictures I havent shared, so heres the link to my page instead LOL

Hope to see you there

http://www.facebook.com/littlecherrycakecompany

keep up the great work girls xx

becs

Oh my word Nuttymummy! You're cakes are unbelievable! What a talent, I can only dream of receiving such a work of art let alone creating anything even a 10th as good! Absolutely gorgeous, I'm gutted you're not more local to me I'd be racing to your classes.

awesome2_2

Hi Annie

Could you pleasr post your granache recipe. havent had a laptop for about 3 mnths as my old one died I think I have missed the post as I have had about 15 pages to catch up on :eek: and I am a bit goggled eyed :rotfl:

Thanks

nuttymummy

aww thanks Becs thats lovely

I used to post in here a LONG time ago, but up until today i only got an e-mail saying there was a reply ha ha.

AnnieH

Hi girls, so the ganache recipe really is easy. It's from good old bbcgoodfood.com (as usual)

140g milk chocolate
140g dark chocolate
300 ml double cream

While your cake is cooling, melt the chocolate, then stir in the cream (no need to whip the cream first). If it goes lumpy, don't panic (like I did when it happened to me), your cream is too cold, pop it in the microwave/pan and warm through gently til it's smooth and glossy. Leave it to cool until it's a spreadable consistency.

It really is that easy
It does harden up when it's cool, but not rock hard. Best not to keep it on the fridge, as the glossy finish will go dull, but it'll keep for a few days

zippybungle

nuttymummy wrote: »

finally got an e-mail about a reply to this thread.....1000's of posts later! havent been in here for months! LOL

Im not going to jump in with a ton of pictures I havent shared, so heres the link to my page instead LOL

Hope to see you there

http://www.facebook.com/littlecherrycakecompany

keep up the great work girls xx

I always have a look at your Cakes on facebook. They are all absolutely amazing, a true professional :A

Zippy x

nuttymummy

Awww thanks Zippy!

I wouldnt call myself a professional though, I still have LOTS to learn

Nice to know people still flick through my cakes xxx

Kelly-Lou

Do any of you sell your cupcakes at events? If so when you sell individual cupcakes how do you package them? I have looked at single boxes and cello bags but want them to look nice but not bump the cost up too much iyswim