Author: Sweets
Cake and badges
Had a fun class today, we made a vanilla pound cake quickly, which took forever to cook. And then we decorated our chiffon cakes from yesterday.. this was what I had been waiting for! First we had to torte the cake, cutting a 2″ high cake into 3 even layers. Spreading a thin layer of […]
Continue Reading...Chocolate Runoffs
Done at work to be used to decorate a chocolate gateaux. Melt the chocolate and fill a small piping bag (I used a greaseproof paper bag). Pipe out in desired shapes
Continue Reading...Turkish Delight
Just a small batch today to test the recipe out. I’m not the hugest fan of Turkish Delight so I’m relying on other people’s reviews.. so far so good! Place 2lb sugar in a heavy saucepan over medium heat with 1/2 pint water and 2tsp lemon juice. Stir until the sugar dissolves and the mix […]
Continue Reading...21st birthday cake
Nice and simple. Pound cake recipe (see Cthulhu cake), multiplied by 2.5 to fill a 10inch square tin.. This really did fill the tin, x2 would probably be just fine. Leveled out and cut in half with jam in the centre. Crumb coated and then covered in fondant. 21 made out of fondant. All piping […]
Continue Reading...Rainbow Cupcakes
After seeing variations on these being posted repeatedly on the Baking LJ group I follow (bake x3) I eventually gave in and had a try at them. A simple idea, take your basic cupcake batter and separate it into bowls and add a different colour to each bowl. Layer into the cupcake cases as desired. […]
Continue Reading...Notes on Sourdough
When I found this guide on how to start making sourdough I had to give it a try. I got a bowl and mixed in the flour and water and left it in the kitchen to grow. Feeding it daily I decided it needed a name.. Charlie! A week and a bit later (our kitchen […]
Continue Reading...Wedding Cake
The finished product, assembled and with the topper Sadly it got damaged during transportation and cracked as it was being assembled.. did as much of a patch up job that I could, though I wasn’t particularly happy with it. Never mind, you live and learn.. and I’ve certainly learned a lot from this cake
Continue Reading...Wedding Cupcakes
To go alongside the wedding cake. There’s 100 of these! That’s 400 flowers I had to cut out, and 600 silver dragees (edible ball bearings *grins*)
Continue Reading...Wedding cake
Top tier fruit, the other two are a white chocolate sponge. Torted with layers of cherry preserve and covered in fondant. Can’t wait to see it assembled!
Continue Reading...Cthulhu – Finished
Sadly his wings didn’t dry out enough in time for me to paint them and attach them so he had to go wingless, but he seemed to go down well regardless. Annoyingly the glaze made his eyes ‘run’ a little. I am proud to say he raised £90 (photo courtesy of Hazel)
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