Cake Making Help.
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Topic: Cake Making Help.
Posted By: MissCandice
Subject: Cake Making Help.
Date Posted: 12 August 2008 at 8:54am
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I had someone lined up to make Kylahs cake, but not sure if she still can.
I looking for some help. Im not a good cake maker lol but im going to try. Its Kylahs Birthday on friday and i want to make just a square cake, but with decorations. Like this cake but minus the bear on top. I want the stuff that goes around the edges but in purple and i want the main icing pink. 
And see where is says Kobe, i want that to say Kylah, can you buy the flat icing that you can cut shapes out of? Anyone know what its called? Also the pins around the side, how do i do that? Any ideas or tips or just help.. Please  ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 12 August 2008 at 9:03am
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Flat icing = Fondant.. you can get it at the supermarket and you can put food colouring in to make it coloured. The pins are piped (icing coming out of a bag) I'd advise to use actual pics and take em off before they get eaten
Do you know how to do the scalloped borders? ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 12 August 2008 at 9:05am
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Ok, the blue "dots" are made with a star shaped icing nozzle, you can buy icing kits even at the supermarket, they have a bag and some nozzles, you just do a "dab" to get the star effect.
The pins are drawn on with a fine icing nozzle Same as the squares with the letters on The icing is probably a butter icing that has been coloured Easy enough to make and colour, I just can't think of the icing recipe, its got kremelta in it anyhow... You can use food colouring, although icing colours give a better colour, but can be pricey. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 12 August 2008 at 9:07am
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No, i used to. We had this metal thing that used to do it. Man i WISH we still had it. Is there anyone in christchurch that has one i could borrow??
Thats MissAngel, Fondant, do you know if its expensive? Maybe i should make a trip to the supermarket to have a look. And real pins thats a great idea. Also, the base, do i just buy a sponge? Can you buy chocolate sponge? Whats the best iceing to use, see how they have spread theres on good lol, i want mine to turn out good. I hate the icing sugur/butter/water/vanilla essance icing though.. its the basic one isnt it. Cant you make better icing? Thanks again ladies ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 12 August 2008 at 9:08am
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Buttercream.
I'd just use the recipie without the kremelta tbh. You can use 1 block of butter, supersoft (so its almost starting to melt) about 6-8 cups of icing sugar - mix em up with a electric mixer till its all creamed nice, add some colour and bam there you go. Keeps for a good 3 days in an airtight container. ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 12 August 2008 at 9:10am
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Thanks fattartsrock, cool didnt know i could get one fromt he supermarket. Butter icing, right google is going to be my friend.
Icing colours, might check that out too. I was thinking, using that flat, oh fondant stuff for the letters and flat squares, would be easier wouldnt it? The pins, they would have been done on a flat surface first right? To set and dry and then put on? ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 12 August 2008 at 9:11am
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Oh wicked thanks MissAngel. I nly have friday morning to make her cake. Hopefully it turns out or i will cry, LOTS ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 12 August 2008 at 9:29am
| Instead of using a sponge, you can just buy those cakes in a box where you just add water and egg etc. You can't really go wrong with them! |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 12 August 2008 at 9:31am
I dont have a cake tin though  I am so unorganized. Maybe i should just buy a cake.------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: IVFGirl1111
Date Posted: 12 August 2008 at 11:34am
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Eeek, I am just going through this too with making one for DH's birthday.
I think I'll go to this place though because their cakes look SO cute and not that bad priced really the small round one was $40 which is about 15 coffee slices I think. http://www.sweetkitchen.co.nz/specialoccasions.aspx Sometimes all the hassle of making it yourself isnt worth it if you dont have all the equipment etc. ------------- TTC 6 years IVF it is IVF/ICSI round one 10 eggs, 8 mature, 3 fertilised BFN IVF/ICSI #2 = 22 eggs! 20 mature, 15 fertilised, 1 fresh transfer and 2 frosties BFN 2 Frosties still in freezer thank god |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 12 August 2008 at 1:31pm
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I wouldn't use a sponge, they are a bit light for heavy icing..
Ask your new world or countdown to make a cake? about $40? ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 12 August 2008 at 1:31pm
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oh and I second about the box cake mixes... the edmonds ones are great, as are the plain greens buttercake mix. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 12 August 2008 at 2:00pm
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Ok, so im going to make it. Witht he box recipes lol. Do i go vanilla, butter or chocolate?
Also another question, where do i find the fondant icing, i looked at the supermarket and i could only find baxleys pinicile icing or something along those lines? Is that it? ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 12 August 2008 at 2:02pm
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wahtever flavour you like.
Royal or Almond icing is what you are after, its white, you may be able to colour it though, I'm sure. You will need to stick it to the cake with jam - apricot jam. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 12 August 2008 at 2:06pm
| Kandice, have you looked in the baking section near the dried fruit etc....Royal Icing is what you ice Xmas cakes with and I think it is usually near the fruit mince. |
Posted By: 2bmumof3
Date Posted: 12 August 2008 at 2:19pm
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Because I don't have a large enough cake tin for most of the brithday cakes in the womens weekly cook book I just make it in my roasting dish....so your could substitue your cake tin for something like that if you want (it takes about 3 x 240g cake mix)
ETA: in woolworths the icing you're after is kept next to the cake decorating stuf such as hundreds and thousands, chocolate chips ------------- Sara Corban (22/11/04) Connor (18/04/06) Chelsea (21/05/08) 
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Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 12 August 2008 at 2:30pm
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I ended up making the fondant for Sam's cake as I hate royal icing and wanted to make sure it was allergy friendly. It was really easy and was basically melted marshmallows and icing sugar. PM me if you want the full recipe.
Also if you are going to colour fondant the easiest way is to put it in a snap lock bag with some food colouring (the gel colours are the best) and mix it until it is the colour you want, then just roll it out. It was easier than I would have guessed. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 12 August 2008 at 5:46pm
| melted marshmellows? yummmmmmmmmmmm |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 12 August 2008 at 6:27pm
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Yum! Marshmellows! Can you PM me the recipe.
I seen the icing, i just didnt know it was it lol. Didnt say fondant on it lol.. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 12 August 2008 at 7:19pm
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It was so yum it was ridiculous. I spend the day picking bits of icing off the cake - mmmmm.
It's meant to be better for kids cakes than the traditional yuck tasting stuff  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 12 August 2008 at 7:55pm
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mum2sam you have to post that in the recipe section. that sounds like a fab idea!!! ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: SophiasMummy
Date Posted: 13 August 2008 at 11:18am
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Hi Kandice,
I have made a few cakes for family etc and found a good cake decorating shop in Christchurch. It is quite a random little shop and they don't have a heap of stock but always seem to have what I want and the lady is very helpful. It is called the Ta-Dah Icing Specialists and there address is Shop 6, Church Corner Mall, Riccarton (the funny wee set of shops over the road from Bush-Inn on Riccarton Road). I suggest you take the picture with you and she will be able to give you advice. I hire tins (have heaps of shapes) and buy cake boards etc from there. I know they have the hard icing stuff and the powdered colorings. i also found cake books from library good, usually have pictures of the cake then the icing recipe (so you can get an idea of what it will look like). Hope that helps you. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 13 August 2008 at 8:28pm
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Can you PM that icing recipe to me too, i hate the premade fondant icing, but love the homemade stuff.....
Good luck making Kylahs cake hun, cant wait to see pics! -------------   
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Posted By: Candkids
Date Posted: 13 August 2008 at 9:25pm
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Ohhh can someone pm me the recipe too!!
i love making birthday cakes with fondant Yay but i agree homemade is way better! but the recipe i have isnt too nice and our town is really lacking pretty much any sort of cake supply shop. does anyone know of a good cake supply place that has a online store?? ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD 10.5yrs DS 6yrs DS 11mths 5 little angles watching from above |
Posted By: kezplanet
Date Posted: 16 August 2008 at 8:24pm
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Hey Kandice, how did the cake go?? I have been off for a bit but was thinking of the shop that meandbump said, I have been in there a few times for different things for the girls ------------- Kerryn, Mum to Ashlyn(29/3/04), Anastasia(1/11/05) & Abigail (24/02/09) |