cakes

[nicholamarie]

once i have got my childminding sorted i will no longer have to work eves.
so i have decided to go and get some cake decorating skills from somewhere.

i love making birthday cakes but am not all that good,

tend to make them for the kids and just done a pig at short notice for a friend(nothing special as i didnt have long to do it)

how do i get pics on here as it keeps telling me my files are to big.

does anyone else make cakes and how difficult is it to learn to create people animals etc,i have not got any artistic bones in me.

[Tinkabell]

I love making cakes and decorating them. I have not tried doing figures myself yet but that is something I would love to do. So if you get any good tips please pass them on.

www.cakecraftshop.co.uk is great for decorating supplies etc. I use them for most of my decorating things and inspiration for cakes

I use photobucket to reduce the size of my photos.

[pattacake]

try local colleges I know the one near us does them at night but I think you have to pay for them

[Olive_Oil]

hey hun....i started to make my own cakes...basically just learned from trial and error! the more you do the better you get so to speak...here are a few that i made for people....i sold some, just enough to cover my costs and a little extra....but when i got preggo with DD i had to stop doing them because of the morning/afternoon/evening sickness and havent really started up again...think i mite though.....i really enjoyed doing them! (sorry about the size....couldnt remember how to change it! :cheesy: )

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r313/JaneyP_album/100_0959-1.jpg
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r313/JaneyP_album/100_0898.jpg
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r313/JaneyP_album/100_0673.jpg

[nicholamarie]

I love making cakes and decorating them. I have not tried doing figures myself yet but that is something I would love to do. So if you get any good tips please pass them on.

www.cakecraftshop.co.uk is great for decorating supplies etc. I use them for most of my decorating things and inspiration for cakes

I use photobucket to reduce the size of my photos.

thanks

how doo i get photo bucket is it something i need to download???( sorry bit blonde )

will check out the cakecraftshop sounds like one i have used before, also get some supplies from usa but mainly my chocolate moulds

[nicholamarie]

Wow the cakes are great i'm not that adventureous(cant spell).
just make basic things will try and get some pics on.

when i give up eve work will get some playdough and practice,

[Olive_Oil]

Wow the cakes are great i'm not that adventureous(cant spell).
just make basic things will try and get some pics on.

when i give up eve work will get some playdough and practice,

TBH hun i just used a book..think it was called quick and easy cakes or something like that for the basic design, then just adapted them to what i wanted! :happy72:

[nicholamarie]

ok found photo bucket so how do i get them pics on here like lovely pinkfairycakes

[nicholamarie]

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[pattacake]

I love the piggy bank one!

[Olive_Oil]

I love the piggy bank one!

aw thanks hun! i made it for my DS's first birthday! think i mite make a pink one for DD's first birthday too!:hyper:

[pattacake]

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l179/pattacake_2006/100_0598.jpg
I also love to make cakes when I am in the mood and can be bothered i did this for my nieces birthday she is crazy about castles.

[nicholamarie]

thats soooo lovely, my friends dd3 wants one like that but not sure i am that clever.

[pattacake]

its really easy just 3 layers of sponge ,turrit was made from flower paste moulded around things I found in the kitchen,I found a really good piece of kit to make sure the sugar paste is flat and shiny and no finger marks! and the flowers i made with a flower press which is easy to use and the icing was those little tubes of writing icing you can get from asda

[Olive_Oil]

:wow1: thats FABBY!!!!!!!!!!! must have taken you AGES!!!!!:hyper:

[Whassat]

im sooo jealous of you all...
ds wants to make a cake. i told him we can make one for dh's b'day in March...the only thing i can think to make him is one of a car tyre :laugh:. im sure even i can decorate a round sponge cake black :unsure:

[Chell]

:happy72: http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l179/pattacake_2006/100_0598.jpg
I also love to make cakes when I am in the mood and can be bothered i did this for my nieces birthday she is crazy about castles.

Wow, thats fab :clapping:

[Tinkabell]

fab cake pattacake.

[nicholamarie]

im sooo jealous of you all...
ds wants to make a cake. i told him we can make one for dh's b'day in March...the only thing i can think to make him is one of a car tyre :laugh:. im sure even i can decorate a round sponge cake black :unsure:

i'm sure you will manage it. one of my first cakes was really easy i made hubby a beer mug

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[Catkin]

How clever you all are - I am not at all creative!

x x x

[Percy]

oh wow some fab looking cakes on here ladies

[nicholamarie]

pattacake..... you made the lovely castle cake and my friends 4 yr old(tommorow) wants one so i tried really hard to create one like yours. its not as wonderful but i will get as good as you one day.

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[NikiJ]

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l179/pattacake_2006/100_0598.jpg
I also love to make cakes when I am in the mood and can be bothered i did this for my nieces birthday she is crazy about castles.

That is beautiful great job!

Niki
xxx