[Freckles]

New thread time folks. Old thread is here.

[kirstyannb]

Hi everyone,
It don't think I posted this in the previous thread, its a firetruck cake that was donated to a little boy at Ronald McDonald House through The Cake Angels Firetruck Cake

For those of you that haven't heard of them The Cake Angels are a group of decorators who donate special cakes to special causes. If anyone is interested in donating a custom cake to a special kid you can email cakeangelsinfo@gmail.com or if you are on Facebook they are hereThe Cake Angels

This post has been edited by kirstyannb: 06/04/2012, 12:27 PM

[kaishra]

Butterfly prince what about the 5 cup cake
1 cup sr flour
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup dessicated coconut
1 cup flavourings (M&M's, cranberries, sultanas, choc bits) original says sultanas but the kids had poured them all over the floor so I used m&m's and craisins!
1 cup milk

Mix everything together and bake for 40minutes at 180 hmm could be 30 minutes, all depends on your oven anyway.

I've only done it in a loaf tin, this amount works perfectly for that so for a round tin I'd double it but it tastes nice, the kids love it and it's moist but firm.

[kirstyannb]

Here is a cake I did in course. Its all piped in Black Royal Icing.

I'm pretty stoked with how it turned out.

Black Charm Cake

This post has been edited by kirstyannb: 22/04/2012, 06:01 AM

[pitterpatter3]

I have been stalking your thread for the last couple of weeks as I am going to attempt to a Bannanas in Pyjamas cake for my son. The tricky part is I would like to use fondant and I have not done this before.
I am planning on doing a mudcake and a chocolate ganache. My question is (and I hope I don't sound dumb!) is how do you use different colours of fondant? For example I will have a yellow head and then I would do a white body with blue stripes over the top. So would I roll out the yellow fondant first place it over the head, smooth it etc than do the white for the rest of the body, followed by blue stripes over the top. Hide the yellow/white joint with a collar??? I have bought Fondant Santin Ice Ikg. I plan on reducing the size of the cake pattern and making B1 and B2 quite small as we will be having the party in a park.
I also love in the tropics and will be working with no aircon. My DH will be going back home to pick up the cake on the day! Any tips for hot weather and fondant making apprecriated.

[kirstyannb]

For the bananas cake I'd cover it in pieces ie head and hands (depeding how they are placed you might do hands later)
Then cover the rest in white. Roll the blue very thin and stick on with a small amount of water for the stripes.

If the fondant gets sticky then lightly dust the work surface with cornflour. But only with as much as you need because too much will dry it out

[Just Steph]

Hi Ladies, I have to make a wedding cake to feed 50-60 people and wanted some advice on what sized tins you think I should use. I would be doing round cakes, probably 3 tiers.

TIA

[kirstyannb]

Do you mean for dessert serves. For a regular coffee served a 3 tier is excessive for that amount of people. Assuming its coffee 5,7,9 will give the least amount of wastage. But really a 9" on its own will be enough

Alternately if they really want 3 tier just for the look but without so much cake then consider using a foam tier.

[pitterpatter3]

For the bananas cake I'd cover it in pieces ie head and hands (depeding how they are placed you might do hands later)
Then cover the rest in white. Roll the blue very thin and stick on with a small amount of water for the stripes.

If the fondant gets sticky then lightly dust the work surface with cornflour. But only with as much as you need because too much will dry it out

Thanks Kirstyannb I really appreciate your help!!!!

[Just Steph]

Do you mean for dessert serves. For a regular coffee served a 3 tier is excessive for that amount of people. Assuming its coffee 5,7,9 will give the least amount of wastage. But really a 9" on its own will be enough

Alternately if they really want 3 tier just for the look but without so much cake then consider using a foam tier.

Pretty sure she is only having the cake as dessert but I am double checking that one. Thanks for mentioning the foam tier, I would never have thought of that.