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Hi. I am new here and would like to ask for some advice. I have been making a family fruit cake since my children were small. (They are now 25 and 28) It is made with dried fruit and crushed pineapple. It has never failed me and has always been well recieved. My son is getting married next year...

Well today is the Key103 Big Bake Day where listeners are required to bake cakes and sell them to help raise funds for the local charity Cash for Kids. Although I didn't manage to make cakes to sell, I did manage to make my daughter's Graffiti birthday cake and donate to a worthwhile cause. I...

Hi, First time I have made an Almond cake and even though it looks ok it's gone a bit wrong. Can anyone help me with what I did wrong, as it turned out dense and with a slight eggy flavour after the almond flavour! Many Thanks in advance.

Wow, how is this for talented..... Lara has recently made the above cake to celebrate the Defender model it took her over 150 hours to make and was so heavy it had to be delivered by forklift truck! Her other creations include a cake made in the shape of a car engine for the Jaguar Land...

I'm looking to hire a couple of largish (around 12" length) number cake tins in the Wigan area or nearby. Any suggestions where I can go? Regards Beverley

If you are making cylinders or towers for a cake you can either use a swiss roll and cover it in icing fondant or you can place cake mix/batter in a greased and lined clean aluminium baked beans or spaghetti tin (removing the label of course) and simply bake the cake in the oven. Once baked...

I have currently been working on my Dad's 25 years in business anniversary cake. I have taken lots of photo's as I have gone along and have been making tools and hammers etc. I did make a Saw but it broke this morning so I'm none too pleased however, I have now reverted back to my original...

How to make a 9" Madeira cake using the all in one method. Preheat your oven to one of the following:- 160°C Electric Fan Assisted 180°C - 190°C Electric Regular Oven Gas Mark 2 320F Ingredients: 600 grams / 21 oz Plain Flour (All-purpose flour for USA) 3 Teaspoons Baking Powder 500 grams /...

To make a heart-shaped cake, make a circle and square cake the same size then cut the circle cake in two and place the half sections on top. You can either then cover in buttercream or fondant.

This is a pic if the super hero cake the customer wants. Any ideas on how to best section the fondant out would be great. We start this one as soon as we get off work this evening. Also here is the Jokers hat for the Joker cake will finish this one also this evening. Edit: we also have an...

Here is a lovely recipe for Madeleines. Makes Approx 24-30 Preheat the oven to one of the following: 190°C Fan Assisted 200-210°C Regular Oven Gas Mark 5 375F Ingredients: 140 grams Unsalted Butter 140 grams / 5 oz Caster Sugar 1 teaspoon of Vanilla Essence (or essence of your choice, I...

This edible ballerina girl figure and birthday tea party cake were made for my daughter's birthday; she even assisted a little by making the candle cake and the edible present at the base of the cake and drawing me a rough sketch beforehand. All the cakes, doughnuts, biscuits and plates are...

I had a question posed to me yesterday from one of my lovely friends regarding a cake she was making:- Here's the question.... 'What would you write on the top of a golden wedding cake if they were paying for it themselves. Congratulations on our golden wedding doesn't sound right'. Morning...

Rachel P Hi thank you for replying, aww I'm looking for a peter rabbit cake or figures but I can't find anyone to do it for my sons christening I seen your cakes & fell in love, there are amazing! Xxx Help Me Bake You're most welcome, Rachel where are you based? I'm just trying to think if I...

This fruit cake recipe will make 3 small thin 6 inch cakes, a large deep 8-9 inch cake, or two 2-litre domed cakes with leftovers for half a litre domed cake. The 6-inch cakes take between 1-2 hours to bake, the 8-inch takes around 3 hours to bake, and the 2-litre domed ones take over 2 hours...

Some amazing cakes there: Check out their website. Art2Eat Cakes Home Page A Guy

I am fascinated by mini cakes and was planning on creating them for a project but was a bit confused about them. Is there any recipe on them, just simple ones that I would decorate? Would I just need to make them in the same way I would make an ordinary cake?

Request by Jhinx: Request by Jhinx: Hi ange this is what im planning on making using your madeira recipe (yum) in a square tin then place 3 to give the height!!! Just wondering that as i need so many diff shades of green n brown i am using white icing and mixing own colours. Could i mix...

To create an even rise whilst baking, simply surround your tin with baking paper before placing in the oven. See illustration below:- After being baked you can see the cake has risen equally. After removing the baking paper you can see the final result. Basic Baking and Cake...

If you're going to quit your job to pursue your dream job of making cakes for a living, then writing your resignation letter on a cake is definitely the right move. On his 31st birthday, Chris Holmes — now known to the public as "Mr Cake" — decided it was time to quit his job as a Border Agency...