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Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by purplelips(f): 9:11am On Oct 04, 2015 |
Looking forward to working with fondant. I still don't have the balls to try it 2 Likes
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Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by dhummystecah(f): 12:29pm On Oct 06, 2015 |
wow. The cakes look so nice *my mouth is watery* I love cake but hardly have time to bake. |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by candycrushsoda: 5:07pm On Oct 06, 2015 |
Lovely, mouthwatering cakes. OP pls share a detailed recipe for the cake (with accurate measurements) |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by purplelips(f): 5:27pm On Oct 06, 2015 |
candycrushsoda:500g butter/margarine 500g sugar 10 large eggs 500g flour 1tablespoon baking powder 1tbsp vanilla flavoring 1 cup water/milk (I don't use milk all the time though, it makes my cakes go stale quickly) 1 Like |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by candycrushsoda: 6:41pm On Oct 06, 2015 |
purplelips: Thanks! !! I'll use half ur measurements for now n when I become a 'guru', I'll increase it. When u say '1cup' of water, I guess it's the same as 250ml of water |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by purplelips(f): 7:59pm On Oct 06, 2015 |
candycrushsoda:Yes it is. You're welcome. 1 Like |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by purplelips(f): 12:57pm On Oct 12, 2015 |
I finally dared... Honestly... it wasn't as easy as I thought. I got really frustrated and almost started crying... lol. The celebrant wanted a red and white coloured cake and I decided to decorate with fondant (she didn't specify). A risk right? So I made the fondant two days earlier... the supposed-to-be-red fondant ended up being orange (I used powder colouring). I sha decided to leave it to rest.... and the next day... 1 Like
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Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by purplelips(f): 1:06pm On Oct 12, 2015 |
I was excited when I saw it had become red. So yesterday was the D-day. I was skeptical but I just went on... turned the cake upside-down a spread buttercream on it and also filled in gaps...
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Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by purplelips(f): 1:38pm On Oct 12, 2015 |
I guess you can see my Brunners in the background... for those who know what it is though..lol Then the kneading began... Lord, how my arm muscle hurt. I now know why fondant cakes are more expensive than buttercream. The first covering was too thin so I added another, following all the instructions I saw in the videos I downloaded. Then I took out the red fondant and after kneading it, it became orange. I added the rest of the coloring and it was still.. God! What on earth I'm I going to do now. First of all, it was a Sunday and no baking shop around here opens on Sundays. Secondly I was to deliver the cake on that Sunday evening cause the celebrants birthday was on Monday. I just sat on the floor in the yoga position staring at my orange-stained palms and pondering on what to do. I decided to call the celebrant to explain my predicament and she she was fine with it. After rolling out the reddish-orange fondant.. it started breaking I couldn't do the design I had in mind again.. 1 Like |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by purplelips(f): 1:42pm On Oct 12, 2015 |
I sha manoeuvred myself and came up with this 10 Likes 1 Share
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Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by purplelips(f): 1:50pm On Oct 12, 2015 |
As if all my suffering wasn't enough... the red didn't dry, and when I wrapped up the cake it smeared all over I had to start 'repairing' the cake.. lol She loved the cake though...happy customer, happy me |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by pitipom: 10:02am On Oct 13, 2015 |
Wow. You mean you didn't attend any catering school? Send me your email address pls. Im your number one fan. 2 Likes |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by prettyjo(f): 5:01pm On Oct 13, 2015 |
nice |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by purplelips(f): 8:37pm On Oct 13, 2015 |
pitipom:Lol.... I didn't Thank you. |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by purplelips(f): 8:38pm On Oct 13, 2015 |
prettyjo:Thank You. |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by Ewuro4: 9:01pm On Oct 13, 2015 |
purplelips: Good job. It looks neat and professionally made. Next time place the cake under a fan to speed up the drying process. Good job again. 2 Likes |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by purplelips(f): 9:58pm On Oct 13, 2015 |
Ewuro4:Thank you. 1 Like |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by babythug(f): 3:37pm On Oct 14, 2015 |
Looks like you've upskilled! Kudos to you! Cakes can be made softer and fluffier by simply adding more eggs to the recipe. I've tried this and it works |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by candycrushsoda: 4:03pm On Oct 14, 2015 |
babythug: From the recipe OP posted, how many eggs would u suggest? thanks. I love baking but it's just for the House and any lucky visitors but I'm yet to get that "perfect" taste. 1 Like |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by babythug(f): 4:12pm On Oct 14, 2015 |
candycrushsoda: I would use 12-14 eggs depending on size. Note that our large eggs would be considered small sized *in abroad* |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by candycrushsoda: 4:19pm On Oct 14, 2015 |
babythug:Okay, thanks. I've got a fairly good idea of the size required. 1 Like |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by nifdem: 6:20pm On Oct 15, 2015 |
Pls at wat point will u add the water and do u add ur eggs at a time to ur batter....tanx purplelips: |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by purplelips(f): 8:05pm On Oct 15, 2015 |
nifdem:The eggs are whisked and then added the to already creamed butter and sugar mix. The water (or milk preferably if you plan on keeping the cake in the fridge or using preservatives) is added alternately with the flour... |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by spiceechic(f): 1:33pm On Oct 16, 2015 |
@purplelips .... Please tell me what measurements you used for your buttercream & fondant frosting/icing. Never tried fondant and I haven't found the right consistency for the buttercream. |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by nifdem: 4:18pm On Oct 16, 2015 |
[thank u so much quote author=purplelips post=39021364]The eggs are whisked and then added the to already creamed butter and sugar mix. The water (or milk preferably if you plan on keeping the cake in the fridge or using preservatives) is added alternately with the flour... [/quote] |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by nifdem: 4:20pm On Oct 16, 2015 |
Thanks so much purplelips: |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by cynhamscakes(f): 4:47am On Oct 17, 2015 |
Hi Purple, kudos to you. Your fondant is really neat for a first timer. The first fondant covered cake i did was like a a sacrificial cake to the gods. ...lol. that was then sha. I saw your recipe. Your sugar though its the appropriate measurement but you can try reducing it to 400g, then replace the 1 cup of water/milk with same quantity buttermilk. 3 Likes |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by nifdem: 6:40pm On Oct 17, 2015 |
Pls do u mean butter milk shd be used instead of water/milk and pls wats the measurement we will use in mixing d milk, vinegar and water for d butter milk for a 500g flour..thanks cynhamscakes: |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by purplelips(f): 6:36pm On Oct 19, 2015 |
spiceechic:For buttercream I use 200g butter/margarine 500g icing sugar 2 teaspoons of water For fondant... I used Bece's recipe but substitute the 1/8 cup of water with 1/4cup. Here's a screenshot. 1 Like
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Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by purplelips(f): 6:38pm On Oct 19, 2015 |
nifdem:My pleasure. |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by purplelips(f): 6:42pm On Oct 19, 2015 |
cynhamscakes:Thank you.. I owe the fondant recipe to you. About the buttermilk part... would it still go stale quickly? I'll try it with the next cake I'm going to bake. Thank you. |
Re: My Baking Hobby.. :D by purplelips(f): 6:49pm On Oct 19, 2015 |
nifdem:To make buttermilk, add 1 tablespoon of vinegar to 1 cup of full fat milk and let it stand for 10 minutes. |
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