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While many wedding cakes today do not have obvious pillaring, even simple stacked cakes will usually have some supports inside to ensure that the structure remains stable. This is doubly important if the cake is iced with buttercream as this form of icing is much more likely to ‘slide’ in …
Sometimes the simplest things can have the greatest effect and spun sugar is just such a technique. The recipe is simple but the appearance of well-constructed spun sugar forms is magical and gravity-defying. Spun Sugar Tips and Hints There’s nothing easier than making the syrup for spun sugar work, but …
Edible gold leaf has a long and decadent history – it’s not known which was the earliest culture to indulge in eating gold, but as soon as any society learned to beat gold thinly enough to make gold leaf, you can probably bet that they ate food coated with a …
These two special effect icings look best on a square single tier cake, where their subtle detailing can be seen without distractions. They also look good if you cut them into circles and lay them over cupcakes that have had their tops levelled. For wood effect icing you need: Ingredients …
Buttercream icing is one of the most common ways to ice and decorate your cake and it gives a great effect as well as tasting yummy. Buttercream icing is not only used as a topping but also as a filling and to crumb coat cakes before fondant icing is applied. …
Cupcakes, cupcakes, cupcakes…people can’t get enough of their cakey goodness at the moment, us included! So how do you create the perfect cupcake? I hear you say… Well bakers, no more will your cases peel from the cake, no longer will you shed a tear at your unproportionately sized cupcake, …
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Portions and Fondant Covering at a Glance Have you ever wondered how many portions you can get from a 8″ round, or what size of cake you need for 20 kids at a birthday party? Well now you can see at a glance! This handy guide will show you pretty …
Simplify pricing and quoting The CakeUlator is a must for anyone who has a cake making business or who simply wants cake costing/budgeting help. If you don’t include cooking time, preparation time, decorating time and even shopping time in your costs you’re probably not selling your cakes at the right …
#t# The CakeOmeter Making baking tin conversion a breeze! Existing Recipe Ingredient 1: Quantity: eachmllitrefl/ozpintquartcupteaspoontablespoongramkgozlbX Add Ingredient Existing Baking Tin Type: Round Square Diameter: Height: Width: Length: Height: cminches New Baking Tin (scaled times) Type: Round Square Diameter: Height: Width: Length: Height: cminches New Recipe Your new …