Posts by eve81

this may seem like a really dumb question, but!when using the hot knife techique to smooth the ganache do you dry the knife after you take it out of the water and before you touch the ganache?I'd really appreciate some help before I...

hmmmmmm I've taken it out of the oven and cooled it in the pan as per instructions. it seems "heavy" but has a light texture. apparently they're best eaten a few days later so I'll update on the taste then, but it does seem to have an...

I bought the planet cake book and LOVE it and I currently have the chocolate mud cake in the oven just to see if I might use it as my standard chocolate cake. It smells like brownies. is this how mud cake is? does anyone else use this...

Quote:Originally Posted by LoucindaPut a piece of saran wrap over the gumpaste/fondant before cutting, then cut. Lift off the saran wrap - and use a palette knife to lift the letters!Great tip! i'll try it out. Thanks

Quote:Originally Posted by RelznikA couple of years ago, I paid 52p for a 250g pack of butter. It's slowly risen and risen until, recently, it was 86p for a 250g pack.It's just gone up again to 98p a pack... and that's the 'economy /...

here's a link to a great tutorial list posted by Rylanhttp://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-672099-rylan.html

what about just having the elephant/s peaking out the top or side of a train carriage, then you'd only have to do the head and trunk?

I vote for white too. the flavour is more subtle and it would certainly be easier to colour

roll the fondant out really thin (as thin as you can get it!) then leave it sitting for about 5 mins or so til it starts to harden a little and then try the letter cutters. thats what works for me and it was the good citizens of cake...

Hello!I've just made my little boy a cake for his first birthday too. there's something very satisfying about it isn't there?! Welcome to cake central. I dare you to not get addicted.........!