Posts by PurpleGiraffe

Thanks for the info! I'm going to be starting on it tonight so I think I'll watch the videos during my lunch break today :) 

Hi all,I'm going to be making rose and pistachio flavoured cupcakes soon and rose flavouring is something I've never worked with before. I've heard that you need to put just the right amount in or it will be too overpowering. Does...

I definitely recommend the plastic cup method, I find it much more sturdy than toothpicks, especially when you have nice moist cakes.

Hi all,I've been baking cupcakes for a few years now, but this week I'm going to be delving into the world of tiered cakes for the first time! It's going to be for my sister's birthday, nothing too ambitious, just two tiers covered and...

Quote:Originally Posted by mcaulirIs there a reason you don't want to use chocolate coating? That's what most cake pop makers use.I normally use a chocolate coating when making cake pops, but I want to get it as white as possible and I...

Quote:Originally Posted by BakingIreneYou can spend $$$ for pouring fondant or you can make your own from powdered sugar, corn syrup/glucose and water.The only secret to using both is to warm to 40C over a hot water bath, and dip at that...

Does anybody know if there's anywhere in the UK I can order some liquid fondant from?I'm making panda cake pops and I figured the best way to get a good white coating would be to use fondant but covering a cake pop with rolled fondant...

Thanks for the replies, I'm definitely going to look into getting some gumpaste to see if it improves my flower making. I might try making my own when I have a bit of spare time too

Hi all,I currently use fondant mixed with some tylose powder to make my flowers and it works well enough. But it does become to brittle for the more delicate flowers.Can anybody tell me what the difference with flower paste/ gum paste...

I want to bake the image of a cherry inside a cupcake. I cut out the cherry shapes out of sponge cake and froze them, then tried to bake them inside the cupcake (I put a couple spoons of batter in the bottom, placed the cherry shapes and...