Posts by suzannem5

I don't often cover the board before icing the cake - you really need to leave the cake to firm up overnight before moving otherwise you will mark the soft icing.  I much prefer to place the uniced cake on the board and roll out...

You could pick up a brand new Kenwood for less than £200 - don't go for the fancy silver models, the performance is exactly the same.  There's a KM330 on Ebay for £160.   I've never used a Kitchen Aid - been a Kenwood...

Covapaste is soft and easily marked when handling, it doesn't harden as firm as Regalice, for example but it does firm up a good bit if left overnight.  Sometimes this can work in your favour, I have removed air bubbles...

You can certainly cover board and dummy separately and cover the join with ribbon, piped dots etc - whatever fits in with your design.   I have recently been using Covapaste after a horrendous batch of Regalice (always my...

No, you don't need a cake board below a dummy.  Will your 20" drum be iced?   If I am icing a dummy that's to sit on a larger (iced) cake drum I stick the dummy to the drum with royal icing and leave to set, then cover...

If it was me I would remelt it and add more chocolate.  

If in doubt I would rebake where possible but it sounds that you may not have enough time for that.    If the cake was for a paying customer I would make another, working through the night if necessary but if it's for a...

Really glad it worked for you this time!  

Quote: Originally Posted by Sarah1986  Thanks for replying. Yes it was baked in one tin, the only thing about baking it in 2 tins is getting them both the same thickness? Would you make 2 recipes or make 1 then split...

I'm not familiar with gas ovens so can't comment on that but everything else about your recipe sounds fine.  Did you bake the cake in one tin?  The main reason for a cake sinking is that it is not completely cooked in the...