AThanks nanny!

I learnt nocciola and fondante

Dark cox and hazlenut icecream and that's alll I needed to know jahaha!

ALmao! Thanks petitecat! I like that one too hehe

AI know petitecat and she wants Olaf with elsa !,I like doing Elsa but I hate that flipping snowman !

Nanny bless you struggling on like a true cc soldier x

Great pics Kelsey, you both look really happy :-)

ATiddy amazing as alway!

Kelsey looking gorgeous in Rome :)

Right my attempt at a slow ninja ( it's taken 10 hours over all but about 3.30 actual working time) it's for a bake sale at my husbands work, they are doing a nights sleep on the street to raise money and having the bake sale to raise a bit more.

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AJo, oh dear doesn't bode well. Little one wants a frozen cake for her bday but I'm not too great with figures yet!

ASiany that's fab. Did you handcut the 'centre point'? If so its pretty neat work!

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Thanks Jean. Yep I hand cut it, the second one I did was neater but my husband knocked those down the back of the fridge so I had to redo it all today.

AAnyone else having a go at guessing the price of Tiddy's cake?

ASiany wow a lot neater than my Twister - well done !

Petitecat I'm sure you'd do a great frozen cake and Olaf isn't too bad it's just those pesky arms ! I use a tutorial on Pinterest for Elsa ;-)

Not got a ruddy clue on the old guess the cake game sorry !

Off to Bedfordshire now, Night all :-)

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Oooo I bet husband ran for his life - I know mine would of !!!

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you'd think wouldn't you but no. He said it was my fault for putting it there and how could he have known it was there. He said sorry a couple of hours later :(

Lol no one else brave enough then?  haha!

 

Well...........wait for it.............I charged exactly £0.00 

 

BUT yes petite had I charged then you were in the right area :)

 

This was for my neighbours daughter and yes i am completely bonkers but you all new that anyway right 

 

During the last few months of shall we say ummm HELL she has been an absolute diamond taking my youngest to school whilst ive been hooked up to the o2 and picking her up for me, sometimes even giving her tea and heaving her for sleepovers etc etc.....

 

So this was my thank you 

oh and here is a slightly better picture too

 

AAw Tiddy that's a really lovely thing to do in return. She will love it !

Same as mine then Siany - takes a few hours to admit there in the wrong lol.

Today is undoubtedly going to be a horrid day at work with all things coming to a head. I am really not looking forward to it, I feel like I did at school when I didn't studying had enough before an exam ! However saying that no matter how hard I try this woman keeps booby trapping things! It's like I'm doomed to fail, I must tell myself it's her ego boost that's the problem here not me !

Anyway off on school run in the wind and rain :-( have a good day all.

Tiddy, what a lovely way to say thank you to your neighbor. Bet they were over the moon when they saw it!

 

Jo, hope your day isn't going to turn out like you think :) Reminds me of the film the Devil Wears Prada!

AGreat cake Tiddy and a special way of saying "thank you".

Loved the lettering on the CentrePoint cake Siany. What was the colour of your fondant?

Good luck today, Jo. Storm hit here at 4.20 but I was wide awake with this stinking cold......then fell asleep just before the alarm. Typical!!

Oh Tiddy - that's a lovely thing to do.  I have no idea how much this would cost but I'm well into 3 figures in my head.  You know your neighbour will be so happy to have this - who else will ever have a cake like this.  So special.

 

Kelsey - amazing photos of Rome - I am so wanting to go there.  I am planning Venice next year - just planning mind.  Friends of ours went this year for a birthday treat and they got charged €40 for an ice cream and a coffee in St Mark's Square.  They originally went in for two bellinis but that was €35 each!  I will get some tips from you next year!  I can't believe you were across the street from the Collosseum.  Amazing location.

 

Jo - positive vibes coming your way.  Don't let them grind you down.  I always find that what goes around comes around for these people.  We had somebody here about 4 years ago who was a nasty piece of work.  I didn't have a lot of direct contact with her and because I work for the boss, she was on the whole very nicey nice to me - except one time when she threw papers at me (boss was out).  Big mistake.  I said nothing however until I was asked officially for my opinion of her - then it all came out.  Turns out several people had already complained in private about her.  I wasn't too bothered about her but I overheard the way she spoke to others and she was just a bully.   Hate bullies.  Anyway, she got the sack - job done. 

 

Kathy

Hi everyone hope everyone is ok

 

Happy belated Loubee hope you had a great day. sorry I missed it stupid internet keeps going off.

 

Marvel Mary poppins themed cake sounds awesome, can't wait to see it.

 

Suzanne love the frozen cake and the green and yellow cake  the colurs are lovely together.

 

Petitecat hope you daughter is feeling better after her flu spray.

 

Maisie hows the tooth hope your feeling better.Hope your grandad is doing better to. I so used to record the charts and hover over the pause button lol.

 

Tiddy Lmao over the turret willys and your hubby's post. The halloween cake is amazing it doesn't look like a cake. That is such a lovely gift for your neighbour I bet she was delighted with it, and so good of her to help out while your weren't well. 

 

Spireite hope your knee is feeling better.

 

Newstreet a princess spiderman cake sounds awesome can't wait to see it.

 

Welcome to the thread Miapie, lovely cake.

 

Siany hope it didn't take you to long to cut more letters after hubby knocking them on the floor. Hope you managed to sort things out at school to. Lovely cake very neat lettering and such a nice thing for your hubbys work to be doing. Did I read right and he knock two lots of letters on the floor?

 

Kathy so glad to hear you git the all clear that's wonderful news. Hope Mr Kathy gets the same wonderful news to things of you both x

 

Welcome back Kelsey hope you had a fab time in Rome. Lovely photos.

 

Chezzabelle I use party animal online a lot they are a good company.

 

Mel hope your feeling better

 

Jo fab cakes, hope work is better this week. How long are you and hubby celebrating on your anniversary?

 

Lizzy hope you have sorted things with the builder and they are getting back to work redoing the pipes etc. Such a shame about your dummies and not being able to do the wedding fair.

 

Nanny hope you have better luck with John's tablet than your phone, put a new one on the xmas list.

 

Right it has took me an hour to read through and catch up I don't think I've missed anyone but apologises if I have.

ASqueee they have made my cake the main raffle prize because it's so good. Very happy :)

Thats awesome Siany and well deserved 

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I made the sugarpaste myself and used sugarflair red extra to colour it. Used the LMF recipe and it worked really well :)

What is LMF?

Siany, that's fab! I've just had a look at that recipe. What SP did you mix it with?

Never mind have just done a search and found it. When I made MMF I mixed it with asda fondant but it seemed to stay really soft there is no corn syrup in the LMF recipe so maybe that was why. I am going to have to give this a try. How did you find it to work with Siany?

Another question for you Siany!! (sorry), did you use corn syrup or liquid glucose?  Edited to say- got it confused with another recipe. Ignore this question LOL

Siany did you add the colour to your LMF when you were making it in the mixer or after it was made. This will be great for dark colours like black.

Morning all :)

 

Tiddy, that cake is bonkers amazing. That is all 

 

Siany, your cake is brilliant - it's so hard to get clean looking cakes when you have nothing to cover up the mistakes!

 

I'm sorry you're having such a sh8t time Jo. I can sympathise completely (hubby was bullied, physically and mentally for over 3 years by his director resulting in 6 months off work with stress and the director being sacked), people say it's just work, but it follows you home. I hope it picks up for you soon. Illegitimi non carborundum 

 

Your photos are lovely Kelsey, and how lucky were you being *that* close to the Colosseum!!??

 

ooh, news on the pipe! After my lengthy email last week, I had a one line reply today (just as I was about to nudge him) saying the plumber will be over to do it this week. Despite all the rubbish we've had, I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt this one last time and will assume (until I have to decide otherwise) that he's doing it correctly, digging up the pipe etc. Fingers crossed!

 

So who wants a dreadful joke for a Tuesday? I'm ignoring all the groans and posting it anyway 

 

Why men shouldn't be agony aunts

 

Dear Phil

I left home for work last week and after less than a mile my car stalled and wouldn't start. 
I walked back to my house and found my husband in bed with our 19 year old babysitter.

They announced that the affair had been going on for two years.

Can you help me? I'm desperate.


Dear Reader

The most common cause of vehicles breaking down in the first mile is dirt in the fuel lines. 

Hope this helps.

Phil.

Lizzy bahahaha!

 

Thanks all...cake safely delivered albeit just around the corner but by gosh was that a mish in these winds! 

 

Birthday girl won't see it til after school though ...mum is also very crafty and just gave me a bag of little led lights so may have to now have a spontaneous play! 

Funny joke Lizzy.  That really does sum up why men shouldn't be agony aunts!  I mean how many times have we gone on and on about something to our other half only to hear the phrase "what did you say was for tea???"

 

Red lights.......???  Are you going all "techy" now Tiddy??  Can't wait.....

 

Kelsey - am hoping you can help me with a recipe for my neighbours' Christmas cake.  I am searching for "halal" fruit cakes and found this:  http://cherryonacake.blogspot.co.uk/2009/06/boiled-fruit-cake.html  - do you have any suggestions?  I loved your pics on FB btw of the Frozen cake.

 

Kathy

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I had some SPD so I used that.

It's fine to work with, much easier than MMF. I think I would knead a little trex in with it before using next time as it did craze a bit but used gunge to repair.

Add it to the marshmallow when you add the trex and give it a good mix in the mixer. Then add the icing sugar.

Having a mass clean today so popping in and off. Sorted all my cake stuff out so I'm feeling productive lol