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post #2236 of 3059
7/25/11 at 10:35am
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Originally Posted by LisaPeps

I suggested The Mat but I don't think they were that interested, doesn't seem like a product they would stock.



huh, what a shame, i would have bought it..as it's not too expensive (if you dont have to pay international postage).
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post #2237 of 3059
7/25/11 at 10:45am
i got my' the mat' from ebay, it only cost me £22 with postage http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cake-fondant-rolling-Mat-Sweetwise-/330534840846?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cf5696a0e
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post #2238 of 3059
7/25/11 at 10:51am
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Originally Posted by livlou

i got my' the mat' from ebay, it only cost me £22 with postage http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cake-fondant-rolling-Mat-Sweetwise-/330534840846?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cf5696a0e



Livlou, well there goes 22 pounds! Would you recommend it? Rolling out sugarpaste is the one thing i struggle with most and if the mate works i would buy it in a blink - please tell me it changed your life?!?
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post #2239 of 3059
7/25/11 at 11:00am
i have only used it twice, first time, was great, second time i got in a muddle and gave up but dont think i kneaded it enough so fondant was very stiff, loved how it stuck to the mat while lifting over the cake and when i needed to readjust it, think you need to have a few practices with it, they say it needs breaking in. i had been wanting one since first seen it but couldnt as wouldnt pay over £30 just for postage so when found it on ebay i ordered it straight away icon_smile.gif
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post #2240 of 3059
7/25/11 at 12:43pm
Oh right. Thank you Bashini. Thought it was something to do with E bay haha icon_redface.gif I just had look at your link and I think I want one!! thumbs_up.gif
So many recipes, so little time!!
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post #2241 of 3059
7/26/11 at 9:16am
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Originally Posted by allaboutcakeuk

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Originally Posted by Dayti

Hi guys - I will be back in the UK in the first week of August, and was trying to find a decent cake design/decorating class or two...any theme or subject really (intermediate to advanced flowers, royal icing piping, decorative techniques etc). I only really want 1 or 2 days. I will be in Lincolnshire but can travel no problem. Does anyone know of any? Preferably without spending 995 GBP at LVCC or Peggy Porschen's academy!! Anyway they have no courses worthwhile in August...

Or maybe I can see about setting up a one on one with someone uber-professional for a couple of hundred quid. Ideas? Or have any of you done this?

Thanks in advance!



Hi there try "fair cake" their classes are amazing and they have star tutors from well known bakeries and off of food network etc.




I have attended 2 classes with Debbie Brown - she is a great teacher. Her classes are quite small so plenty of attention and opportunity to ask questions... and also we had great fun! I believe she will do "One on One" classes too.
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post #2242 of 3059
7/28/11 at 12:30am
Hi all,
Please can any one tell me if and where i can buy these impression mats in the link below in the UK. Has any one got them and where did they buy theirs from. It is used on this name tag for the cake below.

http://www.globalsugarart.com/.....ion%20Mats.

Here is the cake link.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2.....669406393/
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post #2243 of 3059
7/28/11 at 1:58am
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Originally Posted by LisaPeps

Hi all, I'm currently emailing the owners of The Cake Decorating company and suggesting US products they could get in. They've emailed me back asking for any suggestions so they can have a look at them. I've suggested SPS to them, and they are very interested in that.

Does anyone have any other ideas I can suggest for them? I can't remember what stuff I want from the US now I've been asked lol!



Please tell them to stock these impression mats by Makins.
http://www.globalsugarart.com/product.php?id=24778
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post #2244 of 3059
8/1/11 at 8:58am
Also if we're putting together a list of US items, candy melts would be good!! Ideal for cake pops etc! You can get them at Hobbycraft but so much easier if we can get everything in one place- and SPS is definately a good one as I've yet to find it anywhere in the UK icon_smile.gif
Newbie Caker, but loving it so far!!

....waiting for my next challenge....
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post #2245 of 3059
8/1/11 at 9:19am
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Originally Posted by livlou

i got my' the mat' from ebay, it only cost me £22 with postage http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cake-fondant-rolling-Mat-Sweetwise-/330534840846?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cf5696a0e



sorry to ask another question livlou but i was just wondering, were you charged customs or anything like that, since its coming from abroad? thanks!
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post #2246 of 3059
8/1/11 at 9:45am
They already stock merckens candy melts which are alot better than the Wilton ones.
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post #2247 of 3059
8/1/11 at 3:54pm
hi, idontknow, i was not charged anymore on top icon_smile.gif
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post #2248 of 3059
8/2/11 at 2:59am
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Originally Posted by Davwattie

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Originally Posted by sanmarco5

does anyone have an easy recipe for an egg free sponge?
I am making a cake for my friends birthday for saturday & she just informed me that her daughters new boyfriend will be there & is allergic to egg so she told him 'never mind my friend can make you an egg free cake!!' all a bit last minute!



Got this out a cake decorating mag but not tried it yet. makes a 6in round

200g sweetened condensed milk
140g self raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
60ml melted butter or 60ml margarine
1 tsp vanilla essence
75ml water

sieve flour, baking powder and baking soda together. mix flour flour mixture, condensed milk, melted butter, essence and water, beat well.
Bake in oven at 200 degrees C for 10 mins then reduce temp to 150 degrees C and bake for a further 10 mins
Cake is ready when it leaves the sides of tin and is springy to touch



Thanks so much for the egg free sponge recipe, i actually thought it smelled awful (didnt taste it) but the customer was very happy, her boyfriend can never usually eat cake!! she commissioned another for the following weekend too!
I now have a wheat free cake to do for friday (too bust so little girls mum buying a ready made cake & I am decorating it, which I dont usually do but this is an exceptional case) little girl will be 13 and has never had a decorated birthday cake because she is allergic to wheat!!

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post #2249 of 3059
8/2/11 at 4:07am
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Originally Posted by livlou

hi, idontknow, i was not charged anymore on top icon_smile.gif



thanks livlou, i've asked the seller and he says he hasn't had any reports of customs being charged either. so i'll go ahead and buy it as well as one of those textured rolling pins, they look great!
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post #2250 of 3059
8/2/11 at 4:27am
I need about 50 gold cupcake cases in a bit of a hurry, (cake for 4weeks time, but I am away for 2 and half weeks between now & then and really want to get cases sorted before I go). loads to choose from on eBay (and in my experience ebay sellers usually deliver the fastest! compared to shops) , but wondered if anyone could recommend any as dont want to get them & they are rubbish, really brassy looking or anything
Thanks

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