A Thread For All Uk Bakers!!
Decorating By hailinguk Updated 25 Aug 2017 , 10:29am by Magic Mouthfuls
I believe they are the same thing. Do you have an idea where I could buy them please?
I'd love to use them for a clean finish on Handbag cakes etc.. The ones I have seen so far are for colourful designs, but I'm looking for the LV and Gucci patterns. Thanks.
You can find them in cake shops, but I don't think non of them sell the designer ones. If you like to have a look, Tracey Mann got a good selection,
http://www.traceyscakes.co.uk/shop-c77/ingredients-c14/transfer-sheets-c52#:page1
As well as The Cake Decorating Company,
Sorry, found LV one in The Cake Decorating Company.
http://www.thecakedecoratingcompany.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=5811
Thank you very much!! Bashini! Those are the exact LV sheets are was referring to. Needed them last month for a bday cake. Searched all over the place but just could not find them. Now I know where to buy them. I wish they also had the white LV design and the Gucci one. Just trying to prepare myself for when I'll need them for a cake.
Thanks again for your help.:-)
I have only ever seen the colourful design type ones you mention. I can see how designer ones would be really good for bags but I'm not sure of their legallity? Unless they are made/authorised by the brand wouldn't they be 'fake' and breaking copyright laws? If they are being produced above board the companies themselves should know where to get them so contacting them directly might be a way forward?
I've actually seen a US website with the designer sugar sheets. The delivery cost was to the UK was even more expensive than the product itself lol! I'm just guessing here, but for a cake decorating company to be selling it on their website then, they must be authorised to right?
I've actually seen a US website with the designer sugar sheets. The delivery cost was to the UK was even more expensive than the product itself lol! I'm just guessing here, but for a cake decorating company to be selling it on their website then, they must be authorised to right?
You would like to think a company like The Cake Decorating Company wouldn't be selling things that didn't have a license from the trademark holder (if it was coming direct from China I'd be less inclined to think that!) but an email/letter from them saying it is ok to use on a cake for sale (assuming that's what you plan to do) might be good to get to be on the safe side?
I have no legal experience but should there ever be a problem that should help you show you did try and make sure it was legal to use... what do you think?
Hi Claire and Cake Chaos, my name is Anita and I make cakes under the name of Tinkerbell cakes. I am based in Doncaster, so maybe Yorkshire is going to take over the cake baking world lol.
Its so cool that we finally have a UK thread on here, I find that most of the recipes are in American weights (cups ect), just doesnt make any sense lol. Any way just wanted to say hi and here come the Yorkshire cake lasses mmmwwwaaaahhhhhhh xxxx
Hi! Another new member here :) I don't have a business (yet) - I'm purely a hobby baker although I'd love to have my own business someday, just trying to learn as much as I can and build up a portfolio etc. I'm sure this thread will come in incredibly handy, a lot of the American recipes confuse the life out of me!
Sorry if this is a rehash of previous questions (I haven't had time to read through the last 200 pages yet!) but what kind of buttercream do you all use? I have only ever had one cupcake in the UK which wasn't a icing sugar/butter buttercream, I think it was Italian meringue buttercream and it was lovely but I've yet to try to make any of the meringue buttercreams myself. Do any of you use what the American recipes call 'shortening' in your buttercreams? I hear it helps with crusting and stability but I'm worried it would impair the flavour when compared with an all butter buttercream. I sometimes struggle to get my buttercream as stiff as I'd like for piping purposes without using a ridiculous amount of sugar, and nobody likes a grainy buttercream!
Wow, that was a long first post! :) Looking forward to learning from you all!
AHi, welcome to the thread. I normaly use whipped buttercream and its a meringue based one. It is really nice and not too sweet. Recently I made Italian Meringue Butter Cream. And it was lovely too. I was putting it off making it for a long time and it was really easy to make it.
ASorry, forgot to mention that you need to register on the BSG forum to get the whipped butter cream recipe.
I haven't made carrot cake before (can you believe it!) And I want to try it for my bf's nan's 70th b'day on Saturday. Does anyone have either a tried or tested recipe or a recipe they can recommend? I have lots of books but don't want to waste ingredients if it's not very good!
What Lisa!?!! I love this one from bbc good food, not a lot of rise so might want to scale it up by an egg. Never covered it in fondant but it should be okay: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4425/carrot-cake
I love this one in BBC Good Food. Done it many times.http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3229/yummy-scrummy-carrot-cake It is very easy.
I use a normal cream cheese, orange juice and icing sugar topping.
AHi Lisa, my favourite is Mitch Turners carrot cake. It so moist and you don't need any filling!!!
I tried Mitch's as I've got her book, I was in a hurry and forgot the zests in the cake so I made a simple syrup with light brown sugar and vanilla flavouring. Going to use SMBC in between the layers and white chocolate ganache. Smells good so will let you know what the family think!
Hello!
My name is Helena and I've recently joined the forum! I manage Cupcake Boxes, Cases and Kits and Borthwick Hill Bakery here in the UK. I'm based in Newcastle upon Tyne and have really only been baking for a couple of years but have now well and truly got the bug!
My husband and I launched Cupcake Boxes, Cases and Kits in response to what we feel were overpriced cupcake supplies, particularly cupcake boxes, baking kits, edible icing toppers and cake pop supplies here in the UK. It's been a huge success and is now taking up way more of my time than the bakery does!
I'm looking forward to chatting to you all!
Helena
AHi everyone, I have a Wilton cake pan size "11x15x2"/28x38x5cm could some one tell me how much batter I need to use THank you.
Hi everyone, I have a Wilton cake pan size "11x15x2"/28x38x5cm could some one tell me how much batter I need to use THank you.
Have you ever seen the Wilton chart?
http://www.wilton.com/cakes/making-cakes/baking-wedding-cake-2-inch-pans.cfm
Hi everyone, I have a Wilton cake pan size "11x15x2"/28x38x5cm could some one tell me how much batter I need to use THank you.
Hi there, I have to make a Hello Kitty this weekend and I borrowed this size pan from my friend. she said that she uses 11" cake mix, but I forgot to ask whether its the round or square!!! Now, when I am making 11" cakes, I bake in two halves. If its a round, its 2 x 12 ounce Or if its a square, then its 2 x 14 ounce mix. I will check it and let you know.
Hi, its me again. I just checked with my friend and she uses 11" square mix. So its 2 x 14 ounce mix.
HTH. 
AMeant to ask I can see the site has changed how can I save my photos.
No problem.
Do you mean to upload your photos? If that so, go to your profile and scroll down until it shows your uploaded photos. There should be a button with " upload photos" on it.
ANo what I meant was to view my saved ones thanks bashinix
AWhat would we do without you A. Big Thank You x
AHi everyone I'm new to the forum but so glad I found it, over the last few years I've really gotten into my baking and would love to start my own business one day, at the moment it's just a hobby and I bake for friends and family. Within the last month I've sold my first batch of 24 cupcakes to a friend and have been asked to make another cake for one of my boyfriends work colleagues little boys birthday! The mum would like a 8" chocolate cake with a tractor topper ontop and 18 vanilla cupcakes half with lemon buttercream and half white chocolate buttercream and toppers ontop! I'm trying to work out how much to charge as I'm still quite new to this and I don't want to over or under charge them, but I would like to make a little profit. Can anyone offer any ideas as to what I should charge.
Love the forum and the few pages I've read so many great ideas and fantastic support, it's really encouraging!
Mellypoppins28
Hi, welcome to the thread!
You have to work out how much it comes to ingredients, boxes, paste, ribbon etc. Then times it by three. And add another £10/£15 on top. This is how I used to do until I bought the Cake Boss software.
Then I always tell my customers that they should order cupcakes in 12s in each flavour. I start my cupcakes from £2.00 and with hand made toppers from £3.00. Some might say its cheap, but its the rate that I can give around my area. So its better to compare the rates that other cake makers have around your area.
HTH!
AHiya, New baker here just found this thread took a few days to catch up lol I am a hobby baker (bake for family, friends and as gifts lol) and love baking am addicted like you guys :-) I dont have any questions YET lol but have to do my bro in laws wedding cake in the summer so will prob have some by then as it will be my 1st ever 3 tier cake (scary stuff)
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