AThe maderia recipe i use isnt dry but isnt very wet. I love any homemade cake if i am honest lol

Hi All,

 My Victoria sponge is a bit pants to be honest. It's great for cupcakes but anything larger and i've never had luck, very odd. So instead i stick with genoise for vanilla and either a choc truffle torte or a high density sponge for chocolate.

As for pricing I use the Cake baker app called Cakeulator it's available on android or apple and it's amazing. Really makes you gulp when you realise how badly you under charge.

Happy baking

Kate

Hi

Could you share your Maderia recipes?

I'd love to try them!!!

thanks

christina

I alwyas weigh my eggs so if a recipe turns out slightly too eggy its easy then to replace out a little and sub with milk. For Maderia I do equal amounts of everything using self raising flour plus a half amount of plain flour, works great for carving :-)

Many thanks Jenna!

Can I ask you one more question?

Do you create 3 different buttercreams/ratio of butter & icing sugar for your cakes?

ie do yoy have different recipes forcreating the dam, filling and crump-coating 

Many thanks

christina

Hi :)

I usually cover in fondant, and use jam and buttercream for filling in the middle, and buttercream to coat then cover with fondant. I use the same buttercream for both. 

For example, 6oz butter, 12oz icing sugar, 1tbsp milk, maybe some flavouring. HTH :)

AHiya Jenna I use Aldi's beautifully buttery marg. mixes well and tastes great and you save a bit of money too x x

thank you

ACan i be thick and ask whats a dam? I only use jam in middle of my cakes cos if i use buttercream and jam i find the top part slides off :-S

AHi everyone I am new to this forum but have really enjoyed reading through your posts... I have been baking cupcakes for about 3-4 weeks now so am very new to it,I go through pages of blogs and posts to try get some tips! I too have been looking for a soft moist recipe for cupcakes and the nicest I have found so far is http://sugareverythingnice.blogspot.co.uk/2010/05/sicilian-orange-cupcakes.html?showComment=1374445916876&m=1 If anyone would like to try them,i thought they were lovely. If any if you fancy sharing any recipes then that would be much appreciated! :-)

ASorry i was being thick i forgot to write on my last post it when i am doing big cakes lol sorry only just realised but thank you for replying :-)

AThanks i made them for my friends daughters birthday :-) looked at your flicker and your hamburger cakes are fab :-D

I weren't happy with them but thank you :)

AWhy? They look good :-)

ADon't know, don't think any of the burger cupcakes are good. The burger cakes are tho. X

AWell i think they looked good :-D Think i might try making red velvet cake or cupcakes soon wanna see what all the fuss is about (as have never tried them)

Aren't they just red dyed cupcakes? LOL 

ADunno, but everyone asks me if i make them so wondered why they are sooo popular lol thats why i wanna have a go havent looked at the recipe yet though lol

Just Googled it.. Red cake that tastes of chocolate basically!

A

I prefer it to president and its cheaper :-D it tastes sooo creamy, red cake that tastes like chocolate what a random concept will still give it a whirl one day lol

Yeah, apparently it has cocoa powder in it and red dye! 

Yeah think it was 97p for 250g, where as Lurpak is like £1.60 for 250g. Big difference when you add up what you'd need. 

A

I know, specially when your just a hobby baker (which i am)

Yeah I am too, although this week I feel like I'm running a business! I've been preparing my mum's 50th cake, well the decs etc. I'm not sure I could handle the heat being a pro. I take my hat off to them. Although I must say your stuff looks pro!

AAwww thanks your stuff looks great too :-) what cake are you doing? I done a 50th cake for my mother in law earlier this yr i done a two tiered one :-)