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Sorry Kathy I didn't see your reply earlier. I would go to the naughty step but I'm afraid time alone to think would only result in more stupid ideas :D

I'm about to go make my ganache now (waiting for the kids to go to bed) so I'll let you know how it turns out :)

Thank you DaysCakes i was really pleased with how it turned out after a bit of frustration.

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Aw you guys :) I'm really having a ball at the moment, for the first time I'm getting original after only being able to copies or do 'replicas'

Roxylee may I copy your fab idea?? I have loads of stainless skewers I keep thinking about throwing out! They've been lingering in wait for your great idea! :D

Good luck with the ganache siany! I've been playing with chocolate fudge frosting this week, I can't decide which I prefer, fudge or ganache!!

Of course Crazy Grey that's why i posted it in the hope someone else would find it useful we bakers need to stick together.

AFor flavour, fudge. Always fudge :)

AEvening all, I just had loads to catch up on!

Mel, glad your decorating's finished, sooo sorry for you being poorly. It's bad enough being ill but such a shame we can't be ill at a time convenient to us isn't it? I know no time is really convenient but I mean not when your kids are off school or ill, or when you're decorating or you've got two big, fat headachey cakes in one week!

Gray I love your website, fantastic cakes! I think your silver, gold, platinum pricing is really good too, it's good to have an idea of how much things cost isn't it, I usually think if there's no price, I can't afford it.

Jean, I meant to say I didn't see any ads on yours, I was on my phone so maybe that's why, maybe they were there but I didn't notice them, in which case they didn't bother me.

Siany, is it safe to say you're a bit partial ti fudge?!

I knew I'd forget something with all I had to catch up on, that cake is lovely,so cute (scroll back up to see who's it is!) Roxylee. :-)

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Hi everyone, loads to catch up on.For anyone who saw the first rose I made, you were all right so attempted some more, much happier with those, so heres the new roses, and finished cake.

AAw it's so pretty nanny! I didn't think there was anything wrong with the first one mind. (Says she of strangled cabbage rose fame!)

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AHi Maisie, well I did like it , but everyone right, the added petals just made it flop over to much, when I made the other two I supported them with some cotton wool balls.

How are your cakes coming on? And are you better now?

AOh dear many pics can everyone cope with? Sorry not sure what happened there

AYes I'm feeling much better thankyou. :-) cough's hanging in but that's always the way isn't it. My cakes are not coming along at all actually! My mudcake split almost in half and I don't know if I can use it, my little girl's had a relapse and her cold's come back worse than ever (that's normal for her tho.) and I haven't even started anything for either cake- except tge broken mud cake which doesn't count if I can't use it. You wish you hadn't asked now don't you?!

ANanny beautiful cake. I love it. Very elegant.

Maisie fudge is like little chunks of heaven bought down by angels. Yum.

Oh whilst I think along those lines do you welsh guys get number 8 rock near you? Love #8 rock :)

Thank you Maisie73. 

Nannycook your cake and roses are lovely.

AAwww Maisie, I dont know how a mud cake is supposed to be, never made one before, why did you make it? Was it because you were asked? Or just wanted to? What gone wrong with it then?

I'm really sorry your little girl is unwell again, that cant be nice for either of you!xx

AThank you ladies. Next cake is a mini rally car, grrrr, the one after that is a pair of Nike trainers, little ones, grrr, out of my depth with those I think.

I can't wait to see your cakes especially the mini rally car cake, hope it goes well as I'm sure it will.

AIts only a small one and he wants it to go on top of a track similar to the cake I made a few weeks ago, in the countryside with tyre tracks, trees etc etc, I do wonder why on earth end up doing these cakes.

ASad as it is it's quite normal for her nanny, her immune system's not great, that's life for us. I'm making mudcake cos my sister loves chocolate and it's the best chocolate cake I've ever tasted. (Siany, I will try Lindys choc fudge cake, I promise!) bashini said best not to use it if it's going to support another tier (it is) but it hasn't split completely in two, I was hoping I could stick it back together. I don't know what to do, maybe use it and have one tier instead of two. I don't want to waste it and they take ages to bake and I've got so much else to do. I really wanted to practise a tiered cake, I haven't done many and it's only for my sister (meaning she won't mind if I go a bit wrong, not " tough it's only my sister!). I'm going to sleep on it and magically wake up tomorrow with a solution! Either that or ask the Aussies, they're mudcake experts!

Siany, never heard of number 8 rock? And my little girl would be your best friend for life if you had a bag of fudge, she loves it, it's her favourite from the pik n mix!

I'm off to bed now, the magic might take a while! Night all .:-)

AI'm really sorry if I havn't commented on anyones cake, been to work, then didn't start till 7.30 , we have nice bunch on here dont we?

AYes we do, the best. :-) And nanny the trainers will be great, you'll do them well, you know you will (we know you will even if you don't). Night night.

AMmm, they not easy Maisie, or the flipping car. Nite nite

Nannycook i have just looked at the bike cake its brilliant, how did you make the bike and rider? 

Maisie, I've seen on other threads that it shouldn't matter what state the tier is in, as the next tier should be completely supported by the dowels and cake board anyway.  If you think about the old style cakes where there were big gaps with only pillars for show between - all the weight is going straight through the cake down the dowels.

I'd say go for it with sticking the cake back together, as long as it is structurally sound enough to take the decorating, and making sure that no weight is put directly on it.

AChapter Three: well it is 1.20 a.m. and I think I'm as done as can be[IMG ALT=""]http://cakecentral.com/content/type/61/id/3225628/width/350/height/700[/IMG] This is the top tier which I am very happy with. Can't show anything else until it is constructed on site but all flower sprays are ready for the next challenge of "adhering them to the cake". Wish there were more tutorials/ blogs on this as " insert into a flower pic" doesn't tell you how to deal with a heavy spray draping over the side of a sponge cake.:? Cakes all on their drums, beaded vases washed and boxes ready thanks to DH. I even made some sprays for the cake table if needed....bonus! All items on my "to do list" up to tonight scored out. Next gather thoughts on what we need to take tomorrow as contingency --many delicate flowers so have to expect even more breakages. Nervous about tomorrow but even though I am on my knees I have a real sense of achievement so far........if it all collapses tomorrow I might have to eat my words.:-D

Couldn't believe how chatty you lot had been today. Sorry not to have had any input but hope to be back focused after tomorrow.

Well done on website, loads of excellent suggestions forthcoming from our lovely crowd. Better health to those who have been or still are feeling poorly. Another excellent question on how we deal with crises when we have cakes booked. Is it worth looking at a network for emergencies? Until Tomorrow or rather later today....goodnight.

ACatsmum, that is gorgeous!! Beautiful!!

Roxylee, thank you, its a patchwork cutter, but only of an ordinary bike, so to make it look more like a track bike I put the mud guards on it, the icing is rolled very thin using petal paste, then dried , then painted, the picture is actually the guy whose birthday it was.

AMorning All :)

Wow Catsmum that top tier looks lovely, loads and loads of luck for today, I'm sure it will all go brilliantly! Can't wait to see the final finished cake! :)

Nanny your rose cake is really pretty. I love the gentle pink colouring. Is the border an fmm cutter? I have some of those but not used them yet. I'm sure your upcoming cakes will go brilliantly too! I'm sure I saw something from Paul Bradford on twitter recently about a trainer tutorial, not sure if it's a free one or not but I'm sure there are some out there if you're worried :)

Hope you are ok Maisie and your daughter is as well. I would be tempted to still use the mud cake, if the crack isn't complete and the cake can still be levelled properly, then Lizzie is right and the support should take the top cakes weight? But only you can judge if it will hold or not, is it likely to slide out sideways?

Hello Lizzie and Roxy! Sorry if I missed you out before - lots going on lol! I hope your strawberry cake is going ok Lizzie, and I love the Puppy cake Roxy, so cute!!

Right, time to get productive today, first morning I've woken up feeling back to normal since last week, so I'm getting cracking! Time for ranunculus practise.....!

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What's number 8 rock siany?

That cake is beautiful catsmum I can't wait to see the finished thing.

Any nanny we all know you'll be great at those cakes too looking forward to seeing them as well.

I'm sure your cake will be fine if it's fully supported with dowels maisie. I have used a split sponge cake for the bottom tier before. And like you said it's only for your sister so if a disaster happens at least this is the best time to test the limits. Though I'm sure you don't want to hand your sister a pile of mush either...

AWow nanny I love your flowers, it's a lovely arrangement too! I hoped to do some flowers on my month off cakes but it's going so fast! :(

catsmum that spay is amazing! I l love the lace, looks like it does two jobs; suportive and pretty! :)

AYes Mel, thats the very cutter, a few of them in a pack, its the first time I've used it, think it adds something more than just ribbon.

Thank you girls, but you have more faith in me than I have in myself. Like I said I have a comfort zone and thats out of it, but will have a go.

Work today for me so no chatting from me, hope everyone has a fab day. Maisie, hope your cake is ok? Catsmum, tough day ahead of you, you'll be fine as your a pro!!