AOh tiddy, soooo, jealous, your joining Bashini now, I need one but in the meantime I have a lovely kitchen which is my sort of cake room.

just awaiting the EHO now  fingers crossed. Just hope they give me warning but im guessing not!

A[IMG]http://cakecentral.com/content/type/61/id/3236869/width/200/height/400[/IMG] this is my lovely cake room, aka my kitchen, ha ha.

ASorry feeling left out so thought I'd share my lovely kitchen.

oooh lovely! Love that table!

Natt, just seen your in porthcawl for two weeks! Thats 5 mins from me  ....lucky you with the sun out!

ANipping in again before I'm back to work! Am going to downsize flowers and do 2 little arrangements, one in the middle and one on the board. Now the cake is all done with the bunting around it, too many flowers is just going to drown it, so executive decision taken! Will post pics when it's all done!

PS I'm not a all jealous of the cake room. Much. At all. Honest......... ;) *heads off to kitchen covered in cake stuff*

haha! Cant wait to see your cake!

AYes tiddy everyone comments on our table as the seats fit around it, from Next, it was a prezzie.

ACant wait either mel.

So this is me!

ACan't wait to see cake Mel ! Lovely Tiddy kitchen Nanny not like mine :-)

ATiddy your pretty, and young, I'm neither!!! Out of interest how do you put your pic on here?

Oh Crikey im so not! my eldest is 23! Good genetics lol

click on your name up the top of page and click change avatar 

Hi everyone you've all been chatty today.

Tiddy love the cake room and you are very pretty and younger than I expected, I take a terrible photo so doubt I'll be putting one of me on.

Nanny lovely kitchen.

Mel can't wait to see your cake.

 Chasingmytail I also would like to know hoe to do silver and gold leaf. There is a pick and stick tool on amazon that is for picking up dragees if it's any help.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00GMCWZ1W/?tag=cakecentral-20+brown

Natt congrats on the job I'm glad everything worked out.

Petitecat how do you make the cupcakes stay in the plastic cups?

Sorry to anyone I've missed.

I have been making some babies for cupcake toppers tonight will post a pic tomorrow.

ive been replaced by squirrels lol

All I can say is the five kids and three dogs must keep me young! But the kids still call me a coffin dodger and I have just spent tonight covering my sparkly bits (greys) lol.

Ok am off now ladies so shall bid u all a good night x

Two cakes to deliver tomorrow at a family do where no one gets on! Should be interesting lol

And have to come up with plans for a spitfire and steamtrain cake! So if anyones done similar I would love to see any tips 

Wow, fantastic kitchens - now I cant send a picture in of mine its awful - nothing to do with my taste it was a Russian lady who was married to my dear departed father-in-law - long story but we had 2 double spreads in The Saturday Mail!!! This is a modern farmhouse kitchen so could have anything alive or dead in there, tractor parts, builders plans, kids homework. Luckily its all safe on the worktop!  As it is, it is not a decorating kitchen it lacks space and freedom to leave things unattended. In the past I have left cakes out and my youngest has eat it! I also have another farmhouse that is under renovation and have had a pantry designed with shelves and a stone sink. Its all a money pit and another stress for us. 

Thanks Roxylee for that link may work need to check feedback on it first.

ATiddy your really funny do you know that?

I'd love to be a fly on the wall there then good luck!! Mmm, mine are a trampoline, And a boxing ring with men.

Chasingmytail, what do you mean? Are your family in tomorrows mail?

Nannycook - My FIL married a Russian, didnt workout just a money grabber, he went to divorse her, he suddenly died, we had to sell farm stock to pay for divorce settlement as she wanted loads, husband wanted to publisie this, press got hold of it Daily Mail came up, did short spread, a lady from Neath read it and realised this lady had just married her father the weekend before. It was a shock to them. So another 2 page spread in The Mail - over 3 yrs ago now. Always a drama here!

AGood God that is one amazing story, hope everything is OK now?

Chasing, 

Wow yes that is drama! Hope things were settled in your family's favour! 

Lovely cake room Tiddy! On the left there is a mat with circles on it. I've seen that before- Is that 'the mat' for rolling fondant or is it a cutting board? I didn't see the photo you posted anywhere...?

I've got my photo on FB and twitter, have yet to put one up on my website. I was told it 'humanises' me and that people prefer to be able to see the person behind the business. It wasn't something I was keen to do- I'm rather wary and cautious when it comes to the internet! It makes me feel vulnerable but I don't know why. 

Roxy, I put scrunched up newspaper in the plastic cups. Other than that, the cupcakes fit pretty snugly and so long as you're not going to toss it in the air or bounce it around the cupcakes stay put!

the red mad is just a silicone mat. I tend to use it for smaller things, but I do have "the mat" too. I dont use it very often but did use it for the camouflage cake I did and it worked really well :)

I just wish these things weren't so expensive- it all adds up to a small fortune!

Morning !!

I have been asked to do a minecraft cake for this week !! I know I asked the other day about edible pens but does anyone use them ? I have heard they can dent the fondant alot which would stress me out !

How can you paint colour on without airbrush, do you just paint on the paste colours straight on or do you have to mix with alcohol or something ?

Chasing - families are just great aren't they !! I have seen a door mat in the Next catalogue that says 'friends welcome, familiy by appointment only' I'm thinking of buying it

AMorning all and a Bute day it is!

Jo I use the pens from time to time, on the pansies I made the other day I used them to put the black lines on, its best to have the icing first though.

A

Actually that reminds me, there is a picture of me on my website - www.rainbow-bakehouse.co.uk if you want to confirm if I'm anything like you expected Tiddy!

well there you go Natt! Exactly as I imagined! 

Jo, I have two minecraft cakes this week! I personally dont like the pens at all and tend to paint instead

Morning cakey friends!  Well if I didn't have full blown cake room envy before - I truly have it now!  Sadly this is one thing that Amazon or Ebay can't fix (so concentrating on Zoopla instead for that!).

Jean - interesting point about personalisation - I actually think there is something to be said for it.  It gives customers a sense of the real person.

Chasingmytail - where do you get silver/gold leaf from?  Do regular cake suppliers stock it?  I haven't used it either so interested to see what others say. 

Jo - I always use vodka or bacardi (gin has a smell) to help paint colours.  I have a painter's pallet which I got from Wilkinsons and also use powder colours too and mix with the vodka.  I have a clean damp cloth to hand to wipe the brush a little to take off excess.  The alcohol helps the colour to dry quickly.  You can use rejuvenator - but I am still a vodka girl.

Just wondering if anybody had a solution to my shiny bottle query a bit further up the thread?  I have seen elsewhere on CC that people use corn syrup (is that Golden syrup btw?) and a spirit. 

Nice kitchen Nanny