A Thread For All Uk Bakers!!
Decorating By hailinguk Updated 25 Aug 2017 , 10:29am by Magic Mouthfuls
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Oops, cut myself off. Very economical as well. There's only one brand I'd give up my MFF for, and of course it's the most expensive fondant as well, and rightly so. It's made from unicorn tears, by angels. Whatever the proper name, Massa Ticino, something like that. That, I would gladly give up making another batch of MFF for. But it's an expense I'm not willing to incur.
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Hi AZCouture! I have bought Carma Massa Ticino (that's the full name, I'm out of breath...). It is a dream to use, lovely lovely stuff but yes uber expensive. I think I might have to give MMF another go. I tried before - the one where you add store bought fondant to the MMF - but it wasn't great. I got tearing etc.
Linda, welcome too and what a fab cake! You have natural talent for decorating!
Hi all :)
I'm just wondering if anyone has a favourite wire brand that they use?
I've just finished a generic pack (can't even remember a name to it) which I bought from the local cake shop when I was disorganised and ran out with no time to order more, and it was dire. The paper kept coming off when I was inserting it into petals, just a real pita.
I ordered some Hamilworth red spot from a company online, but they accidentally sent me Sunrise instead, which is cheaper by a bit.
From the limited info I could find online, and from using it, Hamilworth always seems really good, but this company say that Alan Dunn uses the Sunrise which seems like a pretty good endorsement!
Has anyone got any thoughts on which is better?
ps - I've just read the last page on sugarpastes. Fwiw, I love the Sugarpaste Direct ones. It's quite stiff to work with, but it doesn't crack or pull, and it doesn't taste like cack either :) I had to use Sattina recently which I always used to be fine with, but it seemed really soft and it was hard to get it to not have the lovely elephant skin look to it! That said, I like their coloured ones. Maybe the formula is a little different?
AAwww thanks tiddy, will look when I come home from work.
Jean, got my cake lace this morn, whoo hoo!!!!!!!
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ps - I've just read the last page on sugarpastes. Fwiw, I love the Sugarpaste Direct ones. It's quite stiff to work with, but it doesn't crack or pull, and it doesn't taste like cack either :) I had to use Sattina recently which I always used to be fine with, but it seemed really soft and it was hard to get it to not have the lovely elephant skin look to it! That said, I like their coloured ones. Maybe the formula is a little different?
Hey Lizzy that's really good to hear about the Sugarpaste Direct, sounds like my kind of fondant! I was looking at the Sattina and if I could have got it without extortionate postage I would have chose it, their vintage colours are just beautiful! So glad I didn't now!
@Crazy-Gray I know you addressed the question to AZCouture but as a guide it costs me around £3.50/kg to make the MFF. I get karo corn syrup from amazon, 3 bottles for £10, works out cheaper than buying glucose syrup and get my glycerin from the pharmacy...I checked with the pharmacist and it's definitely the right stuff, all the bakers come in at christmas to get it for their fruit cakes, and a big bottle is just over £1. And as AZCouture says mess is minimal surprisingly! I make more mess rolling the stuff out! Hope you don't mind me butting in!
Lizzie / Linda I'm getting seriously confused between you two !! Great cake though Linda 
Lucky you nanny I'm waiting for mine to come can't wait. Post pics when you try yours
Lizzy sorry can help with the wire I haven't used them on my flowers so far just wanted to say welcome
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Crazy-Gray I know you addressed the question to AZCouture but as a guide it costs me around £3.50/kg to make the MFF. I get karo corn syrup from amazon, 3 bottles for £10, works out cheaper than buying glucose syrup and get my glycerin from the pharmacy...I checked with the pharmacist and it's definitely the right stuff, all the bakers come in at christmas to get it for their fruit cakes, and a big bottle is just over £1. And as AZCouture says mess is minimal surprisingly! I make more mess rolling the stuff out! Hope you don't mind me butting in!
Lisburn - no way - I work in hillsborough at the moment though I travel from Larne every day :) do you have a bakery in lisburn or do you bake from home like me? I have to mention my typo - I can't stop s******ing! 'Coy' Carp ha ha ha oh the images in my brain right now!
I actually got a gallon of corn syrup from (I think) the 'stateside candy company' it worked out about £1 a litre cheaper than amazons although that was over a year ago!
Linda can I ask what marshmallows you use for your MMF thanks.
Aok a prize to the first person who figures out what was auto-starred out in my above post ha ha ha
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Crazy-Gray I know you addressed the question to AZCouture but as a guide it costs me around £3.50/kg to make the MFF. I get karo corn syrup from amazon, 3 bottles for £10, works out cheaper than buying glucose syrup and get my glycerin from the pharmacy...I checked with the pharmacist and it's definitely the right stuff, all the bakers come in at christmas to get it for their fruit cakes, and a big bottle is just over £1. And as AZCouture says mess is minimal surprisingly! I make more mess rolling the stuff out! Hope you don't mind me butting in!
Lisburn - no way - I work in hillsborough at the moment though I travel from Larne every day
do you have a bakery in lisburn or do you bake from home like me?I have to mention my typo - I can't stop s******ing! 'Coy' Carp ha ha ha oh the images in my brain right now!
I actually got a gallon of corn syrup from (I think) the 'stateside candy company' it worked out about £1 a litre cheaper than amazons although that was over a year ago!
Oh I used to work in Hillsborough too! That's quite a trek though to get to work everyday! I used to travel from tech in Belfast to Hillsborough and that was far enough for me, living in a small country must do that to me! I just bake from home, do the odd cake for friends but that's the height of it at the moment.
Lol coy carp! Flirty little fishies! Can't figure out what has been starred out though!? Intrigued!
I'll have to check out the stateside candy place see how much it costs, are there postage charges there?
Roxylee...it's the Michele Foster fondant I make, but I have made marshmallow fondant a couple of times and used the cake angels mini mallows from tescos. It worked quite well but I didn't like the texture of it.
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Think The Range sell them and any pound shops you my have locally Chasing, I got a good one from b&q but it was £5, before my mum came round with one from a pound shop lol !!
Thanks Jo - annoyingly I did my trip to B&M & home bargains last week and it didnt cross my mind - Ikea is the other side of Cardiff and not worthy of a trip at the mo.
Think Wilkinson have it too but looking for the ultimate bargain!
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lol :) although now you've put those crows from Dumbo in my head "I've seen a house fly!"
....it's a word that means 'laughing' but there is a word CC doesnt like hiding in the middle!
Nanny bet you can't wait to try making some cake lace! Make some now and show us- you can always store it in an airtight container for future use :)
AAnother question from the amateur ... Please can you advise what you all use for cutting plastic dowels ?? I used a hand saw on my wooden ones a few weeks ago and hated it as wasn't a straight clean cut ...
Sorry Linda I must have got muddled up and is it any wonder with all these chatty people it's hard to keep up sometimes 
Thanks.I was reading another thread earlier about that fondant, think I might give that a try soon.
Jo I usually cut them with a serrated knife but have recently bought a small hacksaw for that purpose from the poundshop.
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Another question from the amateur ... Please can you advise what you all use for cutting plastic dowels ?? I used a hand saw on my wooden ones a few weeks ago and hated it as wasn't a straight clean cut ...
Jo if you score all the way round with a Stanley knife they snap very cleanly, just need a wee bit of sand paper to sand off the dome if you get one :-)
AThanks Gray sounds good, husband is a builder I'm slowly stealing all his tools ! Mini spirit level will also be disappearing from the garage !!
Just watched a youtube clip on using silicone mats for rolling out fondant - anyone got one ??
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Jo I usually cut them with a serrated knife but have recently bought a small hacksaw for that purpose from the poundshop. Thanks Roxylee, I really wish I had a pound shop near me but I just don't therefore by the time I have driven to one lost the saving on petrol !!!
AJean, just got home from work so after tea, gonna have a play, only thing that concerns me is the temp, it says 70 Celsius, I have gas, any ideas, probably barely on I guess? What do you think?
Did you get the mould too Jean?
Hi ladies quick question!
Thanks to all your tip on the ganache front I have today made my first batch and covered an impromptu handbag cake with it (yeah yeah i know) question is.........how long before sp'ing it?
Thanks in advance x
ASorry Tiddy can't help never used it, how did you find it ??
AJean, lace is in, dont know if its right or wrong!!!
ATiddy, what are you asking? Cant make that out!
Nanny, I haven't bought any lace moulds yet- I can't decide which one. I like the Ophelia, Chantilly by claire bowman but they are soooo dear. How much did you pay for yours (didn't you get the Ophelia?). Can't advise on how to make them but I got this from one website:
"Cake Lace is so easy to use, simply make to manufacturers instructions, spread onto the mat and place in the oven at 80°C. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, take out of the oven and cool for five minutes, it is then ready to use. From start to finish your Cake Lace could be ready to use in less than 30 minutes."
Tiddy, can't quite remember how long ganache takes to set but you can put it in the fridge/freezer to speed things up. I think at room temp it takes over half an hour to set.
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