Baking Mad Community

New Baking and Decorating Classes launched in Clapham Junction

2013-06-18T16:44:34Z

Blueberry Hill Cakes has just launched it Baking and Decorating classes, which are now running through out the year.
They are currently running

-- Introduction to Baking Masterclasses
For those who want to conquer the baking kitchen.

-- Sugar Modelling course
For those who want to bring out their creative side, and make beautiful fun character
models for cakes.

-- Cupcake Decorating classes for beginners and intermediates
-- Cake Decorating classes

More information and the dates of the evening classes can be found on their website.
www.blueberryhillcakes.co.uk/classes

silver spoon chocolate icing sugar

2013-06-15T16:27:37Z

i have used 2 bags of this now and both times it has looked curdled although i only added water and butter as the packet said. Has anyone else tried this and had similar looking results. its put me off using the lemon flavour and i dont think i will be buying it again, which is a shame as it looked like a quick easy alternative to making buttercream icing myself

Heavy Sponges :(

2013-06-13T21:48:48Z

Hi All,

Wondered if any of you could offer me any advise please?

I've been baking cakes for family and friends for years and they've always turned out beautifully.

However, now that I've been asked to bake my best friends wedding cake later this year (arggh!) my sponges just will not come out right - they are always very heavy and stodgy.
I've tried using different brands of flour, folding in the flour slowly (recommened by my mother in law), sieving the flour first....etc.
But not one of these things has made a difference. My last option is to try with my electric mixer (recommended by my mum), but if that doesnt help, I'm at a loss as to what to do

The only difference is I have moved recently and using a different oven, but surely that wouldn't cause this issue can any of you offer any advice on how to make my sponges lighter again?!

Recipe quantities for a 12 " square tin please

2013-06-13T21:42:08Z

I have been trying to make a birthday cake in a 12" square loose bottomed tin. I've used Delia's "all in one" sponge cake recipe but increased the mix to 440g S.R Flour/caster sugar/margarine, 4 teaspoons baking powder, 8 eggs, vanilla essence. I baked the cake at 165 C in a fan oven for 45 minutes. Just before cooking time finished the cake sank in the middle. Any suggestions welcomed!

Tacky fondant

2013-06-11T02:00:53Z

Hello everyone,

I am making a covered red velvet for a wedding tomorrow. I tried making fondant from scratch using gelatin, glycerin, corn starch, and powdered sugar and it held together great. I put it in the fridge overnight to let it set after double wrapping it in plastic wrap. Now that I am trying to work with it, it is pulling apart and cracking but... Not as my other fondant has. It is hard to explain but basically everything is great about the fondant except for the workability. Are there any suggestions? I've tried adding powdered sugar but that makes it worse. I added vegetable shortening and that made it disintegrate... What should I do !! I'm not against making more if I have to but it would be a hassle. Any suggestions on how to make my fondant more pliable?

http://www.delta-business.com/CalgaryBe … ondant.pdf

I followed that recipe

Cake disaster

2013-06-10T20:02:57Z

Hi,
I recently bought a new set of cake tins. yesterday I decided to try them out and wanted to make a cake in one tin that I could slice into layers. usually I would make the layers separately and then fill and stack them but I thought I would try this way. but now I realise most recipes say grease and line two tins, have I gone this completely wrong?

I used my normal recipe but doubled to fill the tin.

I opened the oven and the cake was completely sunk :-(

can anyone advise me? are you not suppose to bake in one tin, is that too much mixture to rise? im new to making big cakes and am not really sure where I went wrong!!

Or if you can bake one big cake in one tin, are there any tips I should be doing?
Thanks.

Completely new to breadmaking - problem with Panasonic breadmaker

2013-06-10T19:59:03Z

Hello everyone.

I'm a complete noob when it comes to breadmaking. I have just received a panasonic breadmaker as a gift and have made 2 loaves so far (a straight-forward loaf and a cider-apple seeded loaf). With both loaves I had the same problem: the very top of the bread didn't seem to cook. The bottom and sides were firm and crusty but the top was a bit soft and flat...felt like an air bubble but it wasn't air.

I'm following the recipes as described, but have been using bread mixes with yeast already in them. So basically, put in mix, add right amount of water and leave to cook. I've been using the normal white loaf programme as recommended on the mix packets and have tried light crust and medium crust.

I'm sure there is something basic I am doing wrong to cause this problem, but what is it?

Thanks

Sourdough

2013-06-10T17:08:09Z

I always have lots of sourdough starter left after making bread, we love chelsea buns. Is there anyone with a recipe for chelsea buns using sourdough.

American Baking Ingredients

2013-06-08T17:50:28Z

Afternoon Like Minded Bakers

I currently borrowed a Martha Stewart cake book from my local library and she mentions the two ingredients below.

Does anyone know where I can get 'black' cocoa powder, it is an extremely dark powder that is used to make Oreos? And where can I get cake flour?

Thanks in advance.

Audrey

food colouring

2013-06-08T00:58:14Z

I hope you can all help me I have been trying to make a rainbow cake for ages but the colours are always soo dull. What is the best colouring to use? Thanks

New Foodie Baking Blog

2013-06-07T18:13:21Z

Hi All,

I have recently (3 weeks ago) started my own foodie blog. I don't know why I didn't start it ages ago as I love to cook, bake, etc - I have my success, I have many disasters but the most important bit is I enjoy it!

I have started this blog but its early days yet, I would really appreciate feedback and ideas. I have a number of recipes on there now - not all baking though - one is a book review, one is pizza, another is smoothies, you get the idea.

Any feedback would be very much appreciated! I look forward to hearing your views and also offering help/advice to posters on the forum.

Here is the blog - www.andstirwell.com

Thanks,
James.

Panasonic Breadmaker Problems

2013-06-07T14:11:01Z

Have tried baking with the latest model and disasters. Tried white bread with Allisons STrong flour - crispy crust with a middle all full of air and a top that has a big air pocket under it, Tried less yeast and water several times as the troubleshooting says, less each time but it still does it. Tried a multiseed mix today and came out ultra crisp but all mishapen and full of weird shapes on top though bread tasted fine. Any ideas please?

the coach bags will let you so fashion

2013-06-07T03:00:40Z

Coach Canada on sale are becoming more popular with the increasing number of days due to the variety in its products, the designs and the reliable materials. And now Coach Bags announce their best products to be on sale so you can easily get your desired bag in an affordable price. Coach bags are rapidly making their place among market due to its feminine glance and classy touch looks. Women today prefer Coach Bags more and more due to the stylish designs and how comfortable they feel with that bag. Coach bags fully express the design and taste of the women wearing the bag.

One of the reasons why Coach Outlet are popular is because of their affordable price. Unlike other branded bags you need not to pay hundreds and thousands of dollars for a single bag, in fact you can easily obtain your desired bag with every style you need in it, in an affordable price. Affordable not only for celebrities and business women but also for college teenage fashion freaks. Coach bags are not only in affordable price but it also provides quality with style. What many women prefer today are the hand bags that are long lasting and many zipped to prevent their stuff from getting tangled.

Can I convert AVI videos for iMovie editing?

2013-06-07T01:34:20Z

After you import AVI to iMovie, you could encounter numerous issues, such as almost nothing displays up on the screen, or there may be only picture otherwise you only get sound in iMovie. Well, according to Apple, iMovie (iMovie 11) only accepts MP4, M4V, MOV files. Given that AVI isn't supported by iMovie, in order to edit AVI videos in iMovie, you will need to convert AVI videos to iMovie compatible format first in advance of transferring the files to iMovie.

In this paper, I‘d wish to display you methods to convert AVI videos for iMovie editing with a free AVI converter - leawo free AVI converter.

Step 1: download Leawo Free AVI converter

Download the computer software and install it on your home pc.

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Head to the profile bar, various favored formats are provided for you to decide on. As iMovie can support MP4 and MOV, you may pick out one because the output format.

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Mum's Who Bake

2013-06-06T05:28:47Z

Chat with other mums about baking with kids