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Birthday cake

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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I've made a cake for a friends birthday tomorrow, do you think it looks ok ? Not in a self congratually 'ooo you are clever' kind of way :p, but as in does it need anything more. My cookery teacher at school always used to say less is more when decorating cakes.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    RubberSkin wrote: »
    I've made a cake for a friends birthday tomorrow, do you think it looks ok ? Not in a self congratually 'ooo you are clever' kind of way :p, but as in does it need anything more. My cookery teacher at school always used to say less is more when decorating cakes.

    Where is it?!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Ooooops. There now
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i like it! :D you could add a bit more coloured icing if you think it necessary, but i personally think it looks good as is!
    the fact youve made your friend a cake in the first place is amazing too! never in a million years would my friends be able to/want to make one for mee!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    they'll love it :thumb:

    at the end of the day, a pretty shop bought cake is still from the shop, you've gone and made one yourself :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    It looks great! :)

    I'd be so happy if a friend had gone to the trouble of making me a cake...such a nice thing to do!! :yippe:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    That's so cool. My birthday is the end of August is you'd like to become my friend between now and then and bake me one. Hint hint!!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    that is toooooooooooooooooooooo cute :)

    my boyfriend's brother made me a cake for my birthday..was completely unexpected and one of the sweetest things ever
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Ta peeps :) Anytime Loopi :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    That's looks lovely, Rubberskin. Could probably do with a bit more colour though.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Good cake = :birthday:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Sofie wrote: »
    Could probably do with a bit more colour though.

    That's what i thought, might put a ribbon round it.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    RubberSkin wrote: »
    That's what i thought, might put a ribbon round it.

    That sounds like a good idea to me.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Wow, what did you use for frosting? It looks so smooth and fake.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    It's called moulding icing, egg white, icing (confectioners) sugar, glycerin, it's soft and plyable and you roll it out like pastry. I used this instead of royal icing as it's a sponge cake underneath. Made the parcels, but the bike's a toy :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    It is really awsome. I'll let you know when it is my birthday ;)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    RubberSkin wrote: »
    It's called moulding icing, egg white, icing (confectioners) sugar, glycerin, it's soft and plyable and you roll it out like pastry. I used this instead of royal icing as it's a sponge cake underneath. Made the parcels, but the bike's a toy :)

    Oh, I thought you made the bike yourself.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Not THAT clever. James is a biker and he's got this really snazzy orangey bike so saw an orange bike in Morrisson's and thought i'd put it on the cake :) It's also his 30th, so he'll have a little keepsake from the day.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    From all the requests it looks like you could have found a new vocation here Rubberskin. ;)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Ta :) I would dearly love to cook for a living, but i just don't think i could cope with the stress :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Anyone else think that the cake looks like it's shop bought is is that just me? (yes, it does really look that good!)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Aww i really it!

    Even if someome mad eme a ckae and it looked poo, i would be touched that they had gone to effort in the first place.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    That cake looks shop brought its that good. My mum always used to make birthday cakes when I was younger and me and my brother never cared if it was crap looking, we always liked them for being home made.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    If you're taking orders I'll have one like this. ;)

    http://www.thecakefairy.co.uk/pages/torsopage.html
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i wonder what the pubic hair's made out of :p
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Black candyfloss?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    It looks fantastique. Did you use already rolled icing? Its so smooth!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Its amazing, i wish i could do that...try putting some icing around the edge of the top of the cake (like on the bottom but on the top)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I was going to suggest the same thing, you could even make it blue piped icing round the edge. And my birthday's in november ;)
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    JsTJsT Posts: 18,268 Skive's The Limit
    There was me thinking it would be rude! :(
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    kangoo wrote: »
    Did you use already rolled icing? Its so smooth!


    I used moulding icing which you can roll out like pastry, why it's so flat.
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