Would anyone enjoy a cake picture thread, for boasting?!

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I've made a couple recently that I want to show off to people... We could all go 'ooooh' at each other's efforts!

Yes stealth, I'm not that clever! I was lucky with that as I believe it came free with one of the Cake Decorating mags, I have seen them on Amazon, actually I think you can buy some of them in 3's, I would like the brick one and the cobble stone, all in good time though.

Loving everyone's cakepops something I've not made yet.

Why taffeta? Whats the difference between that and say Cadbury's choc? I've seen candy melts many times and been tempted to buy them but need to know why ppl buy them, should try it really, are they expensive to buy?

I have looked at the candy melts, they don't seem too expensive and come in a variety of colours.

I've got a little electric melting pot thingy I use when making cake pops. Iike a little fondue. I prefer to use candy melts but did find they took a few goes to get right.

They vary in price, dependent on colour and where you buy them. They aren't a natural product in any way, the list of ingredients is shocking, but they do a very good job. I found normal chocolate way too drippy, and of course colouring white chocolate is a PITA, and the colours never seem to be that vivid, whereas with candy melts it's already done for you, and the colours are good. But the main plus IME is the texture.

I just looked in the cupboard to see if I had any to look at the ingredients. I have found an unopened packet of black ones. Only 7 months til Halloween....

Oh yes, Candy melts best used for things which you don't plan to eat yourself that or just don't read the ingredients but even they flipping well seized on me when I was trying to make cake pops in a tearing rush for the village fete - the most successful ones were just dipped in sainsburys' basic dark chocolate, which is a store cupboard staple in my house for making brownies.

My nieces birthday cake

Oh can I join?
I make cakes as a hobby for friends and family, I only do about 6 a year. Here's some.

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Treacle and canihaveaslice, those cakes are very good.

This is one I made for a lovely lady for Mother's day.

Fab cakes ladies :) Here's another one I did recently

Last one tonight, I promise ;)

Your all making me jealous of your achievments! I may have to find the time to do some fancy cakes just to have photos to post on here .
They're all brilliant and some great ideas to try and copy keep them coming...

Stomach rumbling...everything looks so delicious!

These are amazing!

My cake pops went down well at the school fair today, someone has asked me to make some for her child's bday!

Sadly we didn't get a cake pop so I have promised ds4 I will make him some tomorrow, he wants captain america ones... Just need to fit that in between school runs, dds gymnastics and packing to go away on Friday..

treacle I love the look of the 1 D cake, what cutters did you use for the letters?

Thanks :)
I cut the 1D by hand and the lettering are tappits.

Captain america cake pops for ds4!

Fab treacle.

Fab treacle.

It looks great! I have resorted to metal letter cutters as I didn't get on with the plastic ones, only thing is they don't look as fancy as your letters Treacle!

Oh tinkerball, I have a love/hate relationship with those bloody cutters. They are so finicky :/

These cakes look amazing, You should enter the #postyourcake competition by Cake Cetera.

You can win if you upload photo to twitter or instagram.

www.cake-cetera.co.uk/category/competitions/

Here's the latest for my nephews christening. Sorry about the shit photo..