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Calling all cake makers... please come and help me, im hopeless at cooking!

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kittykat21 · 07/04/2009 16:06

Hello, I was wondering if anyone could help me, I'd really like to make my son a proper birthday cake in september for his 3rd birthday but I have no idea where to start! I'm not very good at cooking cakes, I have made a few but alot have sunk in the middle and Ive only used butter icing on top.

I'd realy like to make one with proper icing, I was thinking with igglepiggle on or cars/trains. Can anyone give me a step by step recipe or give me any advice/tips on icing! I know it's not that close to september yet but I thought maybe I should practise before his birthday!

I will be very gratefull for any help!

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kittykat21 · 07/04/2009 20:38

Bump for the evening crowd... can anyone help??

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kittykat21 · 10/04/2009 15:38

Ok one last bump!

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Mung · 10/04/2009 15:39

You are brave...I'll bump for you, as I have no idea where to start either.

Friendlypizzaeater · 10/04/2009 15:40

You could smother with green buttercream/green coconut and then use match makers for rails and put plastic trains on ?

Friendlypizzaeater · 10/04/2009 15:41

A nice easy one I saw last week was covered in butter cream and they had tipped a packet of white maltesers and dolly mixtures on top - looked fab !

GossipMonger · 10/04/2009 15:41

I think you could do a simple chocolate cake with choc icing on the top and then get some small plastic cars/trains for the top.

Ice his name and age on it and he will love it!

Keep it simple to start with and when you have built up confidence you can go a bit fancier next year!

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kittykat21 · 10/04/2009 15:42

thanks mung!

I really need a good recipe before I can think about decorating it! good idea about match makers though.

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GossipMonger · 10/04/2009 15:54

8oz butter
8oz caster sugar

Beat together til light and fluffy. Add 2 beaten eggs and beat again. Add the remaining 2 eggs and beat again.

Add 6oz SR flour and 2oz drinking chocolate and fold in.

Pour into a lined and greased round tin and bake for 35mins at 180degrees.

When cooked split open and add choc buttercream or nutella.

While still hot put chunks chocolate on top so it melts. Add decorations.

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kittykat21 · 10/04/2009 15:58

Thank you!!! I will try that this weekend

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GossipMonger · 10/04/2009 15:59

ooh add a tsp of baking powder too when you do the flour bit.

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kittykat21 · 10/04/2009 16:02

Got it... thank you, fingers crossed it will work!

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GossipMonger · 10/04/2009 16:04

Do you know how to grease and line a tin?

Serious question if you are a non baker.

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kittykat21 · 10/04/2009 16:06

Errm, was going to get grease proof paper and use butter to grease with... is that right? or maybe thats where I'm going wrong?

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GossipMonger · 10/04/2009 16:12

Grease the bottom of the tin and then cut out a circle to fit the bottom and grease again.

If it is a non stick tin then you might not need paper round the edge.

Hope it works!!

PlumBumMum · 10/04/2009 16:13

Hi Kittykat21 I decided I would make dd1 (8) her birthday cake this year I found this site really useful

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kittykat21 · 10/04/2009 16:18

Ok brilliant thanks for the help, Im normally a disaster in the kitchen!

Plumbummum that website does look good, thank you for the link, off to have a look now!

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