Hey Guys, Alex here,
TW: im talking about cake... run away if you're on a diet!
Usually I would leave the baking antics up to someone else but today i decided i wanted to make my own cake.. and without blowing my own trumpet, i'm actually not that bad at baking.
Here are a few examples of my previous baking extravaganzas;
Easter Surprise-birthday cake
Friends birthday:- The Killer Bunny form The Monty Python and The Holy Grail
This is what I plan my cake to look like:-
What you will need;-
For the Cake mix-
So first things first ( am a realist- im sorry i will let my self out)
- Set Your oven to 180 degrees please!!
- Then weigh all your 4 eggs together this can vary and is important. Mine weighed around 250 grams, this is now going to be the measurement for your Butter, Caster sugar and your flour.
- Bash all them in together, for chocolate cake, take out 2/3 tbs of flour and replace it with about 2/3 Tablespoons of Chocolate Powder.
-I then put all of the ingredients into the mixer along with the eggs
I chose to use Buttercream Icing. This link will show you how to make the perfect buttercream..
after following these instructions i popped a dap of blue food colouring into the icing for the 'sky effect'
Final Touches
The next bits the best, smother the cake in the blue icing- smooth with a knife- add a dash of water onto the knife creates a glossy effect. Leave this to dry/set, for a quick setting times i recommend you put the iced cake in the freezer, not only will the cake set fast, but when slightly frozen the cake is much easier to decorate.
While this is going on I separated my marshmallows white and pink. The pink well they got eaten! The White need placing in a microwavable bowl and microwave for 40 seconds on 600wt. Mix with a spoon this makes the marshmallows loose their shape and become sticky and gooey. Then dust a part of table/chopping board with icing sugar and cover your hands in it take clumps of the marshmallow and form cloud like shapes and place on the cake for desired shape/style.
Dust the cake in hundreds and thousands do this at your own risk they go everywhere!!
Now the Rainbow belts need forming into semi circles- place in the freezer to set- I did a few for experiment sake this method worked the best
Leave for 5-10 mins
Once they have set slightly take one and form a rainbow on the marshmallow clouds I used some icing sugar and water and wedged it into the clouds held it for a few seconds for it to set in place and well….
Daadaaa…
Cue Baking time with alex
- Self Raising Flour
- Caster Sugar
- Eggs x4
- Hot choc powder
- Butter
- Baking Powder
- Mixing Bowl
- Whisk or Electric mixer
- Baking tins
- spatula
- baking parchment
- Spoons- table and teaspoon and normal spoon
- Mixing Bowl
- Knife
- Mixer whisk
- Marshmallows
- white chocolate buttons
- hundred and thousands
- rainbow belts
- Blue food colouring
Bish, Bash, Bosh
my way of baking is really simple, haha bet you couldn't tell, i just like to bang it all in at once and hope for the best.
- Set Your oven to 180 degrees please!!
- Then weigh all your 4 eggs together this can vary and is important. Mine weighed around 250 grams, this is now going to be the measurement for your Butter, Caster sugar and your flour.
- Bash all them in together, for chocolate cake, take out 2/3 tbs of flour and replace it with about 2/3 Tablespoons of Chocolate Powder.
-I then put all of the ingredients into the mixer along with the eggs
- Make sure there are no egg shell :P
- Also a teaspoon of baking powder is needed at this moment!
Next up in simple baking with alex you need too;
- Mix until the batter is an even colour and consistency,3-4 mins for everyone with an electric mixer, for all you man powered mixers just keep whisking away till your arm is going to drop off :) about 10mins
- Once the batter is not too thick and gloopy but smooth and silky, evenly distributed between 2 lined/ greased baking trays
Put the cake mixtures into the oven set the timer around 35/45 minutes, mine took 1hour and 20mins! dunno where i went wrong on that one... :s its best to test by sticking a probe/kebab sick into the cake if it comes out clean its probably done, another way to test is to press on the cake slightly if it bounces back its done!
Once baked leave the cakes in the tins to cool for 5 mins! then gently remove t leave on a wire rack to cool for a further 10-20 mins.
Ice Ice icing it!
- Also a teaspoon of baking powder is needed at this moment!
Next up in simple baking with alex you need too;
- Mix until the batter is an even colour and consistency,3-4 mins for everyone with an electric mixer, for all you man powered mixers just keep whisking away till your arm is going to drop off :) about 10mins
- Once the batter is not too thick and gloopy but smooth and silky, evenly distributed between 2 lined/ greased baking trays
Put the cake mixtures into the oven set the timer around 35/45 minutes, mine took 1hour and 20mins! dunno where i went wrong on that one... :s its best to test by sticking a probe/kebab sick into the cake if it comes out clean its probably done, another way to test is to press on the cake slightly if it bounces back its done!
Once baked leave the cakes in the tins to cool for 5 mins! then gently remove t leave on a wire rack to cool for a further 10-20 mins.
Ice Ice icing it!
I chose to use Buttercream Icing. This link will show you how to make the perfect buttercream..
after following these instructions i popped a dap of blue food colouring into the icing for the 'sky effect'
Final Touches
The next bits the best, smother the cake in the blue icing- smooth with a knife- add a dash of water onto the knife creates a glossy effect. Leave this to dry/set, for a quick setting times i recommend you put the iced cake in the freezer, not only will the cake set fast, but when slightly frozen the cake is much easier to decorate.
While this is going on I separated my marshmallows white and pink. The pink well they got eaten! The White need placing in a microwavable bowl and microwave for 40 seconds on 600wt. Mix with a spoon this makes the marshmallows loose their shape and become sticky and gooey. Then dust a part of table/chopping board with icing sugar and cover your hands in it take clumps of the marshmallow and form cloud like shapes and place on the cake for desired shape/style.
Dust the cake in hundreds and thousands do this at your own risk they go everywhere!!
Now the Rainbow belts need forming into semi circles- place in the freezer to set- I did a few for experiment sake this method worked the best
Leave for 5-10 mins
Once they have set slightly take one and form a rainbow on the marshmallow clouds I used some icing sugar and water and wedged it into the clouds held it for a few seconds for it to set in place and well….
Daadaaa…
Add candles for finished look…
I hope this has tickled your tastebuds for cake!
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