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09-01-2006, 03:33 AM
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Mrs Broon
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Glasgow
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Home made cake
Right, in order to keep costs down myself, my mother and my sister are going to have a bash at making the wedding cake. It will probably be 1 of fruit cake and 2 of sponge/madiera.
Did anyone make their own cake and if so do you have any recipes/tips?
Also, decorating tips /pics would be handy as well.
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09-01-2006, 05:57 AM
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I'm the Mom.NO questions!
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: midlands
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We made our own.I had to hire the tins as the ones i wanted were 18" 16" and 14".Just used a fruit cake recipie and had to work out how much more was needeed.
Why not try a cake decorators for tins and decorating ideas.
Have seen fresh flowers used.
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09-01-2006, 05:58 AM
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Valentine Smuggie/New Mum
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Liverpool
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The library have some ace wedding cake books if you want to do it yourself, I had a look once and they were really straightforward to do.
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Laurie
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I hope that my child, looking back on today
Will remember a mother who had time to play;
Because children grow up while you're not looking,
There are years ahead for cleaning and cooking.
So, quiet now cobwebs go to sleep.
I'm nursing my baby, and babies don't keep.
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09-01-2006, 06:14 AM
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Mrs Broon
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Glasgow
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Ooh, thank you both ladies. I was thinking of getting my tins on ebay. I already bought a professional piping set from ebay so am itching to try that out lol.
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09-01-2006, 06:28 AM
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I'm the Mom.NO questions!
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: midlands
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This was the one I was going to go for.It was lots of sugar roses over a plain white cake but I had a simpler one as when I tried to make the roses they looked more like cabbages so the cake shop matched the flowers on my bouquet for a lot less than I thought it would have been.
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09-01-2006, 06:32 AM
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Mrs Broon
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Glasgow
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Babyicebean that is good to note. I think we will probably make ours a bit simpler than that mind you - I was thinking of decorated with fresh flowers.
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09-01-2006, 06:45 AM
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Smug Mrs
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Dorset
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There are some good books about that you could probably get from the library.
There are loads of websites about too so they might be worth a look for some ideas. These ones have some nice looking cakes that might give you some ideas.
http://www.cakesbyann.co.uk/
http://www.cooks-weddingcakes.com/we...pictures.shtml
http://www.thecakestore.com/weddingcakes.htm
Quite a few people get the cakes from M&S or one of the supermarkets and then decorate them. Might be worth doing that and apparently they are pretty nice.
My mum's friend made our cakes (we had 2) but she did a trial run of the main one. She just did one small tier and decorated it for us to get an idea of what it would be like. It might be a good idea to have a practice run first.
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09-01-2006, 06:48 AM
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Mrs Broon
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Glasgow
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Yeah we are definitely going to practice quite a bit first, thats why I am thinking about it now. We don't want it all fruit cake though as I hate fruit cake, so we want two tiers to be madeira sponge. Do places like m&s do madeira as well as fruit cake do you know?
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09-01-2006, 09:33 AM
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I aim to please! ! !
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Edinburgh
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If you need any tips or help...............please don't hesitate to ask
wendy
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09-01-2006, 10:21 AM
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Valentine Smuggie/New Mum
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Location: Liverpool
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Originally Posted by miss_cupotea
Do places like m&s do madeira as well as fruit cake do you know?
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They most certainly do 
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Laurie
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I hope that my child, looking back on today
Will remember a mother who had time to play;
Because children grow up while you're not looking,
There are years ahead for cleaning and cooking.
So, quiet now cobwebs go to sleep.
I'm nursing my baby, and babies don't keep.
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09-01-2006, 11:38 AM
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Mrs Broon
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Glasgow
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09-01-2006, 11:40 AM
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Mrs Broon
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Location: Glasgow
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Originally Posted by cakelady
If you need any tips or help...............please don't hesitate to ask
wendy
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thank you so much, I will UNDOUBTEDLY take you up on that - I think we will need all the help we can get |
09-01-2006, 04:12 PM
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I aim to please! ! !
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Edinburgh
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If you give me an idea of what kinda design your after........I can post some pics, then help you through it
wendy
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09-01-2006, 04:19 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Southampton, UK
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I'm making my own cake with future mother-in-law, It will be 3 possibly 4 tier heart shaped cake, but no idea on how we are going to decorate it.
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09-01-2006, 04:34 PM
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1 mad bird
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: redditch, near birmingham
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was thinking of making our own, but am going to look at a few prices, first!!! got a chat with a lady thursday night whos quoting about £80-90 for a fruit, spopnge and choc cake, fully iced. is that expensive?
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09-01-2006, 05:01 PM
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I aim to please! ! !
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Edinburgh
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jesus christ....oops am I allowed to say that lol
that is very cheap...ask her the sizes and what exactly it includes
wendy
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09-01-2006, 05:10 PM
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1 mad bird
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: redditch, near birmingham
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i think she does it just for a bit of a hobby, she made my sil cake (three tier 1 fruit, 2 sponge ) for £80!!! mind you i hope she dont change her mind!!!
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09-01-2006, 05:14 PM
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I aim to please! ! !
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Edinburgh
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LOL
I started it as a hobby too......and went proffesional after 10 years and 5 years at college.......but I used to charge those prices at the start as well, it helps get you on the market
I must admit, that is a very good price, and if you have seen samples of her work before, then all the better, ask her about a deposit, then she's less likely to change her mind lol
wendy
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09-01-2006, 05:23 PM
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1 mad bird
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: redditch, near birmingham
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thanks for the VERY good advice my lovley! i will keep that in mind on thursday!!!
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09-01-2006, 05:28 PM
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I aim to please! ! !
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OK.....start me with a shape, and see where we can go from there
wendy
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09-01-2006, 05:40 PM
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I aim to please! ! !
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Location: Edinburgh
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miss cupotea
why not try hiring your tins from a cake shop........ebay can be expensive (believe me I've been there) I paid £70 for a set of tins, which was still cheaper than my supplier, but then I'm going to use mine lots and lots.......are you ?
it's an expense if your only going to use them once, so ask about hiring
wendy
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Sarah and Brian: married,sept 30th 2006 and now im a very happy mrs!!!!!