Once bitten forever smitten - Perfect Buttercream

I am often asked how do I make perfect buttercream - well its partly about ingredients and its partly technique - before I give you a few professional tips here are some really mouthwatering pictures of Buttercream Cupcakes

You can see more cakes on the website www.weddingdelicakes.co.uk and you can email me with any cake queries you might have.

Perfect Butteream needs soft unsalted butter- I like Lurpak as it has a finer flavour but President is also good - beat until it is aerated and whiter than when you started, its best to use an electric mixer for this. When you add the icing sugar make sure it is very dry and you have sifted out any lumps - I like to stir  mine in first- as it saves covering the kitchen in icing sugar -  then beat it for a good 3 minutes with an electric mixer. Beat in vanilla to taste and hey presto you will have perfect buttercream ready for filling or icing a cake.

In the winter months when its colder you can add a tablespoon of milk per 100g of butter to loosen the mixture so it spreads or pipes more easily.

Once bitten forever smitten - School's Out

Ideal for an end of term football party here is a very realistic Football cake. What boy would not love to tuck into this with his footy mad friends or maybe a novelty cake like this would be the ideal gift for that 'hard to give to' Uncle, Nephew, Boss.

Wondering what was the favourite flavour at the Cake Tasting Day? Here is picture taken on the day by Samantha Jones professional photographer

 and check out the website blog for full details of what happened.  www.weddingdelicakes.co.uk  And you can order cakes there too!
best wishes
Janet  mail@weddingdelicakes.co.uk

Once bitten forever smitten - Cake Tasting Day

Have you ever wondered what courgette cake is like? Have you had a cream cone cake? And what is all the fuss the Americans make about Red Velvet? Come along to the cake tasting day this Friday 16th July between 10 and 2.30 to find out the answers for yourself.

In the interests of market research I will ask you to eat some cake, let some buttery frosting melt in your mouth and try to eat a unique range of English Garden Chocolates slowly enough to give me some feedback!
Let me know if you are coming  mail@weddingdelicakes.co.uk

What do you think of these raspberry cone cakes? Add your comments below, they are a large cupcake sponge baked in a wafer cone, topped with raspberry conserve and vanilla buttercream, yum yum

In twitter word Wednesday is all about Weddings, so what do you think of these individual cakes as favours for wedding guests

This week I will be adding new pictures every day to tempt you to come along to Friday's tasting.
Best wishes, Janet

Once bitten forever smitten - Website is Live!

Hooray
the website is live so instead of reading the blog today take a look at the new site - I need lots of feedback


www.weddingdelicakes.co.uk   


ps its not just wedding cakes but that's the domain name for now

Once bitten forever smitten - Weddings & Civil Partnerships

How true my byline is - we all want to be forever smitten and your big day is the way to tell the world you  believe it will be so. Wedding cakes are so special I have decided to put Deli Cakes on the web and www.weddingdelicakes.co.uk is now the place for Brides and Grooms to feast on some delicious pictures before booking a Design and Taste meeting.

Don't forget I can make you the most sumptuous cupcakes so the option of a cupcake tower won't compromise the taste or style of your reception - in fact it's an ideal way to be flexible and have lots of cake. Three tier cakes are around £400 depending on filling and design and cupcakes start from £2.20 each. 

Tell your soon to be married friends about the new site www.weddingdelicakes.co.uk and be assured of sumptuous cake at the reception. 

best wishes, Janet

Once bitten forever smitten - Children's Cakes

What were your birthday cakes like? Can you remember the excitement of the lights dimming, the swell of voices singing "Happy Birthday to You" the candle covered cake being proffered, the huge intake of breath, all leading to the moment when you blew out the candles in one long wwhfff and made a wish.
Children's cakes should be exciting and continue the party themesuch as the Hungry Catterpillar as you can get plates, paper plates, napkins, a tablecloth and invitations all to match.

The great thing about a big cake and cupcakes is that the big cake can have candles in it and be the focus for singing Happy Birthday and you can give a cupcake to everyone to take home in a party bag, so maybe choose fondant topped ones rather than buttercream!

The Hungry Catterpillar cake is ideal as you can have as long a caterpillar as you need to get the right amount of cake.

best wishes, Janet

Once bitten forever smitten - Food Additives

Should you be worried?

Are E numbers in food bad for you and your family – well that depends on which ones you eat, how much and how often. First some facts and then some practical pointers. E numbers are allocated to all products that can be added to food – so even the red food colouring made from beetroot juice has a number E162 and acetic acid is E260 but its only the Latin name for vinegar! Both these ingredients are likely to be used in cakes but especially in this Red Velvet cake. 

• No kids or elderly relatives you cook for regularly – then don’t worry – the really bad additives are banned. If you feel unwell after eating certain foods check the label next time for additives (some people are sensitive to gum derived additives, colours and preservatives leading to upset stomach’s headaches, increased chance of asthma and hyper activity in children) Use this link to check http://curezone.com/foods/enumbers.asp 

• Children under 3 will have had food additives if they've eaten processed food. In youngsters even natural additives like salt should be had in moderation so the best thing is to restrict processed foods and look for ‘no artificial additive’ labels. Obviously sweets are high in sugar and brightly coloured foods will probably have more enumbers so make sweets a treat and look for natural colourings such as fruit and vegetable purees.
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  Older children may already have a taste for processed foods. Try to introduce some home made foods  to reduce additives and remember if its highly coloured and not a fruit or vegetable its bound to be full of enumbers. Don’t panic just make a few changes and give kids a different treat like Toffee Apples or Frozen Chocolate Bananas instead of a whole bar of chocolate.  (freeze bananas in skin – when required, skin banana and place on non stick paper, pour over melted chocolate. Ready to eat when set.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Best wishes, 

  Janet 01732 843518