Ohhh Happy Bornday Eve Loubee 

Please don't encourage him! He thinks its a brilliant idea!

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AHi all. New to cake central. Never posted before. I'm a uk baker looking for somewhere to get advice and ideas - hoping you guys can help :) Just finished this cake yesterday - turned out well I think, customer was pleased at least! I have a v small business and looking to grow it so support and advice very welcome x[IMG]http://www.cakecentral.com/content/type/61/id/3296024/width/200/height/400[/IMG]

Hi Miapie, welcome to CC 

I was just about to log off and saw you pop up so forgive the fast reply but I will catch up properly tomorrow :)

Fab cake!

You are in the right place for lots of good advice and friendly chat here :)

Where abouts are you based? We are all over the UK here.....I am in South Wales but am a London girl 

I started my business just under a year ago and its just gone crazy very fast without me really noticing!

Anyway fab too see you here and look forward to hearing more from you and seeing more of your work :)

AHi miapie, welcome, fab cake. I'm from S,Wales too, about 4 of us I think. You'll love these guys! They've been best buddies for some time now.

ABoo

Sorry been totally absent. Got myself lost in the world of books for the last week. Don't you just love it when that happens :)

Going to try and catch up but you lot can talk for England haha. Went clay pigeon shooting yesterday and it's so much fun, I you haven't already done it you should, it's ace. I'm battered today though as had no sleep due to my leg playing up.

Got to redo letters for a charity cake I had cut out by hand as my husband knocked them all over the floor. I'm still not really speaking to him lol

Right going to try to catch up with everyone later today.

AWelcomed miapie I've only been here a couple of weeks but everyone is so kind and friendly. Your cake looks lovely. My business is very small I haven't actually had any paying orders bar family yet but I'm sure I'll get there.

I'm currently covered in melted chocolate which is no good when I'm dieting. Need to go and get dressed as I've run out of icing sugar, which is annoying as I went out last night to get caster sugar but didn't realise I didn't have enough icing sugar. So annoying.

ASiany oh no about your husband and the letters. Hope it doesn't take you too long to re do them.

Welcome Miapie!  Happy birthday Loubee!  Hi Sian - I did wonder where you were - I keep saying I am gonna catch up but it's impossible so I'm pretty sure I've left loads of you out.  Welcome back Kelsey!!  Looking forward to hearing about Rome.  Tiddy!!!!  No!!!  It is funny though.  M4rvel - how are you today?  I know that you were down on yourself but it was such an unusual cake - we all thought it was brilliant.

Suzanne - how was the party???

Can report back that Oven Mate is my new friend! ;)

Happy Sunday everyone despite my free PB videos now having finished :(

Kathy

AHaven't got time to read and catch up as just wanted to ask a quick question, where do you all buy your sugarpaste I need to get some renshaw navy blue 500g packs but my local cake shop is out of stock but didn't know the best place to buy online any advice?? Found some on party animal but have never brought edibles from them before

AI'm from Hertfordshire - any one ekse on here from my neck of the woods? Chezzabelle - hobbycraft sell renshaws in store and on line I think.

AOr cakecraftworld?

AI always use cakecraftshop which is part of cakecraftworld I think. Also use hobbycraft when desperate and don't have time to wait for an online order.

Thank you for the birthday wishes Kathy.

AHi all!

Lovely cakes Suzanne, always so polished!

Welcome Mia pie and lovely cake :)

Welcome back Kuuushi!

Loving all the castle turret stories and naughty hubbies LOL

AHappy birthday loubee.

Hang on,what cake? Did I miss mapie's cake?

AHappy birthday Loubee :D

Miapie....I'm in Letchworth....shops are a little limited around here though....Caketopia (in the green arcade) in Letchworth was either closed or closed for renovations. The Old Town Stevenage shop is quite small and has moved to next to the model train shop sort of across the road from Waitrose. There is a Hobbycraft in Roaring Meg in Stevenage too. Then there is the Sugar Smith shop in Hertford...lovely shop . I also found a little man on Hitchin market that does cake boards and boxes reasonably too.

To be honest I wait for a big shop to go to Chesterfield in Derbys near my Mum's as it is the hugest cake dec shop I've been in...probably got the floor space of a small supermarket!!

AWow - I'd be in my element in a cake decorating shop as big as a supermarket. My husband would be immensely bored and miserable tho! Thanks for the local info Spireite!

I started about 2 years ago but hadn't been doing it long then took a year out when I had my littlest girl. Started back up again about 5 months ago and it's going ok. Pricing is a nightmare - I hate quoting to people, my husband says I underquote because I'm too scared to ask for more!!

Oh Spireite - where is this cake supermarket?  I feel a trip coming......

Miapie - I think all our other halves say the same about pricing tbh! 

Maisie - how are you feeling today - forgot to ask earlier sorry.

Kathy

ADayscakes - that's good to know! Not just my hubbie then!

Got an order for Friday to get making flowers for, I love them when they're on the cake but find it very repetitive making them. Thankfully not too many for this cake!

I've had lemon and poppyseed cake requested. Anyone got a recipe they love? Not done a lemon and poppyseed for a customer before.

Ahttp://crazyaboutcakecraft.co.uk/

Here is their website...but I just love to go there and 'wander'. It's in Chesterfield near the registry office on Beetwell Street.

Luckily I'm not in business...so don't have to worry about pricing.

Loubee, Happy birthday!

A

I generally use Delia for lemon cake....she actually states at the end of the recipe that the poppy seeds are optional, as I don't do seeds and nuts.

I have a pale blue hard backed book of hers called 'cakes'

A

Hi, I'm Herts/Beds border so near you :)

Make sure you soak the poppyseeds In milk for about 15 mins before using as they are a bit hard otherwise. Use a muslin cloth to drain them or a tea strainer.

A

The delivery is quite high

A[quote name="chezzabelle" url="/t/622656/a-thread-for-all-uk-bakers/19380#post_7556358"] The delivery is quite high

A

Will have a look, delivery was like £6 on the other site

AHi All

Sooooo what a truly exhausting week I've had ! Sorry I haven't had to time really to be in here, had a horrid week at work again and then the cake madness began !

Thanks to some help from a certain foxy roxy I managed to pull off the disco cake !! Then my friend sprung it on my that he was going to buy his wife a Colin the caterpillar from asda for her 40th - oh no your not I cried !!! So after finishing the disco cake straight onto the other, it's my first attempt at a bow so won't be offended of you think it's naff lol.

Hope everyone good ? Kelsey how was your hols ? Sugarluva have you gone on yours yet ? If so happy hols.

Welcome to the thread Mia pie, lovely cake !

Marvel bless you I thought my rubbix cube was a sticky yucky mess too so I feel your pain ! Your cakes are great though - and I love that dragon lol :-)

Relznik your cakes are lovely too.

Maisie hope you and your mum are ok now ??

Hi to everyone else I've missed ;-)

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Happy birthday loubee xx

AJo those are fab cakes. I especially like the roller blades :)