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Comment on Baking The Perfect Madeira Cake by Lindys Team

Lindys Team — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:20:46 +0000

Hello Joanne,
If the cake is undecorated it needs to be kept in an air-tight container and then once decorated it should be stored in a card cake box.
Lindy’s madeira recipe keeps for 2 weeks, and Lindy decorates it in the first week and then this leaves another week for it to be eaten.
I hope this makes sense.
Marina

Comment on Baking deep Madeira/Chocolate cakes by Lindys Team

Lindys Team — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:17:46 +0000

Hello Sandra,
Thank you for your intriguing question.
We have not tried doing this ourselves and worry about the glass breaking and the cake being ruined.
The cakes would need to be fruit or madeira to be dense enough to carry weight, but cannot comment on the support system you will need to ensure there isn’t a collapse.
Maybe a practice run will help you decide.
Marina

Comment on Baking deep Madeira/Chocolate cakes by sandra

sandra — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:09:41 +0000

Can you help with a 3 tier cake, 6 8 10 on the top of the 10 will be a round light weight fish bowl with petals in, this tier will be fruit or choclate, i will dowel cake and then fix a iced cake card 3mm thick then fix bowl with royal icing, will this be enough to take the wieight of the next tier witch will a 8″ maderia, then a small bowl for next tier and 6″ on top

sandra

Comment on Need cake design inspiration – then look no further than Pinterest! by Ralph Wright

Ralph Wright — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:53:09 +0000

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Comment on Need cake design inspiration – then look no further than Pinterest! by Elton Caldwell

Elton Caldwell — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:43:20 +0000

I found this delicious recipe on the BBC Good Food website one evening whilst browsing looking for some inspiration! It reminds me of a Bakewell Tart style cake, but a lot more moist. It’s lovely on it’s own, or you could serve as a pudding with custard or cream. Mmmmm!

Comment on Delicious chocolate fudge cake recipe as baked by Lindy by Mrs M

Mrs M — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:40:34 +0000

Hi
I have used this recipe to make a 6″ ball cake. I want to cover it with yellow sugarpaste to make a sun cake. Have you got a recipe for chocolate buttercream? I can’t use ganache as it is being donated to a summer fete so its not possible to guarantee that it will be kept cool before its eaten. I’ve been struggling for a while to find a chocolate buttercream that tastes good and is the right consistency. do you think a vanilla buttercream could work?

Comment on Need cake design inspiration – then look no further than Pinterest! by Orval A. Lamb

Orval A. Lamb — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:57:30 +0000

Pinterest is an online tool for collecting and organizing things that you love. It’s a bit like a virtual set of noticeboards or moodboards that you can continually add to without running out of space. For me, Pinterest is a way of getting a quick visual fix when I need one. I use it to collate ideas and inspirations for both blog posts and for home décor inspiration. Many of the pins or images that I look at are quite aspirational and I like that. I like that it keeps me motivated to do better, whether that’s with blogging or with home DIY.

Comment on Baking The Perfect Madeira Cake by Joanne

Joanne — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:45:34 +0000

I love your recipe and have now used it a few times. I normally make the cake and decorate same day for eating the next day but Can the cake be made 1 day and decorated day after for eating on day 3 or would it store ok fully decorated for 2 days before eating? If it is ok to store undecorated and wait for next day decoration how is best to store it?? All tips greatly appreciated!! If its stored for a couple of days fully decorated do u just keep it in a normal white card cake box?

Comment on Baking The Perfect Madeira Cake by Lindys Team

Lindys Team — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:39:50 +0000

Hi Emma

If you leave your cake to settle for a few days, it becomes more moist. The top is always crusty so you could slice that off.

You could use Glycerine 1/4 teaspoon per egg which will moisten the cake.

If you have a fan oven, put a bowl of water in the bottom of the oven which will create steam to keep it moist while cooking.

Hope this helps.

Lindy’s Team

Comment on Baking The Perfect Madeira Cake by Lindys Team

Lindys Team — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:34:10 +0000

Hi Clare

I think you should be okay without the glycerin as there is still time for it to moisten over the 4 days.

Good luck
Lindy’s team