Do U Make Birthday Cakes at Home....?
By nupats
@nupats (3564)
India
July 10, 2008 4:01pm CST
Well i attended a birthday party yesterday my friend had baked the birthday cake at home and had also done beautiful fresh cream icing ..it was much better than the professional cake bakery ...and was very delicious..i cannot even bake a simple plain chocolate cake my cakes always turn out horrible..can you bake a cake? what cake do u make the best? do you make your Birthday Cakes at Home do you do the icing as well? i always order from the cake shop because i cant bake at all.
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22 responses
@green4success (80)
• United States
11 Jul 08
Yes, I love to bake and had a small catering business at one time. I always bake birthday cakes at home and decorate them myself with homemade butter cream frosting or white icing. I did take a cake decorating class which helped a lot with the different ways to decorate a cake. I have several friends and family that request my famous 5 Flavor Pound Cake which is out of this world. I make a French Silk Pie that is to die for. (LOL) Practice makes perfect. Keep on trying and you'll get it.
@green4success (80)
• United States
19 Jul 08
No, Nupats, I don't have a web site at this time, but I'd be glad to send you some recipes if you'd like. I requested that you add me to your friends list so I can send them to you privately unless you'd rather I posted them for everybody to read. I don't mind doing that either because I have posted some recipes in the past. Look up my profile and see which discussions I've responded to for the ones I posted. Thank you for your kind words. If you lived close by, I would certainly have you over for coffee and cake.
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@nupats (3564)
• India
22 Jul 08
hi dear thank you so much i have accepted your friendship and thank u so much for sending the request the pleasure is mine..you can pls message me a simple recipe of cake or you can put it here as well so that others can also benefit from it ..once again thank u so much ..i shall wait for the recipe..have a nice day..
@SImply_Close_To_JQ (29)
• Malaysia
11 Jul 08
well, i prefer home made birthday cake, it teste more fresh and nice to eat^^ moreover, you can learn from ur friend if u like the cake !^^ hm....hungry now.
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@SImply_Close_To_JQ (29)
• Malaysia
13 Jul 08
haha^^ dont worry dear, you will be successful one day! because you are learning soemthing that you are interested with :) cheers ^^
@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
14 Jul 08
Thats really nice
and no doubts, MOMs are great
the taste u can have in mothers cooking is MATCHLESS
Enjoy
@sassygirlanne007 (4517)
• United States
10 Jul 08
When I can I like to make the birthday cakes for my friends and family's birthday but I don't always have the time to do that.
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@AshleyHasan (1024)
• India
11 Jul 08
I love cakes but I cannot bake the cakes properly, I tried once simple sponge cake but it turned out bad, I am trying to learn it from my Grand Mother who bakes the cake really good.
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@mflower2053 (3223)
• United States
11 Jul 08
I seen this cake once in a magazine that was so cute. It was 3 tiers and pink with little sugar flowers on it and I was just hoping that I could make the 3 tier part and it didn't come out how I wanted it to. Of course I didn't have the right equipment but I tried with what I had and if I could cook ok then I would of been able to get it to at least stand straight lol. It was horrible but at the stores they will charge you $90 for a 3 tier cake. Now I know why its a pain to make.
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@sudhajosyula50 (3808)
• India
11 Jul 08
Hi friend,
I too love to eat different kinds of cakes.I generally bake ordinary cakes only.I don't know how to bake chocolate cakes and icing cakes.I have to know the method of preparing them.When any birthday comes in our family i will bake the ordinary cakes mixing with fruit nuts.We will not buy the cake from shop.
Have a nice day.
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@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
12 Jul 08
I always baked my sons' birthday cakes, they liked them better than store-bought ones. I also made a little birthday cake at Christmas because it was Jesus' birthday and we all ate a piece after blowing out a candle. I love making cakes! Sometimes they don't look so good, they may fall on one side, but they tasted great and that's what counts.
Do you follow a recipe? You have to put everything in the exact measurements, especially the baking soda or baking powder.
I always bought the icing, though. It was still better than the bakery, which uses lard in their icing--eewwww!! I'd buy the canister of Betty Crocker, Pillsbury brands or the store brand and they were good. My own icing always was too runny or too thick!
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@joliefille (3690)
• Philippines
11 Jul 08
I don't know how to bake a cake as well so most of the time I just order from a cake shop. Even if I know how to bake 'em I wouldn't have the time either as I'm busy with work the whole time.
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@riverfolk (59)
• United States
11 Jul 08
I do make my kids' birthday cakes at home, nothing fancy just a good, moist cake of their choosing. The favorite around here is chocolate with chocolate frosting or yellow cake with white frosting. Simple yet MMmm delicious.
You CAN bake, just take it slow and have plenty of time so you're not rushed and therefore make mistakes. Baking is a precise art but it is not difficult at all.
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@luvstochat (6907)
• United States
11 Jul 08
I have never made a homemade birthday cake before. I am not very creative and it would look horrible if I tried it. I cook just normal cake mix cakes at home and put some frosting on them or I will buy a decorated one from the store.
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@snowy22315 (179598)
• United States
10 Jul 08
My cakes that I bake at home are strictly from a mix. I tried a cake from scratch one time recently and it was pretty much a diasaster. The only thing that I can make from scratch are brownies. Maybe if I get brave i'll try another cake or pie from scratch.
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@roxanne271 (2034)
• Trinidad And Tobago
10 Jul 08
I always bake birthday cakes. I even make my own. I make sure and tell my dad not to buy any birthday cake or ice cream for my birthday and well for his birthday it's the same.
I had made a flourless chocolate cake for one of my co-workers birthday and everyone loved it. i also made a maple nut cake with maple butter frosting when one of the workers was leaving to go back to school and everyone was raving over it, especially the boss lady!
She actually asked me to bake a cake for her once but I couldn't do it because life was very busy at that time.
I don't have a "best cake" but I bake all sorts of cakes and even make a mean cheesecake! Yum!
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@nupats (3564)
• India
13 Jul 08
good that u can bake..how i wish i could also bake all the more since i love freshly baked home made cakes..they are yummy...i have some friends who bake very well and we dont get the similar cakes in the market..now my son is growing up so i wish that i could do some baking for him sometimes..