My first few attempts at icing have usually ended up with a slurry of sugary grease, but there are plenty of awesome cake chefs out there to show us that decorating a cake isn't impossible. I still thought I'd better get some advice of a real pro before starting though, and now, armed with some sugary wisdom, I'm preparing for Cake Mark II.
You may be wondering what happened to Mark I? Well, this particular cake adventure is a top secret project, for a good friend's birthday, and I thought I better not post my preliminary findings in the unlikely event that he somehow stumbles on the page and ruins the surprise! But here it is now!
Icing/Frosting
Here are some potential recipes I've found so far:
Rich Vanilla Frosting Not so keen on this one, as it uses soya milk powder, which is sold here at a whopping £10 minimum. Creamy White Frosting interesting looking recipe here - vinegar seems like an odd addition though...
In Other News
Other than cake, here's a few other things I've made in the last couple of weeks:
Coconut custard pie and tarts
Left over custard, decorated with one of my cute borage flowers from the back garden, dessicated coconut, and chocolate ganache
2 comments:
Have you tried Cherry's icing recipes?
http://www.parsleysoup.co.uk/list.php?category=cakes
The fudge icing is the best, but most work.
Tesco read rolled fondant icing was vegan when last checked (about this time last year)
Just re-read my comment!
For clarification: "but most work" means that the fudge icing takes the most work - not that most of the recipes work and some don't ;)
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