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Title: Icing?
Post by: Ayla on March 22, 2009, 05:00:57 am

We've made the chocolate cake from the book but there is no directions on how to do icing ??? Can anyone help quick? We're making the cake for a birthday today. Otherwise we'll do it the conventional way, although, s**t, I gave away my mixer the other day, doh!

Title: Re: Icing?
Post by: baf65 on March 22, 2009, 08:09:40 am

I just melted the butter at around 50 degrees for a couple of mins, then added in some icing sugar and strirred it on about speed 1 till it was blended
just add in the cocoa or whatever colouring you are doing, should work out
as you can tell I just made it up without really following a recipe as such
the one thing I did find was that the icing kept going hard so had to keep warming it up again

Title: Re: Icing?
Post by: cookie1 on March 22, 2009, 08:31:54 am

Ayla, I just make the icing sugar according to the book, add a dollop of margarine and wizz it together and then add enough milk to give it the conistency I want. Good luck.

Title: Re: Icing?
Post by: judydawn on March 22, 2009, 09:01:39 am

Hi Ayla, can you let us know what that chocolate cake was like please.  I have looked at it but am waiting for someone else to do it first then do a review on it.  Hope you got the icing done in time for the candles to be blown out.   :D

Title: Re: Icing?
Post by: Ayla on March 22, 2009, 01:38:50 pm

My hubby winged it and it turned out alright! :D

Title: Re: Icing?
Post by: Amanda on March 23, 2009, 02:54:42 am

Cookie, I have made that chocolate cake (of course  ;D ;)) and it turned out well.  It only makes a small cake but can easily be doubled.  If my memory serves, I may have cut down the cooking time to stop it being too dry, but I guess that will vary with individual ovens.

Title: Re: Icing?
Post by: Ayla on March 23, 2009, 03:52:29 am

Oh yes sorry Cookie, the cake turned out great!

Title: Re: Icing?
Post by: cookie1 on March 23, 2009, 04:58:41 am

Thanks. ;D ;D ;D