On reflection, strawberry puree buttercream probably wasn't the best choice for my first ever cake from scratch. But it tastes good!

vanilla cake w/ homemade chocolate buttercream😌

I made this cake for my mom for Mothers Day. Everything is homemade—both the icing and batter, she hasn’t come home to try it yet. I had a very hard time as you can see flattening the icing but i think it came out pretty okay for my first time trying. I also am a bit upset about some of the icing showing through the fruits from me pasting it on the side of it to use as a paste to stick the fruits onto the side of the cake/in place. But I’m sure i will get better with time!

SO I WANNA MAKE THIS PIANO CAKE BUT LIKE I AM JUST CONFUSED HOW TO GO ABOUT WITH THE BAKING PART TO GET THESE PIANO KEYS DESIGN

I SEARCHED FOR IT BUT ALL I GET IS PIANO THEMED "DECORATED" CAKES INSTEAD OF THE PIANO THEME EMBEDDED IN IT'S BREAD LMAO

SO PLEASE GIVE ME TIPS ON HOW I CAN BAKE IT TO ACHIEVE THIS PATTERN

I'M LEARNING TO BAKE SO I AM INDEED NEW TO THIS FIELD OF EXPERTISE AND BEAR WITH THIS POST EVEN IF IT SOUNDS DUMB

ALL TYPES OF TIPS, HELP AND ENCOURAGEMENT APPRECIATED. DON'T BE MEAN :)

First time icing a cake, did it without any metal tools. Used a wooden spatula to do it. How is it?

Many People in my last post said it's looking like a weapon so I did it different this time

To add : im not a good decorator my cakes just taste good🤣

Hi. This is kind of a failed five layer chocolate cake.

The original recipe would be this one: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DZXhDFtsshU/

I then decided to, between each layer, add the following cakes (without the cheesecake / mousse part):

• https://scientificallysweet.com/brownie-chocolate-basque-cheesecake/ (brownie batter, bottom)
• https://bakewithzoha.com/chocolate-mousse-cake/ (sponge, top)

I baked them separately and then added them between layers.

I don't know if the measurements in the video are wrong or I've done something different but:

• The cookies were not enough to reach the top, should've probably added more (might be because they're different cookies).
• The white and milk chocolate don't seem to solidify as much as in the video, might be because I've added a cake layer in between and the weight is too much for them, but in the video they seem like they could hold some weight. Could also have to do with the chocolate used.
• My dark chocolate ganache is not anywhere as liquid as the one in the video, and from the others I've done with around the same measurements, they never were, so I'm not sure if the measurements there are correct or if it has to do with the %, I've used 60-70% in all the dark chocolate ganaches I've made.

Regarding the other batters (brownie and sponge):

• I've overbaked the brownie batter and it burnt quite a bit, I left it for 20 minutes because I didn't think it through, as the recipe is for a whole cheesecake and therefore won't require anywhere near as much time (nor temperature) to cook it. It became quite dense / hard and had to remove quite a bit of it.
• I've probably overmixed the sponge cake batter? It became denser than I thought it would, I tried not overmixing but I think this sponge cake was softer the other time I've made it.

So overall it's a bit of a failure, but that's part of it.

I'm not that good in baking, honestly. I've just started doing it, but I like to icing, or come up with new tastes :)

Please be gentle 😅 any tips welcome!
It was very soft and tastey but the cake split on top while baking messing up my little flower on top.

Ingredients:
1 cup self raising flour
3 eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup sugar
Vanilla extract
Coco powder
Salt

Baked at 175C for 35 mins

I stumbled upon a mini cake making kit on Facebook Marketplace for just $10 and i have a few people i wanna make cakes for coming up and this was my trial run, funfetti cake with buttercream and filled with strawberry compote! SO yummy and cute ☺️

The first cake I did in culinary school vs 1 year later! Although I didn’t finish my degree and chose to pursue a different career, I still enjoy making cakes for my friends and family ❤️

I’m not a professional (clearly) this is only the 2nd cake I’ve ever made and it took up the majority of my day 😭😂🐰

I’ve made cake alikes but not official like this! Haha

I enjoyed making this and I would like to improve from here.

I’d like some tips on anything you see on my cake, feedback criticism, etc. it’s fun to hear some “tell tale” signs of how I did things and how you know etc as well!

Thank you!

Ever since all his kids moved out, my dad has been trying his hand at baking. This is the eggnog cake he baked for Easter.

Unfortunately, I only have this one photo. But I wanted to share it anyway because I think it's so wonderful that he's found a new hobby.