tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post265882201653456023..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: More Christmas CakesDesperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-20345087933645931492013-12-23T05:18:24.943+00:002013-12-23T05:18:24.943+00:00Hello, those cakes look fantastic, I've never ...Hello, those cakes look fantastic, I've never made one that looked fancy like those!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11834243825586087161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-14498637358849499412013-12-21T07:30:43.607+00:002013-12-21T07:30:43.607+00:00I have never made a Christmas cake before but will...I have never made a Christmas cake before but will have a go one year. I need to perfect my mocha shortbread this year. Keep burning it! Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356433191383783293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-26315309926647671692013-12-20T21:44:29.159+00:002013-12-20T21:44:29.159+00:00That's what I assumed would happen but amazing...That's what I assumed would happen but amazingly it didn't. I was fully prepared to spend the week with bright green fingers.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-26179879236070245682013-12-20T21:42:40.214+00:002013-12-20T21:42:40.214+00:00It helps that I don't have children! The bakin...It helps that I don't have children! The baking is very therapeutic, I really enjoy it and find it absorbing enough to let me turn off from work. Also I haven't really done any housework for weeks...Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-11441884272200184852013-12-20T21:38:49.064+00:002013-12-20T21:38:49.064+00:00I've never made it but I don't think it...I've never made it but I don't think it's hard, though having looked at a recipe I don't think there would be much difference between home made and bought. I buy the plain white ready to roll stuff (waitrose own label) and find it's okay. I wouldn't buy ready coloured because to much would get wasted (and it turned out to be very easy to colour which also means more nuanced shades). <br /><br />It would be lovely of you were close enough to bake for, though in truth my cakes always look rather more 'home made' in the flesh than they do in photo's.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-92015656576394545412013-12-20T12:53:13.170+00:002013-12-20T12:53:13.170+00:00I love your ivy-topped cake - the colours are gorg...I love your ivy-topped cake - the colours are gorgeous. Generally I mostly end up with brightly coloured fingers when I use food colouring! skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-32696537042282965532013-12-20T11:41:02.153+00:002013-12-20T11:41:02.153+00:00I have no idea how you manage to do all this - and...I have no idea how you manage to do all this - and do it so well - and work in retail at Christmas. It all looks and sounds lovely. I hope it's therapeutic.Susanhttp://www.alifeinbooks.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-69093226404107690792013-12-20T09:59:25.345+00:002013-12-20T09:59:25.345+00:00I am always in awe of your cake-decorating talents...I am always in awe of your cake-decorating talents. I think the gold leaf looks great! <br /><br />Is sugar paste difficult to make? I have a four-year-old's birthday to decorate in my future, and I hate that shop-bought stuff.<br /><br />'the chance to bake for others is one of the things I like most about Christmas' - sigh, I don't suppose you'd like to adopt me? :)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com