Advice Required from Would-Be Cakemakers

[iWitch]

'ello!

I'm making a cake for a friends daughters 1st bday! I've had a go at icing a couple of cakes before and haven't found it too bad (tho I have told them to have a backup cake just incase!) I'm making a Minnie Mouse face but I'm having problems getting hold of any flesh or cream coloured roll out icing. Any suggestions? Is Marzipan too yellow?

Any suggestions welcome! Thank you!!

 

[HopesDreams]

If you go online you can actually buy edible dyes. You just squeeze a wee bit into the icing & work it through. If you have a Lakeland store near you (or go on their website) they have coloured icing of every possible colour.

 

[iWitch]

Thank you! I actually thought of Lakeland but online only had 6 colours! Do the actual shops have more then? There's one at meadowhall which is opening when I finish work unlike all the other places!!

 

[HopesDreams]

Or you could use white icing & paint it with edible dye. Just depends on what's available to you.

 

[mrswoody]

http://www.thelittlecakeshop.co.uk/...3-165179.htm?gclid=CLXBssbvqLUCFe_HtAodhB0A0Q
They have flesh icing on this website x

 

[fairycake]

The best colour for flesh is Sugarflair Paprika/Flesh or if you want to make a it with precoloured fondant then white, red and yellow can make a fleshy colour but more white than the colours

 

[iWitch]

Thanks guys! I needed it for yesterday so ordering online was a no go. Visited Lakeland and bought natural colour Marzipan since they had no cream or flesh colour and it didn't look too bad! Needless to say my cake decorating skills need A LOT of improvement but its only my 2nd attempt and it wasn't too bad!

 

[HopesDreams]

So now we want pics!

 

[iWitch]

Um...I'm not quite sure how to! Do I load up to a hosting site first?