hello, am being forced to make a friend of mine a birthday cake and can't think of anywhere to buy tiers and plasticy things to stick on it and things like that, can anyone help, I live centrally and don't have a car so places i can easily get to would be great, thanks for your help.

Originally posted by tori_annie
hello, am being forced to make a friend of mine a birthday cake and can't think of anywhere to buy tiers and plasticy things to stick on it and things like that, can anyone help, I live centrally and don't have a car so places i can easily get to would be great, thanks for your help.

theres summat in castle market on the top level does allsorts and rents out moulds:thumbsup:

There used to be one at Hillsborough that had everything.

M&S sell al the bits to make a wedding cake, including the little legs you put between layers. You could buy a cake from there, decorate it yourself, then just lie a bit.

ASDA and Sainsburys sell loads of "bits" to stick on and candles etc.

There is a cake making shop at Darnall. It sells everything to make and decorate cakes. It even hires out tins. Lots of books also to give you ideas on what to make.

There used to be a shop on the top level of Orchard Square..don't know if it is still there or the name of it i'm afraid.

Originally posted by savbaby
theres summat in castle market on the top level does allsorts and rents out moulds:thumbsup:

this shop is still there they are a bit old fashioned but i get loads stuff to make cards there and they have a huge selection of cake 'thingys'

good luck

if all else fails

staninforths on middlewood road do a cake for £20 with a picture on and fancy trimmings

JBlaze offered to come and make a cake for me this weekend. Do hope he has all the necessary ingredients...

Originally posted by msbehavin
JBlaze offered to come and make a cake for me this weekend. Do hope he has all the necessary ingredients...

No you must be mistaken.. I always assumed J didn't wanna put anything in the oven :)

Am not mistaken - he has said he will come and make us a 'special' cake.:)

I did indeed offer MSB a very special Cake. Just for her :thumbsup:

keep my thread to the topic and talk about your own private cake baking elsewhere cheers

There is a dedeicated cake making shop on mansfield road in intake near the ball pub. Not sure of its name its where my mom gets all her stuff from and has done for years, you know those silvery boards n stuff.

Originally posted by tori_annie
keep my thread to the topic and talk about your own private cake baking elsewhere cheers

hummpppph - bossy britches;)

Try cole brothers they sell everything!

Sainsburys or Tesco?

They dont have many stores though, so I'd check to find if they have any in Sheffield

Atkinsons at the bottom of the Moor, downstairs towards the back of the shop - they have a bit of all-sorts in there.

The other place that sells load of stuff is Hobbycraft at the Meadowhall retail park - you could get there by tram?

hi what about hobby craft at carbrock easy to get to on the tram haswell
hope this helps
bye
joanne

You could also buy yourself a cake dec (as those of us in the know call it lol) mag - WH Smith or wherever - Cake Decorating Monthly or somat like that........they give ideas for complete beginners (no offence meant!) and they're seasonal/topical etc.

Alternatively, the cake dec shop on the balconies above Castle Market (as mentioned already) not only have a very wide supply of trimmings, boards, ready-made edible ornaments etc, but if you tell any of the staff what you're hoping to end up with (if you know) they'll be able to send you off fully-kitted up. And if you don't know, they'll have plenty of ideas for you. As well as a range of cake dec books for you to browse thru for inspiration.

Just a thought...

Abbotts Cookshop on Abbeydale Road (opposite Oddbins) should have everything you want and they'll probably advise on recipes if you want them to