Help! Virgin cake maker!

[Floridatilly]

Its my daughter’s 18th in May and I really want to make a cake from scratch 😱 I have never made a cake apart from out of a box but I think a proper home made one will taste better.
I have no equipment so what do I need?
What is a pretty fail safe cake option ?
We don’t like icing so it will with be decorated with buttercream or chocolate spread and topped with loads of her favourite chocolates.
The cake can be a white cake, chocolate cake, anything really as long as it tastes delicious!

[MariaLynda]

I have just made a chocolate bundt cake, it's currently cooling. However the mix will easily do 2 or three layers if you want to do a round layer cake and decorate. I've done this a few times now and it never fails. Only change I made was I used less coffee, about 150ml. I just use one of my nespresso pods and let it cool down a bit.

Oh and you can do this just in a bowl with a spoon and spatula.. I use my mixer on low but only cos its there. Have a test run of the mix if you have bundt pan handy. X

[MariaLynda]

A few pics so you can see the texture. This is one I did last year.

[simon]

[simon]

What sort of cake 😜

[Floridatilly]

My vision is something like this

However, I imagine it will turn out like this 🙈

[Vanillapod]

Hello!
For straight edges you’ll need a scraper and just a standard Victoria sponge mix will be fine for a stacked cake. I missed if you’d mentioned a flavour preference.
Have you got a few tins of the same size? If not, for a tall cake you’ll need to re-bake after you’ve washed them up!
Dripping is easy. I tend to use a squeeze bottle but you can just use a teaspoon.
Just make sure you let your ganache set a little before you add the toppings or they’ll begin to slide off!

[enjibenji]

Have you ever watched nailed it, that would be my cakes lol. My friend does all my cakes 😊

[soooexcited!]

Watch cupcake jemma on you tube. Really simple easy recipes to follow. She does a tutorial on a drip cake. Invest in some decent cake tins and don't deviate from the recipe. Happy baking x

[Floridatilly]

I am actually quite excited to bake it 😊😊