I never have much spare time at Cake International, as I’m needed on my trade stand most of the time, however whenever I do escape I head straight to the competition area – there are always so many lovely competition peices to see. I never manage to see them all but here are a selection […]
Archives for 2010
Setting up our stand – Cake International
Months of preparation went into the Lindy’s Cakes stand at last weekends very successful Cake International Show 2010 at the NEC in Birmingham. We know that many of you visited us there but due to the crowds couldn’t see all we had on offer…..so we thought you’d like to see a few pictures of the […]
Cake decorating in Italy 2010 – what I learnt!
My much-anticipated teaching trip to Rome is now over, but all good things must come to an end! The students were all very keen to learn, cake decorating in Italy is relatively new, but as always it is not just the students who learn. Here are some of my observations and findings: Cake decorating in Italy […]
Bellissimo handbags: Cake Carving Class in Rome
My last class in Rome and it was full of students from all corners of Italy – Sardinia, Scilly, Milan, Florence, Venice etc. Day three is always easier as everyone knows the ropes. We were using Madeira cakes, which are very different to the cream-filled cakes that most Italians are used to. But the samples […]
Cake Classes in Rome – day 2
Day two of my teaching trip to Rome went really well – fantastico! After yesterdays carved handbag cakes, it was back to basics for a new group of students, many of whom were also new to sugarcraft. ……. and didn’t they do well – molto bella! For me it was so interesting to see the […]
Autumn Inspired Mini Cakes Workshop
Continuing our Autumn theme, and our penchant for exquisite little sweet treats, we spent a wonderful day creating ‘Autumn Inspired Mini Cakes’. I say ‘we’ not in a proverbial way but in a ‘I actually made them too’ way. Yes, Lindy very kindly made me become a student on this course to futher enhance my […]