Do you dream of being somewhere where it’s always warm? Where you can go for a swim to cool off? Somewhere tropical, full of colour, a paradise island perhaps? Just such a place was where I had the great privilege of being earlier this year, as part of my 94-day trip around the world teaching […]
94 Days around the world teaching cake decorating
Never did I ever dream, back in 1997 when I started teaching cake decorating, that over 25 years later I’d be teaching classes for over 3 months on a cruise ship. Isn’t it amazing where life can take you? I guess saying yes to exciting opportunities, no matter how many hurdles seem to be in […]
Front Cover Red Squirrel Cake
Wow, two in a row! Yes, my red squirrel cake has made the front cover of the September 2022 edition of Cake Decoration and Sugarcraft magazine. I’m absolutely delighted and totally amazed to have two cakes consecutively on the cover, which has never happened before in all my years of writing. In case you missed […]
Cricket Celebration Cake – the Square Cut
It feels good to be creating and writing for The Cake Decoration and Sugarcraft magazine again. My first project, this time around, falls under the heading of ‘Quintessential British summer’. Now, I could have easily chosen rural thatched cottages, cream teas, majestic oak trees in country parks, red letterboxes etc but I decided to opt […]
Blast from the Past Aircraft Cakes – Spitfire and Fighter jet
It’s been a week full of aircraft of all types for me. Firstly, on Monday I saw the new “Top Gun: Maverick” movie with Tom Cruise at my local Imax cinema and wow, wasn’t it brilliant. I loved the original 1986 film, but to see actual F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets flying real manoeuvres was captivating. […]
Puffin Celebration Cake
Puffy the puffin was originally going to be a llama cake! Yes really, at the time I was researching themes for my ‘One Tier Party Cakes’ book Cute, llamas were certainly very much on-trend. Llamas were everywhere, on birthday cards, cushions, bedcovers, cupcakes, cakes etc. However, something stopped me from creating one, because I guess, […]