A sugar shaper, sugarcraft gun, sugar extruder, clay gun…is a wonderfully clever cake decorating tool known by many different names. It is a tool I wouldn’t be without! It’s part of my essential cake decorating kit. I have had one ever since I started decorating 25 years ago and now I have three. Why? Well […]
Girly Fashion Cake Inspiration Plus Cake Decorating Tips From Lindy
I simply loved putting this girly fashion cake together. The idea, as so often happens, came from a number of sources. Firstly Kate, who was my 1-2-1 student last Friday, she wanted to learn to doodle using a fluid writer. Secondly, the redesign of our Lindy’s Cakes website and online shop. This is a massive […]
Colourful Mandala Cake Design Project for Cake Decoration & Sugarcraft Magazine
I loved creating the colourful Mandala cake design that appears on the cover of the current issue of Cake Decoration & Sugarcraft magazine. I was absolutely thrilled to be asked to create this cake for the magazines special ‘colour issue’. As many of you will know, colour is my trademark. I love working and experimenting with […]
How and when should you use pastillage and what is the recipe?
Have you heard of Pastillage? When talking to my students in class, or engaging in conversations with enthusiastic cake decorators on social media, I often find either no one has heard of it or that they have, but they think it’s a paste that’s bit perplexing. The questions I’m often asked include: What is pastillage? How and […]
Find out more about cake designer Lindy Smith and her wedding cake book – Interview with Italian Magazine Casa Chic
I love being a cake designer and sharing my ideas and knowledge through my books I write is incredibly fulfilling. When I was launching my wedding cake book last year, I was approached by the Italian magazine Casa Chic to give an interview. I always try to say yes to interviews as I know many people […]
Valentine Heart Cookies – super easy to decorate when you know how! – super easy when you know how
I don’t know about you, but I love receiving a card and maybe a chocolate or two on Valentine’s Day. Sending tokens of love on the 14th February is a very old tradition, one that can trace its roots back to ancient Rome. Early Valentine Gifts Interestingly the earliest Valentine, still in existence today dates […]