A beautiful hand-crafted bespoke wedding cake can be yours with good planning and careful budgeting. As with all aspects of your wedding, it’s a question of your priorities. I am a big fan of lists and suggest that it is a good idea to sit down and make a list of all the suppliers that are […]
Lindy’s Cakes Ranked as Top Food Blog in the UK
I think you’ll agree, it’s always lovely to get an accolade you weren’t expecting, it’s like achieving something without knowingly trying! For me having my blog ranked number 12 Top Food Blog in the UK is one of those accolades. I have been writing posts here since 2009 on many cake related subjects, from how to bake […]
Cakes & Sugarcraft Magazine in conversation with ‘top designer’ Lindy Smith
What a lovely surprise to see my name on the front cover of the latest Autumn edition of Cakes & Sugarcraft magazine. It feels really good to be acknowledged as a top designer. Design is my passion and, as you can read in this feature, I actually consider myself a designer whose medium happens to […]
Is my ‘BIBLE’ your ‘BIBLE’ – Nominations for the Cake Masters Awards are now open
Is my ‘BIBLE‘ your go to cake decorating ‘BIBLE‘? If so, I’d love you to nominate it for the Cake Masters Best Book Award. All you need to do is say what you love about the book – it’s category 11 so please scroll down!!!! This book, which I know has helped many of you […]
Australian Orange and Poppy Seed Cake Recipe as baked by Lindy Smith
I fell in love with this delicious orange and poppy seed cake on a teaching trip to Australia a few years ago, the tangy flavour and interesting texture of the poppy seeds and orange peel have me hooked! It seemed that everywhere I travelled in Australia, everywhere I looked, a version of this delightful cake […]
Ask the Expert – Cake Masters Magazine feature Lindy
I’ve been decorating cakes for 24 years, so have seen many changes in styles and techniques in that time. Cake decorating, like most crafts, is constantly evolving. New ideas, products and materials come and go however many of the basics remain the same. The internet is an amazing resource that we cake decorators all use. […]