I found a very interesting article on the Trendhunter magazine website which I thought you all might interesting. The article looks at 65 examples of food as art from around the world, decorated cakes and cupcakes do obviously feature but there are many other examples as well including bread art, jelly bean art and sushi art. […]
100 Iconic cakes update
Cakes and sugarcraft magazine have just published the remaining 25 cakes in their 100 iconic cakes series. If you are not familiar with the series, over 4 issues the magazine is looking back over its first 100 issues and choosing one cake from each issue. Readers are then asked to vote for their favourite cake […]
Cake jewellery DVD photoshoot
Yesterday I took the main cake jewellery cakes from my cake jewellery gems DVD to be professionally photographed. It was such a lovely day that we decided to create a lifestyle shot of one of the cakes and enjoy the sunshine at the same time….lovely! Getting set up always takes ages. Here is Vicki in action, […]
Wonky cake class – students at work
My wonky style cake classes have always been very popular; they are also ones of my favourite classes to teach. Students arrive not really knowing what to expect and go home having learnt not only how to carve and cover my signature style cakes but also armed with lots of tips and ideas to help […]
Tips for using Lindy’s sugarcraft cutters
I know many of you enjoy using my stainless steel sugarcraft cutters, however, if you are a little unsure on the best way to achieve perfect results each time then here are a few tips that you may find useful. The pastes to use when cutting out shapes Only use modelling paste, pastillage or flower […]
How do I make Sugarpaste?
“Lindy, do you have a sugarpaste recipe?” This is a question I am always being asked by my students. Sugarpaste also referred to as rolled fondant or ready roll icing, is available from supermarkets and cake decorating suppliers in many countries of the world. However, not everyone likes what is available to them and many countries […]