Cake DVD filming – day three – this was my favourite day because at long last I had the time to sit back and watch the crew at work, to appreciate their skills and learn more about what they actually do. The day started with Tammy from Magic Dust wedding planning, asking me cake questions […]
DVD Filming – Day Two – Wonky Cakes
Day two of filming and this time it was Wonky Cakes, my signature cake shape. I made my first wonky wedding cake for my brothers wedding back in 2003. Back then, the internet was a fairly new tool, so globally each country still had their own distinct recognisable style of cakes. At the time we were […]
DVD Filming – Day One – Cake Jewellery
Excited but a little nervous, would probably be the best way to describe how I felt on Tuesday morning, my first day of filming. I have been filmed quite a few times before, however, I never find getting started easy, it just seems totally unnatural to talk to a large black hole, rather than a […]
Chalk and Chocolate Classes in Canada – Article published in Cake Craft magazine
I visited Bonnie Gordon’s School of Confectionary Arts in Toronto, Canada about this time last year, to teach not only my first classes in Canada but the first classes in the new school premises – what a privilege! I had a fantastic time and met a whole host of very talented sugarcrafters. The story of […]
Students Cake Jewellery
“It’s just like being in a sweetie shop” was one of the many comments I overheard at yesterdays cake jewellery class…… I have to agree, its always so hard to choose the beads, there is so much choice from sparkling Swarovski crystals to smooth luxuriant pearls – where do you start? Everyone, of course, did […]
Birthday cakes around the world
We all love birthday cakes and blowing out candles, but why is a birthday cake so special? I have just been reading a very interesting American blog post by Kaci Daugherty. It is entitled “Food Cultures of Birthday Celebrations,” and says that the custom of celebrating birthdays with birthday cakes: “Originated in Greece. The cake was […]