I have recently discovered that my ‘Storybook Cakes’ book has become a bookazine in Australia! Basically a bookazine is a book/part of a book in magazine format. From what I understand Storybook cakes has been used as the content of a bookazine published by Derwent Media called ‘Novelty Cakes’ and is currently on sale in Australia […]
Spring Cookie Decorating Class
Decorated cookies – what a great alternative to traditional Easter eggs, I’m sure the family and friends of Fridays students will be suitably impressed. Many students were completely new to sugarcraft so I think you’ll agree they did really well. We even had two ladies fly over from Majorca especially for the class!! – It never […]
DVD Filming – Day Three – The Extras
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 described 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, its just seems totaly unnatural to talk to large black hole, rather than a friendly person! This is what […]
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 […]