What could be nicer than a slice of spicy, moist carrot cake, with the added crunch of walnuts? One of my favourites especially when the cake is topped with cream cheese icing. YUM YUM! Over the years, we’ve shared many recipes with you here at Lindy’s Cakes. This particular carrot cake recipe is an all-time […]
Sally’s Workshop Lemon Cake
If you haven’t been to one of our workshops you won’t have sampled Sally’s wonderful Lemon Drizzle Cake which she sometimes brings along with her. Students have requested the recipe so here it is. Ingredients 4oz (100g) Soft Margarine 6oz (175g) Caster Sugar 6oz (175g) Self-raising Flour 1 tsp baking powder 2 eggs 4 Tablespoons […]
Christmas Party Cookie Class
We ended our 2009 workshop programme on a high today. A fabulous day creating cookies styled as christmas crackers, party frocks, party shoes and balloons. We are feeling very festive here at Lindy’s Cakes. Even more so because myself and my colleague Sarah, from the mail-order team, had the day off real work today to be students […]
December 2009 Wonky Workshop
If there is one cake that epitomises Lindy’s work it has to be the Wonky Cake. Which might just explain why this course is so popular and gets booked up faster than any other course. It’s a fascinating course to observe. The pace is fast because there is a lot to get through in one […]
Baking The Perfect Madeira Cake
After many requests from our workshop students, I am posting the Perfect Madeira Cake blog. Good luck and hope this helps you. Before working at Lindy’s I had never made a Madeira cake. My first attempts weren’t great – they came out of the oven domed, very crispy on the outside and really dry. I […]
Christmas Mini Cakes Workshop
Good things come in small packages… this is how I feel about the Christmas Mini Cake workshop! What a treat… what a fabulous idea. And, as per usual, they are amazing in true ‘Lindy Smith’ style. Continuing our Christmas workshop theme, these little beauties did not dissappoint. It was a bitterly cold day but we […]