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I can still hardly believe that last weekend’s Cake International Show at the NEC was the 10th time Lindy’s Cakes has exhibited at this ever growing and hugely popular cake decorating show. Creating an attractive stand is always a challenge and one that we spend months deliberating over. A stand to both inform and entice […]
Read MoreI get asked this question all the time, as many of my students also want to turn their passion for cake decorating into a successful businesses. The simple but frustrating answer is that no one can tell you how much you should charge. Setting a price structure is one of the most difficult parts of any […]
Read MoreThe Cake and Bake show 2012 held at Earls Court, London, on the 22nd and 23rd September this year was the first of it’s kind in the UK. When I first heard about this show I understood it was more a baking show rather than cake decorating show, however such was the demand from the […]
Read MoreTiered Celebration Cake Class – Lindy’s students tackle stacking cakes and a cake jewellery fountain
What is better than one cake? … two cakes of course! Double the gorgeousness and double the fun. Today we warmly welcomed Lindy’s new class to our workshop collection… the elegant ‘Tiered Celebration Cake’. Stacking cakes can send one into a panic… visions of a Wonky cake when… ahem… it wasn’t supposed to be that […]
Read MoreIf you didn’t know better, you might think you had stumbled across a watercolour painting class at Lindy’s workshop today! In some ways you have, for sugarpaste is our canvas and edible food colours our artistic medium. The painting techniques for today’s class, all much loved by Lindy, have been showcased in her most recent […]
Read MoreA golden wedding anniversary is always a special occasion and a time of celebration, 50 years of marriage is a huge milestone and one certainly deserving of a very special celebration cake. I created my first golden wedding cake for my ‘Celebrate with a cake‘ book. However when my parents decided that they were going […]
Read MoreThe last couple of weeks have been very eventful at Lindy’s Cakes and created a real buzz in the office. Firstly, completely out of the blue, Lindy’s Cakes was awarded a certificate of excellence by Insight magazine, a glossy weekly lifestyle and leisure publication, and then a week or so later we also learnt that […]
Read MoreDo you love coffee and cake too?? Whenever I am out and about I often treat myself ….especially if I spot a small independent coffee shop as I simply can’t resist investigating and sampling. I found Caracoli coffee shop on Winchester High Street – so pleased I walked further up the hill, it was a […]
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