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Our ‘Summer Workshops’ got off to a flying start on Friday with our constant favourite workshop ‘Introduction to Celebration Cakes’. This is the ultimate starting place for learning the basics of working with icing/sugarpaste. From the baking of the cake through to the adorning of a covered cake, Lindy leaves nothing to chance in helping […]
Read MoreI have always loved chocolate biscuit cake, but haven’t eaten it for years – however I think that after last Friday’s Royal Wedding, we are going to be seeing a huge rise in its popularity. The recipe for Prince William’s wedding cake was, we are told, taken from Princess Diana’s personal chef, Darren McGrady cookbook […]
Read MorePrince William certainly isn’t the first and, after Friday’s Royal Wedding, will definitely not be the last to request a chocolate biscuit cake at his wedding!! The cake is said to be a childhood favourite of Prince William’s, one that appears in Princess Diana’s personal chef, Darren McGrady cookbook ‘Eating Royally‘. “I was thrilled to […]
Read MoreDetails of the Kate and Williams official wedding cakes were released after yesterday’s lunchtime wedding reception at Buckingham Palace for 650 close friends and family. The main centrepiece cake was an eight-tiered moist dark fruit cake, covered in sugarpaste with masses of floral and piped details. The fourth tier mirrors details in the room, with […]
Read MoreOh, the anticipation… I am sure I don’t need to tell you that we at Lindy’s HQ can’t wait to see the Royal Wedding Cake, or should I say cakes! Prince William and Catherine Middleton have each chosen a cake for their big day. A traditional wedding cake will sit alongside the fun, more informal […]
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Invariably my teenage son and his friends arrive in my kitchen, just as I’m taking a cake or cupcakes out of the oven! They are of course ‘starving’ and simply have to cake…however sometimes I feel very mean, as one of my son’s friends is allergic to eggs – a dry biscuit is not quite […]
Read MoreWonky cakes have certainly now arrived in Italy!!! My iconic wonky cakes are seen by many as one of the ultimate cake challenges, so with two fully booked wonky cake classes I knew my time in Rome last week was going to be fully occupied. With the help of Jane, my workshop co-ordinator, and the […]
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