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The countdown to Christmas has officially started at Lindy’s Cakes! As we commence our festive inspired workshops we are all feeling very Christmassy indeed! Our hugely popular ‘Bauble’ workshop got off to a great start with so many familliar faces. It is lovely to see students coming back to our workshops, a testament to Lindy’s […]
Read MoreCake International is a wonderful showcase for sugarcraft talent from both the UK and around the world. This year saw a staggering amount of entries in each class, for example, the wedding cake class had 50 cakes entered! I am always so busy that it is never possible to see all the entries but here […]
Read MoreI never have much spare time at Cake International, as I’m needed on my trade stand most of the time, however, whenever I do escape I head straight to the competition area – there are always so many lovely competition pieces to see. I never managed to see them all but here is a selection […]
Read MoreMonths of preparation went into the Lindy’s Cakes stand at last weekends very successful Cake International Show 2010 at the NEC in Birmingham. We know that many of you visited us there but due to the crowds couldn’t see all we had on offer…..so we thought you’d like to see a few pictures of the […]
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My much-anticipated teaching trip to Rome is now over, but all good things must come to an end! The students were all very keen to learn, cake decorating in Italy is relatively new, but as always it is not just the students who learn. Here are some of my observations and findings: Cake decorating in Italy […]
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My last class was in Rome and it was full of students from all corners of Italy – Sardinia, Scilly, Milan, Florence, Venice etc. Day three is always easier as everyone knows the ropes. We were using Madeira cakes, which are very different to the cream-filled cakes that most Italians are used to. But the […]
Read MoreDay two of my teaching trip to Rome went really well – fantastico! After yesterdays carved handbag cakes, it was back to basics for a new group of students, many of whom were also new to sugarcraft. ……. and didn’t they do well – molto bella! For me it was so interesting to see the […]
Read MoreContinuing our Autumn theme, and our penchant for exquisite little sweet treats, we spent a wonderful day creating ‘Autumn Inspired Mini Cakes’. I say ‘we’ not in a proverbial way but in a ‘I actually made them too’ way. Yes, Lindy very kindly made me become a student on this course to futher enhance my […]
Read MoreInspired by the changing season, cupcakes took centre stage today at our Autumn inspired Cupcake workshop. The timing was perfect because Lindy’s cupcake book ‘Bake me I’m yours…Cupcake Celebration’ was published just a few weeks ago. We are huge fans of cupcakes at Lindy’s Cakes and the workshop team do love a cupcake class! Lindy […]
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