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Haute Couture comes to Lindy’s Cakes… in the form of handbags! This new workshop, designed by Lindy, was a ‘runway’ success today! Whilst we love our regular workshops, and there will always be themes that are old favourites, it is lovely to work in a new direction. And ‘fashion’ is definitely a new direction for […]
Read MoreMy sincere apologies go to Verity, one of our students on our Friday workshop, because I left her cake out of the photograph on our blog yesterday. I am so very sorry Verity. It is rather fabulous for a first cake as you can see…. Verity worked really hard on this workshop and is very […]
Read MoreSeven students…seven good reasons to do Lindy’s Introduction to Celebration cakes… Debbie: “I have never done sugarcraft cakes before but my son is getting married in one month and he wants me to ice the wedding cake!! Argh!!” Verity: “I am getting married next year and I would like to make my own cake…even though […]
Read MoreIf there’s one style that, to me at least, epitomises Lindy’s style it’s ‘cutwork‘. The iconic ‘cutwork’ wonky cake is, in my opinion, her finest example. Take this concept one step further… a mini ‘cutwork‘ cake and voila you have something quite special indeed! I love little cakes. Dainty and pretty. Perfect for one or […]
Read MoreWe are often asked how to create the sugarpaste colours featured in Lindy’s ‘Pastel Flower Tower’ wonky cake – the one that’s featured on the front cover of her ‘Cakes to Inspire and Desire’ book. There are two approaches to getting the right coloured paste – full details given below. To create the coral pink […]
Read MoreLove is in the air… a love of sugarcraft that is! We have had the most wonderful day at Lindy’s Floral Heart Cake workshop today, and I can vouch for this because today I became one of Lindy’s students! I am nicknaming this particular class the ‘Learn & Laugh’ class because it was an absolute […]
Read MoreI’ve just read a very interesting article published in the Guardian online yesterday regarding book covers. I am never happy with the covers of my books so it was interesting to read: “Books long ago became a product, and the say-so of just one or two buyers can change a jacket from one that an […]
Read MoreIt’s not about the movie… it’s not about SJP… it’s not about who is Samatha’s latest squeeze… nor is it about the Manolos… it’s about the CAKE! Here at Lindy HQ we’ve been ooohing and aaahing over the recently released photos of the Wedding Cake created for the Sex and the City 2 movie, due […]
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