Lindy's Cakes Blog
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Discover posts to inspire and excite you... News, insights, sneaky peaks from behind the scenes, delicious tried and tested cake recipes, cake decorating video tutorials etc... Lindy also regularity shares her thoughts, ideas and knowledge with you, exploring topics such as success and creativity. What will you discover?
I think you’ll agree, it’s always lovely to get an accolade you weren’t expecting, it’s like achieving something without knowingly trying! For me having my blog ranked number 12 Top Food Blog in the UK is one of those accolades. I have been writing posts here since 2009 on many cake related subjects, from how to bake […]
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What a lovely surprise to see my name on the front cover of the latest Autumn edition of Cakes & Sugarcraft magazine. It feels really good to be acknowledged as a top designer. Design is my passion and, as you can read in this feature, I actually consider myself a designer whose medium happens to […]
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I fell in love with this delicious orange and poppy seed cake on a teaching trip to Australia a few years ago, the tangy flavour and interesting texture of the poppy seeds and orange peel have me hooked! It seemed that everywhere I travelled in Australia, everywhere I looked, a version of this delightful cake […]
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I’ve been decorating cakes for 24 years, so have seen many changes in styles and techniques in that time. Cake decorating, like most crafts, is constantly evolving. New ideas, products and materials come and go however many of the basics remain the same. The internet is an amazing resource that we cake decorators all use. […]
Read MoreEvent City, near the Trafford Centre in Manchester, is where it’s all happening this weekend! For cake lovers, or more precisely those of us that like to decorate our cakes it is definitely the place be. I love Cake International Exhibitions and have exhibited at Manchester since it started a few years ago. This year, […]
Read MoreAre you a Tweeter? I love Twitter and have been part of the Twittersphere since 2009. There is something very charming about saying what you want to say in only 140 characters, whether this be what you are currently doing, a nugget of information or an inspirational quote. Twitter is full of fascinating people to […]
Read MoreOver the years that I’ve been teaching and demonstrating cake decorating, I have appeared on various TV shows but yesterday was my first appearance on Create and Craft TV. Create and Craft is a TV channel dedicated to all things craft, so when I heard that they wanted to feature my new ‘Mini Cakes Academy’ […]
Read MoreI had the privilege last week of being streamed live on the internet as part of the CakeFu Masters Webinar Series. CakeFu is a US company and a CakeFu Master is “someone recognized for excellence in their abilities to create cakes that outshine the competition. From well-known bakeries to TV personalities, published authors, competition winners, […]
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My business, Lindy’s Cakes, came into being when my children were very small. At the time my husband had just been made redundant, so I made the decision to try and make a living from the hobby I was passionate about, cake decorating. The thought of going back to full-time work and not seeing my […]
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