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Lindy's favourite blog category!

Discover Lindy's inspirations and thoughts on a variety of topics including success and the pursuit of excellence. If you want to know what makes Lindy tick, this is the category to read and explore. Lindy talks, amongst other things, about why cake decorating makes us happy and how her genes have played their part in her amazing sugarcraft career.

Why do we celebrate birthdays and eat birthday cake with candles?

15th January 2021 by Lindy Smith Leave a Comment

Why do we celebrate birthdays with cake and candles

We all celebrate birthdays but have you ever wondered why that might be? It was my birthday a couple of days ago and it got me thinking…why do we celebrate birthdays and why do we eat cake decorated with candles? Time to do some digging… Timekeeping – a key ingredient to why we celebrate birthdays […]

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A delicious slice of Christmas Cake – lockdown style

5th January 2021 by Lindy Smith Leave a Comment

Lockdown Christmas Cake by Lindy Smith

It’s a few days after Christmas and finally time to cut into our cake. Like most of us this year I wasn’t able to celebrate with my nearest and dearest, so I created this lockdown cake to bring everyone together. Wishing I could offer you a slice of cake too… Let’s hope we’ll all be […]

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Cake inspiration interview – ‘Dancing in the Rain’ by Lindy Smith

28th October 2020 by Lindy Smith Leave a Comment

dancing in the rain cake inspiration interview

I know that everyone loves to hear the stories and inspiration behind the cake designs I create. My latest book ‘One Tier Party Cakes’ gives you a little bit of an insight into the twelve unique designs it contains, however, I thought you might like to hear a little more… Cake inspiration interview Below you […]

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One Tier Party Cakes – New Book Teaser

18th September 2020 by Lindy Smith

new book teaser

How exciting…I now have my hands on an advanced copy of my NEW book. I always love the moment a new book arrives. Months and months of hard work suddenly becoming something tangible, something you can touch and share. Finally seeing my latest creations in print is always a proud and very special moment too. […]

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Seeing cakes in colour – a new perspective

27th August 2020 by Lindy Smith

Seeing cakes in colour - a new perspective by Lindy Smith

I have a question for you…what colour are the stripes on this cap? I’m asking because this is an ongoing discussion in my household. Now, I see orange but I’m told, in no uncertain terms, it’s pink – REALLY!!! In the sugarcraft world, I’m known for my use of colour, colour is my speciality. I’ve […]

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Fascinating facts about honeybees

18th July 2020 by Lindy Smith

fascinating facts about honeybees

I often use honey in my baking but have never given much thought to where this honey comes from…until now! So what have I learnt? Well, let me share some of the fascinating facts about honeybees that I’ve discovered. Honey fact: Did you know that to produce a pound jar of honey, honeybees have to […]

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