It’s been a week full of aircraft of all types for me. Firstly, on Monday I saw the new “Top Gun: Maverick” movie with Tom Cruise at my local Imax cinema and wow, wasn’t it brilliant. I loved the original 1986 film, but to see actual F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets flying real manoeuvres was captivating. […]
Lindy's Cakes News
Hot off the Press - News as it happens from Lindy's Cakes. From Lindy's TV appearances to book releases, radio interviews to new product launches, award nominations to reviews, magazine features to class reports. If it's news you're after, this blog archive is an excellent place to start. There is always a lot going on here at Lindy's Cakes...
Puffin Celebration Cake
Puffy the puffin was originally going to be a llama cake! Yes really, at the time I was researching themes for my ‘One Tier Party Cakes’ book Cute, llamas were certainly very much on-trend. Llamas were everywhere, on birthday cards, cushions, bedcovers, cupcakes, cakes etc. However, something stopped me from creating one, because I guess, […]
Cake Decorating Escapism in Lockdown… it works!
Love your latest book It’s always good to receive positive feedback about a project I’ve worked on, especially when that project has taken over a year to create. Writing a book is a very solitary occupation and it’s not until it’s out in the world that reactions start to slowly filter through. I am always […]
10 quirky, surprising and interesting facts about New Zealand
It’s hardly surprising that a country on the other side of the world, one that has been inhabited by humans for ONLY 700 years, is full of the unexpected and quirky. I love travelling, but in these days of Corvid-19 and lockdown restrictions, physically exploring our wider world is not an option for any of […]
How to cover a cake with sugarpaste
Would you like to be able to cover your Christmas cake in sugarpaste without tearing the icing or leaving bubbles under the paste? Would you like your cake to have a beautifully smooth, silky professional finish with nice sharp top edges? If so, I’ve made the perfect video for you….. Baking and covering introduction This […]
Lindy’s Podcast Interview with the Sugarcraft Junkies
Have you ever been interviewed for a podcast? I certainly hadn’t until the Sugarcraft Junkies got in touch. Magazine interviews, yes. Newspaper interviews, tick. Radio interviews, definitely. Television interviews, certainly. However, Podcast interviews NO! This podcast interview was an unequivocal first. Yay, episode 10 is out today, and it’s a good one, even if I […]