This morning I was up bright and early to drive north to BBC Radio Shropshire’s studio in Shrewsbury to be interviewed live on the Breakfast show. I love talking about my cakes, so it was a delight and a pleasure to answer Eric Smith’s questions on Shropshire Breakfast. If you’d like to listen to my […]
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...
Book review for Lindy’s award winning ‘Creative Colour for Cake Decorating’ book
I love creating cakes and books that are a little different but still appeal. Over the years I have developed a style, which I am told is very recognisable. Obviously not absolutely everyone’s cup of tea, but one that has proved very popular. Books take a huge about of effort to plan, develop, create and […]
Lindy Smith’s “Creative Colour for Cake Decorating” wins prestigious International Gourmand Cookbook Award
My latest book, Creative Colour for Cake Decorating has just been honoured with the award for “Best Pastry Sweets Book in the UK” by the Gourmand World Cookbooks Awards. What fabulous news and such a lovely way to end 2013. I am absolutely thrilled, especially as this book has to be my favourite of all the […]
Lindy Smith gives baking and cake decorating tips on BBC Radio Wiltshire
This morning I had the great privilege of speaking to Ben Prater on BBC Radio Wiltshire’s Breakfast programme. The radio station is helping to promote the Great Burbage Cake Off event, this coming Sunday. The event is in aid of Children in Need, and they contacted me for some baking and cake decorating tips. The […]
Colour me beautiful … a word on Lindy Smith’s gorgeous new cake decorating book
I’m not colour-blind. I just lack the colour confidence gene. I’ve made cakes before (of course they’re a lot better since I did Lindy’s course), but choosing the right colour combinations …. let’s just say I used to stay “safe” going for a boring single colour creation, or go mad until my cakes resembled a […]
Starring role in The Telegraph online for Lindy’s ‘Awesome Owl’ cake
I was thrilled and delighted to discover my patchwork owl cake had been chosen, from many cakes at the Cake and Bake Show, to feature in the online version of the Telegraph Newspaper, published Saturday 14th September 2013. Here is what this prestigious paper had to say about the show and my cake: “Earl’s Court […]