The last couple of weeks have been very eventful at Lindy’s Cakes and created a real buzz in the office. Firstly, completely out of the blue, Lindy’s Cakes was awarded a certificate of excellence by Insight magazine, a glossy weekly lifestyle and leisure publication, and then a week or so later we also learnt that […]
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...
Lindy’s Cakes online shop – you have your say…
We received an amazing number of entries in our recent online shop feedback competition, so thank you if you entered. The five lucky winners drawn at random were: Jan Harding, Bettina Baker, Priscilla Trueman, Sue Wilson and Jane Westlake. Each winner received one of my ‘Insatiable desire to bake’ aprons. It seems that these aprons […]
Step by step photography – Lindy’s ‘creative colour’ cake book photoshoot
I know from what my students and customers tell me that many of you don’t actually READ my books per se, you tend to look at the step by step pictures and revert to the text only when you want clarification!! This means that when I plan the step by step photography for my books […]
Lindy’s ‘creative colour’ book photoshoot – styled cakes on location
I love creating and writing cake books and even though I do months of work before a first photoshoot, a book doesn’t feel real until the camera shutter clicks and the first cakes are safely digitally stored on a server, as well as in cake boxes!! This has definitely been true for the book I […]
Proud as a Peacock! A Wedding Cake Inspired by Lindy Smith
I recently mentioned on the Lindy’s Cakes Facebook page that I was creating a peacock inspired cake and was getting very excited about it! I find Peacocks fascinating birds with their iridescent blue-green plumage and spectacular fanning tail. Not only are they a symbol of pride and beauty but also symbolise eternal life, kindness, knowledge […]
Behind the scenes – setting up the Lindy’s Cakes stand at the BSG exhibition Telford May 2012
Having a trade stand at any cake show is always a massive undertaking, it involves months and months of planning, preparation, logistics and financial outlay and the 7th International British Sugarcraft Guild exhibition was no exception. However, this exhibition was the first of its kind since 2004! We were all very excited, despite the hard […]