A sugar shaper, sugarcraft gun, sugar extruder, clay gun…is a wonderfully clever cake decorating tool known by many different names. It is a tool I wouldn’t be without! It’s part of my essential cake decorating kit. I have had one ever since I started decorating 25 years ago and now I have three. Why? Well […]
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We love to inspire you and spark those cake decorating ideas. In this blog category we showcase a few of our favourite products both new and old. Showing you what can be done, how tools work and letting you know why we love them so much... Here at Lindy's Cakes we stock and sell both Lindy's range of products and products from around the world that we love using ourselves.
Girly Fashion Cake Inspiration Plus Cake Decorating Tips From Lindy
I simply loved putting this girly fashion cake together. The idea, as so often happens, came from a number of sources. Firstly Kate, who was my 1-2-1 student last Friday, she wanted to learn to doodle using a fluid writer. Secondly, the redesign of our Lindy’s Cakes website and online shop. This is a massive […]
How to make ombre sugar ruffles for fashion-forward flamboyant cakes
Ombre sugar ruffles, so pretty! I loved creating these for the ‘Sweetheart Stripe’ wedding cake below – you’ll now find the cake in my ‘Simply Modern Wedding Cakes‘ book. It was such fun experimenting with all my cutters to find which ones worked, which didn’t and which I liked the most. The winner was definitely […]
Doodling, Facebook Live and the Curious Cake Decorator
You have probably heard the old English proverb ‘curiosity killed the cat’ used to warn of the dangers of unnecessary investigation or experimentation. But I would argue that in most cases, the smart reply of ‘and Satisfaction brought it back’ taught to me by my grandmother, is more appropriate. I am naturally curious, always have […]
Rose Tinted Sugarcraft Inspirations – Lindy Smith’s Species Rose Stencil
To Lindy, cake decorating is where her creative passions become poetic. Her sugarcraft designs always stem from something she’s seen. It could be a particular shape, a textured pattern or colour scheme that has caught her eye or a perhaps a particular place she’s visited or a page in a magazine. Inspiration a vital part […]
Thank you for the music! Lindy’s NEW musical note cutters
The waft of music in the air. It’s the season of music festivals and open-air concerts, with something for everyone – whether it is Glyndebourne, a folk festival or the BBC Proms. This season, Lindy Smith is, as ever, in perfect harmony with her NEW set of exquisite stainless steel musical note cutters. Striking Supreme […]