Creating unique sugar snowflakes is a wonderfully absorbing and fun activity for a winters afternoon. I love the way dreaming up new variations stretches my creativity and makes me think. After all, we’ve all been led to believe that every snowflake is different, each one a unique crystalline art form. To me, it seems only […]
FREE Tutorials
Lindy loves teaching and appearing on Facebook live, here she generously shares her knowledge and talent with you in her FREE tutorials. These are quick and informative 'how to' cake decorating lessons. They tell you many of the things you need to know as a cake decorator: How to make marbled paste? What is pastillage and how should you use it? Christmas cookie decorating ideas...etc
Ideas for creating textures using sugarcraft cutters
“Ways of creating textures in sugarpaste please” is one of the most recent requests I have received from my students. There are, of course, countless ways to do this. I always like to throw something new into the mix, so decided to experiment using cutters and this blog is all about the 3-dimensional textures and […]
Learn how to make edible gelatin baubles
Edible gelatin baubles, or bubbles if you prefer, are a really effective eye-catching cake decoration. I know this as whenever I decorate a cake with these baubles, everyone seems totally fascinated by them. The visiting crowds of cake decorators at last weekend’s Cake International show at Alexandra Palace in London were no exception, they seemed equally enthralled by […]
The best chocolate drip recipe for decorating cakes
I am sure you will agree, there is something quite irresistible about cakes that have chocolate dripping down their sides. They look simply delicious! Now maybe this is because I’m a bit of a chocolate fiend but all I want to do is to take a fork and dive in! Chocolate drip cakes over the last […]
Tips on creating beautiful sugar embroidery patterns
‘Tips for recreating your beautiful sugar embroidery patterns please’, is a request I have received a few times recently. Many people seems to love my ‘Fair Isle & Beyond’ set of mini cakes – they have even bought the embroidery grid embosser so they can have a go… BUT it seems some people get a […]
How to use a sugar shaper – sugarcraft gun
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 […]