I don’t know about you, but I love receiving a card and maybe a chocolate or two on Valentine’s Day. Sending tokens of love on the 14th February is a very old tradition, one that can trace its roots back to ancient Rome. Interestingly the earliest Valentine, still in existence today dates from 1415. It […]
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
How to make white chocolate mirror glaze marbled patterns to decorate your cakes
White chocolate mirror glaze or “glaçage miroir” is a technique for decorating cakes that right now is becoming increasingly popular. I guess this isn’t surprising, the marble patterns created are very varied, colourful and quite beautiful. This is not a new technique but it is one that until yesterday I had not tried. I was […]
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 […]
Tips for using Royal Icing for Lettering and Run Outs – Lindy’s Facebook Live video
Royal icing is not a sugar medium I work with everyday, but it is a form of icing that I have always loved using on my cakes. Royal icing is incredibly versatile and an excellent medium for adding decorative elements to cakes and decorated cookies, whether these be piped pearls, decorative scrolls or piped line […]
Lindy Smith shares how to use cake stencils to decorate cakes and cookies – as seen on TV
I simply love using cake stencils on my cakes, so when asked to be a guest on the Cake Academy, a Create & Craft TV cake decorating programme, I could only say YES. Stencilling with coloured dust There are many different ways of using stencils to add pattern and decorations to cakes. Probably my favourite technique […]