My much-anticipated teaching trip to Rome is now over, but all good things must come to an end! The students were all very keen to learn, cake decorating in Italy is relatively new, but as always it is not just the students who learn. Here are some of my observations and findings: Cake decorating in Italy […]
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Bellissimo handbags: Cake Carving Class in Rome
My last class was in Rome and it was full of students from all corners of Italy – Sardinia, Scilly, Milan, Florence, Venice etc. Day three is always easier as everyone knows the ropes. We were using Madeira cakes, which are very different to the cream-filled cakes that most Italians are used to. But the […]
Cake Classes in Rome – day 2
Day two of my teaching trip to Rome went really well – fantastico! After yesterdays carved handbag cakes, it was back to basics for a new group of students, many of whom were also new to sugarcraft. ……. and didn’t they do well – molto bella! For me it was so interesting to see the […]
Cat cake carving workshop, Sydney
I’m now home after my Australian cake adventure… and have lots of pictures, thoughts, tips and ideas from my travels to share with you all. To get the ball rolling, I’m starting with the second workshop I taught at Iced Affair in Sydney – the novelty cake carving class. Cake carving class – cat cake […]
Aussie Tweets – Week 2009-09-20
Arrived back in the UK safe and sound. I really love to travel but I always look forward to coming home, especially after a good trip! # Learnt that many wedding cakes in Singapore are provided by hotels as part of the wedding package, also that many of these are dummy cakes! # Saw Chinese […]
Aussie Tweets – Week 2009-09-13
Finished my last dem in Australia. Introduced a very friendly bunch of ladies to cake jewellery, they were fascinated – good way to end # Did you know that sugarpaste or fondant in Australia is known generically at RTR – ready to roll # Starting to feel a bit exhausted…. now been in Australia for […]