Morning tea or coffee is a very important part of a Lindy Smith workshop. Our expert assistant Sally is well known in our student circles for her baking – her Lemon Drizzle cake is divine. But today we were treated to the most glorious cake, it wasn’t baked by Sally… oh no…she is on vacation, […]
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Lindy 11th cake decorating book is at the printers!
“The Contemporary Cake Decorating Bible” by Lindy Smith This book encapsulates 20 years of sugarcraft knowledge coupled with fresh unique contemporary designs and Lindy’s exquisite use of colour…all bound tightly into 164 glossy pages. 150 techniques, over 80 projects…page after page of stunning colour photographs, step by step instructions, recipes, tips and advice…everything you need […]
Creating handbags made from cake!
The workshop team at Lindy’s Cakes all love Fridays, it’s our chance to have a little fun and to inspire our students to have as much pleasure from cake decorating as we do!! Yesterday was no exception, in fact it was one of my favourite classes – carving and decorating a handbag cake, also known […]
Folk Artist Julie Arkell inspires winning cake!
We are delighted to share with you the overall winning entry from our ‘Creative Writing Competition’. Lindy was very impressed with the presentation of Rhu Srand’s entry, the detail in the story, and how Rhu was inspired to create this beautiful, and different, cake. We admired Rhu’s attention to detail eg: the stitching , […]
Royal Chocolate biscuit cake Recipe
I have always loved chocolate biscuit cake, but haven’t eaten it for years – however I think that after last Friday’s Royal Wedding, we are going to be seeing a huge rise in its popularity. The recipe for Prince William’s wedding cake was, we are told, taken from Princess Diana’s personal chef, Darren McGrady cookbook […]
Prince William’s Chocolate biscuit wedding cake
Prince William certainly isn’t the first and, after Friday’s Royal Wedding, will definitely not be the last to request a chocolate biscuit cake at his wedding!! The cake is said to be a childhood favourite of Prince William’s, one that appears in Princess Diana’s personal chef, Darren McGrady cookbook ‘Eating Royally‘. “I was thrilled to […]