Invariably my teenage son and his friends arrive in my kitchen, just as I’m taking a cake or cupcakes out of the oven! They are of course ‘starving’ and simply have to cake…however sometimes I feel very mean, as one of my son’s friends is allergic to eggs – a dry biscuit is not quite […]
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First ever Italian wonky cake class!
Wonky cakes have certainly now arrived in Italy!!! My iconic wonky cakes are seen by many as one of the ultimate cake challenges, so with two fully booked wonky cake classes I knew my time in Rome last week was going to be fully occupied. With the help of Jane, my workshop co-ordinator, and the […]
Royal wedding, sugar inspirations @ Squires
I’ve just returned from a lovely day spent looking around the 25th Squires Cake Decorating, Chocolate and Sugarcraft Exhibition, Farnham, Surrey. It was wonderful to meet up with so many cake friends and such a treat for me to be a visitor rather than a trader/demonstrator!!! Unsurprisingly, there was a definite royal theme to some […]
Ideal cake decorator of the year 2011 competition
We’ve just heard about this fabulous new cake decorating competition and thought that some of you may be interested: Ideal Home Show seeks Sweet Inspiration with the launch of the first ‘Ideal Cake Decorator of the Year’ competition This year, the Ideal Home Show is celebrating the return of cake decorating and putting the fun […]
Handbag Workshop Jan 2011…
Food and Fashion… girls and handbags…handbags that you can eat… now you’re talking! What a great way to start our 2011 classes with Lindy’s Designer Handbag Course. In the sugarcraft world this is Cake ‘Accessories’ Couture at it’s finest! Today we had 6 students who have completed courses with us before. That’s 6 out of […]
More inspirational sugar creations
Cake International is a wonderful showcase for sugarcraft talent from both the UK and around the world. This year saw a staggering amount of entries in each class, for example, the wedding cake class had 50 cakes entered! I am always so busy that it is never possible to see all the entries but here […]