I am inextricably drawn to chocolate and would describe myself as a bit of a chocoholic…but why is this, why is chocolate so desirable and irresistible? I thought I’d do a little research to see what the experts have to say. What is chocolate? Chocolate comes from the beans of the small evergreen cacao tree (Theobroma […]
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Lindy’s Gorgeous Chocolate Ganache Recipe
Recently I blogged about my Chocolate and Red Wine cupcakes – a true wonder food if ever there was one! I topped those divine little creations with my yummy-scrummy-in-my-tummy chocolate ganache that I have used many times before, on my sublime Animal Print cupcakes or these elegant Zen Garden cupcakes, for example. Really – the […]
Delicious chocolate fudge cake recipe as baked by Lindy
I have been experimenting recently with a chocolate fudge cake recipe that my sister gave me years ago. I love the chocolate cake recipe that appears in many of my cake books but it does take a while to make and creates loads of washing up to do afterwards! The Chocolate mud cake recipe on […]
Introduction to Celebration Cakes Feb 2011
Introduction to Celebration Cakes is our absolute favorite workshop…we never leave this popular course off our workshop programme because it is just too fabulous! Time and time again we are told that even if you have some sugarcraft experience, this course is fantastic for perfecting the finish of your cake and for picking up hints […]
Handbag Workshop: September 2010
This is the workshop where food meets fashion…couture meets cakes…sugarpaste meets style! This is our second handbag workshop and judging by the feedback and interest this course has evoked it will remain on our programe for some time! Lindy loves fashion and is very interested in design. Every day she arrives at the office with […]
Designer Handbag Workshop
Haute Couture comes to Lindy’s Cakes… in the form of handbags! This new workshop, designed by Lindy, was a ‘runway’ success today! Whilst we love our regular workshops, and there will always be themes that are old favourites, it is lovely to work in a new direction. And ‘fashion’ is definitely a new direction for […]