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Why is chocolate so desirable and irresistible?

11th February 2018 by Lindy Smith

Why is chocolate so desirable?

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 […]

Filed Under: Cake Chat, FAQ Tagged With: chocolate, chocolate cake, chocolate facts

Lindy’s Gorgeous Chocolate Ganache Recipe

8th May 2012 by Lindy Smith

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 […]

Filed Under: Sugar Recipes Tagged With: chocolate cake, chocolate ganache recipe, chocolate lovers, cupcake topping, easy cake decorating

Delicious chocolate fudge cake recipe as baked by Lindy

2nd February 2011 by Lindy Smith

Chocolate Fudge Cake - Yum Yum!!!

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 […]

Filed Under: Recipes to Bake Tagged With: baking, cake recipe, chocolate, chocolate cake

Introduction to Celebration Cakes Feb 2011

1st February 2011 by Lindys Team

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 […]

Filed Under: Lindy's UK Classes Tagged With: beginners, celebration cakes, chocolate cake, impression moulds, introduction, LindySmith, Madeira, stencils, Sugarcraft Workshops, sugarpaste, sugarshaper

Handbag Workshop: September 2010

28th September 2010 by Lindys Team

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 […]

Filed Under: Lindy's UK Classes Tagged With: cake carving, chocolate cake, Couture, fashion, Handbag, madeaira cake, Sugarcraft Workshops, sugarpaste

Designer Handbag Workshop

30th June 2010 by Lindys Team

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 […]

Filed Under: Lindy's UK Classes Tagged With: chocolate cake, handbags, madeaira cake, Sugarcraft Workshops, sugarpaste

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