If there’s one style that, to me at least, epitomises Lindy’s style it’s ‘cutwork‘. The iconic ‘cutwork’ wonky cake is, in my opinion, her finest example. Take this concept one step further… a mini ‘cutwork‘ cake and voila you have something quite special indeed! I love little cakes. Dainty and pretty. Perfect for one or […]
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Kiwi Rachel’s Quick Chocolate Cake!
This cake truly deserves a much more glamorous name. I have been baking it since my mother taught me the recipe in the 1980s, an eager teenage cook desperate to emulate my mother’s glorious creations! It has a certain nostalgia in our family appearing at all birthdays and special events through the decades to this […]
Cheeky chimp – novelty cake class
Well I think a very enjoyable day was had by all on Friday’s cheeky chimp cake carving workshop. I certainly enjoyed helping all the students achieve a cake that they were proud to take home. The class was to introduce the students to the art of carving cake, something that many feel frightened of even […]
Chocolate mud cake recipe
Ummm who can resist a really good, moist chocolate cake? I’ve been experimenting with the Australian wedding favourite – mud cake. As many of you may know I am demonstrating at the National Cake Seminar in Sydney in August, so I thought a little background research would be good….. a great excuse to eat lots […]