From all accounts a fabulous time was had by all at Lindy’s ‘Wonky Cake’ workshop last Friday. A masterclass in carving, and covering, and adorning this iconic cake! Here’s a few photos from the day And here they are… Well done ladies, your cakes are fabulous! KiwiRachel Click here for information on Lindy’s classes
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Introduction to Celebration Cakes 2: Sept 2011
Here we go again! Lindy’s ‘Introduction to Celebration Cakes’ workshop is so popular we decided we just had to run it again. Nine eager students, nine naked cakes ready for the Lindy Smith treatment! This is the most fabulous course for the beginner sugarcrafter. It is basic cake covering at it’s best, the humble beginnings […]
My Madeira cake has large holes in it, why?
When you cut or carve a baked Madeira cake you will always see a few holes or air bubbles, but baking is a science and there are a number of factors that can cause excessive or extra large holes. Here are a few examples: The flour is too strong The mixture is too stiff – […]
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 […]
A beginners cake decorating workshop!
What a super way to kick off our Autumn collection of workshops…the ‘Introduction to Celebration Cakes’! We love this beginners course because our students gain so much in just one day. Having the oppurtunity to observe and be guided by Lindy in your sugarcraft is truly valuable, having an ‘expert assistant’ like Sally is truly […]
Cake missing in action…I apologise!
My sincere apologies go to Verity, one of our students on our Friday workshop, because I left her cake out of the photograph on our blog yesterday. I am so very sorry Verity. It is rather fabulous for a first cake as you can see…. Verity worked really hard on this workshop and is very […]