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How to use a sugar shaper – sugarcraft gun

9th March 2017 by Lindy Smith

How to use a sugar shaper aka sugarcraft gun to decorate cakes

A sugar shaper, sugarcraft gun, sugar extruder, clay gun…is a wonderfully clever cake decorating tool known by many different names. It is a tool I wouldn’t be without! It’s part of my essential cake decorating kit. I have had one ever since I started decorating 25 years ago and now I have three. Why? Well […]

Filed Under: FAQ, FREE Tutorials, Product Spotlight Tagged With: free tutorial, how to, sugar shaper, sugarcraft gun

Sugar Shaper Reassembly

21st December 2011 by Lindys Team

sugar shaper reassembly instructions

We often receive requests for instructions on how to reassemble sugar shapers from customers for who have taken their sugar shaper apart and can’t put it back together!   … here they are: Hope this helps!

Filed Under: FAQ Tagged With: craft gun, re-assembly, sugar shaper

A Wonky Cake Workshop Feb 2011

8th February 2011 by Lindys Team

If there is one cake that epitomises Lindy’s creative style it’s the Wonky Cake.  It features on our logo, it gets the most ‘oohhhs’ and ‘ahhhhs’ when on display at cake shows,  it even stars in it’s own DVD ‘Lindy’s Wonky Celebration Cakes‘  This is surely Lindy’s ‘celebrity’ cake and we love it! Cakefriends, today […]

Filed Under: Lindy's UK Classes Tagged With: cake carving, carving, flowers, iconic cake, impression moulds, Lindy Smith, sugar shaper, sugarcraft, sugarpaste, Wonky Cakes

How do I get my sugar shaper to work?

14th April 2009 by Lindy Smith

Sugar shapers or clay guns, craft guns, sugarcraft extruders as they are also know are one of my favourite sugarcraft – cake decorating tools, one that I really wouldn’t like to be without! I use mine to add trim around the base of a cake, add fine details to a side of a cake where […]

Filed Under: FAQ Tagged With: CMC, Gum tragacanth, sugar shaper, white fat

Spring Cookie Decorating Class

6th April 2009 by Lindy Smith

Decorated cookies – what a great alternative to traditional Easter eggs, I’m sure the family and friends of Fridays students will be suitably impressed. Many students were completely new to sugarcraft so I think you’ll agree they did really well. We even had two ladies fly over from Majorca especially for the class!! – It never […]

Filed Under: Lindy's UK Classes Tagged With: cookie, cookies, decorated cookies, sugar shaper, Sugarcraft Workshops

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