Buttercream Peony Bas Relief Wedding Cake for ACD Magazine

Hi all, This is my latest – a blue peony buttercream 3 tier number for ACD Magazine’s buttercream issue (April 2017 – out now). There’s a free video tutorial and peony piping pictorial up, I...

Perfect vanilla sponge cake recipe

Hi all, this is the lightest, fluffiest, most perfect chiffon type sponge cake recipe I have. Watch the video below. Quantities and more information in the blog post linked underneath. ...

Realistic buttercream Birch tree cake tutorial (video)

Hi all, It’s been a while since I posted here, I thought I would for my latest tutorial video – how to make a realistic birch tree stump cake using buttercream, with no special piping tips. ...

Hellebore & Winterberry Holly Seasonal Buttercream Flower Wreath Cake tutorial (video)

Hi all, Looks like it’s well and truly winter here in the UK! Here’s my seasonal offering, a unique hellebore and Winterberry Holly buttercream flower wreath cake tutorial. Both of these...

Buttercream Yule Log cake & Tree stump cake tutorials

Hi all, here’s my take on the famous Yule log, complete with piped pine cones, mini mushrooms, pine branches & festive red berries. Enjoy! The design is based on the most popular...

Beautiful Bouquets #5: Red berry, ranunculus & rose buttercream wreath cake

Hi all, The final cake of this series and my personal favourite, a red berry, ranunculus, “snow white” dahlia and rosebud crescent wreath cake tutorial. More details are in the blog post,...

Beautiful Bouquets #4: "Bridal Silk" buttercream flower bouquet cake tutorial

Hi all, Cake #4 – a bridal silk themed bouquet cake, all made with DIY natural colours. More details are in the blog post, linked below. blog post with written instructions: click here...

Beautiful Bouquets #3: modern buttercream ruffled & closed peony wreath cake

Hi all, this is the third cake in the series, a crescent shaped wreath of my new designs for ruffled & smooth closed buttercream peonies, and stylised chrysanthemums. The natural colour...

Beautiful Bouquets #2: Pink "million flower" buttercream ring wreath cake tutorial

Hi all, this is the second cake in the series, (almost) a million pink and purple buttercream flowers in a domed ring wreath. The natural colour theme of this cake is beetroot, which was...

Beautiful Bouquets #1: Blueberry buttercream flower garden cupcakes

Hi all, This is the first in a new series of 5 buttercream floral bouquet themed tutorials. Mini flower garden cupcakes coloured with blueberry powder and other natural colours. Enjoy! ...

Buttercream horn of plenty / cornucopia cake tutorial

Hi all, here’s a piped & painted 3D buttercream & poured chocolate cornucopia cake tutorial for you all, to celebrate this season and my 10,000 subscriber milestone on YouTube. Happy...

Innovative buttercream fruit & flowers: #6: Guava & guava blossom

Hi all, welcome to the final tutorial of this series, and my most favourite buttercream flowers of all time – the magnificent guava blossom. I really enjoyed making these cakes although it...