With the impending royal wedding and the recent heatwave it only seems apt that in true ‘Brit’ style we should see it as an opportunity to join in with the celebrations and throw a party…. and eat...
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So it’s been an entire year since I gave up the rat race and decided to start “living the dream!” Do I have any regrets? No. What...
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Towards the end of last year I created a 4 tier wedding cake that looked like a Silver Birch tree. Each tier of...
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Covering a cake with fondant can be a tricky process when you’re starting out. Once you’ve mastered this you can finish...
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Pug cupcakes are a growing trend at the moment and they look really cute as a cupcake topper.
Watch how I’ve created a Pug...
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Stacking a tiered cake is an important step for making wedding cakes. Once you’ve mastered the basics then you can be stacking...
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Creating the right colour fondant is an essential step in creating a perfect cake. Watch how I create the perfect shade...
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I love making roses. They are perfect for wedding cakes, anniversary cakes and birthday cakes. They take a little...
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I have practiced and used the popular Nifty Nozzles that have recently come on the market.
I intend on...
Like most businesses everyone wants to stand out from the crowd, be successful and have customers recommend and spread the word about their business.
With business comes marketing, training and...
When people ask me what I do for a living I’m finding it more and more interesting to describe…
Last month I was fortunate enough to be approached by Instinct PR to make Disney Toy Story themed...
If you make cakes, good, tasty cakes then you may find that others make a beeline for you to make them for charity events and fundraisers. As much as cake decorators, like most human beings, would...
