Tool Review : Rolling Pins

My tool/tools may seem boring, but as I thought about what I used every time I did a cake, rolling fondant, doing gumpaste work/decorations/flowers etc., I realized, to me they are very...

My favourite tool review

My favourite tool would have to be the kitchen aide pasta attachment. I love to use it for rolling out gum paste for flowers, it is so quick, the thickness is uniform, it is pain free (rolling...

Wafer paper orchid Tutorial

Hi everyone as promised here it is ..the Wafer paper Tutorial… This is a guideline on how to go about them and this is how i figured them out ..possibilities are endless and this...

gumpaste wisteria #2: dusting the buds & flowers (video)

Hi all! This is the second part of my gumpaste wisteria tutorial, where I show you how to colour the buds and flowers made in part 1. Thank you all so much for your lovely comments, views,...

gumpaste wisteria #1: making wired gumpaste wisteria flowers & buds

Hi all! Super excited to show you my first youtube video I filmed while making my Konohana Sakuya Hime for the Gardens of the World collab! This one shows you how to make the buds and flowers. ...

Cake competitions #1: Cake competitions and things to know – From a newbies point of view!

Ok so here we go with my very first ever blog….and what many have told me will be my cake industry suicide. How sad is that? If you see something wrong in our industry and you think things should...

Leftover smbc almond cookie recipe

Hi all, Had some lovely vanilla bean smbc left over and just tried this… 10 mins later I had the most perfect almond vanilla cookies ever – crisp and a little chewy on the outside, fluffy and...

CakesDecor Review: Classic Fabric Flowers in Sugar by Gary Chapman

I am so pleased to have been given this opportunity to review this Classic Fabric Flowers in Sugar book written by Gary Chapman because as a cake decorator we are not always asked to do a cake...

How to do Sugar Quilling-Beginners Guide

This is a wonderful paper craft technique that can also be replicated using modelling paste. You Will Need: Modelling paste approx. 100g each of green, yellow and two other floral colours...

Clients that Can Hurt Your Business

I don’t decorate for money, I’m strictly a hobbyist. But I saw this article on another website, and although not specific to decorating….the principals are the same. Very interesting read. I hope...

Secret recipe: All natural chocolate ganache from scratch - naturally sweetened

Hi everyone. I umm’d & aah’d about keeping this recipe a secret forever, or if or how I should share it… in an eventual book, as a paid or free tutorial, as a video, series of pictures or...