- Just got back from visiting the DVD duplication company – what a hive of activity! Saw my wonky cake discs in the process of being printed! #
- Been decorating mini cakes this morning, makes a lovely change from all the comupter I’ve been doing recently! Definately very therapeutic #
- Learning how to brand CDs for my cake DVDs press launch next week
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-31
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- What a great bunch of students on todays wonky cake course! All travelled from far and wide and eager to learn….. pics on blog next week #
- Teaching wonky cakes to another full house of students today! I guess we’ll have lots of fun carving/decorating – can’t wait to get started #
- I’m absolutely delighted with the DVD covers, just making the final
How do I make stencils fit my cake?
May 20, 2009 By 7 Comments
I love stencils they are fantastic, so quick and easy to use. I first came across culinary stencils in Florida last year at the ICES convention, I saw them being demonstrated and I’ve been hooked ever since.
The easiest way to use is stencils is on a flat surface, however once you have practised a few times then you can also stencil on the side… Continue reading
Baking Mini Fruit cakes
May 19, 2009 By 69 Comments
Contrary to popular opinion, many people do like fruit cake and it’s not just the elderly. Fruit cake is one of my favourite cakes, as it is my 14 year old sons! The secret, I think, is to have a really good recipe – try the one in my books, it often converts people that say they don’t like fruit cake!
I’ve just had a go at… Continue reading
Introduction to Celebration cakes class
May 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
As you can see from the laughing faces of the class photo below, Friday’s students on my ‘Introduction to celebration cakes’ workshop all seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves.
Students – Introduction to Celebration cakes – May 2009
The students, many having dealt with cake disasters at home… Continue reading
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-17
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- Just put a tray of mini fruit cakes in my oven – the 2in multi mini round tins are sweet http://bit.ly/NeWhn #
- It’s early, but had to get up, so much to do, deadlines to meet – I try not to work Sunday’s but this one will to have to be an exception! #
- Just found a picture and bio of
Why do my cakes sink in the middle?
May 13, 2009 By 48 Comments
Cakes usually sink when the cake batter is not completely cooked; everyone’s ovens are different so you need to find the optimum baking time for you oven. Also towards the end of baking test the cake repeatedly to see if it is fully baked. If a skewer inserted into the cake does not come out clean, then bake the cake for a little longer.
However other things can be… Continue reading
Novelty cat cake carving class
May 11, 2009 By 2 Comments
“I feel really chuffed” and “I’m definitely coming back, I’ve learnt so much” were a couple of the comments from last Fridays novelty cake carving class. For many of the students it was the first time they had ever carved a cake so at first it was all a little daunting….however once I’d showed them in simple steps how it’s done, they were more than eager to get on with… Continue reading
Have you seen our cupcake wrappers?
May 7, 2009 By 1 Comment
From the amount of orders we are receiving I know that one of this years ‘must have’ items for any celebration is cupcakes decorated with on trend cupcake wrappers hot from the States.
For those of you not familiar with this fantastic invention, laser cut cupcake wrappers are assembled in seconds. They simply sit neatly around the outside of the cupcake cases, which I think is a… Continue reading
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