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I’m now home after my Australian cake adventure …. however I have lots of pictures, thoughts, tips and ideas from my travels to share with you all. To get the ball rolling I’m starting with the second workshop I taught at Iced Affair in Sydney – the novelty cake carving class.
This cake was designed, literally, on the back of an envelope, whilst talking to my publishers on… Continue reading
I am having such fun teaching my Australian students that I’ve not had much time to keep you all up to date, except via twitter! However today I’m flying down from Brisbane to Melbourne so you’re in luck – I’ve a few hours to kill!
Classes are going swimmingly, I’ve taught quite and few now, all full of very enthusiastic sugarcrafters keen and eager to learn what I have… Continue reading
If you’ve been following me on Twitter you’ll know that I’m now in Brisbane on the Sunshine Coast. Today was my first official appointment here, a book signing at Kitchenware Plus - a fabulous kitchenware store on the Pacific Highway at Loganholme.
I spent a delightful morning talking to a variety of their customers, who I discovered originated from all parts of the world including… Continue reading
Wow I’ve learnt so much since I’ve been here in Sydney on my Australian cake adventure. The seminar has whizzed past…… I’ve met lots of amazing people, seen some incredibly detailed cakes, found out about how cakes are created here and sampled the most popular flavours.
Did you know that sugarpaste has its origins here in Australia? From what I have discovered so far it was the Country Woman’s… Continue reading
Jet lag…..I do dislike this woozy feeling, but I guess its not natural to try and change the body clock so drastically! Well as you can probably tell, I’ve arrived and I’m on the internet! I had to wait until 10am this morning for the shops to open, a long wait when I woke at 5am, to buy a prepaid mobile internet dongle. The wonders of technology… Continue reading
My Australian cake adventure is about to start! I’m packed and ready to go …I’m visiting 3 cities, demonstrating and teaching in 5 venues and covering 12 different topics!!! It’s a big trip!!!! All the months of organising are now over and I’m off tomorrow on the first leg, arriving in Sydney on Friday Evening.
With so much stuff and only a 23kg allowance, planning and packing my suitcase… Continue reading
I’ve just calculated that its only 7 weeks until I start my trip down under to the 15th National Seminar of AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL CAKE DECORATORS’ ASSOCIATION INC. at the Citigate Central Hotel, Thomas St, Sydney. How exciting!
I’ve also just learnt that day passes are now available, so if you’d like to come and see me in action but a week away is simply… Continue reading
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