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Here we go again! Lindy’s ‘Introduction to Celebration Cakes’ workshop is so popular we decided we just had to run it again. Nine eager students, nine naked cakes ready for the Lindy Smith treatment!
This is the most fabulous course for the beginner sugarcrafter. It is basic cake covering at it’s best, the humble beginnings of sugarcrafting, and that’s exactly where Lindy starts. Her ’back to basics’ approach works equally… Continue reading
Our ‘Summer Workshops’ got off to a flying start on Friday with our constant favourite workshop ‘Introduction to Celebration Cakes’. This is the ultimate starting place for learning the basics of working with icing/sugarpaste. From the baking of the cake through to the adorning of a covered cake, Lindy leaves nothing to chance in helping you achieve a professional finish when working with sugarpaste. This is a back to basics… Continue reading
Introduction to Celebration Cakes is our absolute favorite workshop…we never leave this popular course off our workshop programme because it is just too fabulous! Time and time again we are told that even if you have some sugarcraft experience, this course is fantastic for perfecting the finish of your cake and for picking up hints and tips that will become invaluable! I think our cake friend, and serial workshoppper, Julie… Continue reading
What a super way to kick off our Autumn collection of workshops…the ‘Introduction to Celebration Cakes’! We love this beginners course because our students gain so much in just one day. Having the oppurtunity to observe and be guided by Lindy in your sugarcraft is truly valuable, having an ‘expert assistant’ like Sally is truly comforting and being supported in a small class situation enables you to achieve… Continue reading
Seven students…seven good reasons to do Lindy’s Introduction to Celebration cakes…
This course is one of our most treasured workshops…a perennial favorite… the planting of a seed, so to speak! It’s great to get back to basics, we never tire of it. Students arrive with none or very little knowledge of sugarcraft. Some have dabbled in covering cakes, some have done quite a few. We find that most students are self taught and for many this will be their first professional… Continue reading
In sugarcraft you just have to know the basics. It’s what turns your cake from something OK to something rather special. This ‘beginners’ workshop is a wonderful platform for learning, and it’s a really good idea to have someone teach you the basics in a class setting. You learn so much in a day, there are lots of little tips that make a huge difference to the quality of your finished cake… it is worth… Continue reading
Our spring workshops are well under way, and no set of cake class themes would be complete without the Introduction to Celebration Cakes. This is the ultimate course for the novice sugarcrafter. It is basic cake covering at it’s best, the humble beginnings of sugarcrafting. For if you can master this then you really are on the way to being able to create super cakes with sugarpaste!
It was… Continue reading
With Mother’s Day being just one week after this course it is a wonderful oppurtunity to make a beautiful cake for your mother, or someone special in your life!
Friday 5th March 2010: Floral Heart Cake Course
A stunning feminine cake!
This course is suitable for beginners to… Continue reading
‘This is the perfect day out’ remarked a student on this ever popular novelty cake course. The cat cake is an excellent course for the beginner to intermediate sugarcrafter. Lindy got things started by getting the students to cover their cake boards. The ladies used lovely shades of pinks & purples, the perfect background for a white cat! Then the fun really begins with the carving and shaping of the cat… Continue reading
Eight keen students embarked on their introduction to celebration cakes workshop and eight fabulous cakes were created! Lindy got things underway by introducing the students to sugarpaste. She did a taste test of four different makes of sugarpastes to show how they can differ and to see which one the ladies liked the best. She then moved on to the covering of the board with sugarpaste to give a professional finish.
Lindy talked about… Continue reading
Just to let you all know that due to demand we’ve added five additional workshops to our autumn programme. So how do you fancy joining me to learn how to carve this whale?
Our cake carving courses are proving very popular so as requested we’ve added another cake design… Continue reading
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