February 11, 2012

Wonky Cake Class October 2011

From all accounts a fabulous time was had by all at Lindy’s  ‘Wonky Cake’ workshop last Friday. A masterclass in carving, and covering, and adorning this iconic cake! Here’s a few photos from the day

Wonky Cakes in Production!

And here they are…

Wonderful 'Wonky' cakes and a class photo!

Carving cakes successfully – a few tips from Lindy

Having a cake of the correct shape is fundamental to any good cake design. If, like some, you shy away from carving you are limiting yourself to just basic shapes and yet with a little bit of courage and armed with a sharp knife it is perfectly possible to sculpt a shape from cake that can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.

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Creating handbags made from cake!

The workshop team at Lindy’s Cakes all love Fridays, it’s our chance to have a little fun and to inspire our students to have as much pleasure from cake decorating as we do!! Yesterday was no exception, in fact it was one of my favourite classes – carving and decorating a handbag cake, also known as a purse cake. Every time I have taught this… Continue reading

A Wonky Cake Workshop Feb 2011

If there is one cake that epitomises Lindy’s creative style it’s the Wonky Cake.  It features on our logo, it gets the most ‘oohhhs’ and ‘ahhhhs’ when on display at cake shows,  it even stars in it’s own DVD ‘Lindy’s Wonky Celebration Cakes‘  This is surely Lindy’s ‘celebrity’ cake and we love it!

Cakefriends, today was a ‘Wonky’ workshop day and what a super day it was… Continue reading

Delicious chocolate fudge cake recipe as baked by Lindy

I have been experimenting recently with a chocolate fudge cake recipe that my sister gave me years ago.  I love the chocolate cake recipe that appears in many of my cake books but it does take a while to make and creates loads of washing up to do afterwards! The Chocolate mud cake recipe on this blog is also very popular with my family but it is a… Continue reading

December 2009 Wonky Workshop

If there is one cake that epitomises Lindy’s work it has to be the Wonky Cake.  Which might just explain why this course is so popular and gets booked up faster than any other course.  It’s a fascinating course to observe. The pace is fast because there is a lot to get through in one workshop day. Oh and the process is very very clever.  You need a lot of… Continue reading

Cat Novelty Cake Workshop

‘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