February 11, 2012

NEW Book: ‘bake me I’m yours…Christmas’

Just published  – NEW Christmas cake decorating book

Perfectly timed to allow you to be ultra prepared this year! This exciting addition to the ‘bake me I’m yours…’ range of books published by David and Charles is a festive collection of more than 20 tempting projects. Edible ideas that are both modern and stylish, but simple enough to bake during the busy Christmas season.

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Christmas 2010 mini cake class

Lots of beautiful, delicate, white, sparkling snowflakes plus a scattering of stars were created at todays very festive Christmas mini cake workshop, aren’t they lovely. The snowflakes were created from pastillage – look carefully each one is different, just like the real ones!! The snowflake outlines are created using snowflake cutters and the patterns cut out with smaller cutters and piping tubes.

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Christmas Party Cookie Class

We ended our 2009 workshop programme on a high today. A fabulous day creating cookies styled as christmas crackers, party frocks, party shoes and balloons.   We are feeling very festive here at Lindy’s Cakes. Even more so because myself and my colleague Sarah, from the mail-order team, had the day off real work today to be students in this class! Oh the perks of working for Lindy Smith… and before you ask… Continue reading

Christmas Bauble Cake Workshop!

The Christmas Bauble Workshop is fast becoming our most popular Christmas time class.  This course is magical! A round cake in the shape of a Christmas Bauble…’No way’ you say! Well… I’ve seen it being done and these beautiful baubles are  impressive!  The baking is crucial in the process of creating this cake. The cake is made in a specially designed ball tin, thus creating the perfect sphere to cover. 

Christmas Tree Cookies

Deck the halls with boughs of holly… Christmas time has arrived at Lindy’s Cakes as we kick off the festive season with the first of our collection of Christmas workshops.  Cookies, everyone loves a cookie, but these Christmas Tree Cookies are in a class of their own. It could not have been a more Christmassy scene today… picture this… a village hall in the heart of the chilterns, the smell… Continue reading

Front Cover Christmas tree cake

I was recently asked to contribute the Christmas cover cake design for a new Dutch cake magazine – Mjam Taart! The cake is now in print and  here is the cover.

Lindy's Christmas tree cake on the front cover of Mjam taart!

Lindy Smith's Christmas tree cake on the front cover of Mjam taart!