If there’s one style that, to me at least, epitomises Lindy’s style it’s ‘cutwork’. The iconic ‘cutwork’ wonky cake is,  in my opinion, her finest example. Take this concept one step futher… a mini ‘cutwork’ cake and voila you have something quite special indeed! I love little cakes. Dainty and pretty. Perfect for one or two… sometimes you just don’t want a big cake.  As we tighten our belts and… Continue reading

Tags: chocolate cake, Cutters, cutwork, madeaira cake, mini cakes, piping, Sugarcraft Workshops, sugarpaste

We sure do know that the wedding season is upon us when nearly all of our students are making cookies for weddings this summer!  Wedding cookies are becoming the favour of choice at the chicest of weddings and Lindy’s Designer Wedding cookies are no exception. This is a fantastic course for all levels of sugarcrafter. Not only do you get to decorate a lot of cookies you will experiment with… Continue reading

Tags: cookies, Designer Wedding Cookies, lustre dust, piping, royal icing, stencilling, Sugarcraft Workshops, sugarpaste, wedding cookies

We’ve just been having a discussion in the office about our favourite buttercream flavours! What’s your favourite buttercream flavour? Do comment below!

Tags: buttercream, cupcakes, fav, Flavour, piping

Cupcakes, cupcakes and more cupcakes – they seem to be everywhere I turn!!! I have always made and decorated cupcakes but I first came across cupcakes in large numbers when teaching in Australia last summer. Everywhere I visited seemed to have a cupcake shop just round the corner! On my return to the UK in September my publishers asked me to write another book – and yes, surprise surprise, it… Continue reading

Tags: buttercream, classes, cupcakes, Lindy Smith, piping, workshop