It’s now late October 2023. Lindy and I (Paul) have been providing cake design classes on cruise ships for about four months this year and we are about to make it five. Is this the life I wanted when I retired? I didn’t know it but YES definitely! This cruise is from Southampton to Dubai […]
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94 Days around the world teaching cake decorating
Never did I ever dream, back in 1997 when I started teaching cake decorating, that over 25 years later I’d be teaching classes for over 3 months on a cruise ship. Isn’t it amazing where life can take you? I guess saying yes to exciting opportunities, no matter how many hurdles seem to be in […]
A delicious slice of Christmas Cake – lockdown style
It’s a few days after Christmas and finally time to cut into our cake. Like most of us this year I wasn’t able to celebrate with my nearest and dearest, so I created this lockdown cake to bring everyone together. Wishing I could offer you a slice of cake too… Let’s hope we’ll all be […]
A cake decorating adventure on the high seas: Singapore to Rome
If there is one thing I was born to do, it is to travel the world. Travelling, having new experiences, meeting people and making new friends. Seeing amazing sights, learning how others live and have lived adds so much to my own life. It influences my work too. If you need proof, simply open one […]
Lindy Smith gets ‘Craftsy’ with her cake designs!
So what does the queen of Sugarcaft do when she has a few moments of spare time… she starts filming!! As if Lindy hasn’t got enough on her plate with Lindy’s Cakes, teaching and writing, the minute I turn my back she’s off in a studio far away being filmed doing what she does best. […]
Full class at Lindy’s Introduction to Celebration Cakes – 15th June 2012
Lindy would never be drawn on what her favourite workshop is but I can… I love the beginners’ workshop and always have. I think the appeal for me is that our students achieve so much in one day… err and perhaps because it’s aimed at my own sugarcraft level!! Most students arrive with very little […]