"Hi, can I get a 2 tier cake with polka dots and a teddy bear topper tomorrow?" The all too familiar email pinging at 5pm on a Friday evening. Cue the exasperated groaning & facepalming. No my dear sweet desperate lady in my email, sadly I cannot. What is the issue here you ask? A lack of ...
Gluten Free, Vegan & Dietary Cakes Business & Cake Tips [Expert Interview]
CAKE CONVERSATIONS WITH 'FROM THE WILD' Wildly creative, generous and raw. These are the adjectives (amongst many others) that come to mind when you first lay eyes on the earthy creations of 'From the Wild' by Shanti Wilby. She is the perfect illustration of someone turning a need into ...
7 Must-Know Questions to Make the Perfect Ganache (+ Free Ganache Calculator Tool)
"How do I fix split ganache? How long can I store ganache..??" If you've got a burning Chocolate Ganache question, then you've stumbled across the right place my friend. So many bakers have a love hate relationship with the stuff. Love due to the sheer delight of its decadence and versatility; and ...
Painted Buttercream Rose Cake: My 4 Step Design Process
Another Monday, another blog post! I hope my efforts to drive away some of your "Monday blues" with these cake blogs are working ;P I made this cake for a sweet friend waaaaay back at the start of the year. Baby raising, business running and so many things in between and I can finally, ...
Keys to Creativity for Cake Decorators – Part 2
I was hit by a sudden realisation a few months ago… Creativity is like a muscle. It can either be trained up, stretched till it knows no bounds, or it can be neglected, uncultivated and left to deteriorate into a flabby mass (a bit like my post-pregnant belly did..oops). With this in mind, in last ...