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 ...
Keys to Creativity for Cake Decorators – Part 1
There’s something I hear a lot of people (and surprisingly cakers) say that I gotta admit, bugs me a little. Wanna know what it is? It’s the phrase “I wish I could be creative like you are”. Wanna know why it irks me (and sometimes makes me a little sad)?. Cause the fact is, every single ...