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 ...
How I Accelerated My Cake Skills in One Year
Bubbly fondant, rounded edges, floppy ruffles, buttercream craters, dry cake, split ganache, elephant skin & cracked cake pops. This was the story of my life in my first 6 months of cake decorating. And being a serial perfectionist, my frustration grew month after month in my futile pursuit of ...
The One Blog Post Every Caker Needs to Read
We’ve all been there. Scrolling through Facebook and Instagram…Past the random cat videos, selfies & newsclips…. When our eyes suddenly cast on a towering structure of beauty, a picture of edible perfection that wish as we might, we sadly did not create. And there it is, that deep pang, that ...