Rising Hope is the brand new cookbook from the wonderful Luminary Bakery, a social enterprise founded in London to support disadvantaged women, including those who were homeless, imprisoned, or sex trafficking victims, by teaching them how to bake. The six-month training course Luminary Bakery provides for these struggling women facilitates personal and professional development – not only do they learn a trade, they are part of a safe and stable community. Some women are already great home ... Read More...
A Delightful “Petits Fours” Recipe
Petits fours are the quintessential final flourish with which to round off an elegant dinner party but also make a superb gift for special occasions or even as part of an afternoon tea. Cheryl Wakerhauser of the Pix Patisserie fame has put together a fabulous collection of recipes for petits fours, bon bons, macarons and other whimsical bite-sized treats in her new book: Petite Patisserie. With lots of bold flavors and patisserie ingenuity, its guaranteed to capture the imagination of those ... Read More...
Quick & Easy Gumpaste Parrot Tulip Tutorial
You will love our gumpaste parrot tulip tutorial this week! It's so quick and easy to create and creates a wonderfully showy wedding cake flower or for celebration cake, the two-tone variety look spectacular. It's definitely one of the most underrated wedding cake flowers, especially for spring brides. The center can be made in pale green or yellow and the brown stamen can be bought from sugarcraft stores to save time but if you can't find any in your local store, we show you how to make your ... Read More...
Vegan Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Terrazzo Frosting
Sarah Hardy's newly published book, Vegan Cakes, is a breath of fresh air. Full of exquisite recipes for beautifully decorated cakes, bakes and desserts, plant-based eaters no longer have to compromise on flavour or sheer decadence to satisfy their sweet tooth. Some of our favorite dreamy cakes, fancy bakes and decadent desserts in the book include the cherry bombe princess cake, the strawberry mountain cake (literally a mountain of strawberries!), the exceedingly pretty apple Magritte cake ... Read More...