This week's Llama cake is from the ultra-cute new book by Angela Romeo and Annie Rigg - Magical Animal Cakes. With 45 different cakes and bakes, it has something for every little animal lover's birthday including all the time-old favourites as well as trendy new requests like sloths, narwhals and unicorns. This Llama cake tutorial has been dubbled the "No Drama Llama". Wearing star-shaped shades and blue on the inside, he's cool both inside and out! Llama Cake Tutorial: Vanilla Cake ... Read More...
Fairy Toadstool Cake & Fairy Cake Topper Tutorial
This week's fairy cake topper tutorial and fairy toadstool cake tutorial are by the award-winning cake artist, Vicky Teather from her brand new book, Making Sugar Models. With over 50 imaginative and adorable sugar models - cute animal characters and people models in all age groups - you'll never find yourself stuck for a cake idea again. Each model also has instructions for a themed cake project, which can be mixed and matched as you like. Whether you're a complete beginner or an ... Read More...
Large Gumpaste Rose Tutorial – Quick & Easy Rose with Textured/Torn Petals
This large gumpaste rose tutorial is for a wired rose but don't worry, there is just one central wire - the petals do not have to be wired individually, which saves a tonne of time. Plus it features a rather unconventional method of creating textured/torn petals which gives a beautiful, straight-from-nature appearance. It calls for a fondant plus CMC or Tylose mix rather than store bought gumpaste in order to create the frayed edges on the petals. It is also part of our Quick & ... Read More...
Ballerina Cakes: Part 2
Following on from our Ballet Cakes Tutorials feature earlier this week and one of our most popular features ever, Ballerina Cakes: Part 1, we've a whole new selection of ballet cake designs here in Part 2 for younger little dancers right up to teenage ballerinas, beginning to our two exquisite feature cakes above from For The Love of Cake (left) and Little Lady Baker (right). Don't miss Ballerina Cakes: Part 1 and Ballerina ... Read More...