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Tree Bark Cake Tutorial

This tree bark cake tutorial makes a beautiful rustic wedding cake for a woodland themed wedding. It comprises four tiers of cake (12", 10", 8" and 6" cakes) with the rustic tree bark panels covering the two of the tiers and pretty sugar flowers and foliage to complete the look. The 12" and 8" cakes were first covered in chocolate fondant but you could also simply leave them with a chocolate ganache covering, without the fondant. For the tree bark panels, we've used chocolate fondant again ... Read More...

Blue Tiled Wedding Cake Decorating Tutorial by Lindy Smith

This week, Lindy Smith shares with us a beautiful blue titled wedding cake decorating tutorial from her book, Simply Modern Wedding Cakes. Vibrant colors and contemporary designs are the hallmark of Lindy's cake decorating and her latest book is jam packed full of inspiration for the cake decorator. Lindy describes the inspiration behind this stylish new design: "Something old, something new, something borrowed… and this stylish cake is the perfect something blue! Tiled patterns and ... Read More...

Gumpaste English Rose Tutorial by Naomi Yamamoto

Extracted from Sugar Flowers: The Signature Collection by Naomi Yamamoto (£45.00, B. Dutton Publishing). Photography by Takeharu Hioki. (For the classic David Austin rose, see our Quickest Ever David Austin Rose Tutorial here and below.)   Naomi Yamamoto: "English roses are the creation of David Austin, a well-known rose breeder from England. These roses have characteristics of both old garden roses and modern varieties. I’m grateful to him for introducing hundreds of beautiful ... Read More...

Quickest Ever Gumpaste Dahlia Tutorial

This super fast gumpaste dahlia tutorial will save you so much time when creating these pretty flowers. The size of the finished flower is approximately 3.5-4 inches/9-10cm. It uses the FMM Dahlia Cutter (pictured below) but this method may work with other cutters such a gerbera/sunflower cutter so give it a try. Quickest Ever Gumpaste Dahlia Tutorial: Materials Gumpaste FMM Dahlia Cutter Cornstarch for dusting Rolling pin 2cm Styrofoam ball 18 guage wire (or thicker) Glue ... Read More...