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...
Malted Chocolate Cake with Bailey’s Cream Ganache
On a show full of impressive bakers, Benjamina Ebuehi has been one of the most impressive contestants to feature on The Great British Bake Off. Not content to churn out the usual classic recipes, she consistently won applause from the judges for her creative and innovative flavor pairings and inspiring recipes. And now Benjamina shares her awesome original recipes in her brand new book, The New Way to Cake. While we've selected the Malted Chocolate Cake with Bailey's Irish Cream Ganache to ... Read More...
Gumpaste Open Peony Tutorial
This gumpaste open peony tutorial shows you how to make an impressive focal flower for a wedding cake or special occasion cake with graduated layers of petals opening out from the center. The open peony consists of a centre made up of three green pods called “pistils” surrounded by yellow stamen, followed by 5 rows of 23 petals (although the second row can be skipped and the number of petals reduced to 19 if you wish). Gumpaste Open Peony Tutorial: Materials • Gumpaste - pale green (using ... Read More...
Buttercream Flower Tutorial – The Garden Rose
We are delighted to feature this buttercream flower tutorial by Jiahn King this week. Jiahn has garnered much acclaim since opening Brooklyn Floral Delight in 2015. Her bakery is the go-to place for New Yorkers seeking out an exquisite yet scrumptious buttercream celebration cake decked out in breathtakingly beautiful piped buttercream flowers. And now readers can learn to create her signature designs in her brand new book, Stunning Buttercream Flowers. The book features 25 projects in total ... Read More...