This week, Lindy Smith shares with us a beautiful blue titled wedding cake decorating tutorial from her book, Simply Modern Wedding Cakes. Vibrant colours 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 explains: "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 ... Read More...
Buttercream Hatbox Cake Tutorial
Valeri Valeriano and Christina Ong share with us this week their beautiful buttercream hatbox cake tutorial from their book, Buttercream One-Tier Wonders. In a departure from their towering multi-tiered buttercream extravaganzas, the ladies from Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes have turned their attention to one-tier beauties in their brand new book, Buttercream One-Tier Wonders. Filled with simple, yet sensational designs (30 in total), the Queens of Buttercream draw inspiration from a range ... Read More...
Quickest Ever Gumpaste Dahlia Tutorial
You can save so much time creating pretty dahlias with this super easy gumpaste dahlia tutorial. 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 gebera/sunflower cutters so give it a try. Supplies Gumpaste FMM Dahlia Cutter Cornstarch for dusting Rolling pin 2cm Styrofoam ball 18 guage wire (or thicker) Glue gun Small ball tool or bone tool Dresden ... Read More...