Our fabulous recipe this week is the exquisite Chocolate Salted Caramel Dream Cake from the famed Cutter & Squidge Bakery in London. Emily and Annabel Lui, the dynamic duo behind the bakery, have produced a gem of a book, Afternoon Tea at the Cutter & Squidge Bakery: Delicious Recipes for Dream Cakes, Biskies, Savouries and More. It's one of the most exciting collection of recipes for the finest bakes and irresistible pastries that Cake Geek has come across. With recipes for ... Read More...
Cake Calligraphy Tutorial by Faye Cahill from The Gilded Cake
(This cake calligraphy tutorial is extracted with permission from The Gilded Cake by Faye Cahill, published by FW Media International). A. Transferring a pattern Before you can start to decorate, you’ll need to transfer your design onto a fondant-covered cake. Use a fine fabric such as chiffon or netting and an edible pen to trace the design onto the cake before adding colour and embellishment. Trace your design onto a piece of fine fabric using an edible pen. Move the fabric away from ... Read More...
Baby Bag/Diaper Bag Cake Tutorial by CherylShuen
Our diaper bag cake tutorial comes from Step-by-Step Cake Decorating, by leading Singapore cake designer, CherylShuen. Cheryl's book is perfect for the beginner cake decorator with simple instructions covering the basic techniques of cake decorating, but is also full of ideas for the more experienced decorator with simple, pretty cake designs and cake toppers for all occasions in a rainbow of pretty pastels. We're delighted to be able to share with our readers this week the diaper bag cake ... Read More...
Decorated Jelly Roll/Swiss Roll Tutorial
Jelly roll/Swiss roll art has taken the baking world by storm, thanks to the creativity of Japanese baking blogger, JUNKO. With the publication of her book, Deco Roll Cakes, Junko shares with us the secrets of her eye-catching cake artistry, including her fantastic selection of patterned templates. Jelly rolls will never be the same again! Strawberry Print Jelly Roll Tutorial: The strawberry pattern above may look difficult to achieve but it is done just by piping some pink batter, baking ... Read More...