Easter is a pefect time of year to create a special Springtime cake for family or friends and we have lots of beautiful Easter cakes this week to inspire your cake decorating. The fabulous blossom-covered easter bunny cake above (from Sugar Ed Productions) makes an exquisite Easter cake design and even more so with matching […]
Mother’s Day Cakes
Mother’s Day is the perfect excuse to make a beautiful vintage style floral cake to spoil your Mum or Gran with a luxurious afternoon tea. The fabulous pale blue and pink Mother’s Day cake above left (by Ceri Badham of Fancy Cakes by Linda) features a delicate stencilled lace side design for an elegant vintage […]
All Of The Prettiest Hand Painted Cakes: Part 2
Hand painted cakes are one of the most admired cake design trends of the moment and painting on cakes is one of the most versatile skills a cake decorator can acquire to add to their repetoire of techniques. Drawing and painting doesn’t come naturally to us all, but with a bit of practice there are […]
Vintage Hat Box Cakes
A vintage hat box cake is one of the ultimate “go-to” cake designs for lots of occasions – birthdays, anniversaries, Mother’s Day cakes, engagement cakes and wedding cakes too. We have two exquisite hat box cakes above by We Want Cake UK (above left) and the much admired Cotton & Crumbs (above right). Rosalind Miller […]
Piping Techniques: Piping Scrolls
Scroll piping is an enduringly elegant cake decoration and a technique that’s well worth practicing for any beginner cake decorator. While not as simple as pearl piping or drop string piping, it is nonethelss easy to master scroll piping with just a bit of practice. We have lots of exquisite examples below to inspire you, […]