Cake Geek Magazine

Cake Tutorials, Trends, Design & Styling

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 it, ... Read More...

Sugar Myths & Fantasies

One of the most spectacular international cake artist collaborations was unveiled across cyberspace today and has been lighting up the cake world since dawn with magnificent interpretations of Sugar Myths & Fantasies. Dreamt up by Amber Adamson of Slice Custom Cakes, work started almost a year ago in signing up some of the world's most talented cake sculptors and craftspeople to the project. And while the original collaboration theme ran a-ground due to copyright issues, team member Ruth ... Read More...

Alice in Wonderland Cakes

An Alice in Wonderland cake is one of the most fun and fabulous cake themes to work on but also one of the most challenging, testing a decorator's design skills, modelling skills, cake construction and technical skills. Update: See our collection of Alice in Wonderland Cake Tutorials here. This week we have a selection of some of the best and most magical Alice cakes created by international cake designers and decorators. First up is an exquisite Alice in Wonderland cake by Cakes by ... Read More...

Marie Antoinette Cakes

For a lavish birthday cake or novelty wedding cake, nothing beats a Marie Antoinette cake for pomp and splendour. Gilded gold, baroque mouldings and of course an intricate replica of the French Queen herself add a refined and fanciful air to an extravagant occasion. It's a uniquely challenging cake theme that tests the skills of many advanced cake designers, but our selection of cakes this week shows what artistry, dilligence and exquisite sugar work can create. Our feature cake above was ... Read More...