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...
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...
Cakes with Stripes
As with polka dots featured on Monday, stripes are also a great customisable cake design that work for lots of occasions, whether you're going for smart stripes or whimsical striping. Cotton candy pink and soft brown make a pretty combination in our feature cake (above left) by Zoe Clark of The Cake Parlour, with smart blue and grey creating a chic and unique colour combination in an elegant cake design (above right) by My Cupcakery. Blue and white stripes with a hint of beige makes an ... Read More...