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HOW TO: Carve a Formula One car cake

Posted on 07/05/2012 by admin

When you are going to carve a cake you need to start with a good solid cake, it is no good trying to carve a cake that is too crumbly or has knobby bits like a fruit cake. I use … Continue reading →

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It’s MY birthday and i’ll make a cake for myself if I want to….

Posted on 29/04/2012 by admin

Well i’m turning 30.. it’s true. I sadly couldn’t put it off any longer. So instead of wallowing in the loss of my 20′s i’ve decided to step into my 30′s in style. And my style is a dippy, drippy, … Continue reading →

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Made With Love joins Facebook!

Posted on 18/04/2012 by admin

If you’d like to keep up-to-date with what i’m up to, or ask any questions about my designs, ideas or techniques you can now find me hiding in a very small corner of facebook. Here’s hoping this link works! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Made-With-Love-by-Me/140716219379099 … Continue reading →

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How to: Flood Ice a cookie!

Posted on 02/04/2012 by admin

I’ve talked briefly about flood icing before so i thought i’d show you a step-by-step photo-guide of my latest cookie. The dragon tattoo cookie slab. These are big cookies, around 30cm! Step 1 Bake yourself a thin cookie slab and … Continue reading →

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An elegant Easter bunny…

Posted on 26/03/2012 by admin

A home-made, hand-painted candymelt Easter rabbit nestled in a bed of spring buttercream blossom. Here’s how you make the bunny…. Step 1 Get yourself a rabbit jelly mould. I found mine hiding in the back of my cupboard! A Silicon … Continue reading →

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Baking imitating Art?

Posted on 17/03/2012 by admin

I love tattoos, especially the traditional Japanese inspired ones. In the right hands the koi fish, waves, lotus flowers and blossoms seem to come together amazingly to make the most awe-inspiring body art. I love these intricate designs so much … Continue reading →

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~ Hot Air Balloon Cuppies ~

Posted on 26/02/2012 by admin

HOW TO: Make hot air balloon cupcakes! For these cupcakes I used candymelts. You can buy them at lots of online stores and also most large baking/hobby stores. First blow up several balloons. You do not want them too big, … Continue reading →

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I dream in buttercream…..

Posted on 23/02/2012 by admin

Doesn’t it seem that these days cakes are all about fondant icing? You just have to look on flickr or pinterest and almost all of the ‘celebration cakes’ are covered and decorated in sugarpaste. Even on most of the modern … Continue reading →

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Now who says you can’t play with your food?

Posted on 09/02/2012 by admin

These cookies were designed for a group of 21yr olds moving into their first pad. They all work in IT so what better than to make a whole load of computer keys! Not only are they cute, tasty and IT … Continue reading →

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Animal Cookies…

Posted on 09/02/2012 by admin

I’ve just had an order for some animal cookies and it reminded me of all the other animal cookies I have made over the last 2 years. Todays animal of choice are Old Spot Piggies… very simple to do yet … Continue reading →

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