Category Archives: Icing

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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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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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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Valentines swirled heart cookies

Posted on 27/01/2012 by admin

The technique of flood icing uses wet royal icing to decorate cookies which then dries into a hard, glossy, beautiul coating. All you need is some royal icing and a piping bag! Simply pipe thicker royal icing onto a cookie … Continue reading →

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Lets talk icing…

Posted on 21/01/2012 by admin

There are so many different types of icing it’s actually quite amazing! Some are made with cream cheese, others with butter and even some made with marshmellows!! I’ll use this post to detail the main three types I currently use … Continue reading →

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Edible Christmas gifts – what could be sweeter?

Posted on 17/12/2011 by admin

With a few festive recipes, some cellophane gift bags (which you can buy cheaply from unipackworldwide) and a load of ribbons, bows or tinsel you can make some beautiful homemade gifts that kick the crap out of shop bought stuff, … Continue reading →

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How to: Make a chocolate giant cupcake case

Posted on 03/10/2011 by admin

Giant cupcakes are all the rage right now. The moulds are easily and cheaply available on ebay or Amazon and in many high-street shops. To make your giant cupcake extra special you can use the silicon mould to create a … Continue reading →

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