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Edible Christmas gifts – what could be sweeter?

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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Cath Kidston inspired cupcakes

There are few ‘labels’ whose designs are as pliable as Cath Kidston. From those infamous handbags found on every high street to beautiful chintzy crockery to piles of sumptuous cushions in polka dot and florals, Cath does them all brilliantly. … Continue reading

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Totally decandent christmas cupcake

This is just a bit of flare. It’s not really a practical design but it does show just how creative you can be with cupcakes. This is about as far from a bit of icing sugar and sprinkles as you can get! … Continue reading

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HOW TO: Stencil

Stencils are a brilliant way of creating beautiful designs on cookies, cupcakes, or layer cakes. Here is my step by step guide to using one of the fabulous, time saving tools. 1. Roll out your sugarpaste, making sure you roll … Continue reading

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New Stencil: Chandelier

I’ve just received these beautiful chandelier stencils from the US. I ordered them online as i couldnt find a UK supplier. I think they are simply stunning!! I made these cookies this morning to test out the stencils. They are … Continue reading

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‘Tea Party’ Charity Cake

This cake was for work.. It was a giant cupcake with an 8″ round lower tier. Both were madeira cake, covered in buttercream and decorated with sugarpaste. The sugarpaste on the giant cupcake was decorated with stamped out flowers, and … Continue reading

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Stencils

Stencils are great for creating beautiful, intricate patterns that look both time consuming and complex, when in fact they are very simple to do and dont take that long! Stencils can be used in several different ways to create lots … Continue reading

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Halloween Cupcakes!!

I recently purchased a couple of moulds from www.neitmoulds.co.uk , including an intricate skull mould. I was not sure when it would get used but knowing how ‘in’ jewelled skulls are at the moment i knew it wouldnt be long before … Continue reading

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