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Pirate Girl by Lynsey Wilton-Eddleston

Lynsey Wilton-Eddleston is the creator of Sugarwhizz. Award winning cake decorator Lynsey takes you through each stage to complete this amazingly cute Pirate Girl. Lynsey offers...
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Alcohol and Dessert: Which alcohol goes with what cake?

Alcohol & cake – a match made in heaven Ah, alcohol and dessert. We all know about food pairing such as wine and cheese, tea and biscuits, lager and… well for me...
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A Brief History of Cake Decorating

A Brief History of Cake Decorating Origins… Although, it’s difficult to say exactly when it started. Historians believe that the practice of decorating cakes began...
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How to secure a cake dummy with Mish Pattinson

How to secure a cake dummy… You may find that covering or icing a cake dummy with sugarpaste or fondant can sometimes be more difficult than covering an actual cake! But...
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Sharp Edges by Ben Fullard

Ben Fullard, a professional chef, cake artist and Cake International Judge, shows us how to achieve his perfect sharp edges! Cake Facts Level:  Beginner to Intermediate Learn how...
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It’s Showtime with Karen Portaleo at Cake International

It’s Showtime – Cake International at the NEC – 3rd to 5th November 2017 Cake International is the number-one destination for anyone with serious cake-related...
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Sugar Showcase

It’s always great to see different work from a wide variety of different cake decorators from around the globe! That’s why we’ve decided to bring you the Sugar...
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Ginernuts with Jan

Autumn Comfort Gingernuts by Jan Berry

Jan Berry, a gifted floral sugarcraft expert,  started life as a chef, working in top kitchens in the north of England.  Jan’s love of gardening led her to her sugarcraft...
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Vegan and gluten-free cakes introduced to Starbucks menu

Vegan cake and a cup of coffee? Major coffee shop chain Starbucks has introduced it’s first ever vegan cake options to its menu this week. Several of the popular...
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Meadow Fairy Cake by Claire Anderson

A gorgeous autumnal design by airbrushing expert Claire Anderson of Clairella Cakes, multi-gold award winning artist. Claire studied art and design at college, specialising in...
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Dog Eats Three-Tier Wedding Cake On Morning of Couple’s Big Day!

Ah Dogs, no matter what they do, you have to love them! However, this may not be the case for newlyweds Scott Willis & Jackie Walker of East Boldon! The now married couple...
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The Americas Cake Fair 2017 – Who? What? Where? & When?

Renowned as one of the biggest cake fair in the world. The America’s Cake Fair is set to run from Friday 13th October – Sunday 15th October this year from the Orange...
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