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Cakes for the Queen: Royal cake decorator Eddie Spence retires

Royal cake decorator retires after 71 years… After 71 fantastic years making cakes for the royal family. Cake decorator Eddie Spence has finally retired from his duties at...

Sugar Showcase – February 2018

The Sugar Showcase is a regular monthly online exhibition of some of the greatest cake designs from all across the globe with an overall winner being announced via our Facebook...

Ed Sheeran birthday request for lucky baker

Ed Sheeran is eating out loud… In the wonderful world of cake, you’ll get all sorts of strange requests. You’ll get a wide variety of customers from different...

Cake Smash Twins First Birthday!

Lily and Lyla with their ‘smash friends’ With the cake smash craze now sweeping the UK. Balloons and a simple cake now seem a distant memory for a babies first...

Valentine

Spread The Love – A Valentine’s Day Cake Tutorial by Ben Fullard

Ben Fullard of Ben The Cake Man is a regular contributor to Cake Life. With Ben’s sharp edges tutorial proving so popular with our readers! In his new tutorial for...

Ex-boxer creates spectacular 13-foot tall fairytale cake

Boxing up a treat! ? Combat sport and cake decorating might seem worlds apart to most. However, this isn’t the case for boxer-turned-cake-maker Renat Agzamov. A former...

Staffie

The Year Of The Dog! – Staffie Dog Cake Tutorial with Sharon Perrins

Staffie Dog Cake – A step by step guide… As we approach the Chinese New Year on 16th February 2018, we thought it was fitting to add this fabulous Staffie dog tutorial...

Members’ Cakes: January 2018

We’re back for our first Members’ cakes showcase of 2018! After our fantastic Christmas showcase last month. We’re back with our first members’ showcase of...

Fish and Chip Cake: Cake International judge makes a giant supper!

Fish, Chip and Cake? Although on first glance, this may look like a fish and chip supper suitable to feed a battalion. It is, in fact, the latest creation from ex-soldier and now...

Goal Setting: Getting the most out of your cake business.

The new-year is now well under way. All the left over chocolates have been eaten and it’s time to look forward to what we want for our business, for this year. It’s time to...

daniel dieguez with carrie bradshaw

Wedding Cakes Hints and Tips Part Two!

Enjoy Part Two of our feature on “Wedding Gowns Through The Ages” – the display at Cake International Alexandra Palace spring show 2017. Catch up with Wedding...

Cake Trends 2018: Ben’s Trend Report

With Christmas and New Year now a distant memory and we head towards spring, many artists are busy designing and working on their 2018 cakes. Ben Fullard has put pen to paper and...