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How much buttercream do you need to cover a cake?

From time to time members ask how much buttercream do you need to make up for various size cakes, number of layer fillings and covering. Since we don’t have a buttercream guide...

5 summer lovin’ cakes

Now that summer is officially upon us, we thought it was high time we rounded up some of our most summery, feel-good designs to inspire you. Perfect for topping off a summer...

Bitesize bakeries: three of the smallest cake shops in the UK

They say good things come in small packages, and cake shops don’t come much smaller than this. From the Scottish Highlands to a sleepy Yorkshire village, these bakeries prove...

10 cakes that are so hipster they hurt

Hipster noun, informal. A person who follows the latest fashions, particularly those considered to be outside the ‘mainstream’. If you know any hipsters, you’re...

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What? No eggs? A beginner’s guide to vegan baking by Pro members Helen and Isabelle

We’re delighted to bring you this blog post from two of our Pro members, Helen Metcalfe of Dahlia Cake Studio and Isabelle Payne of The Rosehip Bakery, all about the best...

Spotlight on our members’ cakes: May

We simply adore seeing all the gorgeous cake designs you share with us on our Facebook page. What better way to celebrate your talents, than rounding up some of the pics you...

Members’ Cakes: May

We simply adore seeing all the gorgeous cake designs you share with us on our Facebook page. What better way to celebrate your talents, than rounding up some of the pics you...

Sachiko Windbiel coming to the studio

We are delighted to announce that the amazingly talented Sachiko will be visiting Paul Bradford Sugarcraft School in early July to create a couple of amazing tutorials for you....

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A brief history of wedding cakes

A brief history of wedding cakes looks at the very start in Western culture, wedding cakes traditionally brought the newly married couple good luck. Nowadays, wedding cakes are...

Bake Boss Tour 2017: Sydney

The alarm clocks were set for 3.20am and off we went to the airport for the 6am from Auckland to Sydney. Thankfully this was a smaller aircraft (737) so there wasn’t the same...

Taking part in the Pro Members’ Christmas table at Cake International: by Julie Rogerson

This story follows Julie Rogerson’s experience from creating a display cake for the Paul Bradford Pro Members’ Christmas display through to her own amazing...

Stunning stained glass cakes to savour

Stained glass is a timeless look that never goes out of fashion. Cakes that replicate the stained glass style are a quirky and beautiful talking point. We rounded up some of our...