If you want to add extra moisture to your cakes, then you can do so by creating a stock/simple syrup. Here is a recipe and guide on how to make stock syrup for your pre-baked cakes. To make the stock syrup, you will need the following:​ Ingredients:​ 100 grams or 3.5 oz Granulated or Caster Sugar 150 ml or ¼ pint of water. Method/Guide:​ Put the sugar and the water into a pan and bring to the boil. Simmer... Read more ..read more

With it being Easter weekend, I decided to have a little fun with a Cadbury's Creme Egg and made an edible chocolate Gruffalo topper with it. Now, I know it isn't your traditional Easter theme; however, it's an amazing book and something that brings back wonderful memories with myself and my daughter hence the reason for making it. So seeing as it's made using a Creme egg, that's justification enough for me to have it incorporated at Easter. Well, that's my excuse anyway... Read more ..read more

If you have your child's bake sale coming up and you're looking for a few ideas or inspiration, then why not try making one of the following items? They can be altered and amended to suit your needs, and they can be as simple or elaborate as you want them to be, depending on your time and budget. 5 Things to make for a Bake Sale...​ Biscuits and Cookies​ These are always a best-seller. Stick with the classic chocolate chip cookie or... Read more ..read more

Hello, I am looking to buy plain white 0.22mm O-grade thin edible wafer paper that can be used for making edible flowers and decorations? Does anyone know where I can get them in the UK? Cheers Med ..read more

This is the recent Bob the Builder cake I made for my Dad's 70th Birthday. The cake is an 8-inch Madeira filled with jam and buttercream. It was then double iced in both white fondant and then pastel green fondant, which enabled me to get a smooth finish on the cake and ensured that nothing showed through, as I didn't have a lot of pastel green icing if I needed to recover it. Most of the decorations are made from Saracino modelling paste to help with their structure, such as... Read more ..read more

This month we're back at the BSG meeting, and Feb's is one of my favourites as it's Mini Dems week. This time the lovely Lesley, Marion and Pam offered their teaching skills showing us how to make multiple things with modelling paste, sugarpaste and royal icing. To start us off, Lesley gave us a fabulous demonstration on how to make these dogs, just in time for Valentine's Day. After much discussion between her, Lucy and myself, we decided that the head part could also be used... Read more ..read more

I got three of these in a huge cake decorating lot that I purchased. The only thing they say is Wilton. I can’t for the life of me figure out what they are for ..read more

As we are approaching Valentine's day, I thought I would make some themed teddy bear toppers for you to have a go at. I have made them in a knitted bear design using a knitting mould and also a plain design in case you don't have a mould. They are easy to make and another project you can do with the kids. I have created two designs so you can decide which one you like best. To make the teddy bear cupcake toppers, you will need the following:- Ingredients and...​ Read more ..read more

Thanks to Nicola and Judith, we're back on with the meetings again this year, and luckily they asked Neil McGrath to start us off with an array of chocolatey treats. This chocolate tulip mousse dessert was just one of the products that Neil showed us how to re-create, and we also got to taste test a few items too. The tulip was made from white and dark chocolate, mousse, a dusting of cocoa powder and a white chocolate transfer disc. Neil demonstrated how to make white... Read more ..read more

So I've been playing about with the Teddy Bear designs again and came up with these Valentine's themed bears. As well as doing the knitted version I also did them plain so I will be doing a tutorial for them soon showing how to make both. Related Posts Tutorials Easy Cupcake Toppers Creative Corner ..read more