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Paul’s Stories: A Customer from HELL

So I’m 22 years old and it’s my first year in business (Paul Bradford Designer Cakes). My sister Michelle is my trainee cake designer and a mummy of two. It’s...

Five perfect cake movie moments

Every now and then an awesome movie comes along that completely blows you away. And every now and then an awesome movie comes along featuring a scene with cake. Which always makes...

Paul’s Stories: Feeling Like A VIP!

This is now my third or maybe forth trip to Italy, the last trip was pretty much a standard trip, although it was the first time on my own and slightly freaking out as David was...

Paul’s Stories: A Trip to Italy

After my last trip to make the wedding cake in Monaco, my name was bobbling around the pastry Chefs of the local towns and villages of Italy and France (scratching their heads...

Paul’s Stories: A Trip to Monaco

Never judge a book by it’s cover… One of my favourite parts of being a cake maker are the cake consultations / appointments. I love the buzz on a Saturday when you...

Poison, prison and police trouble – tales of cake based crimes

You may already think cakes are wicked (ugh, calories!), but some cakes are positively criminal. From revenge to greed, cakes have been involved in a host of untoward activities....

Paul’s Stories: Feeling Blessed

For this story I thought it would be good to start from the very beginning……. It wasn’t until I was older and running my own cake shop that I realised I was...

Top 10 Songs To Decorate Cakes To

Getting a little tired of listening to the radio or the same old album while you’re cake decorating? We have the perfect remedy! Whether you’re looking for a pick me up or...

Going for gold… we did it!

We are super excited to announce we have been awarded the Gold Trusted Merchant rating by Feefo – the global feedback engine that recognises excellence in customer service. The...

Catching up with Calli from Callicious Cakes

This week’s tutorial was the beautiful hand-painted Tiger Plaque by Calli Hopper. In her guest blog post, Calli tells us all about her career as a graphic artist, textile...

Royal Icing Today by Ceri Griffiths

In this guest blog post, Ceri Griffiths – royal icing guru, tells us all about the various royal icing trends and his journey while mastering the medium. You can enjoy...

Ginger Preserved in Syrup

Ginger Preserved in Syrup

In this guest blog post, madeitwithlove shares some festive cheer and a delicious recipe for ginger preserved in syrup – this recipe is sure to come in useful around...