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What are the different types of icing? A guide with Annabelle Jane Cake School

The different types of icing – a definitive guide If you’re looking to learn everything you need to know about the different types of icing then you’ve come to...

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Ask An Expert – Jan Berry Baking & Competition Tips

Jan Berry of Jan Berry Sugarcraft is a qualified pastry chef, sugar floral expert and Cake International competition co-ordinator and Jan will be judging at the show Friday 2nd...

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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...

Wedding Cakes Hints and Tips!

If you’re busy planning your wedding cake designs for 2018, take a look at our hints and tips on this feature. Cake Life asked a selection of the artists from “Wedding...

What I’ve learnt by Tracey-Ann Edwards

Clairellacakes was started by Claire Anderson. Claire studied Art & Design at college and specialised in illustration & product design, working her way up to director...

How to become a cake tutor with Paul Bradford Training

Sharing your cake decorating skills with others is one of the most rewarding things that you will ever do! Having literally made thousands of cakes through his shops, Paul decided...

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Five of our Favourite Gluten Free Sponge Cake Recipes

Being gluten intolerant means you have to give up some of the tastiest foods out there, right? Well, in this day and age this isn’t so much the case. Fine food retailers and...

Airbrushing Tips by Emma Ball

Airbrushing Tips by Emma Ball Emma Ball is a multi-gold award winning artist and owner of Emma-Lou Cakes, Manchester and is about to share some key tips to get an amazing...

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...