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Gluten free sponge recipe

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...

A Little Bit Of What You Fancy – Zoe’s Fancy Cakes Open New Shop!

Zoe says “10% Discount on all products and equipment (not the classes) to all Cake Life Readers! Just Call Into The Shop And Quote The Discount Code 10%ZFC And It’s...

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...

Donald Trump’s wedding cake sold for tasty sum at online auction

Donald Trump’s souvenir wedding cake set to go to the highest bidder A souvenir cake from Donald Trump’s wedding has been sold at auction for $2,240 (£1700) after...

PBSS Winners of Cake Masters Awards Best Learning Experience 2017

What an amazing night at the Cake Masters Awards 2017 held at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole on the 4th of November. We were welcomed with a champagne reception which...

Last days of Summer by Jan Berry

Jan Berry shows us how to create the hydrangea, a fabulous filler that comes in many shades from pinks to blue, white to autumnal colours of deep red to maroons/purples and the...

teatime cake

Tea and Cake: 3 Classic British Cakes for Tea Time Treats

By Jane Sandwood Tea and Cake: a British favourite! Tea and cake is a quintessentially British pastime, enjoyed all around the country. From a tasty treat at a catch-up with...

Pirate Girl by Lynsey Wilton-Eddleston

Lynsey Wilton-Eddleston is the creator of Sugarwhizz. Award winning cake decorator Lynsey takes you through each stage to complete this amazingly cute Pirate Girl. Lynsey offers...

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...

A Brief History of Cake Decorating

A Brief History of Cake Decorating Origins… Although, it’s difficult to say exactly when it started. Historians believe that the practice of decorating cakes began...

How to secure a cake dummy with Mish Pattinson

How to secure a cake dummy… You may find that covering or icing a cake dummy with sugarpaste or fondant can sometimes be more difficult than covering an actual cake! But...

Sharp Edges by Ben Fullard

Ben Fullard, a professional chef, cake artist and Cake International Judge, shows us how to achieve his perfect sharp edges! Cake Facts Level: Beginner to Intermediate Learn how...