Clare Birtles 
Vintage is all the rage at the moment, perfect for spring or summer events where you can use lovely pastel shades and floral or lacy effects. To make the bunting itself (before considering the patterns) you have a choice of edible icing sheets, fondant or modelling/flower (or gum) paste. Use …
Have you ever wondered how those masterpieces you see in cake shop windows are so smooth and lump free? Well read on to find out all about the perfect crumb coating. To get a really smooth icing finish on a cake, most experienced bakers will ‘crumb coat’ first. It’s a …
The CakeUlator for Android is really straight forward to use, but we have created this quick guide to get you started and to let you know how the CakeUlator works on Android devices. 1. For Starters… When you first use The CakeUlator you will receive a message giving you the …
Convert a recipe to fit your tin! Why would you want to converting baking tin sizes anyway? Well we’ve come across this so many times we know why! Match a recipe to a cake tin you actually own – how many times have you seen a great recipe but didn’t …
We get lots of requests (and recommendations) for books that will help you with cake baking, decorating or running your cake business. Here are some that we like and that you have recommended. We’ve included links to Amazon to help you find them: Cake Decorating <#20#>Debbie Brown’s 50 Easy Party …
Competitions, guides and the next one! 11th October You may have noticed some changes to the site and to some of our tasty cake features. We’ve given the whole site an overhaul and we hope you love the pretty new vintage theme. Look out for step by step guides (the …
We recently asked Cakebaker readers (via our facebook page) to send us cake recipes, which have been passed down through their families. Debbie Bode sent us two of her favourites together with this lovely picture of her great gran, Sarah Potter taken in 1952, when she would have been about …
