Valentines Competition - WIN VIP Cake International Passes

Cake Masters has teamed up with Cake International - The Sugarcraft, Cake Decorating & Baking Show to run a fantastic Valentines Competition! The prizes for winners of the competition in both categories are as follows:

• Two VIP passes for the winner and a friend to Cake International MANCHESTER – Saturday 9th March 2013
  - Fast Track Entry so you will be first through the door and avoid the queues
  - Free Show Guide
  - The chance of a front row seat at The Bakery Theatre
  - VIP Lounge Access which includes light refreshments
  - The opportunity to mingle with the celebrities of the cake world in the VIP Lounge, including Marry Berry and Paul Hollywood!!

• There will be two categories in which you can enter a cake, Hobby Baker and Professional Baker.

• A hobby baker is defined as someone who has never sold a cake for money.
  The reason why we have this category is to ensure we include all abilities and not only those people who bake and decorate regularly.

- You can enter a cake of any size (including a maximum of 12 decorated cupcakes or 12 cake pops) or 12 iced biscuits.
- There is only one entry per person and judging will be done by a panel of judges. 

To enter please email us a good quality photo to bookings@cakemasters.co.uk with:

- Your full name and Business name
- Your category Hobby or Professional
- Your facebook page name and website
- Contact number
- Optional – Tell us a bit about your entry and the inspiration behind the design

DEADLINE: 22nd February 2013

Birthday Cake Competition

So we have decided to run a different type of competition...something that will challenge you all!

Last year we ran a design-me-a-birthday-cake competition, and Molly Robbins from Molly's Creative Cakes  submitted the winning design.

This year, we want you to make a cake inspired by this design using real cake or a dummy cakes.  

Closing date is 6th October 2012

The winner will win £100 and will be featured in our next magazine.

Cake Play starter kit

~ Take several photos of the cake to be emailed to bookings@cakemasters.co.uk
   *Picture of the whole cake
   *Pictures of the detail
~ Everything should be edible other than supports
~ Your cake needs to be inspired by the design above

~ One entry per person

~ Cakes must be available for potential inspection.

Looking forward to the entries!

To see the other top designs visit our album on facebook.

Tutorial Sculpted Scroll Moulds

I have used moulds from the Marvelous Moulds collection to create this gorgeous cake!

There are so many different flourishes and swirls you can buy to create elegant swirls and flourishes to decorate your cake with.

The good thing about these moulds is that there is no need for any trex or any kind of cutting tool to go round the edges. The mould has a cutting blade incorporated into the mould which cuts away any excess gumpaste creating amazing scroll pieces to decorate your cake with.

UK and European customers can purchased the moulds here:

http://www.thecakedecoratingcompany.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=414_508&ref=14

Customers from the US can purchase from: 

http://www.makeyourownmolds.com/marvelous-molds/sculpted-scroll-molds

Here is a video showing you all the steps of how to use these amazing new moulds.

Here are some shots from the video, showing the moulds used and different designs using the moulds.

Left and right essential flourish moulds 

Left and right prime flourish moulds 

Scroll border mould 

Scroll Moulds

 Scroll Moulds

Lots of different designs can be made using a combination of the moulds, see the images below

Scroll Moulds

Scroll Moulds

Scroll Moulds

Scroll Moulds

Scroll Moulds

Shots of the finished cake!

Enjoy!

Win Cake and Bake Show Tickets! Sept 2012

Win a pair of tickets to London's Cake and Bake Show 2012!

We at Cake Masters loved the first episode of the Great British Bake Off that we want see your cakes with hidden designs, please send your entries to bookings@cakemasters.co.uk and we will put all the entries together.  Deadline is the September 9th 2012.

Looking forward to seeing your designs! Here is some inspiration for you- Season 3 Episode 1 of the Great British Bake Off.

 Looking forward to your entries!

Cake Masters - Jubilee Cake Competition

We are running the "Cake Masters - Jubilee Inspired Cake Competition"

There will be two categories- "Business Bakers"

This category is for anyone who sells cakes, this can be someone with a shop or someone who bakes from home.  If you have a facebook page and promote your cakes to sell then you will also fall into this category.

The second category is "Baking for Fun"

This category is for people who do not sell cakes and bake for fun.

Prizes:

Will be a signed copy of Tracey Mann's new book on how to use modelling chocolate and transfers. We will even throw in some modelling chocolate too!

How to enter:

Send us pictures of your jubilee inspired cakes to bookings@cakemasters.co.uk with your name, business name and the category you are entering.

All entires will be posted on our Pinterest Competition Business Board and Pinterest Competition Bake for fun so everything is in one place!

Deadline:


6th June 2012


Good luck

Rosie x

11th May - Friday Freebie!!

May 11th 2012 - Friday Freebie!

We will be running the Friday Freebie competitions from our blog as we are not allowed to run competitions on facebook anymore :( but anyhoo we are giving two sets of baking cups away a lovely blue stripe and soft pink stripe from the Paper Eskimo range.

These lovely cases are from the Paper Eskimo Range and are that extra something special you need to finish off a special order.

For a chance to win a pack, comment under this blog post and answer the question below.
Two random winners will be announced on this blog, so check back here on Sunday to see if you have won!!

Question: What has been your biggest baking disaster to date?

Looking forward to hearing your stories!

Different designs can be bought from the Cake Decorating Company

http://www.thecakedecoratingcompany.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=4466&ref=14


Rosie xx

May Cupcake Classes in Enfield

Cake Masters ~ Cupcake Classes

Classes on 12th May and 13th May - Spaces available

Please call 07791892930 to book your space now.

You will learn a variety of skills that can be transfered across to other cakes you make and will give you all the skills you need to create gorgeous cakes.  The workshop will cover the following: 

• Colouring fondant icing with sugarflair/wilton colouring
• Different colouring effects
• Using and decorating with dusts
• Making sugar paste suitable for modelling (for items to put on top of cup cakes)
• Stencilling with buttercream
• Stencilling with lustre dusts
• Making large roses free hand
• Making mini roses
• Using a ball tool to create delicate layered flowers
• Using cutters
• Using moulds
• Sugar paste modelling
• Covering cupcakes with patterned sugar paste, embossing
• Piping butter cream using a 1M tip, and using the rose nozzle

£10 discount on classes - reduced price £60

For more information and pictures of student cakes please visit www.cakemasters.co.uk or email bookings@cakemasters.co.uk