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

Vintage cupcakes

I entered a competition today which had a vintage theme and cmae third!

When I think of vintage I think of vintage fashion, gorgeous cocktail dresses and ruffles.  Lots of different textures of fabrics, with vintage rustic roses :)

The main centre piece that I made here was the vintage birdcage with floral decorations and a perched dove- one of my best designs to date.

This was my inspirations sketch :

Here are my finished cakes :)

Mehndi Cupcakes

So I have always wanted to learn how to pipe henna designs, as I just love the Indian and Arabic designs that are applied to the hands of brides.  I went to a course a few weeks back to learn the art of henna and how to make shapes, with the ultimate goal of transferring designs onto cupcakes and cakes.

I started off a little wobbly, as you can see my circles were rubbish! ended up producing these fabulous designs.

I was really happy with the final bridal hand that I made on paper (below) and couldn't wait to try similar designs with royal icing!

I had to practice getting the right consistency of royal icing and went through a million different cones to find the right size that would allow me to make similar patterns.

Finally got the hang of it and was able to produce these fabulous piped and lustre dust stencilled toppers :)

The finished cakes :)

Rosie x