Woop! New Cake Decorating Class

Would you like to learn how to make this beauty?

Now's your chance!

In this 4 hour class, you will learn the following:

- fill and ice a cake with buttercream, achieving straight sides and a smooth flat top.
- cover the cake with sugarpaste and get a smooth finish.
- decorate the cake with flowers, fruit, leaves, and a plaque with your name
- cover the cake board
- finish the cake and cake board with ribbon.

I have vegan and gluten free cakes available on request. The gluten free cakes are not suitable for those who have a severe allergy to gluten, for example, coeliacs. The cakes are made with gluten free products, but the tools and equipment I use regularly come into contact with gluten.

Go to www.cake-jeanie.co.uk for more information and to book your class!

x Jean

Cupcake Decorating Class - Open for Business!

So I had my first cupcake decorating class. It was masses of fun, and the students had a great time too - bonus, yes? Here's a few pictures as proof that I did not make anyone cry that lovely sunny day...

There was even some laughter at one point!

See? Smiles all around! That's me in the back in the photo above :)

After getting everyone settled, as you do, with tea/coffee/juice (see? I'm so nice I won't let anyone get thirsty in my house!), we worked on getting flat and domed buttercreamed cupcakes...

 Then the really fun part started!

The class overran by quite a bit- the sugar flower took a while, but we got there in the end! Here's some cupcakes that were created that day, beautiful aren't they?

Sugar happiness is in sight, just join my class! To book a class (held in Wilmslow, Cheshire) go to www.cake-jeanie.co.uk and click on classes.

I will be adding other classes to the timetable in future- a beginner cake decorating class, a cake painting class, and figure making class. I hope to be very very busy in future!

x Jean

Mermaids, Medals and More

I've not had time to blog recently. Been busy with cakes and preparing for my first cupcake decorating class (I'll write about it in the next blog!).

I had great fun with these recent cakes. Was very excited about a mermaid cake order. Been wanting to make a mermaid for yonks. Then I got a Star Wars order too- I was very keen to make a galaxy/space background for the cake and cake board. It's fantastic fun splattering white paint (mixed with pearl for some sheen) onto pink, purple, blue & black spray painted background! And the construction cake- turning Oreos into 'soil' is really hard work, I kid you not. It was very very difficult not to eat the 'soil'.... But I digress...

The gymnast and construction themed cakes were good fun too. I thought it was sheer geniusness on my part to make the business logo (Inspired Gymnastics) into a gold medal. It was very tricky business making this gold medal:

First I rolled some yellow fondant and let it dry until it was 'leathery'. While that was drying, I printed out and cut the templates for the figures. When the fondant was dry enough I put the template on top and started cutting with my uber sharp craft knife. As you can see from the photo, the leg of the figure on the right broke. But all good as you can see, it's attached! I also cut the letters with my letter cutter and let those dry for a bit. The circular disc was ready and dry, so when the letters and figures were dry enough to be handled, I placed them onto the disc and glued them on. When all dry and firmly stuck to the disc, I painted on some gold luster. Wella! We have ourselves a gold medal made out of sugar :)

Have a fun day everyone!