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Edible gold leaf has a long and decadent history – it’s not known which was the earliest culture to indulge...

Sometimes the simplest things can have the greatest effect and spun sugar is just such a technique. The recipe is...

Constructing moulded fondant roses requires a certain amount of practise, but once you’ve perfected the technique, it’s a fantastic addition...

Pastillage is often confused with gumpaste, the sugar and gum traganath blend used to mould flowers and leaves for wedding...

Sometimes we see a cake so fragile and luminescent as to seem almost impossible to eat. Airy sugar creations leap...

You’ve spent hours in the kitchen baking the perfect cake its fragrant aromas wafting gently through the house. Now the...

Have you ever wondered how those masterpieces you see in cake shop windows are so smooth and lump free? Well...

A delicious cake deserves beautiful decoration. If you’ve got a special occasion or a party coming up why not turn...

Sugarpaste piping, plaques, fondant and trellis: when did icing become so complicated? No wonder most of us avoid it, commissioning...

It’s a fairy land of gold leaf Labrador-shaped cutters and hologram glitter out there, if you know where to look....