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If you’ve mastered the simple swirl and find duo piping a doddle, it’s time to challenge yourself with your piping skills in decorating …

It all looks so easy. You just simply pop your buttercream or ready-made frosting in a piping bag, and squeeze, right? Wrong. They never …

Someone special has a birthday coming up, and as Royal Warrant Holders to the Queen for our almond products, we thought we’d celebrate …

Modelling people is a key part of any sugar crafters arsenal, and using our soon to launch colour flower and modelling paste, recruited …

This month, we’re all about creating marvellous models, the mainstay of a classic birthday cake and key sugar crafting skill that every cake…

Wedding season is in full swing, and the elegant, show-stopping cakes the occasion gives rise to sees royal icing skills come to the fore. …

Next up in our royal icing skills series, Claire has shared all the hints and tips you need to get going with piping lines and scallop …

If you’re just getting started with royal icing, simple dots and beads are a great place to start. Perfect for piping around the base of …

Royal icing and the art of piping lace is a tough one to master, but worth it for the realistic and awe-inspiring effect it can inspire if …

Vintage designs and lace are still big news for 2014, in fashion and cake decorating circles both. Ever popular in wedding cake design, lace…

Developing your sugar craft skill is always a joy, and progressing from cutters and moulds to hand formed models is the true marker of …

Florally-shaped fondant always comes in good use when crafting a vintage cake, bouquet of cupcakes or elegant garden themed creations. We’ve…